Not too long ago, family movie night meant a trip to a movie rental store and watching standard definition content. Now we have the technology to stream movies and watch Ultra HD content from the comfort of our own home. There are so many devices designed to bring you media, but for an all-in-one content solution the Sony 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player is pretty hard to beat. It supports a huge variety of content formats, as well as streaming in 4K Ultra HD definition. We have one Sony Blu-ray player to give away, so read on to find out how you could win your way into a better entertainment experience.
A Blu-ray player for the modern consumer
Remember family trips to the movie rental store? My family and I would pile in the car and make the trek to the nearest Rogers Video (how Canadian, eh?) Upon arrival, the next 15 minutes (if we were lucky) to 45 minutes would be spent debating about what movie to rent. And then of course, the best part: finding out there were no more copies left of the chosen movie. That was then followed by another lengthy movie debate and later, the eventual late fees when we forgot to return the movie on time.
The next iteration of media saw streaming begin to take over physical discs, but that led to a proliferation of devices in the home: one for Blu-rays, one for DVDs, a bulky CD player, another device for streaming…you get the idea.
The Sony UBP-X700 solves all the aforementioned media woes by putting everything in one place. A Blu-ray player for the modern and discerning media buff, it offers the newest technology with 4K resolution, HDR10, and Dolby Vision, but it doesn’t leave your older content to gather dust in the drawers of your media console. It supports multiple DVD, CD, and Blu-ray formats, plus a whole whack of video codecs too many to list here. It even supports 3D video. This means that you can listen to your Alanis Morisette CD, watch Gladiator on DVD, fire up a season of Game of Thrones on Blu-ray, and start a Netflix binge-fest all from a single device.
Access 4K Ultra HD content and high resolution audio
In his review, Darren notes how modern the UBP-X700 is—it’s not like the bulky DVD and Blu-ray players of yore. Instead, it’s small and sleek and will easily fit in any entertainment cabinet. And rather than a complicated set-up that clutters your entertainment centre with cords, Sony has opted for a minimalist approach to ports. It has a USB port, a power jack, an ethernet jack, a digital coaxial out, and 2 HDMI outputs, and is Wi-Fi enabled. This allows you play movies via USB or over your home network with ease.
With the UBP-X700 you can even watch 4K HDR films on non-HDR televisions. SDR-HDR conversion scales HDR’s ultra-wide brightness range into an SDR image, which maintains a brilliant image quality, even on Standard Definition television. Upscaling up to 60p, HDR10, and Dolby Vision both lend a hand to deliver electric colours and deeper darks. Similarly, the high resolution audio delivers an immersive experience that lets music be heard the way it was intended. The UBP-X700 is easily paired with a sound bar or receiver so you can take full advantage of its audio capabilities.
To find out even more about the tech specs and finer details of the UBP-X700, give Darren’s enthusiastic review of the product a read. You can also watch his video review right here:
HOW TO ENTER:
You can only submit one entry for this contest. In a comment below this article, tell us what content you are most excited to play on the Sony UBP-X700. I would personally be excited to be able to listen my many old CDs; it’s time my very 90s CD collection had a chance to be appreciated once again. Spice Girls and Sublime go together, right?
WHAT YOU CAN WIN:
We will randomly draw one winner from all eligible entries, and that winner will win a Sony 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player.Â
This contest runs from December 21st until January 4thÂ
Remember, you can enter only once. However, I bet you know a few people who would love to start the new year with an upgraded home entertainment centre, so share this contest with them!
Good luck!
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Netflix 4k definitely. DVD’s, James Bond, Marvel Universe, Battlestar Gallactica and the list goes on ….
I cant wait to watch Star Wars with this.
Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049
Where to start?! Netflix 4k, definitely. Not to mention DVD’s James Bond, Battlestar Galactica, any Marvel or M:I, the list is looong.
I would watch old family movies!
Watch my collection of movies, and CD’s.
I would be excited to watch my Disney classics I have on Blu-ray that I haven’t touched yet!
All the Harry Potter movies 😉
I also have a CD collection so would love to win to listen to some classics.
I would love to stream things on here!
I am most excited to actually watch a movie in 4K. I have a few 4K movies I have bought and haven’t gotten to see them yet.
I would totally be binge watching harry potter!!!!
I’d love to listen to my old CDS, maybe even my thousand foot crutch CD
I am so excited to watch the Transformers Collection in 4K. I can hardly wait
I’d be excited to watch my old Band of Brothers series!
super excited to watch spiderman!
Great for the lake, no wifi there
This would be great for the camper. We use CD’s and movies still there.
I would love to binge on my favourite movies on netflix
Watching my Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel DVD collection
I would be excited to play music
I would be excited to play my blu ray copy of Ready Player One
i would play all my old movies. never had a blu-ray player before
I can’t wait to watch Netflix, crave tv and my children’s movies on the Sony 4K bluray player
Watching my DVD collection over again with upscaling.
Planet Earth 4k
I have never seen Harry Potter and my boys want to watch them together for a family movie night.
I have a lot of formats that I would love to have access to again. We have a nice collection of Italian CDs and DVDs that we would love to enjoy again.
Watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy!
I am excited to play James Bond and Christopher Nolan films!
With the ability to watch high-def, movies on a standard tv, I’m most excited to play library blu-rays on the Sony UBP-X700 ‘cos I don’t have a high-def tv nor a blu-ray player and miss out on some of the newer releases in all it’s glory. Thank you
Princess Bride
the crown
I would love watch some movies & listen to some old cds and chill
Watch all my old movies! Disney, Harry Potter etc.
Watch (or watch again) any Harry Potter or Hobbit movies.
The new marvel movies I have gotten are in 4k. Can’t wait ti watch them on my new 4k tv as well.
Casablanca would be first on the list
I would get some quality time with my daughter watching some of her old childhood favourites.
I would watch movies.
I would get some quality time in with my daughter watching all those great old Disney movies.
I would use it to play movies and cd’s which i don’t get a chance to enjoy anymore.
Watch old and new movies. Thanks
I would like to watch the original star wars trilogy!
Family movies
Lots of movies with my family
I want to see some real 4K movies.
I would watch all my older family Christmas videos
would watch netflix movies for many get togethers on family nights! 😉
mes CD de musique bien sure
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