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Panasonic 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player w/ HDR10+ & Dolby Vision (DP-UB820-K) Expired

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Various Retailers have the Panasonic 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player w/ HDR10+ & Dolby Vision (DP-UB820-K) on sale for prices listed below. Shipping is free.

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Available:Product Info:
  • Enjoy a new level of premium home entertainment with high dynamic range playback in four 4K/HDR formats — HDR10+, HDR10, Dolby vision and hybrid log-gamma (hog)
  • Panasonic powerful HCX Processor (Hollywood Cinema experience) delivers precise Chroma and HDR processing for beyond-dazzling color and detail in all your 4K/HDR content
  • Works with Alexa - command a variety of operations without your remote with Alexa, Plus Access a wider variety of 4K content with 4K VOD streaming from Prime video, Netflix and YouTube
  • 192-kHz/32-bit 4-DAC for high-res audio that reveals both rich and delicate tones. Twin HDMI terminals separate and transmit A/V signals for higher sound quality.
  • Connect to your audio system for Hi-Res studio Master sound from DSD (5. 6 MHz/2. 8 MHz/11. 2MHz) and ALAC music files and WAV/FLAC/MP3/AAC/WMA/AIFF formats. 
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So Best Buy has the Panasonic DP-UB820-K 4K Player on sale for $399. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pana...Id=6278202

This is not the lowest it's been($350) but if you were in the market for the best player on the reasonable market this is it.

Some things people always ask, what makes this better than the other players:

The main thing that separates all the players is how they process HDR thru tone mapping & their upscaling.

Since there is no set standard, every manufacturer has their own criteria.
This is what separates Panasonic's 820(& 420) to the others, their "optimizer" processing and upscaling is easily better than the others.

Panasonic claims that the "optimizer" optimizes the best picture your display is capable of delivering, whatever it does it does very well.

I have personally compared them side by side to Sony(X700/X800),LG,Xbox and found it easily better than them.

Other common question 820/420 vs Xbox: If gaming is in the picture at all just go with Xbox, no reason to have two components.

820 vs 420:
820 has DV, 7channel output & more intuitive PQ adjustments.
The PQ adjustments most of us would not use/need.
The 7 channel outs are for people that don't want to change receivers/pre pro
DV comes down to how much you value it.

Again this is not the lowest it's been but seems the sale doesn't pop up as much as it did in the past.
If you can live without DV, the 420 is a tremendous value especially when it's goes down under $150, which hasn't happened in awhile.

FYI looks like Amazon has jumped in at $397 and Crutchfield is at $399 also.

https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-...1627823810 >Now $397.99

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-hju..._lEALw_wcB

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pana...lsrc=aw.ds
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Model: Panasonic 4K Ultra HD With HDR10 Voice Assist Blu-ray Player

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04/13/24Best Buy$424.98
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08/14/22Best Buy$424.98
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06/14/22Amazon$406.19 popular
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11/24/20Best Buy$349
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Last Edited by babygdav May 12, 2021 at 01:44 PM
If you don't calibrate your display (tv/monitor/projector), you don't need to waste money on a dedicated player if you have an xbox or ps5. Non-calibrated displays will impact quality far more then which player you have (as long as you arent in the $80 bargain basement range). FYI common guidance from AVS and other enthusiast forums:
Priority for AV budget:
V: Display quality -> calibration of display -> source quality
A: Room sound treatment -> Receiver/Amp quality -> Speakers quality


Bad calibration = no point in picking premium sources
Poor sound in room = no point in wasting money on higher end speakers (unless you are trying to hear more clarity in your reflections)

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People that know what's the best, go here for tips and help calibrating and setting up the home theater.

https://www.avforums.com/forums/

People that don't care, don't bother with this. Above your pay grade.

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I had this player and discs would freeze often. I learned it wasn't just my player, Panasonic's are known to freeze up and have issues on a few Dolby visions discs. I bought a used Sony x700 for 1/5 the price of this and never looked back.
How does one play a 4K Blu-ray disk using a Shield?
So now you need a computer, hard drives, a computer Blu ray reader and a lot of time

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05-19-2021 at 10:15 AM.
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Does it have good audio support for CD playback? Or is Sony a better choice. My Sony CD player from 30 yrs ago on its last legs.
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Quote from Nattefrost :
Does it have good audio support for CD playback? Or is Sony a better choice. My Sony CD player from 30 yrs ago on its last legs.
I don't think the quality for CD playing on this player will be better than a very cheap player. Upon reading the AVS Forum regarding this player here, I read There is a higher-end unit of this player with a new analog DAC which would sound better for more money. I'm sure you could find it in this thread
https://www.avsforum.com/threads/...t-60749168
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05-19-2021 at 01:46 PM.
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Just bought this yesterday, 4k video amazing. Better than streaming for sure. Recommend if u have a good tv.
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05-22-2021 at 12:27 AM.

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Just got this from Best Buy. Wow what a difference Dolby Vision makes! I got the LoTR 4k trilogy and tried it on PS5 with Bitstream Atmos enabled and it was definitely good, but I can totally see how much better it is on a dedicated DV player. Very happy with it and actually excited to get more discs with DV haha. I think it's also cool how you can show Playback Info to see the source signal going out to your AV / Soundbar and TV. Of course, those output devices might have playback stats of their own you can view. Price history shows lowest ever was $350 as someone else mentioned but since release it's mostly gone to this $400 price so up to you if you wanna try and wait for the $350. I obviously chose to go for it lol
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05-23-2021 at 12:07 AM.
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Hooking up my hard drives with movies to the rear of this player USB port, Movies would play but all audio formats would not. I guess I won't be able to play my movie collection from my hard drive hooked up to this player. Too bad, otherwise I may have kept it. Also, Netflix and Amazon Prime Apps are fixed at 60 fos making them useless to me since I want 24 fps
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05-27-2021 at 02:50 PM.
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Quote from leiff :
Hooking up my hard drives with movies to the rear of this player USB port, Movies would play but all audio formats would not. I guess I won't be able to play my movie collection from my hard drive hooked up to this player. Too bad, otherwise I may have kept it. Also, Netflix and Amazon Prime Apps are fixed at 60 fos making them useless to me since I want 24 fps
Nvidia Shield TV works much better.
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Quote from Nattefrost :
Does it have good audio support for CD playback? Or is Sony a better choice. My Sony CD player from 30 yrs ago on its last legs.
I was looking for such a device as well. This player is better (pricing wise) than current Blu Ray players in market) since this support Hi-Res DSD format and has inbuilt 192-kHz/32-bit 4-DAC. If still unsatisfied, use it as a CD transport and send optical out to a dedicated DAC like Chord Qutest - you will be amazed!
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I was looking for such a device as well. This player is better (pricing wise) than current Blu Ray players in market) since this support Hi-Res DSD format and has inbuilt 192-kHz/32-bit 4-DAC. If still unsatisfied, use it as a CD transport and send optical out to a dedicated DAC like Chord Qutest - you will be amazed!
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I think to get DV sony would have to pay a license fee, if they were going to they probably already would have. Don't look for PS5 to get DV for movies.

How about the Xbox Series X? Do you think they'll get DV playback support for 4K blue ray disc in the future.
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How about the Xbox Series X? Do you think they'll get DV playback support for 4K blue ray disc in the future.
No, unlikely
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I had this player and discs would freeze often. I learned it wasn't just my player, Panasonic's are known to freeze up and have issues on a few Dolby visions discs. I bought a used Sony x700 for 1/5 the price of this and never looked back.

I currently own both the UB820 and the UB9000 and never had either player freeze up. Both units have worked perfectly.
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