Best 4k player to get

[locomotive]

Hello you all

Well own some 4k movies but not a 4k player.
When i want to watch them i have to go to my little brother's house to watch them on the xbox thing.

Well now it's time to buy me one myself.

Any good recommendations if it could with a region free blu ray play on it if it's possible.
I own a American blu ray player for the imports but hey if it's included i take it.

Money to burn 1200 euro's

Looked for a oppo 203 uhd but nowhere to be found.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by locomotive

Hello you all. Any good recommendations if it could with a region free blu ray play on it if it's possible.

4K Blu-ray Players are not manufactured region free ready. The buyer will have to purchase and install a region free mod kit inside the player.

Originally Posted by locomotive

Looked for a oppo 203 uhd but nowhere to be found.

Oppo Bluray Players are not being made anymore and are no longer being sold on Oppo's official website. The only place to buy an Oppo Blu-ray player is on Ebay, and the asking price for them from third party sellers is triple.

[locomotive]

Originally Posted by slimdude

4K Blu-ray Players are not manufactured region free ready. The buyer will have to purchase and install a region free mod kit inside the player.



Oppo Bluray Players are not being made anymore and are no longer being sold on Oppo's official website. The only place to buy an Oppo Blu-ray player is on Ebay, and the asking price for them from third party sellers is triple.

Thanks for the info

I'll keep my american blu ray player then
Oppo sought it but what you said they triple the price so a no go.
So what to get then raven sony panasonic any suggestions

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by locomotive

Thanks for the info

I'll keep my american blu ray player then
Oppo sought it but what you said they triple the price so a no go.
So what to get then raven sony panasonic any suggestions

The Panasonic 820 tends to be a good 4K blu-ray player.

[Naiera]

Yeah, the Panasonic 820 is a good bet. Upgrade the remote and you’re set.

[hagios]

Originally Posted by locomotive

Hello you all

Well own some 4k movies but not a 4k player.
When i want to watch them i have to go to my little brother's house to watch them on the xbox thing.

Well now it's time to buy me one myself.

Any good recommendations if it could with a region free blu ray play on it if it's possible.
I own a American blu ray player for the imports but hey if it's included i take it.

Money to burn 1200 euro's

Looked for a oppo 203 uhd but nowhere to be found.

Hello locomotive, I’ve bought from this dealer and they say “We Ship Worldwide!”

http://https://www.220-electronics.c...d_blu_ray.html

[Braktastic]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Yeah, the Panasonic 820 is a good bet. Upgrade the remote and you’re set.

What's the rationale behind this?

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Yeah, the Panasonic 820 is a good bet. Upgrade the remote and you’re set.

Good call on upgrading the remote as it is rubbish. Glad to see the OP went with the 820 as it's the best bang for your buck 4K player at the moment.

[Number_6]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Yeah, the Panasonic 820 is a good bet. Upgrade the remote and you’re set.

I apologize for being dense, I just want to make sure I'm looking at the right player.

You're referring to the Panasonic DP-UB820-K?

It has Dolby Vision which I want because I have a Sony OLED with Dolby Vision. But the voice control stuff isn't something I'm terribly interested in but I'm sure my wife would love it.

Just want to make sure I'm looking at the right one because right now it's about double what I paid for the "highly rated" POS Sony 700 player.

Regarding the replacement remote:

Are you referring to the HCDZ remote that's listed for the Panasonic 900 models? Will that work for an 820 player? Or is there another brand/model of remote you would recommend?

Sorry for the noob questions, I'm more of a 'plug-in-and-play' when it comes to my level of expertise.

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by Number_6

I apologize for being dense, I just want to make sure I'm looking at the right player.

You're referring to the Panasonic DP-UB820-K?

It has Dolby Vision which I want because I have a Sony OLED with Dolby Vision. But the voice control stuff isn't something I'm terribly interested in but I'm sure my wife would love it.

Just want to make sure I'm looking at the right one because right now it's about double what I paid for the "highly rated" POS Sony 700 player.

Regarding the replacement remote:

Are you referring to the HCDZ remote that's listed for the Panasonic 900 models? Will that work for an 820 player? Or is there another brand/model of remote you would recommend?

