Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player - Page 534 - Blu-ray Forum

Member-425016 · 07-12-2022, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Naiera

Only those who’ve only seen DVDs on LCD screens with shitty players would say that a CRT is the best way to watch a DVD. Yeesh.

Yup, Oppo 203 is a shitty player? Give me a solution better than CRT for DVD. Player and Tv...but keep in mind I've tried nearly every high end player, on a top rated LCD TV and PVM.

Please don't dance around the question. Either give me an answer, Or move on.

Jim Pez · 07-12-2022, 08:06 AM

Is the panasonic ub820 still one of the best 4k players under $500 ? I was thinking of getting one and this will be my first 4k player.

TravisTylerBlack · 07-12-2022, 08:46 AM

At normal viewing distances a competently encoded DVD, especially one that's been sourced from a strong HD master, will look more than solid when upscaled on a native HD display. Certainly better than it would on any CRTV.

As a matter of fact many, if not the majority of DVDs produced after around the mid 2000s were created with the concept of upscaling in mind. The home video heads at the major studios knew that more and more people would be investing in higher resolution displays in the coming years and (mostly) did their best to make sure that their output wouldn't look like total poop when the moment arrived. I still remember watching my copy of the POTC Dead Man's Chest DVD on my friend's 42" plasma and thinking it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen lol

Now early, especially non-anamorphic, DVDs? Oof, I'll give you those. CRT all the way. But don't even @me re: the DVDs of E.T. or the original Star Wars trilogy- they still look darn good even when projected.

MisterXDTV · 07-12-2022, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Filmfan73

If you have one solution other than CRT/S-Video that looks better for 480i SD content (DVD), I'd love to hear it.

S-Video still sucked for DVDs....

The real deal was SCART RGB (that didn't exist in America) or Component...

sfmarine · 07-12-2022, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Pez

Is the panasonic ub820 still one of the best 4k players under $500 ? I was thinking of getting one and this will be my first 4k player.

It's a solid player but if you can hold out until BF...the player usually drops to around the $400 mark.

sapiendut · 07-12-2022, 02:12 PM

It is $400 now on Amazon US for Prime Day

sfmarine · 07-12-2022, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sapiendut

It is $400 now on Amazon US for Prime Day

Holding out for another B&H deal. $319 shipped is too good to pass up for that price.

sapiendut · 07-12-2022, 03:40 PM

Well, the wholesale cost have gone up by a lot so I don’t think that price will ever be available anymore.

HD 335 · 07-12-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

Holding out for another B&H deal. $319 shipped is too good to pass up for that price.

How often does this price come up and when was the last time? I'd even wait if it was $350 but agree that pricing has come up overall so if $319 was something that happened last year, it may not happen again.

sfmarine · 07-12-2022, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HD 335

How often does this price come up and when was the last time? I'd even wait if it was $350 but agree that pricing has come up overall so if $319 was something that happened last year, it may not happen again.

The sale was only a few weeks ago but once it made it to Slickdeals it was gone. $350 would be a solid drop.

Hydra Spectre · 07-15-2022, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MisterXDTV

S-Video still sucked for DVDs....

The real deal was SCART RGB (that didn't exist in America) or Component...

There would be transcoding for converting the DVD colour space (which is in YCbCr) to RGB for SCART.
It's much purer presenting DVDs via. Component YPbPr, as it is purer to present Sega Mega Drive, Super Famicom, and PlayStation 1 games in RGB than transcoded to YPbPr.

It's also harder to find sets that support RGB SCART in 480p than ones that support YPbPr in 480p.
Still, transcoding is quite useful for people who don't have PVMs with support for both formats.
My trusty old Component tube TV looks great for DVDs, and I assume Sega Mega Drive games will still look great there even if it's not as technically pure as RGB SCART.

DavePS3 · 07-15-2022, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorxpion

This is what I already did at first but didn't succeed to play this part without hiccups and pixelation unless you skip the chapter. Thank you

Clean it a second time and buff it in straight lines with a microfiber cloth. That worked on one of mine that didn't clear up with an initial cleaning.

Scorxpion · 07-15-2022, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DavePS3

Clean it a second time and buff it in straight lines with a microfiber cloth. That worked on one of mine that didn't clear up with an initial cleaning.

Hello Dave,

thank you for your prompt reply i did try it on another player bought it as a backup X800m2 same exact problem as my UB820.But to my surprise it is working on my 1st generation 4k player UB900.yes i did clean it for the second and third time no success. what i noticed this disc is triple layer from early production 2016 no bar code on the disc itself ,in conclusion i guess it is a quality issue how the discs are pressed. the movie in question:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Suici...lu-ray/161534/

I did have another multiple discs have some hiccups through cleaning with a fibre cloth manage to watch them again till the end.

