Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[rickardl]

Originally Posted by chip75

What's the process if you download from their site? Unzip the file and pop it on a USB stick?

yes.
Perform steps 1 through 6 listed below.

Step 1 Check the firmware version currently installed in your Blu-ray Disc™ Player.
Step 2 Check the latest firmware version available for your Blu-ray Disc™ Player.
Step 3 Download the latest firmware.
Step 4 Decompress the downloaded file.
Step 5 Create a firmware update USB device.
Step 6 Install the firmware.

Detailed steps visible on the webpage I posted after you click "I Accept ...".

[Misioon_Odisea]

All right, new firmware update! Finally! Now I can look at my UB420 with a fresh face again. Now installed 1.69.

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

1.- My player has massive trouble playing back my "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water" Blu-ray disc by Paramount Pictures on the segment from 00:59:20 until around 00:59:31

It wasn't solved. Must have been only my unit after all.

Originally Posted by Misioon_Odisea

2.- Disc menu navigation is painfully slow on several Disney Blu-rays.

They're still slow.

At least now I can rest easy Panasonic has regained Dolby Vision superiority whenever I get around to buying a UB820 and a Dolby Vision TV.

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

I've also watched Far From Home on my LG C9 with my Panny 820 and it doesn't seem faded out to me. You sure you have the right settings on the Optimizer for your TV? That and are you sure your TV also has the proper settings in place for HDR 10 content.

Yes.
TCL 5-Series.
Dolby Vision.

As I said, Black Panther needed the player to have both DV and 10 turned off to display properly.
Far from Home needed them turned back on.

[JackTwist]

Originally Posted by hansolo

I also have Knives and GitS but have not watched those with Panny. They also flickered in DV?

Knives Out froze at about the 2 hour mark and does not resume. The only way to watch all the way through was to disable Dolby Vision. Ghost in the Shell would flicker throughout the entire presentation.

[Wormicide]

Is this firmware update only for Europe/UK or is it able to be installed in North America?

[Better in Blu]

Originally Posted by Wormicide

Is this firmware update only for Europe/UK or is it able to be installed in North America?

North America as well. Big surprise; now the discs which were problematic play fine.

[Gold Ranger]

I guess that guy that posted a while back really did help!
Maybe ...

[King Crimson]

Tested GITS '95 and the DV flickering issue has been resolved, sweet!

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

Yes.
TCL 5-Series.
Dolby Vision.

As I said, Black Panther needed the player to have both DV and 10 turned off to display properly.
Far from Home needed them turned back on.

That doesn't make any sense. If the Black Panther Disc you have is from the Infinity Saga Set, then it has no Dolby Vision on it. So it doesn’t matter if you keep Dolby Vision or HDR10+ activated or “off” because they won't do anything at all since the Black Panther Disc is in HDR10 only. Now if it was from the original release of Black Panther, then it would have Dolby Vision on it, which then the Dolby Vision option would work on it. Now I do know Spider-Man: Far From Home has Dolby Vision on it, so turning Dolby Vision "On" in the player will affect it.

However, turning HDR10+ "On" does absolutely nothing since the discs are either in HDR10 or Dolby Vision. The only way that option affects a disc is that it actually has HDR10+ on it. But both of those discs don't so there is no point of having it on.

What I can say is that you seem to be having issues with HDR10. You said you went from playing Spider-Man in HDR10 to Dolby Vision. When playing in HDR10, what setting do you have the HDR Optimizer set at?

[Ben_C]

Typical, I watched the new UK version of GitS just the other day. Checked beforehand and it also had the flickering issue seen on the US version, so I disabled DV to watch it. Might have to watch it again fairly soon if that issue has now been resolved thanks to the updated firmware.

[nachoju95]

Originally Posted by rickardl

Nice...
29/Sep/2021
Ver 1.69
Playability of Blu-ray Disc™
DP-UB9000/UB9004/UB820/UB824/UB420/UB424 Firmware Download (Europe/UK)
https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com...b420_euro.html

Great news, thanks!! Could someone check if the new update has the functionality to add external subtitles? Sorry for bothering

[nathan_393]

Really excited about this update. I bought the 820 just a week ago as an upgrade compared to my older player, knowing that despite the fact it didn't play all my discs properly, it was still (probably) the best readily available player for my needs. One week later, now it plays all my discs. Win win!

Can't imagine how all of you who have been waiting for years for another update feel.

[blakeyamc]

The 420 also got this update. But, since DV didn't magically appear, I am not sure what difference it makes for the 420. Glad it's available, though. As it shows Panasonic hasn't completely bailed on the 4k player market.

[panasonicst60]

New software update?! Mind blown.

[Nori]

Seems the update is not available to me. Says I already have the latest which is 1.60. I'm in the US.

EDIT: Oh ok. I'm suposed to install it manually via a USB key right? I hope won't cause any issue with the fact that it's been modded to be region free (by 220 electronics).

[Cruel Angel]

Originally Posted by Nori

Seems the update is not available to me. Says I already have the latest which is 1.60. I'm in the US.

EDIT: Oh ok. I'm suposed to install it manually via a USB key right? I hope won't cause any issue with the fact that it's been modded to be region free (by 220 electronics).

I have mine set to auto update, but I had to actually tell it to check for firmware update manually.

[teddyballgame]

Panasonic didn't abandon us!!! Thank you

[trekky76]

Yup got the update today. Had the display on another input and the tray wouldn't close. After a few tries I switch to the player input and bam, there's an update. Knives Out now plays without a glitch even though the player made a brief sound which I assume is a layer change at 2 hrs. Edit: Also tested the German release of Unhinged and no more flickering.

[garyd97]

What is everyone's thoughts on quick start mode? Do you keep it on or off?

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by Nori

Seems the update is not available to me. Says I already have the latest which is 1.60. I'm in the US.

EDIT: Oh ok. I'm suposed to install it manually via a USB key right? I hope won't cause any issue with the fact that it's been modded to be region free (by 220 electronics).

You might have an issue depending on how 220 modded it. If they used old-school mod chips you should have no problem upgrading the firmware now, unless Panny changed the memory location of the region lock (has happened before but it's rare).

However, some newer mods use third-party firmware hacks (not to be confused with the old remote hacks) that only get firmware updates from whomever modded the firmware (220 itself or someone else). In that case, you'll have to wait for the firmware modder to apply its hack to the 1.69 firmware & make it available for download. In that case, installing official firmware via USB will likely remove the region-free capability.

I own a 220-modded UB820 myself, but I'm not sure which method they used -- especially since the region selection on the remote does NOT reboot the player (more likely with firmware mods than mod chips) and IIRC it does NOT have the customary external sticker saying it's been modded (used with mod chips as opening the case technically voids the factory warranty, though 220 will usually honor it anyway).

If you can't get firmware 1.69 on your modded UB820 via direct download in the next few days, I'd suggest contacting 220 before installing it via USB. 220 offers a lifetime warranty on its mods just in case (especially with sneaky memory location issues on mod chips), but installing official firmware via USB over modded firmware could jeopardize its region-free status.