Customer Ratings & Reviews

Good blue ray player 4k movies looking great sharp looking

Monitor is a Samsung Q80 2019 This player pushes the resolution to 3480 x 2160, Watching older movies on Prime Video is a remarkable upgrade. Both Sherlock Holmes Dressed to Kill and Miracal on 34th Street show greater resolution. Audio output via HDM2 to a my Yamaha Rx-a830 provides excellent 5.1 / 7.1 audio fidelity. Very pleased!!

Plays regular blu ray like 4K. "Top Gun" looks great.

Easy to set up and use plays well. Great for CD music.

This player works very well. Easy to set up and use.

Very good but misses the mark when It comes to HDR support and sound support. The player has very limited sound support unlike the Panasonic 4K blu ray player 820 unit.

Works as stated. Had for a week so far and no issues

I would not buy this. Skips all the time while trying to play 4K discs. Maybe I got unlucky, but I believe this is a known issue. I thought I had bad discs for awhile until I realized every one of them was skipping and freezing. Do not recommend.

I purchased new and connected to a new A90J using HDMI 2.1 cables, and for every 4K disc, I have played locks up! This includes brand new discs and old ones. I even cleaned each disc just in case but no luck. It seems like a memory issue and occurs about an hour into each disc. You can stop playback and return, and it looks fine, but I have also noticed chapter selection will not work in many cases, and the "Resume" feature often is not working? I purchased this unit thinking my A90J remote would control this player, but it doesn't, so you have to use the weak non-lit Sony remote. It does have better Bluetooth sound output when connected to a Sony headset, but I can do the same thing using my A90J work. I am only using this unit to play 4K discs and do not need it for streaming. I do all streaming through the A90J. I am not sure what options are left, but I wanted a dedicated player instead of a gaming console to get better picture quality.

very good and enjoy every day and night productive

I replaced an older Sony with this. The 4K movies have frozen up some times but I haven’t had trouble since the first couple and those were new also. I ran a laser cleaner disc and haven’t had any issues since. It’s more expensive than the last model and the picture is the same.

Not a good player. Kept having iusses with it not wanting to power on and the none auto switch for dv sucks

This player messes meta data causes too much trouble when using an external processor handling dynamic tone mapping.

I purchased this unit in September of 2023. On Feb. 2024 this unit did EXACTLY what the old one did. It STOPPED working. It will not read any discs or display the home screen. I have to unplug it to shut it off. SAD SONY.

No point getting it if you have a ps5 or xbox series x

Downgrade from MK1.. Streaming is extreamly limited and Home media server connectivity is not yet working like Mk1. dissapointed in sony...

The Sony UBP-X800M2 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player is pretty amazing and is easily set up in less than 10 minutes. Less than 2 minutes if all of the settings are set to AUTO. There are 2 HDMI inputs. Sony kept things simple by blocking HDMI 2, to prevent mistakes. Just one of many "nice touches" on this unit. My primary 4k bluray is by OPPO, which arguably is the industry standard, and I tested 2 flix, JUMANJI and The Avengers INFINITY WAR. My tv is a SONY A8F. I say this not to brag but hopefully this will give some credence to this overview. OK. On full daylight scenes no desernable difference at all. Beautiful crisp picture with zero artifacting. But the real test is on darker scenes. That's where we separate the wheat from the chaff. I was incredibly pleased with the Sony UBP-X800M2 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player. The detail in the darker areas was spectacular. Amazing detail and no fuzziness. Did it compare to my thousand dollar OPPO? YES IT DID. The loading time was a tad faster as a matter of fact. There was zero jitter, and even on pause the picture was outstanding. From DTS to Dolby Vision this unit did not disappoint. There are 2 things I wish SONY would consider. 1- An illuminated remote 2- More than 3 streaming options and the means to add more would be nice. A final nice touch by SONY were the 2 4k bluray films that they included. There is no front display and that's fine by me. Who can read those teeny tiny numbers from across the room anyway. If you have a 4k rig at home the Sony UBP-X800M2 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player is the perfect addition. Cheers y'all.

I had A Sony 1080p Blu-ray player and upgraded to this and about the same picture. Perhaps it’s my upscaling epson 4K projector but not a huge difference in picture quality.

I bought this in 2022 and I regret it completely. It is faulty and crashes about halfway through while I'm playing any longer movie or older movie with lots of film grain.

