Blu-ray Players / Sony
Sony UBP-X700U
Sony's first new UHD player in five years — SACD and dual HDMI for $300.
Overall score 6.8/10
Pros
- + SACD playback and dual HDMI outputs at $300 is a genuinely strong audiophile value
- + The newest mainstream disc player on the market, and actually in production
- + Dolby Vision support, which Panasonic reserves for its more expensive models
- + Decodes Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio internally to 7.1 channels
Cons
- − No Wi-Fi, no streaming apps, no Spotify Connect and no screen mirroring — all removed from the previous generation
- − No HDR10+, so HDR10+ discs fall back to HDR10
- − No analog audio outputs
- − Sony's US and European specification sheets disagree on whether it plays Blu-ray 3D
- − In some markets it launched above the old X700's street price for fewer features
Sony UBP-X700U review: what the specs say
Sony's first new UHD player in five years — SACD and dual HDMI for $300. At $299.99, Sony's 2025 model sits in the middle of the range — the blu-ray Players we compare run from $114.99 to $3,299.99. It scores 6.8/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Picture Quality at 7.5/10 — disc playback quality and HDR handling. The weakest is Features at 5.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: no Wi-Fi, no streaming apps, no Spotify Connect and no screen mirroring — all removed from the previous generation; and no HDR10+, so HDR10+ discs fall back to HDR10. Every specification on this page comes from Sony's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Disc Formats | 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, SACD, DVD and CD. No DVD-Audio. Blu-ray 3D support differs between Sony's US and European specification sheets and is unresolved |
| HDR Formats | HDR10 and Dolby Vision. No HDR10+, which Sony has never supported. HLG is not listed on the US sheet |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| SACD Playback | Yes |
| Audio Formats | Dolby Atmos and DTS:X bitstream output, plus Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding to 7.1 channels |
| HDMI Outputs | 2 |
| Analog Outputs | None — one coaxial digital output only |
| Streaming Apps | None — Sony deliberately removed them from this generation |
| Upscaling & Processing | 4K upscaling up to 60p |
| Network | Ethernet only — no Wi-Fi, and the LAN port is essentially for firmware updates |
| Region Free | No — Region A and Region 1 as sold |
| Connectivity | 2x HDMI, Ethernet, Coaxial digital audio |
| Material | Compact plastic chassis |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Sony UBP-X700U With
Cheaper Alternative
Panasonic DP-UB420-K — $297.99
Premium Alternative
Panasonic DP-UB820-K — $549.99