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jmpage2 · 10-11-2022, 04:09 AM

Is it still the recommendation to leave DV disabled if you have an OLED set and just use HDR10 tone mapping from the 820?

sephirothkefka · 10-11-2022, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jmpage2

Is it still the recommendation to leave DV disabled if you have an OLED set and just use HDR10 tone mapping from the 820?

I'm not sure when that was stated but a lot of the DV issues for specific titles (Ghost in the shell and knives out for example) have been fixed since 1.69. I personally tend to keep it on.

pbz06 · 10-11-2022, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jmpage2

Is it still the recommendation to leave DV disabled if you have an OLED set and just use HDR10 tone mapping from the 820?

Just depends on your TV. I have an A9G and I get better results (and consistency) disabling DV and sticking with the HDR10 layer. My TV has undefeatable dynamic tonemapping, but it's faithful to EOTF tracking. With DV, I notice some occasional cruch or dark "posterization" on some of the torture scenes.

samuelkhan999 · 10-11-2022, 05:56 PM

UB820 now on Amazon Prime Day sale in the UK.

I've tried the Rattlebyte mod firmware. The external subs option is working.

ronand · 10-11-2022, 06:30 PM

For anyone in the EU looking to order one its even cheaper on Amazon.es (about €345 including delivery). Thats where I got mine a few months ago.

Bunty2 · 10-12-2022, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MrHT

Is there an easy way to sell a 43" TV? I'd prefer not to lug that thing around just to get chump change for it. That is my issue, and I don't want to be wasteful and just throw it out.

Probably no easy way to sell it, so simply see if a local thrift store will come and get it. I didn't want to be bothered with trying to sell my 2008 50" Samsung plasma TV, so I called a local thrift store to come down with their truck and pick it up. They later sold it for $80. The thrift store's goal is to help wayward young people, so it was for a good cause.

Muyfa666 · 10-12-2022, 08:12 AM

Got a update emailed for my region modded 820 from TPS today.

1. Deactivation of DVD UOP
2. Deactivation of Blu-ray PUO
3. Deactivation of automatic power-off
4. Support for external subtitles via USB
5. Support for High (500 nits) Luminance Projector (UB820, already a feature in UB9000)
6. Selected region shown on player's front display

Seem to be all good stuff. :-)

Really happy with this player.

jephdood · 10-12-2022, 05:57 PM

Does anyone know if Best Buy will match the Prime sale price on the 820?

PUsokrJosh305 · 10-12-2022, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by pbz06

Just depends on your TV. I have an A9G and I get better results (and consistency) disabling DV and sticking with the HDR10 layer. My TV has undefeatable dynamic tonemapping, but it's faithful to EOTF tracking. With DV, I notice some occasional cruch or dark "posterization" on some of the torture scenes.

Agreed! Your A9G does a great job at dynamic tone mapping that it doesn't need DV. However, for anyone with an LG TV like myself, C9, you probably should keep DV "On." For a good amount of time, I kept it off due to the issues the Panasonic Players had with certain titles.

I also kept it "Off" due to how decently good the Dynamic Tone Mapping is on the C9. However, these newer Sony films are graded so crazy that the regular HDR10 presentation is lacking compared to the DV presentation.

The last thing as to why I kept DV Off is that my C9 seemed to dim down in DV content vs. HDR10 content. It was the darn TPC settings in the TV. I finally said enough is enough and turned off the setting in the LG Service Menu. I don't get any dimming now so DV is turned "On" at all times now for any DV title.

Basically, for any LG TV owner, have Dynamic Tone Mapping "On" for any regular HDR10 title and keep DV "On" in your player for any Dolby Vision title. That's at least my rule of thumb now and it works!

PUsokrJosh305 · 10-12-2022, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jephdood

Does anyone know if Best Buy will match the Prime sale price on the 820?

You an ask them but since this is a special event, they may not allow you to. But it doesn't hurt to ask.

jephdood · 10-13-2022, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

You an ask them but since this is a special event, they may not allow you to. But it doesn't hurt to ask.

They matched.

PUsokrJosh305 · 10-13-2022, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jephdood

They matched.

Nice!! Congrats on getting the Panasonic 820 and enjoy it! It's one of the best 4K UHD players out on the market. I own one and love it! Welcome to the Club!

biggquis · 10-14-2022, 03:36 AM

Rookie question... would running the Panny straight to my soundbar and having that transfer the video to my TV degrade the visual quality at all? I'm having some issue with ARC audio cutting in and out when going through my TV for whatever reason. This way works flawlessly. Just making sure I'm not throttling anything

PUsokrJosh305 · 10-14-2022, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by biggquis

Rookie question... would running the Panny straight to my soundbar and having that transfer the video to my TV degrade the visual quality at all? I'm having some issue with ARC audio cutting in and out when going through my TV for whatever reason. This way works flawlessly. Just making sure I'm not throttling anything

Just hook the Panny Player directly to the TV using the (Video/Audio) HDMI Port and then plug another HDMI Cable from the (Audio Only) HDMI Port to your soundbar. That should take care of your worries of video issues.

