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Best Buy has Panasonic DP-UB420 HDR 4K UHD Blu-ray Player for $149.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

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Features:
  • 4K UHD Playback via HDMI
  • HDR10, HDR10+, HLG Compatibility
  • Near-4K Resolution Upscaling
  • Alexa & Google Assistant Control
  • Wi-Fi and Ethernet Network Connectivity
  • 3D Playback
  • Mobile Device Mirroring
  • HDMI and Optical Audio Outputs
  • Dual USB Ports
  • Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio

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Model: Panasonic DP-UB420-K 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player with HDR10, HDR10+ and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) Playback Plus Smart Voice Control

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I don't think it has Dolby vision.
I own this with a Dolby Vision enabled LG OLED TV. Despite the lack of DV, it's a great player and the picture from a disc appears superior to any Dolby Vision 4K streaming content I've encountered. So with or without Dolby Vision, it's gorgeous. As an added plus, if you use it to listen to CDs or blu ray audio, the sound is excellent.
Tempting to buy for my Bedroom TV that I never watch movies on. But lack of DV has me wavering.

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supermanrob
10-19-2021 at 06:02 PM.
10-19-2021 at 06:02 PM.
Quote from coolerking101 :
I own this with a Dolby Vision enabled LG OLED TV. Despite the lack of DV, it's a great player and the picture from a disc appears superior to any Dolby Vision 4K streaming content I've encountered. So with or without Dolby Vision, it's gorgeous. As an added plus, if you use it to listen to CDs or blu ray audio, the sound is excellent.

I would agree with you, I compared this(and 820) to Sony,LG,Samsung,Xbox using UHD,BD,DVD and Panasonic performed the best with all 3 formats.

Since there is no set standard on processing HDR(& upscaling) everyone does their own thing and that's what separates players.

Panasonic claims that their "Optimizer"optimizes HDR to your displays best capabilities.
Whatever it does it does it better than the rest.

As you pointed out with non 4K content the difference is even greater, it's upscaling of BD is top notch also.
In some cases it will rival 4K streaming.

I get people get hung up with DV , just understand the transfer plays a big role on quality and you still have the HDR core to process.

There is no display that can take full advantage of DV so it has to be "downscaled" to your displays capabilities, why the processing is important.

BTW I've had the 820 & 420 for around a year with zero issues, unlike the others.
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NickG3234
10-19-2021 at 06:08 PM.
10-19-2021 at 06:08 PM.
I am finishing up a home theater with a Epson 2100, Marantz 6008 and I was planning on using my Xbox One X to be the heart of the operation. Any benifit of this dedicated player with the above set up vs the Xbox?
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babygdav
10-19-2021 at 07:01 PM.
10-19-2021 at 07:01 PM.
Quote from scholzpdx :
It's lossless digital video. As long as they support the feature set then they are identical.

Besides, a PS5 is $500. A One S can be had for $100 and do much more than this player.
https://www.techradar.com/news/ps...x-series-x

Nope. Not identical. Ps5 is better.
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ripper415
10-19-2021 at 07:35 PM.
10-19-2021 at 07:35 PM.
This will be down to $100 for Black Friday and the 820 will be down to $300. If you can wait 1 more month, do it
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10-19-2021 at 07:40 PM.
10-19-2021 at 07:40 PM.
Quote from NickG3234 :
I am finishing up a home theater with a Epson 2100, Marantz 6008 and I was planning on using my Xbox One X to be the heart of the operation. Any benifit of this dedicated player with the above set up vs the Xbox?

As some have mentioned Panasonic is pretty much a must have for PJ. It will hands down out perform the Xbox in every aspect with all disc!

If you are very comfortable manipulating your PQ the 820 is much more intuitive with that and a complete must have and well worth the extra cost over the 420 IMO.

If playing games is a big part than I can see why Xbox might be a better choice.
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10-19-2021 at 07:46 PM.
10-19-2021 at 07:46 PM.
Quote from ripper415 :
This will be down to $100 for Black Friday and the 820 will be down to $300. If you can wait 1 more month, do it

I would be shocked if a brand new 420 goes down to $100, with all the issues going on with shipping delivery and all.

