Sony Ubp X800M2 Blu Ray Disc Player Review

If you're looking for a modern 4K/Blu-ray player, check out the Sony UBP-X800M2. This is an update of the previous Sony UDP-X800 player. Sony took what made this player great and finally added Dolby Vision processing. This means that color, contrast and brightness are optimal for your TV, projector or mobile devices. They also updated the GUI that looked so cluttered on previous models. This player updates all discs to look like 4K. All the latest audio technologies included: Dolby Atmos and…

This player crashes at least every three or four discs. By catastrophic I mean the player freezes and becomes completely numb. It doesn't even hear the power or eject buttons on the front. The only "fix" is to pull the power from the power strip. Going back to the same place in your content after reconnecting is the worst annoyance you can imagine. Discs, both Blu-Ray and DVD, played flawlessly on my previous player (OPPO BDP-83) and are clean and well maintained; So if the freezing is disc…

Your receiver is not 4k. It works great - sometimes. If I pause the movie and go back while playing a BD, there's a chance the screen will go back and I only hear sound until I restart the player. This also happens randomly when streaming via Netflix, even non-stop, and I have yet to find a reason or a solution, I have the latest firmware. It is connected to a brand new LG C9 which has been flawless and I only have this issue with this BD player. I made this LG app with ARC even though I would…