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Amazon has Panasonic DP-UB420 HDR 4K UHD Network Blu-ray Player for $197.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 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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Well you do lose out on Panasonic's Optimizer & HCX processors which are better.

You likely may run into the possible known issues with Sony players and you have to manually switch on/off DV with them.

There is a possible solution to the issues but if you don't have a display with a good processor, could diminish performance.
The UB820 is the best player on the market. Offers all HDR options. If your TV isn't Dolby Vision capable, the 420 will serve you just fine.
Not a big fan of the Sony players. Sony left a bad taste for people who bought the X800.
It's a solid player no doubt. But they chose not to implement Dolby vision through firmware.
Instead…. They made you buy the X800M2 revision to get literally the same player but with DV support.

If those Oppo guys are out there. Yes I know, if you were lucky enough to buy the player when they were still in business. They had the best unit.
You're incorrect. These options exist because we don't have industry standard monitors/TVs at home (those things cost six figures). Everyone has a different type of LED TV (Backlit LED, edge-lit LED, Budget FALD, Premium FALD, Mini LED, OLED) that renders blacks and whites and colors differently. So these options exist within the players to tweak the images close (at least try to) to how they should be seen. Most of them have some form of black level adjustment at the very least to tweak black levels.
Cheap TVs image processing can't compare to premium or flagship models so the players try to do what they can to make the images better. And even on these high end TVs your player needs to know what to do or not to do.

Having options is not a bad thing. And these are not just gimmicks or fluff.

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11-18-2023 at 06:22 AM.
11-18-2023 at 06:22 AM.
Best Buy has this for $2 more also.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pana...mpid=10451
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11-18-2023 at 08:41 AM.

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11-18-2023 at 08:41 AM.
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According to the post from Reddit [reddit.com] 2 years ago, the price of Panasonic DP-UB420 was $150 and people prefer Sony UBP-X800M2 and were waiting/dreaming for it to go under $200.
So this finally happening and you can have Sony UBP-X800M2 for under $200 (I ordered one from Amazon for $192.95 New - open box). See the deal HERE .
As for me, there is no reason to buy Panasonic DP-UB420 when you can buy Sony UBP-X800M2 for approximately the same price.

Well you do lose out on Panasonic's Optimizer & HCX processors which are better.

You likely may run into the possible known issues with Sony players and you have to manually switch on/off DV with them.

There is a possible solution to the issues but if you don't have a display with a good processor, could diminish performance.
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11-18-2023 at 08:45 AM.
11-18-2023 at 08:45 AM.
Does this player have disc skipping/pausing issues like others?
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11-18-2023 at 09:01 AM.
11-18-2023 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from mlopezslick :
Does this player have disc skipping/pausing issues like others?

I own both this and 820 and have not had any issues with either in almost two years.
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11-18-2023 at 09:54 AM.
11-18-2023 at 09:54 AM.
Quote from supermanrob :
Best Buy has this for $2 more also.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/pana...mpid=10451

Yeah the 820's on sale right now for 349. Has Dolby vision support and more functionality. Better build quality. This might be the last Blu-ray player produced. So upgrade to something that'll last and we'll do more
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11-18-2023 at 11:00 AM.
11-18-2023 at 11:00 AM.
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Yeah the 820's on sale right now for 349. Has Dolby vision support and more functionality. Better build quality. This might be the last Blu-ray player produced. So upgrade to something that'll last and we'll do more

As an owner of both, DV is the only real difference IMO.
The added functionality of the 820 wouldn't be a benefit for most people and build quality doesn't do anything for PQ/AQ performance.

With the popularity of Samsung, people are understanding you can have good PQ without DV.

$349 is a great price for the 820 but you can easily be very happy with the 420 especially for the price difference IMO.

For me, even at that price I just can't justify upgrading my 420.
If it was $250 well now you're talking!

As long as they continue to make physical media there will be players made.
That is not changing anytime soon IMO.
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11-18-2023 at 11:53 AM.
11-18-2023 at 11:53 AM.
Quote from euhenius :
According to the post from Reddit [reddit.com] 2 years ago, the price of Panasonic DP-UB420 was $150 and people prefer Sony UBP-X800M2 and were waiting/dreaming for it to go under $200.
So this finally happening and you can have Sony UBP-X800M2 for under $200 (I ordered one from Amazon for $192.95 New - open box). See the deal HERE .
As for me, there is no reason to buy c when you can buy Sony UBP-X800M2 for approximately the same price.
Also Panasonic DP-UB420 comes without Bluetooth support, which is a deal breaker for me.
1. Under $200? Open box is not new and not everyone can get this deal.
2. Panasonic's have been known to have fewer issues with 100GB discs.
3. The UB420 is a nice companion for projectors as most do not have Dolby Vision support.

