In case someone ask about the Sony X800's replacement:
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http://www.areadvd.de/tests/test-sony-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-ubp-x700-gut-und-guenstig/
* Sometimes I visit audio and video stores; there are still a bunch of them on the island where I live, even high-end audio stores.
...And the best TVs from Sony, LG and Samsung. ...And even hi-end front projectors and pre/pros and speakers and mono amplifiers.
I can have everything I want, almost. I can test drive some of the top demos, I have good collateral.
When I saw the 4K Blu-ray players from Philips, LG, Samsung, Panasonic, and that new Sony X700, the first thing that crossed my mind was how lightweigt, plastic cheaply built they were. Most of them don't have a front panel display, very limited amount of jacks on the back, mini remote control, cheap AC power cord, ...brief the type of components I have zero interest in. They don't inspire confidence, zero. And they certainly don't inspire reliability, and when it's time to get help or support or service, do you think they care, most of them are trained for main answers only...like plug the player before pressing play.
Today the internet is your service provider for all your products. Phones are obsolete, websites are en vogue.
If you live in Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Miami, Dubai, Vancouver, Seattle, Singapore or Bangkok, and you happen to stumbled on the Sony X700 player, you'll understand what I just said above. It looks like a toy from Toys R Us.
This is not Ultra Hi End, this is the bottom line. But that review from above; they liked it. And we all know that Germany makes the best steel products...