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expiredmhern4 posted Jul 1, 2024 7:45 AM

Panasonic DP-UB450 Ultra HD 4K Blu Ray Player with Hi-Res Sound & Dolby Vision

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Amazon has Panasonic DP-UB450 Ultra HD 4K Blu Ray Player with Hi-Res Sound & Dolby Vision on sale for $163.01. Shipping is free.

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  • Premium 4K Ultra HD Blu Ray Player for a Spectacular Home Theater Experience: Enjoy your library of special-edition Blu Ray, rare DVDs, or streamed content in true cinematic style with immersive video and audio
  • Stunning Color and Detail: Exclusive Panasonic Hollywood Cinema Experience (HCX) tech is applied to 4K high-precision chroma processing for natural textures and depth, maximizing color, clarity, and detail; supports HDR10 format UHD Blu-ray discs, HDR10+TM metadata
  • Studio Master Sound with Enhanced Clarity: Designed for high-resolution audio as it was meant to be heard; connect to your audio system via twin HDMI for Hi-Res studio master sound
  • Compatible with Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log-Gamma: Combines with Panasonic's original high-quality image technologies for even more precise image expression
  • 4K Networking: reproduce 4K videos in MP4 and you can output JPEG data in 4K resolution, to share photos from a camnera or camcorder

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Amazon has Panasonic DP-UB450 Ultra HD 4K Blu Ray Player with Hi-Res Sound & Dolby Vision on sale for $163.01. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member mhern4 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Premium 4K Ultra HD Blu Ray Player for a Spectacular Home Theater Experience: Enjoy your library of special-edition Blu Ray, rare DVDs, or streamed content in true cinematic style with immersive video and audio
  • Stunning Color and Detail: Exclusive Panasonic Hollywood Cinema Experience (HCX) tech is applied to 4K high-precision chroma processing for natural textures and depth, maximizing color, clarity, and detail; supports HDR10 format UHD Blu-ray discs, HDR10+TM metadata
  • Studio Master Sound with Enhanced Clarity: Designed for high-resolution audio as it was meant to be heard; connect to your audio system via twin HDMI for Hi-Res studio master sound
  • Compatible with Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log-Gamma: Combines with Panasonic's original high-quality image technologies for even more precise image expression
  • 4K Networking: reproduce 4K videos in MP4 and you can output JPEG data in 4K resolution, to share photos from a camnera or camcorder

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Jul 1, 2024 4:44 PM
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jimkilerJul 1, 2024 4:44 PM
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Is this new? I thought to get a Panasonic with DV cost $500.
Jul 1, 2024 5:04 PM
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tylerdtJul 1, 2024 5:04 PM
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Quote from jimkiler :
Is this new? I thought to get a Panasonic with DV cost $500.
Wondering the same thing.. the listing does say #1 New Release

Edit: found this https://www.reddit.com/r/4kbluray...s_the_usa/
Last edited by tylerdt July 1, 2024 at 10:11 AM.
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Jul 1, 2024 5:17 PM
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TrevorKJul 1, 2024 5:17 PM
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From the Pana page regarding upscaling:

"Upconvert DVDs

From legendary epics to of-the-moment sci-fi masterpieces--Ultra HD Blu-ray Playback (4K/HDR) renders films in vibrant, expressive color, supporting multiple HDR formats such as HDR10, which is the standard HDR format for films, and UHD Blu-ray discs. The newly supported HDR playback of HDR10+/ Dolby VisionTM dynamic metadata technology to faithfully reproduce stunning HDR images."

Re-reading this, does not mention anything about upconvert.. other than section title.

I'm still waiting for the Dolby Vision upgrade to my LD UHD player from years ago!!
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Jul 1, 2024 5:25 PM
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zoomycatJul 1, 2024 5:25 PM
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Seems like a great option given how huge the price gap is between this model and the 820 for the upscaling capability.
Jul 1, 2024 5:27 PM
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DJPlayerJul 1, 2024 5:27 PM
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Quote from jimkiler :
Is this new? I thought to get a Panasonic with DV cost $500.
This is not new.. The UB-820 is the gold standard of 4k Players.

