Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[OT7]

Owner's Manual update.
Page 29 Dolby Vision Settings added. TQBS0258-4
Page 20 Direct playback of music CDs

[cjake]

Originally Posted by OT7

Owner's Manual update.
Page 29 Dolby Vision Settings added. TQBS0258-4

Interesting that HDR10+ priority over Dolby Vision is confirmed in the manual just as Vincent Toeh found when playing a UHD disc with both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ layers.

If all the conditions below are met, both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are enabled. In that case, playback in HDR10+ format takes precedence.
– The playback media or content is recorded in both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ formats.
– Both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are supported by the connected device (TV, etc.).
– Both this function and “HDR10+ Setting” are set to “On”.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by cjake

Interesting that HDR10+ priority over Dolby Vision is confirmed in the manual just as Vincent Toeh found when playing a UHD disc with both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ layers.

If all the conditions below are met, both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are enabled. In that case, playback in HDR10+ format takes precedence.
– The playback media or content is recorded in both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ formats.
– Both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are supported by the connected device (TV, etc.).
– Both this function and “HDR10+ Setting” are set to “On”.

If people actually RTFM then they'd have noticed that it said that from the start re: the HDR10+ priority, I recently mentioned it here in the DV thread without even knowing that vincent had confirmed it: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...4#post16711314

[Robert Zohn]

Originally Posted by TJtennispro

I’m not trying to play video. Just music. The sound engineer of WSP sends me the 24 bit, 16 bit and MP3 board after every show. Same music put on livewidespreadpanic or nugs.net. Doesn’t matter if it’s my NAS or hard drive. Music plays back just no matter what format I feed it the same thing is being outputted.

Maybe the Denon 7200 has better DACs. Not sure confused but Panasonic claims it’s investigating as it’s not suppose to work as it has been.

Sorry I did not think of this before and just found this tip on AVS Forum so if my suggestions did not fix the audio playback then check how your USB drive is formatted and follow this method:

Have you tried formatting the flash drive to FAT32 (not EXFAT) before copying the music files onto it?

[HDTV1080P]

The 2010 model Panasonic Blu-ray players with a SDXC card slot, is able to read FAT, FAT32, and exFAT. The 2016 OPPO UDP-203 can read NTFS, FAT, FAT32, and exFAT. I would hope the latest Panasonic Blu-ray players can do the same. If not maybe Panasonic can issue a firmware update to support all the above file formats.

[TJtennispro]

Robert I sincerely thank you for all the help. Unfortunately nothing works the USB DRIVE is even FAT32. I gave 2 weeks left for a return so I’m going to give Panasonic a chance to fix this issue.

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Sorry I did not think of this before and just found this tip on AVS Forum so if my suggestions did not fix the audio playback then check how your USB drive is formatted and follow this method:

Have you tried formatting the flash drive to FAT32 (not EXFAT) before copying the music files onto it?

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

The 2010 model Panasonic Blu-ray players with a SDXC card slot, is able to read FAT, FAT32, and exFAT. The 2016 OPPO UDP-203 can read NTFS, FAT, FAT32, and exFAT. I would hope the latest Panasonic Blu-ray players can do the same. If not maybe Panasonic can issue a firmware update to support all the above file formats.

As is this player is not very good for audio playback via NAS OR USB. Music playback that is.

[cjake]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

If people actually RTFM then they'd have noticed that it said that from the start re: the HDR10+ priority, I recently mentioned it here in the DV thread without even knowing that vincent had confirmed it: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...4#post16711314

I find it to be rare that manufacturers actually update their online manuals. The current U.S. version of the manual seems to be TQBS0258-4.

HDR10+ support was included in the original manual TQBS0258-1 that I had downloaded before Dolby Vision support was added so it had no mention of HDR10+ priority.

[estesma05]

Originally Posted by TJtennispro

As is this player is not very good for audio playback via NAS OR USB. Music playback that is.

No offense but you're wrong. I have TBs of music (ALAC, FLAC (stereo and 5.1, DSF(stereo and 5.1)) and the UB820 is the only device I've owned that can play them without fail. I mainly play them from my NAS via UPnP...zero problems. It also has a "better" UI compared to play back via USB.

I had problems initially but it was due to the BS limitations of ARC; zero problems once I ran the UB820 through the receiver instead of the TV.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by cjake

I find it to be rare that manufacturers actually update their online manuals. The current U.S. version of the manual seems to be TQBS0258-4.

HDR10+ support was included in the original manual TQBS0258-1 that I had downloaded before Dolby Vision support was added so it had no mention of HDR10+ priority.

Fair enough. I've got the UK 820 manual DP-UB820_EB_EN_TQBS0208-2 here which I downloaded a year ago, literally, and it's got the HDR10+ priority message under the Dobly settings on page 29.

