Panasonic DMP-UB900 Ultra HD Player

[Pieter V]

Look at all those extra useless audio ports.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

Look at all those extra useless audio ports.

But it's high end......

[Pieter V]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

But it's high end......

With a high end price.

[Lion]

Originally Posted by Pieter V

Look at all those extra useless audio ports.

To most it is, but there are a few of us that use good old Analogue 7.1 connections I use such from my BDP-S5000ES and am very pleased with the results. With the introduction of ATMOS and DTS: X the pull to upgrade is more warranted. I don't suppose the Panny decodes these internally even for "poverty 5.1 or 7.1" due to the speaker calibration needed on the receiver.

[bruceames]

I still use the analog audio outs as well. Hopefully the Oppo will have them.

[kristoffer]

Me too!

[kristoffer]

Originally Posted by bruceames.

I still use the analog audio outs as well. Hopefully the Oppo will have them.

I would be very surprised if this wasn't the case!

[Yautja_Warrior]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

I don't think Sony have any plans until 2017.

I think they said at the latest, but I expect to see one before the end of the year, fingers crossed anyway, as I want a Sony player.

Hopefully the price will have come down a little by then too. I know new tech is normally priced high, but this is still essentially blu-ray, just a better version, so the player prices are a little higher than had hoped really. I mean, I was expecting around £300-£400 but wasn't expecting it going back up to £600-£700, like when DVD first came out.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Officially £599 plus mad max and San Andreas in the UK is much better than I expected after the early £700+ figure. Should drop to £500 or less before the end of the year or better still be bundled with DX900.

Oh and a backlit remote is a nice touch.

Oh wow....if that's true then it looks like I'll have to put mah money where mah mouth is: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...y#post11856673

As I've said before, I considered paying £400 for Panasonic's high-end regular BD player (BDT700) so bolting on another 200 sovs for UHD playback is a no-brainer. Chuck in two movies and that'll do me! Mid-april, here I come!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Sure hope they equal or exceed the capabilities of the LG BD player app (iOS & Android) with a new one from Panasonic.

The main menu on the UB900 appears to be a lot different from the Panny players of the past.

[Gradius2]

3D is long dead.

Samsung and LG are saying that, soon every big company will follow too.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Sure hope they equal or exceed the capabilities of the LG BD player app (iOS & Android) with a new one from Panasonic.

The main menu on the UB900 appears to be a lot different from the Panny players of the past.

It's not really, they've just swapped the 'cross' layout for a row.

UHD player:



5 year old DMT-BDT310 (background is poster's own ):

[LuminousMotion]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Some pics from a Italian av site

The cellowrap looks to still be present on the top of the player, hence the ultra-gloss. You can see areas where it has been peeled toward the back and more obviously toward the front. (Forgive image repetition, as I haven't figured out how to *SPOILER* the hyperlinks, yet.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Oh wow....if that's true then it looks like I'll have to put mah money where mah mouth is: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...y#post11856673

As I've said before, I considered paying £400 for Panasonic's high-end regular BD player (BDT700) so bolting on another 200 sovs for UHD playback is a no-brainer. Chuck in two movies and that'll do me! Mid-april, here I come!

I really don't want to go Panasonic, but no way I touch Samsung

[Geoff D]

Why such an aversion to the panny? Their players have smoked all the sony ones I've tried in recent years, but I know you like the big S so I've answered my own question.

[jaaguir]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

I really don't want to go Panasonic, but no way I touch Samsung

I thought Panasonic was well regarded. You're obviously a very knowledgeable industry insider, so which brand do you favor?

EDIT: Geoff posted while I wrote my post. Question answered, I guess.

[bailey1987]

How does it handle Dolby ATMOS and DTS X? I have just bought some speakers I intend to use as ATMOS channels as such I want the player to be able to pass the DTSX/ATMOS to the receiver for it to decode, ideally the sound will be a minimum of 5.1.4 or greater with no loss of quality.

I would rather buy this player instead of the Samsung player mainly because of the problems I have heard the Samsung player has, also the included titles suit me far better than The Martian.

[Geoff D]

AFAIK Dolby Atmos and DTS X formats are bitstreamed as extensions to the respective lossless Dolby/DTS formats, so as long as the player squirts TrueHD and DTS-HD over HDMI to a compatible amp (true of most players made for, ooh, the last 8 or 9 years) then it's fine.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Why such an aversion to the panny? Their players have smoked all the sony ones I've tried in recent years, but I know you like the big S so I've answered my own question.

Would rather go high end pioneer personally

[ray0414]

Sorry for forgetting the link, im mobile at the moment.

But the price has been announced for the Panasonic uhd player and it's roughly 25-40%cheaper than predicted.

One of those European sites has the launch price at 600 instead of the leaked 1000 and is launching mid april