Even though I have a newer receiver, I still plug my Panny 820 directly into the TV but use the other HDMI Port for audio going directly to my receiver that way there is no distortion in video quality.

biggquis · 10-14-2022, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

Just hook the Panny Player directly to the TV using the (Video/Audio) HDMI Port and then plug another HDMI Cable from the (Audio Only) HDMI Port to your soundbar. That should take care of your worries of video issues.

Even though I have a newer receiver, I still plug my Panny 820 directly into the TV but use the other HDMI Port for audio going directly to my receiver that way there is no distortion in video quality.

I started experiencing some problems with Audio when doing it that way. Audio was cutting in and out

Vindicator89 · 10-14-2022, 05:04 AM

I am in the process of getting a second Panny 820 from the recent Amazon sale after I had to return the previous model I had for only five months because it was having the dreaded disc drive issue. I got the extended warranty this time and I have my fingers crossed that I won't run into that issue again or at least not so soon. What is that punch trick that I keep seeing on the thread? lol.

Also, I would like the recommended settings for my SonyX85K so I can get get the most out of the HDR optimizer. I have two Sony 4K players right now and they work well but I already miss the way the 820 made my 4Ks and regular blu-rays look. Plus all of the other nice bells and whistles. I am just hoping this unit lasts me longer without breaking down. Because if it happens again? I honestly might have to just give up on Panasonic entirely. And I really don't want to do that. I hope the player doesn't let me down.

Also, how do you connect a soundbar directly to a reciever with HDMI? I keep looking up ways to do that online and I keep finding no actual helpful answers. I have a Sony Reciever and it has multiple ports for video and audio but nothing specific labeled for just audio. So I am confused as to which HDMI port to use and where to connect it to my Elevate. Is it the Earc port or the regular HDMI 1 or 2 port? And would you recommend connecting the player directly to the TV or using the reciever or soundbar for the connection? I have been using the soundbar currently and that's because it has a 4K pass through option. And it has erased the issues I was having with the sound cutting out using Atmos. I don't want to run into that issue again, so I am checking to see if that is a good option for optimal playback as well.

chip75 · 10-14-2022, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Vindicator89

Also, how do you connect a soundbar directly to a reciever with HDMI? I keep looking up ways to do that online and I keep finding no actual helpful answers. I have a Sony Reciever and it has multiple ports for video and audio but nothing specific labeled for just audio. So I am confused as to which HDMI port to use and where to connect it to my Elevate. Is it the Earc port or the regular HDMI 1 or 2 port? And would you recommend connecting the player directly to the TV or using the reciever or soundbar for the connection? I have been using the soundbar currently and that's because it has a 4K pass through option. And it has erased the issues I was having with the sound cutting out using Atmos. I don't want to run into that issue again, so I am checking to see if that is a good option for optimal playback as well.

The shouldnt be any need to connect a sound bar to an AVR. I'd recommend using one or the other. I'd imagine they'd conflict with each other. I guess in theory you could plug the sound bar's HDMI output into one of the AVR's inputs and plug the AVR into your TV, but I have no idea what plugging two systems together would do. I wouldn't recommend it!

Plug your player's HDMI 1 into your TV and send the audio to your AVR or sound bar with HDMI 2.

Vindicator89 · 10-14-2022, 06:00 AM

Thanks for the quick reply. So I should just connect the player directly to the TV? Which HDMI port? The Earc? Or just the regular HDMI? I have the player connected to my AR which is connected directly to my soundbar with one Earc cable connected directly to the TV.

This has been the only option I have been able to use so far that hasn't lead to annoying audio drops when playing Atmos or DTS content. Either I am doing something wrong when I try to connect the player directly to the TV or I am using some kind of incorrect input for the audio. It's strange that this is the only option to date that seems to work the way I want.

chip75 · 10-14-2022, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Vindicator89

Thanks for the quick reply. So I should just connect the player directly to the TV? Which HDMI port? The Earc? Or just the regular HDMI? I have the player connected to my AR which is connected directly to my soundbar with one Earc cable connected directly to the TV.

This has been the only option I have been able to use so far that hasn't lead to annoying audio drops when playing Atmos or DTS content. Either I am doing something wrong when I try to connect the player directly to the TV or I am using some kind of incorrect input for the audio. It's strange that this is the only option to date that seems to work the way I want.

Connect the player to one of the TV's HDMI inputs that isn't eARC, leave that to your AVR, then connect the player's HDMI 2 to the AVR for audio. You shouldn't have any issues with drop-outs.

If your AVR doesn't have Atmos then use the sound bar in the same way. There shouldn't be a need to use both.

