Still the only source that is not compressed to fit a pipe · review
A 1080p Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi, apps, Bluetooth and screen mirroring, stated not to play 4K discs.
In brief
Four hundred dollars, and its own bullet says four-K Ultra HD discs are not supported — $102 more than the Sony that reads them, on October 25, 2026. What you are buying is Wi-Fi, apps and screen mirroring on a 1080p player. Key figures: 1080p Blu-ray and DVD player with 4K upscaling and the maker stating 4K Ultra HD discs are not supported, built-in Wi-Fi with Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video, Dolby and DTS-Master Audio, Bluetooth, Miracast screen mirroring, DLNA home sharing, SongPal multi-room, and one HDMI, one USB, one coaxial and one Ethernet connection. Amazon.com had an offer at $400 on October 25, 2026.
“4K Upscaling: … 4K Ultra HD discs are not supported.”
That is Sony’s own bullet, on a four-hundred-dollar player whose title leads with 4K.
The distinction is the most important one on this shelf. Upscaling takes a 1080p image and stretches it to fill a 4K screen — every player here does it, and so does every 4K television, generally just as well. Ultra HD Blu-ray is a physically different disc carrying a genuinely 4K image with roughly four times the picture information, and HDR.
So the title is accurate and invites exactly the wrong conclusion.
And the comparison is within the same brand:
Sony UBP-X700U — $328 — “the unrivalled visual clarity of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray”, 4K upscaling to 60p, HDR, dual HDMI outputs, HDMI cable included Sony BDP-S6700 — $399.99 — 1080p discs, 4K upscaling, no 4K disc support, Wi-Fi and apps, no cable stated
Seventy-two dollars more for a player that cannot read the disc format in its own title.
The feature list is genuinely the broadest on this shelf, and two items are unique:
Bluetooth output. The player can send sound straight to wireless headphones or a speaker. Nothing else here does it, and for watching late at night without disturbing a house it is the simplest answer available.
Miracast screen mirroring. An Android phone’s screen on the television, with no cable and no app.
Plus Wi-Fi and Ethernet, DLNA home sharing, SongPal multi-room, a coaxial output for an amplifier without HDMI, and 3D.
Streaming on a disc player depends on certificates, DRM renewals and interface changes the manufacturer has to keep shipping. That support ends years before the laser wears out.
The proof is two listings away on this shelf. Sony’s All Region Free model still advertises “the Sony Entertainment Network… Netflix, Pandora, Hulu Plus, and YouTube” — and neither Hulu Plus nor the Sony Entertainment Network exists under those names any more.
A streaming stick costs twenty to fifty dollars, updates continuously, and can be replaced by itself when it stops being supported. A player’s app platform cannot.
Buy the player for discs. Let something else do the apps.
907 g. And the N-NUTROMO Audio on this shelf is also listed at 907 g.
Two unrelated products carrying the same round imperial figure is the mark of a placeholder rather than a measurement. The others here read like measurements: Sony UBP-X700U 3.1 lb (1.4 kg) · Sony BDP-S1700U 816 g (28.8 oz) · Panasonic DMP-BD84P 771 g (27.2 oz) · Panasonic UB420 3.1 lb (1.4 kg) · Panasonic UB820 5.3 lb (2.4 kg).
No HDMI cable, where both cheap Sonys and the 4K UBP-X700U include one.
No dual HDMI, which the UBP-X700U and both Panasonics have — and which is how you feed audio to an amplifier that cannot pass 4K video.
No region code, where nine players on this shelf publish one.
No HDR format, which follows: without 4K disc playback there is no HDR to support.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 4, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
Amazon.com lists this model (ASIN B01BTTHXZU) and had an offer at $400 on October 25, 2026. The price box on this page is refreshed live and takes precedence over that figure.
