4K video player

[KublaiKhan]

I need to get one very soon, but know next to nothing about them.

Is there anything in particular I need?

Anything I need to avoid? I realize the 4K "upscaling" players are just plain Blu Ray players.

Know of any particularly solid players?

Shame they are so damn expensive.

 

[iamacow]

You could just get a Xbox One S and have a gaming console also. But yeah standalone players are still $200-300.

 

[why_wolf]

It'd be best to get one that does 10bit color also referred to as HDR. This provides a wider color gamut that is frankly more visually important than the increased resolution of 4k on a TV.

The XBOX One S does this for sure. Can't speak to any standalone bluray players.

 

[KublaiKhan]

I'm just not interested in an XBox.

There do not seem to be many 4K players around right now.

Sony UBP-X800 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player (2017 Model)

I think I may have to get this one.

 

[samer.forums]

http/www.techradar.com/news/video/the-best-4k-blu-ray-players-you-can-buy-right-now-1321481

 

[KublaiKhan]

I'd like to get the Oppo, but then I'd better find another like of work better suited to supporting that level of taste and refinement. I've always wanted to be a hit man. I hear they make a living wage.

But, seriously, it seems Samsung's 8500 is decent. I do get a bit confused by the fluidity of models and availability. You might think you are buying something you've read about, only to buy the wrong model by missing a particular extension or the year of manufacture—and I don't know how you get the year of manufacture from the outside of a box.

 

[iamacow]

Oppo are amazing. But overpriced unless you already have thousands spent on a TV. You can find used Oppo for like $250 since the new standard MSRP price is $500.

 

[KublaiKhan]

Oppo seem nice, but the price is obscene. Twelve hundred for a video player? WTF....

I've been looking online for a while, now, and am disheartened by the high prices in general when juxtaposed with reports of poor quality in almost all name brands. Stuttering seems a common issue, along with overheating, noise, and short product life spans.

Were all Blu-ray and DVD players equally overpriced and crappy at first, or is this a new thing with 4k UHD?