Blu-Ray Player Recs

They still make those?

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Looking to buy a Blu-Ray Player for my new LG CX OLED

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you would be much happier investing in nVidia Shield and watching a few youtube videos about building a plex server.

Thanks pheroy and barbapapa. I'm looking at getting this one - LINK

If you are picture quality and sound quality obsessed, try and find an Oppo. We’ve got a 203 in the living room and 205 in our theater. They are hands down still the best IMO.

If you don’t want to spend that much on one, I’d go with the Sony UBP-X800.

Yes, we have a UB9000, exceptional picture and sound quality. price is very high though and I'm sure you can get solid performance for less, just wanted to splurge since I still love my physical media for movies

I had an Oppo 203 and sold it a few months after Oppo ceased making them (over 3 years ago now *sniff*) for about double what I paid for it. I thought at some point the price would go down as concerns about updates, support etc came up but the price seemed to only keep going up.

I actually like the Panasonic 820 I have b/c it has an extra feature to adapt HDR to a lower light output device (projector) which the Oppos never had. (This doesn't matter for a modern TV that has high brightness.)

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I've got the Panasonic DP-UB820; its little brother the DP-UB420 is around $200.

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I ordered an open box 420 from BestBuy for. $130. when I opened it up at the store it looked like someone had bashed it in with a ballpeen hammer.

Sales associate said, “uh, that’s not what you paid for” and promptly got a brand new unopened one out of inventory for me instead.

It looks fantastic on my LG CX48.

Another Oppo 203 owner here. Best piece of electronics I’ve ever owned. I also have 500+ DVD, Blu-ray and now 4K discs so it’s worth having.

And I would put a 4K disc played in an Oppo up against any steaming media found today. Video and audio.

For anyone yearning for an Oppo, there is a new contender out there for the mantle they left unclaimed. Reavon is a new brand created by the French company Zappiti, which is known for some high quality and well done streamers. The base model UBR-X100 is similar to the Oppo UDP-203, and similar to Oppo's strategy there is an upscale model that mostly adds extra features for audio (multichannel analog output, SACD). The Oppos had some features this doesn't, like streaming apps and an HDMI input. Most won't care too much about that - this is a player dedicated to doing one thing and doing it well.

Here's a good review of the X-100, which retails for $799:
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