Is the Sony UBP-X700 Region free player for both Bluray and DVD?

Sorry if the question been answer before ... cos am planning to get a 4k player too.

Thanks 

similar case to blu-ray... i bought PS3 because it was the cheapest blu-ray player i can afford at that time when i first starting up (that's about 13 years ago ). but it has its downside as it does not have the features and enhancements of a standalone player. but i get what you mean...

my PS2 bought in year 2003, it is still working now. it is a modded one something which allows the playing of 'friendly games'. but too bad that time mine is still the 'fat' original PS2. The slim version was out in 2004.

my PS3 i bought it for more than 10 years now also. Mine is the slim version. Not the 'fat' one. However, subsequently, there is one more super slim version.

PS4 can play blu-ray, DVD. However, it cannot play audio CD. what a bummer.    Of course, it does not play 4k UHD blu-ray discs also. Another bummer.

Console to me, they are the best players. They exceed many standalone players.

yeah. Sony being the member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, their ps4 does not support 4k blu-ray while their competitor Microsoft Xbox One supports it.

yeah. you are rite. my gut feel is 4k UHD Blu-ray will unlikely to be popular anytime soon.
1) firstly, it is still very expensive.

2) compatibility issue, to buy a standalone player that supports it will deter ppl from considering. Although XBox One S/X is relatively cheaper alternative.

3) most content on youtube, netflix are still major at 1080p. probably it needs to wait until it becomes on norm at the said platforms then physical discs got chance to catch up.

4) one needs a compatible device to enjoy the fullness of 4k. TVs are ok (this is quite common now and 4k TVs are relatively cheap nowadays so not so much a big deal) but other devices such as laptops/tablets/mobile phones are not are mostly at 2k resolution average. So technically, 4k to those devices are not a must since one cannot enjoy at full resolution. Netflix is a good example on mobile phones, you can select 4k but ur phone maybe is only 2k resolution. it will still look sharp since the content exceeds the resolution of device but one actually will waste more data (if not on wifi) to stream 4k content and again does not enjoy the maximum resolution of the content.

5) digital content seems to elimate the needs of physical discs. i hardly heard anyone buying blu-ray discs nowadays. I was previously used to buy blu-ray discs for those movies/concerts that i like to keep for collection purpose. For many years i have not done it already, partly due to the fact that lesser movies that interest me to keep as collection. Even those singers/bands have hardly released new albums or blu-ray discs for concerts, therefore no chance to buy too. My most recent blu-ray disc is the concert by Westlife. This will likely to be a trend. I afraid one day, we may not even see the physical discs for all these contents.
Even for those ps4 physical game discs, the quantities they released are very limited, if you dun happen to buy the game titles you like at the earlier stage, you may not even able to get the physical copies later.

I myself is a supporter of blu-ray discs. I hope they will continue to release them.

I think soon or later physical media will gone, especially when 5G is worldwide available. When 5G coverage is wide, I think even stream original contents like 4K UHD blu-ray also not an issue.

My last purchase is Bumblebee and Bohemian Rhapsody.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=95607146

bros tripleb, westlife & andrewtst – i agree with all your opinions on this subject! 

one of your earlier post; bro westlife why you were disappointed Sony did not allow 4K UHD playback on their PS3 Pro – i think Sony found out that one of the reasons the previous PS3 conk-out with regards to the lens issue is because it kept re-adjusting its lens when different media being loaded into the PS3 – games > DVDs > Blurays > games > Blurays > DVDs etc in continuous pattern. so maybe that's why until they figure out all this can be worked out, then they'll allow playability for all disc media in its PS... and in this case their upcoming PS4. but that's just my view... it could be totally out of context. i like when they can include 4K on games console and not just on standalone.... these will drive non-gamers to adopt to 4K without having to dig deep into their pocket for a standalone player to enjoy one... and who knows might start to jump into gaming since they already have a console!

other issue (apart from the ones listed out by bro westlife) that will cause unlikely popularity of 4K UHD bluray adopters among general consumers is that there is no significant difference between Full HD (1080p) to 4K (2160p)... unless you have a massive screen size tv or projector that can amaze the eye. we as cinephiles or technophiles probably can tell the difference, or knows them technically, bit rates bla bla... but not the general consumers! it's not night and day... unlike the comparison between DVD (480p) to Bluray (1080p) which is quite a big leap!

but just my 2-cents....

You guyz who buy from overseas... kena tax and duty ke?
Is it below RM500 no tax?

Amazon UK does not have multi region Blu-ray as far as I know..

But they do have a very nice plain CD player that I want. So hard to find decent CD players now in Malaysia..

i went to SPEEDY at Subang Parade yesterday evening and bought these two titles – Puss in Boots (BD) & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (3D-BD) for RM10 each... not bad deal at all!  actually i took the Puss in Boots 3D-BD but the sales lady told me that this release only comes in 3D disc only without the normal blu-ray, so she allowed me to take the normal BD from the 7 BD for RM35 selection instead.

i want to get Shrek 2 & Shrek The Third (both 3D) for RM10 each too... but there is no Shrek & Shrek Forever After for a complete set, so i pass...

nothing much for the 7 BD for RM35 ones...   maybe can check at One Utama again later this week...

If the disc only 1 single disc and label 3D only, then that copy don't have 2D version.
They do have such version selling in speedy, so need to be very careful as 3D version need 3D player + 3D TV, else it won't play.

2 disc version will have proper label Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray.

In this case, it is like battle, kind of danger, haha!

nice selection... i think i saw most of those also at Subang Parade & One Utama outlets too
i have to agree with bro andrewtst on this issue. if it is a single disc 3D version, it only plays 3D, no 2D... at least when referring to the one sold at SPEEDY which i believe is an Asian Region A

and for your info, the three Shrek movies 1-3 in 3D sold at SPEEDY for RM10 each i think; contains only the 3D version. just the other day my friend bought all three Shreks 3D (1-3) and thinking it has 2D version can't play on his normal BD player & TV    now he's trying to sell it back... luckily he unwrapped just one to check 

In Malaysia very hard to get 4K Blu-ray Player.
I do using Panasonic DMP-UB400 but this one not support Dolby Vision, but only HDR10. Also seems unable to find anymore.

I do found another player support Dolby Vision - Sony UBP-X700, some said good some said got problem, I haven't bought yet, still considering as now I am waiting to see PS5 will support playback or not, if yes then I am not going to update my 4K Blu-ray player anymore.

https://www.sony.com.my/electronics/blu-ray...layers/ubp-x700