KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY

As noted, the Sony UHD Blu-ray player reviewed here not only worked fine with other brands of equipment, it proved compatible with their HDMI CEC abilities (where one remote can control other equipment through HDMI). However there are definite complementarities to the way Sony has built its ranges, and when we reviewed Sony’s STRDH790 receiver last issue, we realised that many of the things omitted from the receiver in order to hit its $849 price are provided here in the X700 UHD Blu-ray player — so the Wi-Fi and Ethernet networking, and online services like Spotify Connect, YouTube, MUBI (subscription, curated movies), Netflix, catch-up TV and so forth. By pairing the two units, you get all this without needless duplication. You can read our full review of the receiver by…

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Sound + Image (Digital) - 1 Issue, June - July 2018

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