Bobrizz718
Novice Member
I recently bought a 4K tv. (Sony 75x950h). I’m looking to purchase a decent 4K UHD player to mate with it. I was very surprised at the dearth of choices that are currently available. I know more and more people are streaming 4K content from Netflix and other apps, but really? Aren’t 4K disks still being sold and new titles being released? What are people supposed to play them on? Besides, isn’t a physical disc still the best way to view a 4K movie? I realize it’s not nearly as convenient as using a streaming app, but I’d rather not deal with the potential issues related to buffering, enough broadband speed, and whether or not a particular app streams with features like HDR/Dolby vision intact! It is what it is, I guess, so can someone please help me select from the few budget options currently available. For the record, I would have gladly purchased an OPPO player at retail, had I owned a 4K tv a year or two ago and known that OPPO was about to stop producing them! Perhaps I should’ve seen this coming, but I’m not about to pay double (or more) for one now, even knowing that they were (and still are) a top performing player. Which brings me to my current situation. I’ve narrowed it down to maybe 3 choices: LG-UBK90, Sony UBP-x700 and Sony UBP-x800m2. After researching all of them , I’m aware that all of them had user reported issues at one time or another. Assuming that these were just niggling issues or that they have since been addressed and corrected, is there a best choice among these? And feel free to suggest one not listed here. My budget is $200 (ish). I can maybe stretch to $250-300, but prefer to stay around 200. Feature wise, I’m mainly interested in Dolby Vision and above average audio/video playback. Number of streaming apps not a priority or even a requirement, as the tv I just purchased can handle all that. Regarding the three choices mentioned above, I’ve read user complaints such as noisy operation, freezing issues, and, with the Sonys in particular, poor implementation of Dolby vision. Except for the freezing issues, I can probably live with the other two. After all, what can one expect from a budget model. Please fill me in if there are still other issues with these units that I failed to mention. Thank you for any and all input. Bob