Vindicator89 · 10-14-2022, 06:58 PM

My AVR has Atmos. But I am still not quite sure where I should connect the player's HDMI 2 to for just audio. I have a HDMI port to connect directly to the TV, one for a blu-ray player, a media player and I believe a cable box.

This is where I get confused with where to put the secondary audio cable to. And I guess I should connect the Earc port directly to the AVR as well?

10-14-2022, 05:04 AM	#10916
Vindicator89 Member Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:548	I am in the process of getting a second Panny 820 from the recent Amazon sale after I had to return the previous model I had for only five months because it was having the dreaded disc drive issue. I got the extended warranty this time and I have my fingers crossed that I won't run into that issue again or at least not so soon. What is that punch trick that I keep seeing on the thread? lol. Also, I would like the recommended settings for my SonyX85K so I can get get the most out of the HDR optimizer. I have two Sony 4K players right now and they work well but I already miss the way the 820 made my 4Ks and regular blu-rays look. Plus all of the other nice bells and whistles. I am just hoping this unit lasts me longer without breaking down. Because if it happens again? I honestly might have to just give up on Panasonic entirely. And I really don't want to do that. I hope the player doesn't let me down. Also, how do you connect a soundbar directly to a reciever with HDMI? I keep looking up ways to do that online and I keep finding no actual helpful answers. I have a Sony Reciever and it has multiple ports for video and audio but nothing specific labeled for just audio. So I am confused as to which HDMI port to use and where to connect it to my Elevate. Is it the Earc port or the regular HDMI 1 or 2 port? And would you recommend connecting the player directly to the TV or using the reciever or soundbar for the connection? I have been using the soundbar currently and that's because it has a 4K pass through option. And it has erased the issues I was having with the sound cutting out using Atmos. I don't want to run into that issue again, so I am checking to see if that is a good option for optimal playback as well. Last edited by Vindicator89; 10-14-2022 at 05:12 AM.

10-11-2022, 04:09 AM	#10901
jmpage2 Member Member since:Apr 2020	Is it still the recommendation to leave DV disabled if you have an OLED set and just use HDR10 tone mapping from the 820?

10-11-2022, 05:56 PM	#10904
samuelkhan999 Special Member Member since:Mar 2013 Location:Gloucester, England, UK 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:82 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:13	UB820 now on Amazon Prime Day sale in the UK. I've tried the Rattlebyte mod firmware. The external subs option is working.

10-11-2022, 06:30 PM	#10905
ronand Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2019 Location:Ireland 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:138 Digital collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:1	For anyone in the EU looking to order one its even cheaper on Amazon.es (about €345 including delivery). Thats where I got mine a few months ago.

10-12-2022, 08:12 AM	#10907
Muyfa666 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Sweden 4K collection:524 Blu-ray collection:882 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:5	Got a update emailed for my region modded 820 from TPS today. 1. Deactivation of DVD UOP 2. Deactivation of Blu-ray PUO 3. Deactivation of automatic power-off 4. Support for external subtitles via USB 5. Support for High (500 nits) Luminance Projector (UB820, already a feature in UB9000) 6. Selected region shown on player's front display Seem to be all good stuff. :-) Really happy with this player.

10-12-2022, 05:57 PM	#10908
jephdood Expert Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Auburn, WA 4K collection:1217 Blu-ray collection:5201 DVD collection:86 Trading Score:256	Does anyone know if Best Buy will match the Prime sale price on the 820?

10-14-2022, 03:36 AM	#10913
biggquis Power Member Member since:Jan 2020 4K collection:1364 Blu-ray collection:2209 DVD collection:5 MA collection:52 Digital collection:455 iTunes collection:666 Prime collection:6 Trading Score:165	Rookie question... would running the Panny straight to my soundbar and having that transfer the video to my TV degrade the visual quality at all? I'm having some issue with ARC audio cutting in and out when going through my TV for whatever reason. This way works flawlessly. Just making sure I'm not throttling anything

10-14-2022, 06:00 AM	#10918
Vindicator89 Member Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:548	Thanks for the quick reply. So I should just connect the player directly to the TV? Which HDMI port? The Earc? Or just the regular HDMI? I have the player connected to my AR which is connected directly to my soundbar with one Earc cable connected directly to the TV. This has been the only option I have been able to use so far that hasn't lead to annoying audio drops when playing Atmos or DTS content. Either I am doing something wrong when I try to connect the player directly to the TV or I am using some kind of incorrect input for the audio. It's strange that this is the only option to date that seems to work the way I want.

10-14-2022, 06:58 PM	#10920
Vindicator89 Member Member since:Sep 2014 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:548	My AVR has Atmos. But I am still not quite sure where I should connect the player's HDMI 2 to for just audio. I have a HDMI port to connect directly to the TV, one for a blu-ray player, a media player and I believe a cable box. This is where I get confused with where to put the secondary audio cable to. And I guess I should connect the Earc port directly to the AVR as well?

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