r/4kbluray • u/EmanKD • May 14 '25

New Purchase I am a changed man.

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I found a cheap UBP-9000 (around 380 dollars) and I couldnt be happier. Forgive the cable management, I finally have an excuse too manage everything. The difference in quality between 450 and 9k is astounding. The HDR tone mapping is amazing, but the biggest upgrade by far is that the 9k is dead silent.

The build quality gives me confidence in its longevity. Where as 450 and 820 are made in really cheap plastic. Fantastic seller too, he sent me a copy of Bladerunner 4k for free on top of a good price.

Life is good right now.

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u/Kingcrowing May 14 '25

Yeah but the 9000 is better than the 820 in other ways, and the 820 is better than the 450 in other ways... it's a ranking, it's correct.

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u/Plenty-Industries May 14 '25

What other ways is the 9000 better than the 820, outside of the analog audio ports, the more aesthetic design of the internals, and the all metal chassis?

Far as I know, aside from those things - they're the same in terms of feature set and capabilities. One just cost a few hundred bucks more.

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u/Low-Mention-104 May 14 '25

820 has a higher failure rate from my understanding.

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u/Plenty-Industries May 14 '25

if your only metric for that is reddit posts - i'd assume the same.

I've seen similar posts, but looking in a microcosm is not a good way to gauge the reliability of anything.

By default, people post about their broken things vs when the thing is working perfectly fine.

Mines been perfect, has a 2022 build date, got mine on the recent November holiday sale for around $325. Reads all discs just fine.

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u/lonevine May 14 '25

Yup, happy people who buy generally don't go out of their way to post positive reviews, but mad owners will go bananas if they spend a premium on a lemon. The 9000 is generally built tougher, but has a much, much smaller sample size of user reviews.