| Disc playback | HD Blu-ray and DVD. The maker states 4K Ultra HD discs are NOT supported |
|---|---|
| Upscaling | 4K upscaling of Blu-ray and of online content, and DVD to near HD |
| Inputs and outputs | 1 HDMI, 1 USB, 1 coaxial, 1 Ethernet, plus built-in Wi-Fi |
| Streaming | Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video and more |
| Audio | Dolby and DTS-Master Audio; Bluetooth output to headphones and speakers |
| Screen mirroring | Miracast, from Android devices |
| Home sharing | DLNA, and SongPal Link multi-room |
| 3D | Supported, stated in the title |
| Catalog weight | 907 g (32 oz) — exactly two pounds, a figure that appears twice on this shelf |
| Dimensions | 10.8 × 11.5 × 2.76 in (275 × 292 × 70 mm) |
| Against the maker’s UBP-X700U | $102 MORE, and the X700U reads 4K discs (Amazon.com prices, Oct 25, 2026) |
| HDMI cable | Not stated |
| Dual HDMI | No — a single output |
| Region | Not published |
| Amazon reference | B01BTTHXZU |
| EAN | 0027242892187 |
No, and Sony says so in the same bullet that advertises 4K. The full text reads: "4K Upscaling: Get the most out of your 4K Ultra HD TV by upscaling the quality of your Blu-ray movies to near 4K quality. 4K Ultra HD discs are not supported." The distinction is the most important one on this shelf. Upscaling takes a 1080p image and stretches it to fill a 4K screen — every player here does it, and so does every 4K television, usually just as well. Ultra HD Blu-ray is a physically different disc holding a genuinely 4K image with roughly four times the picture information, plus HDR. So the title’s "4K Upscaling" is accurate and invites exactly the wrong conclusion. Sony’s own UBP-X700U at $328 — seventy-two dollars cheaper — publishes "see the unrivalled visual clarity of 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray".
It is the part of this player that will age fastest, and this shelf shows you how. The features are real: built-in Wi-Fi, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, DLNA home sharing, Miracast mirroring, SongPal multi-room and Bluetooth. But apps on a disc player depend on certificates, DRM renewals and interface changes that the manufacturer must keep shipping — and that support ends years before the laser wears out. The evidence is two listings away: Sony’s All Region Free model still advertises "the Sony Entertainment Network... Netflix, Pandora, Hulu Plus", names that no longer exist. Meanwhile a streaming stick costs twenty to fifty dollars, is updated continuously, and can be replaced on its own. Buy a player for discs, and let something else do the apps.
Two things, and both are worth naming fairly. Bluetooth output — "connect via Bluetooth to enjoy wireless listening" — lets the player send sound directly to wireless headphones or a speaker. No other player on this shelf does it, and for late-night watching without disturbing a house it is the simplest solution there is. Miracast screen mirroring — "view your Android mobile devices’ content on your TV" — puts a phone’s screen on the television without cables or an app. Add a coaxial digital output for an amplifier without HDMI, Ethernet as well as Wi-Fi, and 3D support, and the feature list is the broadest on the shelf. The question is only whether those belong on a disc player or on a device you can replace separately for twenty dollars.
Between 4K Blu-ray players at a nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Sony BDP-S6700 | $400 | Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video and more |
| Panasonic DP-UB420-K | $300 | 4K VOD from Netflix, YouTube and Prime Video |
| Sony UBP-X700U | $298 | Not stated |
| Sony All Region Free (bundle, ref SONY1130) | $217 | Names the Sony Entertainment Network and Hulu Plus — see the FAQ |
Bluetooth headphones and screen mirroring from a disc player — not 4K discs
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player with 1080p Full HD playback and DVD up-conversion, Dolby Digital sound, HDMI output, a slim space-saving body, USB support to 128 GB, built-in PAL and NTSC, supplied with a remote control, an HDMI cable and an AV cable
A Region A player at 1080p with Dolby Digital, PAL and NTSC, and both cables supplied.
Best for: A second room with an old television — both cables are in the box
≈ $100
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player with upscaled 1080p Full HD output, Dolby Digital surround support, HDMI and AV outputs with both cables supplied, USB playback of video, music and photo files, and a remote control
A Region A player at 1080p with Dolby Digital, HDMI and AV outputs and both cables supplied.
Best for: A tidy second player where both cables in the box is the deciding factor
≈ $110
Region A Blu-ray and Region 1 DVD player at 1080p with an MT8553 decoding chipset, a 480AHA laser mechanism and 256 MB DDR3, HDMI 1.4 and legacy AV outputs, USB reading of flash drives to 128 GB and external hard drives to 8 TB, with Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS passthrough and a 1.5 meter (4.9 ft) HDMI cable
A Region A player at 1080p reading hard drives to 8 TB, with its chipset and RAM published.
Best for: A large film library on a hard drive — nothing else here claims eight terabytes
≈ $108