Noremac Mij · 07-15-2022, 05:59 PM

I think DVD’s look pretty spectacular on the UB9000. With minor jaggies visible mostly in the credits text. At least better than on any other player I’ve tried recently.

GaS · 07-16-2022, 01:24 AM

Anybody discover a way to have any of these panasonic players play video files continuously when there are multiple videos in a DLNA folder?

Thanks

TravisTylerBlack · 07-21-2022, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

I think DVD’s look pretty spectacular on the UB9000. With minor jaggies visible mostly in the credits text. At least better than on any other player I’ve tried recently.

Those jaggies are a direct result of the piss poor SD deinterlacing performance from the Panny. Literally any Sony player will do a better job when it comes to that. Heck, even my Philips DVP5990 (from 2008) is leaps and bounds above the the 820/9000 when it comes to DVD upscaling.

PS What happened to your signature? I thought the Xbox and PS5 were the "the best 4K players ever made" due to their "superior build and processing power"?

Better in Blu · 07-21-2022, 08:44 PM

DVD's look like sh*t on my UB9000. My former Oppo was phenomenal for playback of that format.

Noremac Mij · 07-22-2022, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by TravisTylerBlack

Those jaggies are a direct result of the piss poor SD deinterlacing performance from the Panny. Literally any Sony player will do a better job when it comes to that. Heck, even my Philips DVP5990 (from 2008) is leaps and bounds above the the 820/9000 when it comes to DVD upscaling.

PS What happened to your signature? I thought the Xbox and PS5 were the "the best 4K players ever made" due to their "superior build and processing power"?

Troll elsewhere. No one cares.

ronboster · 07-22-2022, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TravisTylerBlack

PS What happened to your signature? I thought the Xbox and PS5 were the "the best 4K players ever made" due to their "superior build and processing power"?

OMG hahaha

I completely forgot about that. Thanks for holding the mirror up to posting history.

cheez avenger · 07-22-2022, 06:02 PM

I only use the 820 for 4K and BD discs. I use the PS5 or Sony x800M2 for DVD playback.

07-12-2022, 08:06 AM	#10662
Jim Pez Senior Member Member since:Aug 2016 4K collection:285 Blu-ray collection:760 DVD collection:6	Is the panasonic ub820 still one of the best 4k players under $500 ? I was thinking of getting one and this will be my first 4k player. Last edited by Jim Pez; 07-12-2022 at 08:11 AM.

07-12-2022, 08:46 AM	#10663
TravisTylerBlack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2014 Location:Los Angeles, CA 4K collection:508 Blu-ray collection:3301	At normal viewing distances a competently encoded DVD, especially one that's been sourced from a strong HD master, will look more than solid when upscaled on a native HD display. Certainly better than it would on any CRTV. As a matter of fact many, if not the majority of DVDs produced after around the mid 2000s were created with the concept of upscaling in mind. The home video heads at the major studios knew that more and more people would be investing in higher resolution displays in the coming years and (mostly) did their best to make sure that their output wouldn't look like total poop when the moment arrived. I still remember watching my copy of the POTC Dead Man's Chest DVD on my friend's 42" plasma and thinking it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen lol Now early, especially non-anamorphic, DVDs? Oof, I'll give you those. CRT all the way. But don't even @me re: the DVDs of E.T. or the original Star Wars trilogy- they still look darn good even when projected. Last edited by TravisTylerBlack; 07-12-2022 at 08:51 AM.

07-12-2022, 02:12 PM	#10666
sapiendut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:3	It is $400 now on Amazon US for Prime Day

07-12-2022, 03:40 PM	#10668
sapiendut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Canada 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:3	Well, the wholesale cost have gone up by a lot so I don’t think that price will ever be available anymore.

07-15-2022, 05:59 PM	#10674
Noremac Mij Banned Member since:Aug 2018 4K collection:80 Blu-ray collection:80	I think DVD’s look pretty spectacular on the UB9000. With minor jaggies visible mostly in the credits text. At least better than on any other player I’ve tried recently.

07-16-2022, 01:24 AM	#10675
GaS Senior Member Member since:Aug 2006	Anybody discover a way to have any of these panasonic players play video files continuously when there are multiple videos in a DLNA folder? Thanks

07-21-2022, 08:44 PM	#10677
Better in Blu Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:North Palm Beach 4K collection:848 Blu-ray collection:1584	DVD's look like sh*t on my UB9000. My former Oppo was phenomenal for playback of that format.

07-22-2022, 06:02 PM	#10680
cheez avenger Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:807 Blu-ray collection:1586 Trading Score:9	I only use the 820 for 4K and BD discs. I use the PS5 or Sony x800M2 for DVD playback.

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