Sony UBP X500 vs. X700

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Originally Posted by Jonathan McLeod

[Show spoiler]I've only ever used the 820 so can't personally vouch for the others. As I understand it, the 420 shares the same internals as the 820, and also has the HDR optimiser. What it does not have, and what I see as absolutely the reason to get the 820, is Dolby Vision support. The 150 runs on a completely different chip and has none of the above. I wouldn't recommend.

I've never bothered with region free stuff myself, so you'd get better information from someone else, but looking at those specific prices for region-free versions, I can't help but think you might be better off just supplementing your main player with a dedicated Region A player instead?

Thank you. A separate player of good quality might cost more than buying this all in one. Space is an issue, too. What is Dolby Vision (in ELI5 terms)?

Originally Posted by PlexShaw

[Show spoiler]I'm also in the UK and got a multi-region version of the Panasonic UB450 to replace my Sony X700 as I was fed up with the BD-100 discs freezing all the time and hated having to manually switch it into Dolby Vision mode for discs that have it. I don't have the space for a dedicated Region A player, so this was the best option for me as I needed the player to be multi-region for Blu-ray (as well as DVD).

There are definitely a few operational quirks with the UB450 and I would strongly recommend getting a larger third-party replacement remote as the supplied one is awful but otherwise I'm very glad I swapped as BD-100's play on it without freezing and it detects Dolby Vision automatically

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Thank you for the details. For how long have you had the Panasonic UB450? And do you have any experience with the Panasonic 820?