Amazon Customer
Things that are great: 1) Has access to many streaming services, including Netflix, Vudu, and YouTube. 2) When you install the optional app, you can also access a media server on your private home network with this device. 3) Apps load and respond quickly. Much more so than any previous player Ive ever owned. 4) Disks also load and respond very quickly. 5) You can plug this player into a standard 1080P TV and still watch 4K disks. Naturally, the player is downgrading the signal in this case, but if youre trying to make the case on whether to purchase an expensive 4K TV or a new 4K player first, the backwards compatibility may help with that decision. Things to keep in mind: 1) Be sure to immediately check for updates when you setup this machine. 2) While you can play a High Dynamic Range disk with this player, if its hooked to a TV that isnt High Dynamic Range the video wont look too good (not horrible, but obviously not quality). 3) While the default output resolution is set to "AUTO", I noticed this player tended to default to 480P. I suspect this is because it is connected to a receiver instead of being directly connect to the TV, and so was unable to properly detect what the TV was capable of handling. This can be easily resolved by changing "AUTO" to the specific resolution you intend the TV to accept. Player allows you to specifically choose any resolution out there (480 720 1080 2160, both I and P). Something not so great: While watching a 4K disk, about 2/3s into the movie it appeared to have a tracking issue causing it to skip a minute or two of the movie. I could rewind and replay the same area without a problem, only to have it happen again a couple minutes later. Examination of the disk showed no visible imperfections. Upon resuming the movie, I had no further problems, though in retrospect I remember I had lowered the volume a bit. I havent experimented with it, but I suspect the issue was the center speaker which is sitting on the same shelf right next to the 4K player. The part of the movie having the tracking issue was a particularly intense action sequence, and I think the amount of vibration produced by the center speaker was enough to prevent the laser from reading properly. If this is true, its the first time any player Ive owned has had that issue. Ill probably move the player to a different shelf to see if that helps, but that will take some time to think out given how many devices I have connected to my receiver. This blemished what would have otherwise been a 5 star review.