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Panasonic DP-UB420 HDR 4K UHD Blu-ray Player for
$149.99.
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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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I don't know about that... the 820 dac didn't exactly receive a glowing recommendation for its dac. The HDR tone mapping is amazing though!
As for the person who asked about the "best" 4k player under $600, there's not much to chose from. Panasonic has the UB420 and UB8230 (biggest difference is Dolby Vision on the UB820), and also has a newer European UB450, which includes Dolby Vision but loses the tone mapping on the other models. I don't know if it will make it to the US. Sony has the X700 and the X800m2, both of which have Dolby Vision, but it has to be selected manually, which means you have to know that the disc is mastered in Dolby Vision.The X800m2 includes SCAD and DVD-Audio, if you're looking for a "universal"player. And LG has the LBK80 and the LBK90. The former doesn't have Dolby Vision and doesn't include some other features on the LBK90. I don't know what Samsung has, but I hear that it's getting out pf the 4K player business anyway. Not a great selection.
Unfortunately his is correct there are no consumer PJ's that can do DV.
Long story short it has to do with knowing and controlling the output & matched to the screen.
A PJ can't get bright enough to take advantage of it either.
Technically no display can at this time also.
Long story short it has to do with knowing and controlling the output & matched to the screen.
A PJ can't get bright enough to take advantage of it either.
Technically no display can at this time also.
I would also argue that brightness isn't really a problem either since Dolby Vision keeps getting slapped onto sub 400 nit displays. 5,000 or 6,000 lumen laser projectors can probably achieve 400 nits on a 100 inch screen.
The biggest issue is really just one of calibration and Dolby not wanting to put their name on something they can't build a calibration profile for, yet.
Seems like a Dolby Vision A.I. projection system calibrator might be ripe for invention.
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I would also argue that brightness isn't really a problem either since Dolby Vision keeps getting slapped onto sub 400 nit displays. 5,000 or 6,000 lumen laser projectors can probably achieve 400 nits on a 100 inch screen.
The biggest issue is really just one of calibration and Dolby not wanting to put their name on something they can't build a calibration profile for, yet.
Seems like a Dolby Vision A.I. projection system calibrator might be ripe for invention.
Yes, in your theoretical world, Dolby could offer some sort of calibration option, but in the real world, it does not exist and Dolby has not shown any indication they plan to do this. Based on the current specs and requirements, a consumer projector cannot, by definition, have Dolby Vision.
Finally, even if Dolby did decide to offer some kind of in-home calibration option, it would require a level of brightness and contrast that will never (or at least within the lifespan of this player) be within the price range of anyone whose budget is impacted by the price difference between the 420 and the 820.
I would also argue that brightness isn't really a problem either since Dolby Vision keeps getting slapped onto sub 400 nit displays. 5,000 or 6,000 lumen laser projectors can probably achieve 400 nits on a 100 inch screen.
The biggest issue is really just one of calibration and Dolby not wanting to put their name on something they can't build a calibration profile for, yet.
Seems like a Dolby Vision A.I. projection system calibrator might be ripe for invention.
Fair enough but not knowing how those DV cinemas actually work and having been to many.
I would argue that for me, my setup is way better than those DV cinemas except for size of screen.
You bring up a good point. When they "slap" DV(and they can,long story) on something, does it mean you actually getting a good DV representation of it if at all.
Keep in my mind one main advantage to HDR is brightness which as you pointed out is measured in nits.
To take full advantage of it the display should go up to around 8,000 nits.
DV goes beyond that and in a basic terms breaks that down frame by frame and increasing the nits to 10,000 nits.
There is no display that can get to 8,000 right now let alone 10,000, not even close.
So the processing has to downscale it to the displays capabilities.
In basic terms that calibration you mentioned has to happen frame by frame on the fly. That's the major hurdle for PJ's unlike other displays.
Another major hurdle, you pointed PJ's get to around 400 nits which is nowhere near 10,000 nits.
Not to mention this all starts with how well the transfer is, they are not all the same.
How well the processing of that transfer from a player plays an important role here also, there is no set standard how to do it.
*3 Enabled by software update. It already has been released (as of April, 2019).
Is this a mistake and Dolby Vision support cannot be added via firmware? Does it require certain hardware that the 420 doesn't have, but the 820 does have?
*3 Enabled by software update. It already has been released (as of April, 2019).
Is this a mistake and Dolby Vision support cannot be added via firmware? Does it require certain hardware that the 420 doesn't have, but the 820 does have?
Good catch. I am wondering that as well. Anybody can confirm/deny?
*3 Enabled by software update. It already has been released (as of April, 2019).
Is this a mistake and Dolby Vision support cannot be added via firmware? Does it require certain hardware that the 420 doesn't have, but the 820 does have?
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