@mahler123 If you referring to the Panasonic blu-ray player, the new model is the UB9000P1k (MSRP = 1100 USD), which i have. It is unclear where you’re getting the 1500 price tag. It can also serve as a great sounding CD player/network streamer/DAC/Preamp in a hifi system.
If you know something about blu-ray drives, reliability and so on, no one on earth is beating the Japanese brands. Magnetar (UDP900, price = 3000 USD) is a higher end Chinese brand like Oppo and i don’t doubt their competence. But, it’s "new" and doesn’t have as long a record as Panasonic. I don’t know much about it except that it’s getting some good reviews.
