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Sony Launches UBP-X700K 4K Blu-ray Player – First Look All Image Credit: Sony After a five year hiatus, Sony has just announced a new 4K Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700K in Japan, the US version is the UBP-X700U. The UBP-X700K is an “updated” version of the UBP-X700, which we was released […]

Sony Launches UBP-X700K 4K Blu-ray Player – First Look

March 21, 2025 in Equipment / News / Plastic tagged 4K / 4K Blu-ray Player / Blu-Ray / Plastic / Sony / UBP-X700K / UBP-X700U by fromvinyltoplastic

Magnetar UDP900 4K Player Now Available (For Pre-Order) Available now for pre-order at both the US and EU Magnetar websites. UDP900 Image Credit: Magnetar & Hi-AV.Net With the entry of Magnetar Audio into the 4K player market yet another manufacturer is trying to step into the shoes of the venerable […]

Magnetar UDP900 4K Player Now Available

June 16, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Magnetar / Reavon / UDP900 / UHD Player / Zappiti by fromvinyltoplastic

Magnetar UDP800 & UDP900 4K Blu-ray Players – First Look All UDP800/900 Image Credit: Magnetar *UDP900 UPDATED 28/08/23* – UDP800 technical review. With the entry of Magnetar Audio into the 4K player market yet another manufacturer is trying to step into the shoes of the famous Oppo brand. Their […]

Magnetar UDP800 & UDP900 4K Blu-ray Players – First Look

February 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News / Video tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Magnetar / UDP800 / UDP900 by fromvinyltoplastic

Reavon UBR-X110 Universal 4K Blu-ray player – Preview All Images Credit: Reavon French company Reavon have released a new 4K universal disc player, the UBR-X110. This new player is essentially a clone of the original UBR-X100 with the additional capacity to play SACD discs in addition to the original UHD […]

Reavon UBR-X110 Universal 4K Blu-ray player – Preview

March 8, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Preview / Reavon / UBR-X110 / Universal / Zappiti by fromvinyltoplastic

The Death Of Physical Media — The Death Of Physical Media So with the tormentous announcements from both Oppo and Samsung about stopping manufacturing all Blu-ray players you can be forgiven for thinking that those shinny plastic discs are on their way out. Well they are NOT. First things first. There is no other source available […]

The Death Of Physical Media

February 20, 2019 in News / Plastic tagged 4K / 4K Blu-ray Player / Blu-Ray / HD / Physical Media / Plastic / UHD / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look — This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look Introduction Manufacturers seem to be rushing in to fill the void left […]

Pioneer UDP-LX500 & UDP-LX800 4K UHD Blu-ray Players-First Look

September 22, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Audiophile / Elite / Pioneer / UDP-LX500 / UDP-LX800 / UHD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review — Review: Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Having snatched up one of the last UDP-203 players just before Oppo announced that they would make a final batch, I also put my name down for one of the final batches of 205 players. Well I was one of the lucky […]

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review

July 22, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Audiophile / HDR / Master Quality Authenticated / MQA / Oppo / UDP-205 / UHD / USB DAC by fromvinyltoplastic