Several 4K players out and coming. Samsung, Philips, Panasonic, the upcoming Sony ("only available via a custom installer"), and Oppo. Don't forget about possible solutions from XBox and *maybe* even the upcoming Playstation platform. We know that the XBox One S will do UHD 4K blu-ray, but it needs a firmware upgrade to do immersive audio like Atmos. The upcoming Playstation won't do 4K movies, only games, but there was a new rumor circulating at CEDIA about that being a marketing thing for Sony. Why would someone drop big $$$ on an installer only version of a stand alone player if a lower cost Playstation can do the same thing? So the rumor is that Sony will release a future firmware update to allow for 4K blu-ray playback for the upcoming Playstation, but again you will be waiting a while.
Samsung and Philips have been at the lower end of performance, but also price. Panasonic has reviews of being the best out there right now, but of course costs more. Oppo should have a solid offering and be priced with the new 203 model inbetween the lower end and Panasonic. Sony is going to be up near $1000 MSRP from an installer, but at CEDIA talked about having "large profit margins" for installers, so actual cost should be a lot less. No idea on performance except that it was glitchy right now when used at the Sony booth for their 220" laser projection demo. Again, it is an early beta model that is months away from release.
