expired Posted by jbt11 • Nov 13, 2023
Nov 13, 2023 9:23 AM
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expired Posted by jbt11 • Nov 13, 2023
Nov 13, 2023 9:23 AM
Panasonic UB820 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player w/ HDR10+ & Dolby Vision
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But because I love the quality and convenience of having a dedicated player so much, I decided to jump on this deal and buy another one, this time with an extended warranty plan from Amazon (because Panasonic's original warranty doesn't cover labor nor shipping but the extended one does).
Not sure if I'm crazy spending this much again on another unit when the first one failed so unexpectedly, or if I'm an idiot for buying the extended warranty, but hopefully this one lasts longer.
I say open the player up so you can see the laser disc head reader. blow some compressed air on it. but maybe the read head no longer moves up/down on the track. This would prevent the read head from going to the beginning of the disc.
For example, I don't have a 4K player yet, but for the last 6 years have only bought 4K + Blu-rays movies. I finally got a 4K TV a couple years ago. Maybe this will be the year I finally get the 4K player.
Basically this is the only player that will handle all the various 4K formats and 3D. You can get cheaper models that will do HDR10 and Dolby Vision, but not HDR10+. There are even cheaper models that won't do Dolby Vision.
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I'll gladly stream kids movies and such with them and not care. But when I want to watch and experiences movies for me, I go downstairs to the 5.1.4 (soon to be 5.2.4) system with 85" Dolby Vision and feel immersed in what I'm watching. The quality of a 4k disc (or file) vs a netflix stream is just not comparable when a good system is in play.
No doubt tons of people don't care about that.
I'll try opening the player up and blowing some compressed air as suggested.
It's just odd to me for the player to fail so soon when I've barely put any "mileage" on it, and also, I bought another 4K disc player around the same time (UBP-x800M2, long story) and that one still works, but I could've just had bad luck here.
Anyhow, despite my unfortunate situation, I've still pulled the trigger on this deal so hopefully that tells folks who are on the fence here how high I value this player.
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In addition, there are only a few (not cheap) devices that will play back a UHD movie file with all the correct HDR10/Dolby Vision getting to the display/projector, and the ATMOS/DTS-X sound being sent to an AV Receiver.
The Panasonic UB820 or UB420 are for people that have set up a home theater and want to get the most out of their theater experience. It is for people who want to put in a disc and watch a movie and know that they are seeing movie in its best quality with the best quality surround sound.
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Don't wanna be waiting months but Amazon is more expensive since abt has the code