Sorry for the noob questions, I'm more of a 'plug-in-and-play' when it comes to my level of expertise.

You have the right player. I can never remember the exact letters that go with the number. Mine is actually the DP-UB824, and probably a few more letters after that. They're all the same players and the different numbers are just regional differences and sometimes retailer specific.

I'm not sure what HCDZ is, but the remote some of us have been buying is the one that comes with the 900 or 9000 Panasonic player. I believe this is the exact one I have. Very sturdy and very good button clicks. The one that comes with is decent enough, but this one just blows it out of the water.

I don't know anything about voice control.

[Number_6]

Thanks for the response!

Originally Posted by Naiera

I'm not sure what HCDZ is, but the remote some of us have been buying is the one that comes with the 900 or 9000 Panasonic player. I believe this is the exact one I have. Very sturdy and very good button clicks. The one that comes with is decent enough, but this one just blows it out of the water.

The HCDZ I was referring to was a brand of replacement remote I found on Amazon which looks very similar to what you linked to:

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But actually this one looks closer as it actually has the print on the bottom of the remote (if that matters at all):

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[locomotive]

Thank you bought the panasonic 820
Keep some money for vs movies

And sold for 410 euro minus 90 euro's it comes to 320 euro's
I still have a old bose 3 2 1 gsx model it still works and a sony bravia tv
What are the best 4k cables to use .

[Yogi6807]

Not sure about Europe but if you pay more than $15 for it you are being ripped off. They should have certified cables that are 6ft or shorter for that price. I never had to upgrade my high speed cables with Ethernet I bought for my previous hd tv. So you may not even need to buy cables.

[LexInHD]

If you're okay with buying generic no-name HDMI 2.0 cables, you can certainly find a 6ft for $8 and probably do fine with it, but if you want something that has a quality build and higher bandwidth, you have to jump up to the $20 or more cables that have HDMI 2.1 certification. That being said, I have a small pile of HDMI 2.0 cables and haven't bought any 2.1 yet, as I have no need for a 2.1 cable and own no 2.1 products at this time.

[David M]

The 820 comes with the mid-range remote. It's not bad. But the 9000 and earlier Panasonic UHD BD players came with a sleeker backlit remote with nice clicky buttons.

[David M]

I agree with the choice of 820. It's a nice player.

It also has a hefty, luxurious feel to it, which doesn't affect what you hear or see on screen, but is a nice touch in an era of cheaper and cheaper lightweight players that slide around the desk when you push the disc tray closed.

[Jonathan McLeod]

Originally Posted by David M

I agree with the choice of 820. It's a nice player.

It also has a hefty, luxurious feel to it, which doesn't affect what you hear or see on screen, but is a nice touch in an era of cheaper and cheaper lightweight players that slide around the desk when you push the disc tray closed.

I'd like to think the hefty, luxurious feel is an indicator of decent build quality. Certainly the vibration from the 820 at high disc rpms is less noticable than cheaper alternatives.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by David M

I agree with the choice of 820. It's a nice player.

It also has a hefty, luxurious feel to it, which doesn't affect what you hear or see on screen, but is a nice touch in an era of cheaper and cheaper lightweight players that slide around the desk when you push the disc tray closed.

I wouldn't call it particularly hefty or luxurious in itself, but compared to the flimsiness of most players today then it's got a step up for sure.

Originally Posted by Jonathan McLeod

I'd like to think the hefty, luxurious feel is an indicator of decent build quality. Certainly the vibration from the 820 at high disc rpms is less noticable than cheaper alternatives.

Mine used to sound like it was going to take off with certain discs, this is before I got an 'isolation platform' for it. Though that's more to do with my glass TV stand than the player itself.

[Killer Meteor]

Originally Posted by David M

I agree with the choice of 820. It's a nice player.

It also has a hefty, luxurious feel to it, which doesn't affect what you hear or see on screen, but is a nice touch in an era of cheaper and cheaper lightweight players that slide around the desk when you push the disc tray closed.

Which TV brand do you reccomend, especially from a Dolby Vision point of view?

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by Killer Meteor

Which TV brand do you reccomend, especially from a Dolby Vision point of view?

OLED from Panasonic, Sony or LG. Pretty much can't go wrong there.