Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD WiFi Dolby Atmos 3D Dolby Vision Multi Region Blu-ray Player - Includes 4K HDMI Cable

An excellent 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD player. I've played discs from different regions, and all of them played. I didn't even have to do anything most of the time; with a couple of exceptions, the player automatically played each disc regardless of region. Picture and sound qualities are absolutely excellent - except when resuming from paused playback, when the video continues but the sound doesn't pick up again for about 2 seconds. The remote control is too small and its buttons too compact. It is a bit difficult to use in the dark. This makes it difficult to reverse to pick up those 2 seconds of dialogue that were missed when resuming playback.

I bought this player after one of our older budget Sony blu-ray players died after heavy use over three years. There was never a question of buying any brand but Sony. For clarity of review the player is connected to a standard HD Sony Bravia 55”.I thought it might be worth the upgrade to 4K in preparation for TV upgrade in the near future and I was right. Picture quality from blu-ray disks is significantly better than my previous budget player and it does a great job of upscaling DVD pictures. Sound is very good through my Sony sound bar and, again, significantly better than my previous player.I haven’t tried a 4K dusk yet as the TV isn’t 4K so I pruvsbky woyldnt see any difference, but overall I’m very happy with this product.

My main reason for purchasing this Sony UBP-X700 was as a replacement for my multi-zone Toshiba BDX3200, which was malfunctioning and then refusing to load virtually any disc. That player cost £50 (multi-zone enabled by firmware download) approx 6 years ago and very basically handled Region A BDs.I had two other Blu-ray players in my main set-up, a mid range BDT310 and PWT500 with freeview HDD, both Panasonic, approx 7-8 years old.The PWT500 now just makes a grinding noise loading discs, so is now a spare freeview HDD recorder only.The BDT310 is ok except it can make a whiney noise playing some discs. Goodbye Panasonic...So I took my time, indeed some months reading on various forums, before deciding on this Sony. I am glad I did.There are some cheaper options on multi-zone players, as low as £150.00. This one is closer to £300.00. Here's why;1. 3D playback. I have a 3D 65" plasma, and lots of 3D discs.2. 4K playback. I don't currently have a 4K TV or discs, but when the plasma does need replacing, I will buy a 4K TV(cheaper players generally only offer 4K upscaling, which may be ok for some, but if I owned a 4K TV I would really want to be playing some 4K HDR discs). So sort of future-proofed for me now (please don't start on about 8K...)3. HDR to SDR conversion (according to some, the previous 'high-end' X800 appeared to struggle with this, greatly affecting picture performance when set to output 1080p. Having played some 4K discs on my 1080p TV, they play flawlessly. The reason this is desirable for some 1080p TV owners is often the DTS-X and Dolby Atmos soundtracks are only available on the 4K disc.4. Provision of a second hdmi output, for those with a 4K screen, but slightly older A/V receivers/soundbars which may have hdmi but not 4K passthru. One sends the 4K video directly to the TV, the other the lossless audio to the sound system. Sorted.5. SACD playback. Nice bonus if you have any Super Audio CDs (NO DVD-A playback, though it is available on the more expensive models).5. Quiet operation (many reviewers had noted how 'noisy' this and other players are, compared to the high-end ones) Now this is subjective and difficult to know until after purchase. I hoped it would be quieter than my BDT310, and may have got lucky, as this Sony is virtually silent loading and playing any disc so far.6. Small, very compact but uncluttered remote control. Having lived with this for a few weeks now, this is my favourite of approx 8 remote controls I use. There are dedicated subtitle and audio buttons, (unlike my Panasonics that you have to go to 'options' or even to the disc menu to access those) as well as for netflix if you subscribe.'Display' is great, as it gives you timings, identifies 24fps and 50/60hz (PAL/NTSC) and which language/soundtrack is currently selected (or which one the disc has defaulted to).Most buttons are a reasonable size and easily found, considering the compactness, and even in a fairly dark room I don't need a backlight, which some of my remotes do have. Personally I would like the pause button larger and more prominent, as that is the one you need quickly when someone enters the room, the phone rings (or the wife says 'what was that noise outside'...) .7. It is a relatively high-end player albeit in a small cheap plastic box. Old school reviewers will argue for a 'tank-like' construction with huge circular metal feet, but It is debateable whether this has any impact on performance in this digital age. My opinion is probably very little. Once the plastic tray opening / closing is over, you are no longer aware of the player, it just disappears into the room. The compactness of the player is an advantage to me, as I have so much legacy 'tank-like' (Marantz CD94 and XE1 HD-DVD) equipment also still crammed into my set-up!The rest;Region A/B/C playback. Easily selected with the colour buttons when disc tray is open. I have a large collection of Region A BDs and there are still a lot of great Criterion titles being released in the US only. It should not be, but is.This function adds something like £75.00 - £100.00 to the cost of the same player in Region B only guise.Automatic all region DVD playback, as you would expect.Wifi and the usual common smart apps are available. I tested amazon prime, which suffers from suddenly occasional poor picture quality like it does when integrated into other players like the BT box, which was not rectified with a wired connection. I soon reverted back to Channel 205 through virgin/tivo which works flawlessly.I don't do media centres or home networking, so cannot comment on how well this works. The player was purchased to play Blu-rays and DVDs. Many files are supported, just research which is important to you.No display on player (other than a tiny green light when on) but do you want yet another clock? Pressing 'display' button on remote will tell you how much playing time remains.Conclusion;This Sony player pretty much does it all, except DVD-A, within a budget to mid-level set-up.High-end users turning their noses up at this (and it's build quality) should probably be looking at players over a £1000.00, rather than simply the next model up.That is probably what you would need to spend to gain any discernible improvement.

