Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[pbz06]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

I have the Panny 820 going into an Atmos soundbar with a high-speed HDMI cable. Do set the digital outputs (on the 4K player) to Bitstream or PCM?

Bitstream and disable secondary audio

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by pbz06

Bitstream and disable secondary audio

Thanks

Disable the secondary audio or set it to auto?

Edit:

I've set Dolby, DTS, and MPEG to 'bitstream' and set the secondary audio to off.

[BijouMan]

Originally Posted by jcs913

So the 820 has DV, but the 420 does not? Both have the optimizer though, correct?

The DP-UB820 can play both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision while the DP-UB420 only plays HDR10+. However, both models feature Panasonic's unique HDR Optimizer system to boost the quality of discs encoded in the basic HDR10.

[BijouMan]

Originally Posted by Tok

Thanks! I currently have the 820 as well which I have been using with the HDR-to-SDR 2020 setting. I had my projector calibrated by ChadB about two years ago and was using the UB900 at the time. I preferred the 820 outputting SDR 2020 since moving on a little over a year ago.

I’m really tempted to upgrade to the NX7/RS2000 but I think I’ll hold off to see if JVC updates their lineup in 2021.

Only use HDR to SDR conversion if using an older display made before HDR. If using an HDR display, leave HDR on for optimal picture quality.

[BijouMan]

Originally Posted by spider-neil

Thanks

Disable the secondary audio or set it to auto?

Disable secondary audio. If enabled, you may only get lossy Dolby Digital or DTS.

[spider-neil]

Originally Posted by BijouMan

Disable secondary audio. If enabled, you may only get lossy Dolby Digital or DTS.

Thanks.

[RustinCohle]

Originally Posted by cupboy

UB9000 $100 off at BBY. $899.99. And the DP-UB820-K is an amazing $349.99. DP-UB420-K is $149.99



It's now that price without any coupons.

Time to take my LG player in for a Geek Squad return and then hopefully pick the 820 up for $200.

[Gretiem]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Same price at all authorized Panasonic dealers.

It's Panasonic's Black Friday promotions on all of their BD players. These are the lowest prices every and will never be this low again in the foreseeable future.

When does the sale end?

[Robert Zohn]

Panasonic's UB9000, UB820 and UB420 sale ends Monday, November 30.

These prices, $899.99, $349.99 and $149.99 will not be this low for the foreseeable future.

[Gretiem]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Panasonic's UB9000, UB820 and UB420 sale ends Monday, November 30.

These prices, $899.99, $349.99 and $149.99 will not be this low for the foreseeable future.

Just curious if you have heard anything about if Panasonic has newer models coming soon ?

[Robert Zohn]

From what I'm told no new Panasonic BD models are planned for the near future. I am working on a few firmware updates again and hope to see them by Q1 2021.

[bizzle]

Curious if anyone has paired one of these players with the TCL 6-Series TV, specifically the 65inch r635 model. Picture quality good? How does the Optimizer work with it?

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

From what I'm told no new Panasonic BD models are planned for the near future. I am working on a few firmware updates again and hope to see them by Q1 2021.

Any firmware updates regarding the HDR Optimizer?? I love the Optimizer already but would love it see it have more options for us. In other words, it would be nice for us to pick the highest nit value of the TV's limit to tone map and then the Optimizer can pick it up from there.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

Any firmware updates regarding the HDR Optimizer?? I love the Optimizer already but would love it see it have more options for us. In other words, it would be nice for us to pick the highest nit value of the TV's limit to tone map and then the Optimizer can pick it up from there.

Not gonna happen IMO.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

From what I'm told no new Panasonic BD models are planned for the near future. I am working on a few firmware updates again and hope to see them by Q1 2021.

Fixing the stuttering DV playback on Midway and Knives Out and the flickering on the DV of Ghost in the Shell (1995) are absolute priorities for me rather than tarting about with any new features. That they are all Lionsgate UHDs should shirley make it easier to get to the root of the problem, even if you have to contact Lionsgate themselves to find out what authoring tools they're using so you can investigate it from there.

This has been dragging on for far too long, I understand there's a global crisis and whatever but I'm verr disappoint in Panasonic for not doing anything about it, and it's making using DV with the Pannys a bit of a crapshoot. That's not what we'd expect from a premium product, and that they're not planning on making any new players (whereupon the 'fix' is usually embedded into them) makes it doubly important that they sort the problems with their extant ones.

[waxHead]

I ordered the UB820 this past weekend from B&H Photo Video as soon as I saw the $350 price tag. After years of using an Xbox One X as a Blu-ray player, I'm very interested to how they differ on my LG E8.

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by waxHead

I ordered the UB820 this past weekend from B&H Photo Video as soon as I saw the $350 price tag. After years of using an Xbox One X as a Blu-ray player, I'm very interested to how they differ on my LG E8.

You are going to love it! Once you get your settings properly put into the player and your TV is set, the picture quality will blow you away. Never had a better player in my life!

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Not gonna happen IMO.

Hey, I had to ask. I know it's not a priority by any means but it would be nice if they updated the optimizer a bit.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

Hey, I had to ask. I know it's not a priority by any means but it would be nice if they updated the optimizer a bit.

I'm no expert but it might require a drastic overhaul of the way the Optimiser works, at least as far as the front end is concerned, and I'm not sure there's the will there for such a deep dive into the workings of it.

[Robert Zohn]

I believe the HDR Optimizer is tunable in the processor.