should i buy this 4k player, would like an opinion

[Jackal80]

i have this player now

Sony UBP-X800M2 4K UHD Home Theater Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player (UBPX800M2) its ok i cant play Dune 4k on it since it pauses a lot.

im thinking of buying this one now

Panasonic Streaming 4K Blu Ray Player with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ Ultra HD Premium Video Playback, Hi-Res Audio, Voice Assist - DP-UB820-K

will my Dune 4k not pause on this player and why do some 4k discs pause on certain players? thank you for any advice on this.

[drush9999]

Well going by the general consensus you should have less playback issues with the Panasonic, on mine I had to turn off the Viera thingy to prevent odd glitches.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Jackal80

i have this player now

Sony UBP-X800M2 4K UHD Home Theater Streaming Blu-Ray Disc Player (UBPX800M2) its ok i cant play Dune 4k on it since it pauses a lot.

im thinking of buying this one now

Panasonic Streaming 4K Blu Ray Player with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ Ultra HD Premium Video Playback, Hi-Res Audio, Voice Assist - DP-UB820-K

will my Dune 4k not pause on this player and why do some 4k discs pause on certain players? thank you for any advice on this.

You definitely should. Sony made excellent blu ray players and the PS5 (disc version) is a good UHD BD player but the X700 was garbage and the X800 and X800do over did nothing to fix it.

Now, ... If you like you can read thousands of ideas about how to make the Sony UHD BD player work or you can buy a Panasonic player because the Panasonic player actually works. The choice is yours. One recent "fix" is to have a flash drive in the player... so,... you can try that or any number of other ideas. Maybe do some sort of spirital ritual with your X800m2 to exorcise the demons. ... I don't have the willingness to use defective players but it's like Microsoft -> there is a kind of thrill in thinking you can make it work.


I had 2 X700s ... I thought the UHD BD format was defective before I switched to a working player.

edit - The best news is if Best Buy still exists you can verify the Dune disc works and if not return the player. (I stopped shopping at BB a while back so you have to look into it.)

[mx77]

If you don't need any streaming applications etc, then Panasonic DP-UB450 would be a decent candidate also. I have that as a secondary player and never had any problems with it. The player itself is very lightweight and the feeling of cheapness is very strongly present, but like I said, no issue thus far. I don't know - nor does anybody else - about the longevity of these players. That is why I bought the Magnetar. Then again, I can only hope that the price really means quality components and quality control.

[Homegrove]

Originally Posted by bhampton

One recent "fix" is to have a flash drive in the player... so,... you can try that or any number of other ideas.

The what now? Empty or can there be stuff in it?

[deatheats]

Another benefit of going with a Panasonic 820/420 (not sure about the 450) is the ability to play many region locked discs using the top menu trick. Keep an eye out for black Friday sales, as this is when you should be able to find an 820 under $400.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Homegrove

The what now? Empty or can there be stuff in it?

I think if it's formatted so that the player doesn't complain (which mean likely ExFat) then it doesn't matter if there is anything on it. This is just one of the many magical fixes for this player that has been proposed over the years. The great thing about this one is it's like the most recent.

For more information see this post ...

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=2783

Note that there are over 2000 posts of people trying to find a "fix" for this clearly garbage player. And, there's always someone who has never had a single problem chiming in as well... I think it's like a law or something because that will always happen.

By the way- My Panasonic players (every one that I have or had) can not load my Crank 2 blu ray unless I have a flash drive installed. There is a bad BD+ code on the disc and it just won't load unless a flash drive is present. This was true for the 420 and the 9000 and the 150. This is just a case of a badly author-ed disc not a fault of the player.

[Homegrove]

Thanks will give it a try. My wife is not happy whenever I upgrade anything so to keep peace in the house I always try and get as much life out of any bad purchase as I can. And used to buy a lot of stuff before investigating them that much, lesson learned with that Sony player and I've been better since.

[bhampton]

I would honestly love for anything to work.

The layer change is often the problem so some storage could result in a buffer and it's not impossible that it would help.

I think the X700/X800 - Needs a fan ... I just think it gets hot. I don't have one to test. Dis-abling internet functions and connections often can help a disc player to not get confused.

[Addison D.]

Originally Posted by deatheats

Another benefit of going with a Panasonic 820/420 (not sure about the 450) is the ability to play many region locked discs using the top menu trick. Keep an eye out for black Friday sales, as this is when you should be able to find an 820 under $400.

The Black Friday price for the Panasonic 820-K (black) is $399.98.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/panason...?skuId=6278202

[hifiHigh]

I have two X800M2's and never an issue. Th A/V quality is as good as any other.

Solid build and enough features to make it worthwhile.