Sony 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player UBP-X800M2
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:28 pm
Back in December, I decided I wanted a dedicated Blu-ray player rather than use the PS4-Pro. On December 9th, I ordered a Sony UBP-X800M2. The unit is very quiet and the picture looks great at 1080. I don't yet have a 4K monitor. So, why buy a 4K player? I couldn't find a new Blu-ray player that reviewed well. Eventually I'll invest in a 4K monitor once I upgrade my video card to push 60 FPS.
After owning the player for just over a month, I've had it freeze 3 time in random spots on different Blu-ray discs. You can eject or power down. All you can do is wait for the player to turn itself off and reboot. It also doesn't remember where you left off and requires starting the entire disc over. For me, this is a showstopper. I bought this unit to do one thing only and that's play my DVD's and Blu-rays. I checked the firmware and it's the most recent version. I am running it through an HDMI switch but I don't believe it's the issue as my PS4 pro and Switch are working fine. I've also played discs for 3 hours straight without issue. I happened upon a review that I missed on Amazon from a person having the same issue. They replaced the player once and the replacement still had the same issue. It also seems the previous generation of this play was infamous for randomly freezing.
Since I'm within my return window and I doubt Sony will ever issue firmware to fix it, I'm returning it to Amazon. I've ordered Panasonic DP-UB820 to hopefully replace it. It costs more unfortunately but I just want something reliable.
After owning the player for just over a month, I've had it freeze 3 time in random spots on different Blu-ray discs. You can eject or power down. All you can do is wait for the player to turn itself off and reboot. It also doesn't remember where you left off and requires starting the entire disc over. For me, this is a showstopper. I bought this unit to do one thing only and that's play my DVD's and Blu-rays. I checked the firmware and it's the most recent version. I am running it through an HDMI switch but I don't believe it's the issue as my PS4 pro and Switch are working fine. I've also played discs for 3 hours straight without issue. I happened upon a review that I missed on Amazon from a person having the same issue. They replaced the player once and the replacement still had the same issue. It also seems the previous generation of this play was infamous for randomly freezing.
Since I'm within my return window and I doubt Sony will ever issue firmware to fix it, I'm returning it to Amazon. I've ordered Panasonic DP-UB820 to hopefully replace it. It costs more unfortunately but I just want something reliable.