I bought this machine to replace a worn-out 8-year-old Sony blu-ray player. I figured I might as well get something 4K-capable as future-proofing. Now, I don't have a lot of 4K discs -- prior to buying this I had three, all part of collector's sets I received as gifts in the last 2 years. I also only have one non-UK blu-ray. What I do have is a few hundred US DVDs so multi-region is a must.So far, this has played everything I've tried -- US and UK issued 4K discs, my US blu-ray, my US, Japanese, Russian and UK DVDs, some DVD-Rs and even a VCD I found in a folder. Upscaling of blu-rays is excellent, colours are good in HDR, sound is excellent and the machine is quiet in operation, with just a start-up whir during disc movement (eg from a menu to starting the feature). Sound takes a second or two to come up sometimes but that's not a major worry.The only eccentricities are that sometimes the disc doesn't autostart and has to be picked from the annoying Sony "Apps" menu and the remote control is a bit fiddly.I had a minor issue with a couple of 4K discs not playing initially but the sellers sorted me out with a replacement power supply and all is well now -- a bonus point to them for their swift service and friendly attitude.If you don't need multiregion this is available a fair bit cheaper and I think it's an excellent player. As a well-priced multiregion player I'm very impressed.EDITED TO ADD:After living with this player for a couple of weeks I have noticed it sticking on some discs -- this seems to be because it is *extremely* sensitive to fingerprints and scratches on discs -- less of a problem for blurays and 4K discs as anti-scratch coatings are part of the relevant disc standard but a couple of my older DVDs have suffered glitches this way and it's quite frustrating. I don't know if this is a general 4K player issue as the reading laser is much nore sensitive but definitely something to be aware of. I've marked it down to 4 stars on this basis.

First of all the good news, This is a very compact unit with WiFi capabilities and is a good quality dvd/blu ray player....And the bad news - IT IS NOT MULTI REGION or REGION FREE as stated here. It will only play region 2 dvds and region B bluray discs which are meant for the UK market. It doesn't matter what buttons you press or if you have the tray in or out IT IS NOT A MULTI REGION PLAYER!