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by estesma05

No offense but you're wrong. I have TBs of music (ALAC, FLAC (stereo and 5.1, DSF(stereo and 5.1)) and the UB820 is the only device I've owned that can play them without fail. I mainly play them from my NAS via UPnP...zero problems. It also has a "better" UI compared to play back via USB.

I had problems initially but it was due to the BS limitations of ARC; zero problems once I ran the UB820 through the receiver instead of the TV.

Interesting that I’m wrong but you had issues at first. So issues exist. I would never run it to the tv first as that makes zero sense. Can you please post a SS of FLAC OR ALAC Music playing back? You will be the only person alive that can if so.

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by estesma05

No offense but you're wrong. I have TBs of music (ALAC, FLAC (stereo and 5.1, DSF(stereo and 5.1)) and the UB820 is the only device I've owned that can play them without fail. I mainly play them from my NAS via UPnP...zero problems. It also has a "better" UI compared to play back via USB.

I had problems initially but it was due to the BS limitations of ARC; zero problems once I ran the UB820 through the receiver instead of the TV.

I run mine through a NAS too and the 820 is by far the worst performer I own out of 3 devices considering it doesn’t work. Interested in those SS. Pics or it didn’t happen.

[Mikke73]

Originally Posted by estesma05

No offense but you're wrong. I have TBs of music (ALAC, FLAC (stereo and 5.1, DSF(stereo and 5.1)) and the UB820 is the only device I've owned that can play them without fail. I mainly play them from my NAS via UPnP...zero problems. It also has a "better" UI compared to play back via USB.

I had problems initially but it was due to the BS limitations of ARC; zero problems once I ran the UB820 through the receiver instead of the TV.

Same here, my UB820 plays FLAC files from my NAS without any problems at all.
I had some problems when 820 was connected via WiFi, but after connecting it with a network cable I've had zero problems.

[estesma05]

I can post a pic when I get home tonight, but it’s not going to show you much other than artist/album/track info and the album artwork.

[rickardl]

FWIIW: I don't have that many exotic filetypes but I pulled four different ones together in a folder which I put on a USB-stick and also in a folder on my NAS. All played fine.
I have set the Audio HDMI output on the 820 to video+audio and I have overlayed my Onkyo receiver's information popup of what it is receiving (and outputting).

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by rickardl

FWIIW: I don't have that many exotic filetypes but I pulled four different ones together in a folder which I put on a USB-stick and also in a folder on my NAS. All played fine.
I have set the Audio HDMI output on the 820 to video+audio and I have overlayed my Onkyo receiver's information popup of what it is receiving (and outputting).

Thank you! When I’m playing a file like your FLAC file sound doesn’t come out at all. I tried to watch movies yesterday and sound wouldn’t play. Now today a 4k disc won’t load. I think my player is a lemon. I’ll exchange.

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by estesma05

I can post a pic when I get home tonight, but it’s not going to show you much other than artist/album/track info and the album artwork.

Thanks yeah mine won’t either. My receiver isn’t showing the correct file signal. Pretty wack for a player with HI Resolution Audio stamped on the box. It won’t play discs anymore either.

[pbz06]

Originally Posted by TJtennispro

Thanks yeah mine won’t either. My receiver isn’t showing the correct file signal. Pretty wack for a player with HI Resolution Audio stamped on the box. It won’t play discs anymore either.

Sounds like you either have a misconfigured setting somewhere in your gear/chain, or unfortunately have a lemon. It works fine as advertised on our end.

[TJtennispro]

Originally Posted by pbz06

Sounds like you either have a misconfigured setting somewhere in your gear/chain, or unfortunately have a lemon. It works fine as advertised on our end.

It worked fine as advertised on my end at first except music for the first two weeks. When a 4k blu Ray won’t load and just cycles back to the home screen that’s not a setting issue. I exchanged it so hoping that fixes my issues. This product was my first lemon and I’ve definitely never had to ask on a forum how to configure something for playback. Until this weekend music would always play but it wouldn’t show the file type ie: ALAC OR FLAC. Filmfreakasorsus and the nice poster who posted the pictures is the only two people I’m aware of who even understood the questions I was asking. Anyway hoping the exchange fixes it since definitive proof has been posted by one person it can be done.

[WKoA13]

Ok.... newbie(probably stupid) question, but I've never tried anything like this before, so apologies now....

Is it possible to run this player to/through two different audio sources, and have it work on whichever one is actually on?

Specifically, if I wanted to connect it to an atmos soundbar via the HDMI for watching movies, but also connect it via analog or optical to my old Yamaha receiver just for listening to CDs??

Or would having it connected to both just confuse it, and I'd have to manually change something in the settings for each activity??