This is the 420/450.
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Jul 1, 2024 5:39 PM
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jimkilerJul 1, 2024 5:39 PM
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Quote from DJPlayer :
This is not new.. The UB-820 is the gold standard of 4k Players.

This is the 420/450.
I thought only the 820 did DV.
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Jul 1, 2024 5:47 PM
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DJPlayerJul 1, 2024 5:47 PM
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Quote from jimkiler :
I thought only the 820 did DV.
here's what I recall.. I have a 4k projector that doesn't use DV, therefore I have the 420.

420 Does not have DV, but has an HDR Optimizer that people really liked.

450 Has DV, but does NOT have the HDR Optimizer. Heard it lost a number of options

820 Top model
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Jul 1, 2024 5:48 PM
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jimkilerJul 1, 2024 5:48 PM
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Quote from DJPlayer :
here's what I recall.. I have a 4k projector that doesn't use DV, therefore I have the 420.

420 Does not have DV, but has an HDR Optimizer that people really liked.

450 Has DV, but does NOT have the HDR Optimizer. Heard it lost a number of options

820 Top model
Thanks, that optimizer is the reason to get a Panasonic
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Jul 1, 2024 5:51 PM
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MAK1981Jul 1, 2024 5:52 PM
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Quote from DJPlayer :
here's what I recall.. I have a 4k projector that doesn't use DV, therefore I have the 420.

420 Does not have DV, but has an HDR Optimizer that people really liked.

450 Has DV, but does NOT have the HDR Optimizer. Heard it lost a number of options

820 Top model
Doesn't the 420 also have the up conversion for DVD and Blu-Ray content? Makes them look sharper, not just HDR? I've been looking for an upconverting player and have been watching the 420 for that reason. Hope I'm not wrong.
Jul 1, 2024 5:57 PM
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jimkilerJul 1, 2024 5:57 PM
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This was released several years ago although I do not think it came to the US until recently. One review on Amazon complained about the audio and then i found a review on https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/...dp-ub450eb that says the audio is mediocre. Too bad as the Sony players went up in price.
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canyonheights9Jul 1, 2024 5:59 PM
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Quote from MAK1981 :
Doesn't the 420 also have the up conversion for DVD and Blu-Ray content? Makes them look sharper, not just HDR? I've been looking for an upconverting player and have been watching the 420 for that reason. Hope I'm not wrong.
Your 4k tv upscales everything to 4k . No need for the player to do that. Your TV knows how to upscale best and properly for it's hardware.
Last edited by canyonheights9 July 1, 2024 at 11:01 AM.
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supermanrobJul 1, 2024 6:03 PM
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Quote from jimkiler :
Is this new? I thought to get a Panasonic with DV cost $500.
Not new this just wasn't released in the US much.
You gain DV but you lose the HCX and Optimizer processing.

If all you will play is DV content, this makes sense.
With anything else you lose out.
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Jul 1, 2024 6:41 PM
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supermanrobJul 1, 2024 6:41 PM
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Quote from canyonheights9 :
Your 4k tv upscales everything to 4k . No need for the player to do that. Your TV knows how to upscale best and properly for it's hardware.
Well not all 4k TVs scale the same.

Having compared the two it depends but even with a Oled I thought overall Panasonic was slightly better.
Same holds true with tone mapping HDR10 content, the optimizer does a great job.
This is why the 420 is pretty much a must have for projectors.

Keep in mind Panasonic uses the HCX chip in their Oled display which are highly regarded displays.

Their new Oleds have a new HCX chip, will be interesting to see if they come out with a new player with it.🤔
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canyonheights9Jul 1, 2024 9:27 PM
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Quote from supermanrob :
Not new this just wasn't released in the US much.
You gain DV but you lose the HCX and Optimizer processing.

If all you will play is DV content, this makes sense.
With anything else you lose out.
Gave you a provisional like.

DV versus HDR on streaming is identically bad.

On physical media at fully uncompressed everything, with a mid to high end tv, the difference is dolby vision is about 10 percent "better". It's a matter of the details in the bright areas. It's not a jump out a window if you don't have it, but it's better....ish.
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