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I would guess that the top pic is a Reavon X100 since there are jobs analog outs. I have to admit those pics do make it look like like the Reavon is way overpriced for what is in there. The Panny 9000 looks like the most.solid build of the lot. Getting a region-free version of it is something...

I expect that all these units of similar size are mostly empty space. Filling the space with a larger circuit board doesn't mean it is somehow higher quality. A larger board may result in slightly better heat disappation because components my be further apart, but I doubt it would have any...

Yes. I was thinking of brands of players that use non-proprietary chips because their manufacturers don't have the resources to do in-house chip design.

Some on-line retailers offer region-free versions of the Panasonic.UDP-820 and 9000 series; however, the region defeating requires that the hardware be modified. it most likely voids the Panasonic warranty, so any warranty issues would have to be handled through the retailer's warranty...

The X100 uses the same.mediatek MT8581SoC processor chip as the X200, so I would expect the video performance to be exactly the same. The MT8581 was also used in Oppo players. The biggest difference between the two is lack of 7.1 analog outputs, burr-brown DAC and SACD/DVD-A on the X100, which...

The Reavon player uses the Mediatek 8581 SoC processor which is 5 year old tech; however, from my reading that chip is still pretty well the only one made for UHD players.

I generally think I would rather have my receiver do any audio processing rather than a player, so I would just want a straight pass through. I think the ESS32 Sabre DACs on my A3060 are as capable as the Burr-Browns on the player. Frankly, I don't think my aging ears could ever tell a...

That is probably where most of the extra cost comes in to play. The Canadian price differential is even worse if a person wants the audiophile capabilities of the player: basically 1100 more.

Yes. In my case that is not a negative since I don't have any SACDs or DVD-As and both of those formats are essentially dead anyway. Still it is odd why adding the ability to play those audio formats adds US$ 800 dollars to the player cost. Seems excessive to me for two formats that are for all...

For any Canadians that may be interested in either the UBR-X200 or 100 they are available for purchase in Canada through ZappitiStore. The 200 referred to by Martin is priced at C$2199, while the 100 is priced at C$1069. They are showing in stock.

Thanks. I don't have anything in the way of SACDs or DVD-A discs, so the cheaper version of this would have been a possible purchase if it could play region-locked discs. Still looking for a good quality player that can do that and has a good remote.

By universal disc playback, do.you mean all.region locked DVDs and BDs, as well as legacy 3D discs?