User Hardware:: Acquired as replacement for my Sony BDP-7200 Smart 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player (w/UHD 4K Upscaling). For use w/: -Sony 4K TV -Sony HTZ9F 3.1 Ch Hi-Res Sound Bar w/Wireless Subwoofer -Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones. Why Buy?: If you’re streaming 4K content, your picture/sound quality can be degraded by compression. To fully experience 4K cinema technology, a 4K ultra HD Blu-ray player & disc will expand your AV horizons & maximize your enjoyment. Note: If your 4K TV doesn’t support Dolby Vision, then you won’t be able to enjoy the primary upgrade of this player. Physical Form: -Case: New Mark 2 model comes in black plastic rectangular box & looks just like Sony’s original Mark 1 player. -Dimensions: 17”W x 2”H x 10”D. -Design: Heavy 8lb ‘frame & beam’ chassis provides more stable platform for spinning 4K disc drive, while anti-micro-vibration tech helps prevent jitter & ensures better AV playback quality. Heat Sink & Disk Drive keep discs & chassis cool for extended viewing hrs. (incl. binge watching & serial movie viewing among different family members). Front of Case: -Controls: Power & Eject buttons located on front right side -Display: None, other than tiny green LED power light -USB: Play content from USB (or disc or network media server). Flip down rectangular plastic flap to expose port. Back of Case: -Ports: Power cable, network (LAN)/Ethernet port, 2 HDMI outputs (#1 for AV; #2 covered for audio-only), & coax digital audio out, but NO digital optical out. 2 HDMI outputs for flexibility, incl. separate audio & video output via dedicated HDMI for user’s unique home theater setup. Can send audio to TV via HDMI & to wireless speaker via BT. Package Contents: -Blu-ray Player -Two 4K UHD (Ultra-Hi-Def) Blu-ray movies: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle -Instruction Manual -Remote Control w/2 AA Batteries Features: -Dolby Vision: New this yr. & the primary feature difference between new Mark 2 & original Mark 1 (800) model -HDR10 (Hi-Dynamic Range): For extreme viewing detail/clarity/brightness -Disc/File Formats: Plays almost any disc & almost any video, audio, & photo file format -4K Upscaling: Stunning picture up to 60p; DSEE HX upscaling of compressed files for low bit rate audio -4K HDR: Offers up to 12-bit color & 24p True Cinema to maintain original frame rate of film. Set display for 60p (enhanced) HDMI input & connect w/HDMI 2.0a cable to ensure 4K HDR support. Enjoy up to 3840x2160 resolution. -Hi-Res Audio: Hear more detail w/hi-res audio surround sound formats of Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS:X, DTS-HD, & hi-end codecs like those on SA (Super Audio) CDs. Supports master quality 24-bit audio formats, from AAC & WAV, to DSD 11.2 MHz, etc. -Bluetooth: Connect to wireless headphones or speaker. Sony’s LDAC hi-res audio transmits 3x more data vs. std. BT. -Control content w/intuitive memory & interface. Basics: -Turn On. -Plug in HDMI cable. -Follow onscreen instruction guide to connect to internet. -Choose either wired ethernet connection or your Wi-Fi network. Supports dual band MIMO tech for a strong signal. -Run new network software update (takes a few mins. to complete). -Go to Home screen. -Choose streaming apps: Netflix, Amazon Prime, or YouTube. -For Dolby Vision (DV): Go to Screen Settings/DV Output & toggle on. Settings: -Sony Bravia Mode: Turn off if not using a Sony Bravia TV -HDR Output: Set to Auto to allow HDR content to your display. HDR10 signal contains up to 100x brightness of SDR. -Dolby Vision (DV): Turn on for DV content & off for 3D content. DV & 3D can’t be on at once. If you turn on DV, then 3D functionality is lost & vice-versa. -Output Resolution: Set to Auto for highest applicable resolution -24p Output: Set to Auto so player adjusts to disc. -4K Upscaling: Set to Auto & player will enhance lower resolution discs to UHD quality. -Display Type: Choose between TV & projector. Pros: -Instant On: Press the remote’s power button & the TV/Blu-ray player are turned on instantly. The player takes you right into main menu w/o annoying delay/bootup sequence. App response is quick: if you press remote’s Netflix button, it boots directly into Netflix, a big timesaver. -Disc Loading: Quieter & quicker vs. previous models -GUI (Graphical User Interface): The new simpler streamlined menu & better overall organization of onscreen info (incl. updated icons/color palette) were sorely needed & long overdue improvements to past clutter/clunky software. -DV (Dolby Vision): Significantly improves UHD picture quality w/better contrast & brighter hotspots, making images more vivid, lifelike, & immersive; comparable to big screen theatre. Black scenes are inky, darker scenes have greater definition/detail w/o fuzziness, & brightly lit scenes have more pop/color without banding/artifacts. -3D: Picture quality is amazing: no screen tearing, artifacts, slowness, delays, freezing, or color saturation. -4K Upscaling: When viewing std. HD (std. Blu-ray, std. Netflix, etc.), upscaling does a super job. Crisp images make every movie we've watched look better than ever before. -Dolby Atmos: Treats sounds as separate objects, releasing them from typical channels to move freely around & above for immersive surround sound. The exceptional audio quality shines w/crisp playback during Jumanji soundtrack, incl. stronger thumps from Sony subwoofer & cleaner sound across frequency spectrum of Sony speaker system. -DSEE (Digital Sound Enhancement Engine) HX: Upscales frequency/dynamic range of MP3s, AACs (Advanced Audio Coding), & other compressed music files (incl. CDs) to near hi-res sound quality to emulate original recording. Cons: -Auto-Detection: No Dolby Vision (DV) or HDR10 auto-detection, which is annoying/cumbersome. Because player can’t auto-switch between DV & HDR10, based on content source, user must manually enter main menu to turn DV on for DV 4K disc & turn off after finishing disc. -Limited Streaming Apps: Not practical as main all-in-1 media player w/only 3 streaming apps (Netflix, Prime, YouTube) vs. prior Sony disc players. And no option to add streaming apps like Hulu, Vudu, Pandora, etc. -Storage: If any of your AV library is stored in the cloud, you’ll be unable to access your online content w/this player. -Dolby Atmos: Player lacks Atmos on Netflix, Amazon Prime, & YouTube vs. other players. Apps need to be updated. -HDR10+: Doesn’t support Samsung competitor’s HDR10+. -No Optical Port -Remote: Needs backlighting, especially when user is in dark home theater mode & player has no LED display. -Freezing: This player is prone to lockups/freezing, same as my previous Sony BDP-7200 Smart 3D Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player (w/UHD 4K Upscaling). When this occurs, the player can’t be turned off even via the power button. You’re forced to completely unplug & wait before plugging back in. This annoying, time-wasting delay has plagued multiple Sony Blu-ray players for yrs. & has still not be fixed.