P. Graham
(Revised after replacement). The replacement play has the same build month but is not noisy. This unit is now a typical bare-bones UHD player -- which is what I wanted. This player can be very noisy. At worst its about as twice as loud as electric hair clippers. I initially thought this was build date related but the noise appears to related to the disc and where it is on the disc. With a BD there a constant hum which isnt too bad. With UHD it can be very loud and then quiet. With both disc types its noisy in the menu. With BD its quiet almost all the rest of the time. With UHD it can be noisy and then just stop or stop after a pause/resume. Unfortunately I only have two UHD discs to test with. Ive ordered a replacement and if either of them is acceptable Ill keep one and return the other. If neither is acceptable Im going to try another brand.