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Panasonic UB820 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player w/ HDR10+ & Dolby Vision 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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- Amazon $399.99
- 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.
- World Wide Stereo $397
- Best Buy $399.98
- BH Photo Video $399.99
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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.
QA Note: See Front Page post for another option
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.
QA Note: See Front Page post for another option
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One final note, it looks like neither of these models can play SACD disks, which is surprising but doesn't affect most users.
Link to the lessor model: https://slickdeals.net/f/15515065-panasonic-dp-ub420-hdr-4k-uhd-blu-ray-player-150-free-s-h-at-best-buy?src=pdw
weighing an electronic product is the dumbest way to gauge it's quality.
That's why I tape bricks to all the devices I resell, so I can make money off of suckers like you
i can imagine some nutjob walking in to best buy and lifting up bluray players "NO THIS ONE BAD" "THIS ONE SUCKS TOO" "OH YAH, THIS IS A GOOD BLURAY PLAYER"
That's why I tape bricks to all the devices I resell, so I can make money off of suckers like you
i can imagine some nutjob walking in to best buy and lifting up bluray players "NO THIS ONE BAD" "THIS ONE SUCKS TOO" "OH YAH, THIS IS A GOOD BLURAY PLAYER"
You thought WRONG.
It is significant. I have the LG C1. Even my wife said Wow with the picture quality.
I have the x900 paired with Q950Q and CX
Need to test my new and first LOTR Blu ray on them.
Also need to test it with my PS5 to see if I can notice a difference.
It's tempting to keep this however idk if I want to start a collection of discs again
Un420 weighs the same as ub820. Only real differences 820 has Dolby vision.
When I was speaking about weight, I was speaking in general terms that it can indicate quality based on additional circuitry, or heavy duty circuitry.
Just like comparing to AVRs. Where one weighs 20 lb, and the other weighs 35 lb. They both receivers. Why the extra weight? Heat sinks, transformer size, etc.
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Un420 weighs the same as ub820. Only real differences 820 has Dolby vision.
When I was speaking about weight, I was speaking in general terms that it can indicate quality based on additional circuitry, or heavy duty circuitry.
Just like comparing to AVRs. Where one weighs 20 lb, and the other weighs 35 lb. They both receivers. Why the extra weight? Heat sinks, transformer size, etc.
weight does not tell you much.
weight does not tell you much.
So generally speaking, the qualities I mentioned above indicate heavier weight. But it all comes down to us, the consumer, to then look into why it's heavier.
I'd agree that we cannot go by weight alone. We then have to see why it's heavy or why it's lighter.
But it's also good for those with televisions that really can't do HDR because they're not bright enough. So the HDR tone mapping has a setting for those as well.
So really, it's the HDR tone mapping that's valuable in this player.
If you take away the tone mapping feature, what does a 4K Blu-ray player do? It does Chroma up sampling. They all do that fairly well because the electronics have that built inside the chip that a lot of companies use.
Upscaling is important if you have a Blu-ray disc. But most televisions upscale fairly well already. Except for your Vizio's the TCL and Hisense. Generally speaking, Samsung and Sony have the best upscalers and most of their televisions are using AI upscaling now.
This player was was this price from January to May of this year. So it's not really a slick deal. It is the normal sale price though.
How great is Dolby vision? It is better than HDR 10. Is it worth the extra money? Beats me.
Just for clarification to view any form of HDR on any display it's done through tone mapping. Since there is no standard on how, that's what separates players.
Panasonic labels/calls their process "optimizer". Their claim is it optimizes the HDR metadata to the best capabilities of the display you have.
This is advantageous to every display especially projectors.
They settings are designed for all displays since most don't even get past 1000 nits of brightness.
This holds true for upscaling, no standard.
Their settings & upscaling capabilities are especially evident on projectors but advantageous for all displays.
As far as which upscales better display or player, no real way to test this out since to view disc content you have to use a player.
As far as HDR vs DV keep in mind the brightness difference is 8,000 nits vs 10,000 nits no display even gets close to HDR.
You are tied to the transfer and HDR tone mapping process of the player.
If you have this player or a Sony player you can compare for yourself.
Sony requires you to turn on and off DV manually and you can do the same on this player.
Just use several DV disc because the transfers can vary widely in quality.
In those Sony player threads you often here owners say they leave in on because they don't see a difference.
Panasonic labels/calls their process "optimizer". Their claim is it optimizes the HDR metadata to the best capabilities of the display you have.
