Pioneer follows on the UDP-LX500 4K UHD Blu-ray player with a flagship universal disc player-- the UDP-LX800, a player the company says is "purpose-engineered to provide a new state-of-the- art benchmark for 4K UHD Blu-ray and SACD playback."
As the step-up model from the LX-500, the LX-800 promises not only superior playback but even sturdier construction, with a 4.6mm thick, double-layer steel and steel-sheet chassis and a rigid, anti-vibration paint coated case holding the Blu-ray drive. In addition, a rigid frame structure inside the player segregates the power supply, processing and analogue sections in order to reduce electromagnetic interference. The result? A heavyweight player at 14kg (the LX500 weighs 10.3kg).