...that being said, I own a $60 X700 (Pawn shop find)..and I've had zero issues with my discs. There is a local pawn shop selling the X800M2 in my area for $130 and it has been sitting there since the summer...I might go back soon and make them a $75 offer and see if they take it.
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11-18-2023 at 06:55 PM.
11-18-2023 at 06:55 PM.
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This crap again? This is like gold plated HDMI cables. From media to screen these are pixel perfect. No need for all these conversions that lose quality.

I am admittedly new to the 4k player space…but isnt the various options that each player provides the reason people choose one over another?

So yes: while they may all play your discs, some may have more features than others. No?
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11-18-2023 at 07:08 PM.
11-18-2023 at 07:08 PM.
Quote from supermanrob :
As an owner of both, DV is the only real difference IMO.
The added functionality of the 820 wouldn't be a benefit for most people and build quality doesn't do anything for PQ/AQ performance.

With the popularity of Samsung, people are understanding you can have good PQ without DV.

$349 is a great price for the 820 but you can easily be very happy with the 420 especially for the price difference IMO.

For me, even at that price I just can't justify upgrading my 420.
If it was $250 well now you're talking!

As long as they continue to make physical media there will be players made.
That is not changing anytime soon IMO.
Well Best Buy announced this is their last year of carrying discs. And Target I believe is not far behind. They haven't made any formal announcements but their displays and space for film are getting smaller and smaller. My local Target barely has anything other than the latest films. Don't judge by the next few weeks as they're gearing up for Holiday season so shelves might get restocked to full but other than that, I am seeing that space grow smaller and smaller.

Same with Wal-Mart. Physical media about to become niche and once these stores stop selling media, players will be discontinued. Movies in the long run will go down in prices but hardware will go up due to scarcity and demand as once companies stop supporting them, they won't repair them.
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11-18-2023 at 07:54 PM.
11-18-2023 at 07:54 PM.
Quote from supermanrob :
As an owner of both, DV is the only real difference IMO.
The added functionality of the 820 wouldn't be a benefit for most people and build quality doesn't do anything for PQ/AQ performance.

With the popularity of Samsung, people are understanding you can have good PQ without DV.

$349 is a great price for the 820 but you can easily be very happy with the 420 especially for the price difference IMO.

For me, even at that price I just can't justify upgrading my 420.
If it was $250 well now you're talking!

As long as they continue to make physical media there will be players made.
That is not changing anytime soon IMO.
Sure, you can have good PQ without DV. you can even have good PQ without even HDR at all. But Dolby Vision is simply better HDR than HDR10+ and also with it being 12-bit, it has more headroom for even higher PQ if studios want to.

If you are a person who goes to the length of buying physical 4k media instead of streaming and has a good OLED/mini-LED TV that supports Dolby Vision, you might as well get a player that supports DV. If you already have the latest Samsung that you don't see upgrading for a long time, maybe 420 will do just fine. Samsung likely won't support Dolby Vision anytime soon because they are one of the companies involved in developing the HDR10+ standard.
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11-18-2023 at 08:04 PM.
11-18-2023 at 08:04 PM.
Quote from CyberAthlete :
Well Best Buy announced this is their last year of carrying discs. And Target I believe is not far behind. They haven't made any formal announcements but their displays and space for film are getting smaller and smaller. My local Target barely has anything other than the latest films. Don't judge by the next few weeks as they're gearing up for Holiday season so shelves might get restocked to full but other than that, I am seeing that space grow smaller and smaller.

Same with Wal-Mart. Physical media about to become niche and once these stores stop selling media, players will be discontinued. Movies in the long run will go down in prices but hardware will go up due to scarcity and demand as once companies stop supporting them, they won't repair them.

They said the same about DVD and it still sells more than BD & UHD combined.

As long as people continue to choose quality over convenience, they will continue to make physical media IMO.

Streaming AQ is nowhere near actual/true home theater, gonna be years before that happens, if it ever does.
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