The idea here is to provide a pure audio HDMI feed for those who choose to use one or need it when using legacy receivers/processors. In addition to the amply spaced RCA audio output, there are two HDMIs, one offering full AV HDMI 2.0b, the second audio only using HDMI 1.4. While this alone could be a clincher if you have a custom installed AV smart home system that you want to integrate the deck into, you can also use an IR blaster from respective home automation system to control the much more affordable X800m2. Less obviously, the UBP-X1100ES supports all the major smart home control protocols, specifically Control4, Savant, and Crestron. ![]() Even its feet have been upgraded to provide better isolation. It also has a more substantial power supply plus an FL status display. The UBP-X1100ES incorporates a high-end 192kHz/ 32bit DAC and offers a gold-plated phono analogue audio output on the rear. But there are some significant differences. In terms of performance and value, the latter is one of the best value UHD Blu-ray players available, so clearly this more expensive sibling needs to be truly special to warrant a premium $900 price.Ī quick glance would suggest that these units are cut from the same cloth, thanks to a shared chassis design and stippled matte finish just like the X800m2 its predecessors, the X800 and X1000ES. ![]() The UBP-X1100ES is Sony’s premium 4K UHD Blu-ray offering, replacing the X1000ES that came before it, a higher-end stablemate to the infeasibly fine UBP-X800m2 ($400).
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