This is advantageous to every display especially projectors.
They settings are designed for all displays since most don't even get past 1000 nits of brightness.
This holds true for upscaling, no standard.
Their settings & upscaling capabilities are especially evident on projectors but advantageous for all displays.
As far as which upscales better display or player, no real way to test this out since to view disc content you have to use a player.
As far as HDR vs DV keep in mind the brightness difference is 8,000 nits vs 10,000 nits no display even gets close to HDR.
You are tied to the transfer and HDR tone mapping process of the player.
If you have this player or a Sony player you can compare for yourself.
Sony requires you to turn on and off DV manually and you can do the same on this player.
Just use several DV disc because the transfers can vary widely in quality.
In those Sony player threads you often here owners say they leave in on because they don't see a difference.
But even Panasonic is somewhat guessing at the HDR tone mapping. Because there are multiple choices for the user to select. As if the user is going to freaking know which option they should really select except for OLED
- OLED (this seems reasonable since most oleds are about the same nits)
- hi luminance projector
- basic luminance projector
- super high luminance LCD
- medium or high luminance LCD
- basic luminance LCD
So while there is no standard for HDR tone mapping, Panasonic has their own standard. They're doing whatever they do. Based on the choice that the user gives them since their HDR tone mapping algorithm is based on nits and that's governed by the choice the use selects.
It's also fair to mention that Sony Samsung LG generally speaking, according to the reviews, have better tone mapping algorithms then the other brands. So this player is definitely not for all display brands, but more for those that can't do HDR well to begin with.
But even Panasonic is somewhat guessing at the HDR tone mapping. Because there are multiple choices for the user to select. As if the user is going to freaking know which option they should really select except for OLED
- OLED (this seems reasonable since most oleds are about the same nits)
- hi luminance projector
- basic luminance projector
- super high luminance LCD
- medium or high luminance LCD
- basic luminance LCD
So while there is no standard for HDR tone mapping, Panasonic has their own standard. They're doing whatever they do. Based on the choice that the user gives them since their HDR tone mapping algorithm is based on nits and that's governed by the choice the use selects.
It's also fair to mention that Sony Samsung LG generally speaking, according to the reviews, have better tone mapping algorithms then the other brands. So this player is definitely not for all display brands, but more for those that can't do HDR well to begin with.
Oh I agreed with you, for PJ owners Panasonic is pretty much a must have.
I'm not sure I would agree that they are guessing and those settings are just settings to dial in your displays capabilities, tone mapping has more to do with downscaling the metadata so your display can display it, it can't without it.
No other player gives you these "choices" , with them you truly get what you get.
If you don't know you just put resolution on auto.
For OLED it's easy you just put HDR type on OLED and for projectors on basic luminance LCD and projector.
I would disagree that this player is just for certain brands. The quality of the transfer and then the quality of the tone mapping comes into to play first, a display just processes what it's fed.
I don't know about reviews but I compared Sony Samsung LG players and even Xbox to Panasonic into an OLED and 930e display.
The HDR processing from Panasonic was best compared to all of them. TBH the upscaling was even more evident and imo the bigger benefit.
Very unlikely they are tied to the quality transfer of the movie.
About the only thing they can try to improve is the tone mapping of HDR.
They also have no incentive, look how often people are comfortable giving up the quality advantage with the players now for the compressed convenience of streaming.
Those are probably the two major factors on why it's been so long for an upgrade and won't.
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I'm not sure I would agree that they are guessing and those settings are just settings to dial in your displays capabilities, tone mapping has more to do with downscaling the metadata so your display can display it, it can't without it.
No other player gives you these "choices" , with them you truly get what you get.
If you don't know you just put resolution on auto.
For OLED it's easy you just put HDR type on OLED and for projectors on basic luminance LCD and projector.
I would disagree that this player is just for certain brands. The quality of the transfer and then the quality of the tone mapping comes into to play first, a display just processes what it's fed.
I don't know about reviews but I compared Sony Samsung LG players and even Xbox to Panasonic into an OLED and 930e display.
The HDR processing from Panasonic was best compared to all of them. TBH the upscaling was even more evident and imo the bigger benefit.
One point of contention that when I said Samsung Sony and LG have better HDR tone mapping algorithms, I meant in their television sets, I did not mean in the players. So that was a mistake on my part.
For players, the Panasonic is pretty much the top player.