This got to $130 last year and that was a steal!
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10-19-2021 at 08:18 PM.
10-19-2021 at 08:18 PM.
Quote from ripper415 :
This will be down to $100 for Black Friday and the 820 will be down to $300. If you can wait 1 more month, do it
Can you provide more details and what your source is? Are you referring to Best Buy or other retailers that will have an even lower price? Online or in-store only?
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10-20-2021 at 01:54 AM.
10-20-2021 at 01:54 AM.
Quote from budster :
Can you provide more details and what your source is? Are you referring to Best Buy or other retailers that will have an even lower price? Online or in-store only?

Yeah I caved and bought the 820 60 days ago as none of the previous sales from 2019 & 2020 happened this year.
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7orThree
10-20-2021 at 07:06 AM.
10-20-2021 at 07:06 AM.
It doesn't have Dolby Vison, but it does have an HDR optimizer, so you change the HDR performance to your own liking. This feature alone makes it better than most Dolby Vison players in it's price range.

Cry me a river! It's true.
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coolerking101
10-20-2021 at 07:30 AM.
10-20-2021 at 07:30 AM.
Quote from supermanrob :
I would agree with you, I compared this(and 820) to Sony,LG,Samsung,Xbox using UHD,BD,DVD and Panasonic performed the best with all 3 formats.

Since there is no set standard on processing HDR(& upscaling) everyone does their own thing and that's what separates players.

Panasonic claims that their "Optimizer"optimizes HDR to your displays best capabilities.
Whatever it does it does it better than the rest.

As you pointed out with non 4K content the difference is even greater, it's upscaling of BD is top notch also.
In some cases it will rival 4K streaming.

I get people get hung up with DV , just understand the transfer plays a big role on quality and you still have the HDR core to process.

There is no display that can take full advantage of DV so it has to be "downscaled" to your displays capabilities, why the processing is important.

BTW I've had the 820 & 420 for around a year with zero issues, unlike the others.
Since you've had both, care to weigh in on any differences between the 820 an 420 you've noticed?
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10-20-2021 at 08:35 AM.
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Quote from coolerking101 :
Since you've had both, care to weigh in on any differences between the 820 an 420 you've noticed?

Performance wise they are the same other than DV.
You gain 7.1 output and much more intuitive picture adjustments with the 820.
Unless you place a lot of value on DV that's worth double the price(when 820 is on sale) the 420 is the better value IMO.
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hegemon13
10-20-2021 at 10:38 AM.
10-20-2021 at 10:38 AM.
If you have a projector and don't have this player, don't hesitate! Buy it! The HDR Optimizer and HDR-to-SDR conversion are both exceptional and make excellent use of the more limited contrast and brightness of a projector. It does frame-by-frame dynamic range adjustment based on the display limitations, so it will get the best HDR contrast out of each frame without crushing the shadows, blowing out the bright spots, or displaying an overly dark image. It's really incredible. Since no projector supports Dolby Vision (and by definition, can't), you don't need to spend more on the 820. At this price, nothing else can touch it.
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10-20-2021 at 12:04 PM.
10-20-2021 at 12:04 PM.
Great player, I have one for a projector in order to maximize the HDR content brightness.
However, if you want one with Dolby Vision, you'll need to go with the UB820.
If you want only HDR10/Dolby Vision, you'll want the Sony X700 or X800.
Sadly neither Xbox X or PS5 will output Dolby Vision. Xbox will only do it for streaming content.

Is there a big difference with Dolby Vision?
It depends on what your display is like, and weather or not you are into calibration details.
In my opinion I noticed Dolby handles reds differently than HDR10/10+.
For example Mad Max Fury road, the oranges, reds, and amber colors look more natural in DV as opposed to HDR10/10+. The darker contrast is noticeable when you watch something with full black picture backgrounds like space movies.
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10-20-2021 at 03:43 PM.
10-20-2021 at 03:43 PM.
Quote from ripper415 :
This will be down to $100 for Black Friday and the 820 will be down to $300. If you can wait 1 more month, do it
Were you just predicting these prices or do you have a solid source to confirm them?
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ludoo00
10-20-2021 at 06:26 PM.
10-20-2021 at 06:26 PM.
Now if only we could have a way to make it region free! (Tried a couple of "hacks" out there which don't work)
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