Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[RustinCohle]

This question has nothing to do with my personal setup, but if your TV doesn't support DV, then there's no need for an 820, right? The 420 would be fine I'm assuming..

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by T26S

Yeah the HDMI Auto Setting is set to Mode 2 since supposedly supports a higher definition signal compared to Mode 1. Should I change to Mode 1 instead? Thanks.

No, Mode 2 should be what you need to set it on. I would try what I suggested to someone above. Look to see if your HDMI Audio Port is set to Audio Only. If not, it needs to be changed.

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by RustinCohle

This question has nothing to do with my personal setup, but if your TV doesn't support DV, then there's no need for an 820, right? The 420 would be fine I'm assuming..

Correct, the 420 would be fine and dandy if the TV doesn't support Dolby Vision.

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by T26S

I have a Panasonic HZ1000 and UB820, I'm having the same issue.

https://ibb.co/JBk4mth

When I set Ycbr 4:4:4 on Colour Mode. And with HDMI (VIDEO) Output Mode set to Video + Audio, it's still displayed in SDR as you can see in the above picture.

https://ibb.co/jgqbcwk

Now when I set Auto on Colour Mode now it's displaying in HDR at 4:4:4 12 bit. If anyone could help it would be appreciated. The cables are new and I bought them from Monoprice.

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The second photo you uploaded shows 4:2:2 12 bit in HDR, same thing I was getting. I found the solution, set Deep Color to Auto (12 bit), and you should get 4:4:4 12 bit in HDR.

[T26S]

Originally Posted by Nocheduro

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The second photo you uploaded shows 4:2:2 12 bit in HDR, same thing I was getting. I found the solution, set Deep Color to Auto (12 bit), and you should get 4:4:4 12 bit in HDR.

My mistake your right, I'm going to try both methods mode 2 then the Deep Colour option. Though regarding Deep Colour mode does having it on produce processing or artifacting only because I thought having it off was better. Thanks for helping.

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by T26S

My mistake your right, I'm going to try both methods mode 2 then the Deep Colour option. Though regarding Deep Colour mode does having it on produce processing or artifacting only because I thought having it off was better. Thanks for helping.

I’ve heard that having Deep Color on can cause banding. I didn’t watch anything long enough yet to see if there were any issues.

[Cerberus40000]

Had my UB9000 for less than 4 months and the tray now won't open and I have a disc stuck inside.

Fun times.

[PissedOffPeoN]

Just open up the player and u can easily get it out. My 4k's are working again dunno how.. but untouchables will not work at all.

[Cerberus40000]

Originally Posted by Cerberus40000

Had my UB9000 for less than 4 months and the tray now won't open and I have a disc stuck inside.

Fun times.

Well its working again

Used the tried and tested method of punching it after pressing eject and it popped right open and testing with a more expendable disc it ejected just fine multiple times.

I'll keep testing it over the next few days.

[Ghisy]

Hey,

My Sony X700 has been freezing on UHDs lately and I got fed up with it!

I ordered a Panasonic UB820 and it's arriving tomorrow. Is there any other way to make it region free than using the regionfreedom firmware? Given the feedback here, I'm not sure I want to have to deal with them.

I saw a region-free UB820 on eBay (sold by TPS) but since it's in the UK, it ended up being twice the price (with shipping and taxes) so I gave up on that option.

Thanks!

[ronand]

Originally Posted by Ghisy

Hey,

My Sony X700 has been freezing on UHDs lately and I got fed up with it!

I ordered a Panasonic UB820 and it's arriving tomorrow. Is there any other way to make it region free than using the regionfreedom firmware? Given the feedback here, I'm not sure I want to have to deal with them.

I saw a region-free UB820 on eBay (sold by TPS) but since it's in the UK, it ended up being twice the price (with shipping and taxes) so I gave up on that option.

Thanks!

The only other region free mod that I am aware of for the 820 is the rattlebyte mod. It requires a bit of soldering to fit it. I'm using one in my UB450 and it works a treat.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by RustinCohle

This question has nothing to do with my personal setup, but if your TV doesn't support DV, then there's no need for an 820, right? The 420 would be fine I'm assuming..

As a person with a projector that doesn't do DV, I went from the 420 to the UB9000 for the better build quality.

I believe the build quality and component selection goes up as you move up in the line.

[Naiera]

bhampton, are you aware that you can get an HDFury and package DV in a normal HDR10 signal and thus get DV on your projector?

[Ghisy]

Originally Posted by ronand

The only other region free mod that I am aware of for the 820 is the rattlebyte mod. It requires a bit of soldering to fit it. I'm using one in my UB450 and it works a treat.

Thanks, I found their website. Unfortunately, I don't know how to solder stuff.
I wish I could find a local shop that would do it for me for a reasonable price. (being in France though, not too sure about that)

[ronand]

If you don't know how to solder then dont try it yourself. An electronics repair shop should be able to do it for you - its only a few wires to connect and I did mine myself. Anyway there is no harm in trying the regionfreedom route despite the strange reputation he has. Just make sure to fill the application correctly

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by ronand

If you don't know how to solder then dont try it yourself. An electronics repair shop should be able to do it for you - its only a few wires to connect and I did mine myself. Anyway there is no harm in trying the regionfreedom route despite the strange reputation he has. Just make sure to fill the application correctly

and dance naked under a full moon while smeared in goat's blood

[ronand]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

and dance naked under a full moon while smeared in goat's blood

haha. It might help. But if you can't/won't solder its the only option. Its not available for the 450 so rattlebyte was the only way for me. Its much easier to use anyway - just a single keypress to change region while the unit is in standby.

[Ghisy]

Originally Posted by ronand

If you don't know how to solder then dont try it yourself. An electronics repair shop should be able to do it for you - its only a few wires to connect and I did mine myself.

Yeah, there's no way I would try this myself!

Originally Posted by ronand

Anyway there is no harm in trying the regionfreedom route despite the strange reputation he has. Just make sure to fill the application correctly

I might. Who knows?

Originally Posted by Geoff D

and dance naked under a full moon while smeared in goat's blood

In the worst case, I still have my X700 for region A discs. I'm gonna keep both plugged in. I was just curious to see if the Panasonic can do a better job at upscaling regular BR to 4K.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Naiera

bhampton, are you aware that you can get an HDFury and package DV in a normal HDR10 signal and thus get DV on your projector?

Sort of aware of that.

I've owned a number of HDFury devices over the years. The first one changed HDMI to VGA for my CRT FPs.

I'm not convinced in the superiourity of DV and I am aware it causes people a TON of trouble. Like I heard several people had lock ups with the Knives Out UHD disc and all were DV related problems. The fact is I have no experience at all with DV so I guess I shouldn't speak about it. I'm big on projectors so it hasn't been a must. I will enjoy learning more about it.


HDR is likely the worst managed thing ever. Introducing an undefined standard that nothing can playback correctly. I'm fine with HDR10 and HDR10+

From my previous experiences, the HD Fury products do exactly what they claim to do and the only thing better is not having the need for one.

I have a Zidoo Z9X arriving today... not sure how awesome that will turn out to be but I believe it can also package DV as HDR10.
If the Zidoo is good enough, my UB9000 may go into storage.

[Naiera]

Everything would’ve been so much easier if they’d never come up with HDR.

It’s pretty wild how far HDFury’s devices have come. My Vertex 2 is so advanced I have no idea what half of what it does is about and unless someone holds my hand, I can never get it to do what I want it to