Panasonic DMP-UB900 Ultra HD Player

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Lion

this is now listed on Amazon UK, but no stock apparently... and £649!

Panasonic DMP-UB900

.. and the sponsored link:

http://hanley.store.panasonic.co.uk/...FUSVGwodrGcCzw

"Special Offer starting 21st April, Get this 4k bluray player for 1/2 price when purchased with a DX902 or DX802 Tv"

makes you wonder if the player won't be released until 21st then.

How much?!?

[Crimsoncleaver]

Seriously, not even available. I would pay the extra £50 to come Monday tbh. No sign or reply from Super-Fi as to when they are dispatching.

[Viking61]

English manual for those interested.

https://dlc.panasonic-europe-service...del=DMPUB900EB

Check "I Accept" and click View.

[Crimsoncleaver]

Originally Posted by Viking61

English manual for those interested.

https://dlc.panasonic-europe-service...del=DMPUB900EB

Check "I Accept" and click View.

Great thanks!

Noted down some settings I need to change soon as I get it.

Anyone heard anything on delivery of theirs?

[geoffc]

I did hear that they should be shipping to dealers later this coming week/following week. (Hopefully!)

[Crimsoncleaver]

Oh well, will have to wait.

Got 2 UHD discs coming tomorrow.

[Crimsoncleaver]

Got word from one retailer that they expect stock on April 21st. So looks like a bit more of a wait

[Crimsoncleaver]

For those who prefer Amazon, it's now listed as usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks.

[simsini]

Originally Posted by Crimsoncleaver

For those who prefer Amazon, it's now listed as usually dispatched within 2-4 weeks.

Same here...

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...44616-pdt.html

[Crimsoncleaver]

Another retailer reckons delivery to customers by Wednesday next week. Got a couple of orders out, will go with who ever gets dispatching out soonest. Although all sounds similar to April 21st

[jono3000]

Originally Posted by simsini

Same here...

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...44616-pdt.html

Thanks, I wondered when the likes of Curry's would add it to their website

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[Crimsoncleaver]

Originally Posted by BluRay84

Has anyone who's ordered online heard anything from Superfi yet any update? My order status still says "awaiting stock, awaiting further stock" I hope I reserved a Panasonic 4K player in good time, and the first batch hasn't sold out.

Called them yesterday and they believe 1-2 weeks, apparently Panasonic haven't given a solid date, NOR how much stock they're giving.

So I have ended up placing a few orders around in case my pre-order isn't high enough in the list.

[geoffc]

I was told by my supplier yesterday that they will have sufficient stock to satisfy all pre-orders from next monday.

[jabz]

Originally Posted by geoffc

I was told by my supplier yesterday that they will have sufficient stock to satisfy all pre-orders from next monday.

Who is your supplier?
thanks

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

That's not the reason. It's a manufacturer's choice whether component video is converted from 4:2:0 at the source media to 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 in the player or the display.

The display then converts that upsampled signal to RGB. It's a better conversion if component video is 4:2:2 or 4:4:4.

Eddie was right in one respect: 4:2:0 was NOT part of the pre-HDMI 2.0 spec which is why all the standard Blu-ray players up until now (and even a UHD one! ) haven't offered it as an output option re: chroma subsampling.

Only with the advent of HDMI 2.0 was 4:2:0 finally added, and even then only for 50/60p, mindful as they are of the 10.2 Gb/s bandwidth limitation on HDMI 2.0 'lite' equipment.

[Geoff D]

^ And, unlike Samsung, Panasonic are aware of this limitation which is why on their player the subsampling for 4K50/60p can be set separately to 4:2:0, while the main 4K24 4:2:2/4:4:4 subsampling output remains in place for such content.

This will hopefully avoid the handshaking problems that some have experienced with the Samsung, which is kicking out a 4:4:4 4K60p signal on the menu/splash screens and potentially causing issues with 10.2 Gb/s HDMI chips that simply can't process the player's signal until someone actually plays a disc.

[Mezzanine]

DMP-UB900 Firmware Download (Europe/UK)

Version 1.02 dated April 11, 2016.

[Deciazulado]

I think I just read on the Pan Man-ual that when in 4:2:0 HDR would go off? Hope not, that troubled me.

[Brightstar]

Are John Lewis selling this too? if so i can pop in for a quick demo

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

I think I just read on the Pan Man-ual that when in 4:2:0 HDR would go off? Hope not, that troubled me.

Yes, it says

When connected to a device or terminal that supports 4K (50p/60p) 4:2:0 (8bit) and lower, this unit plays back 50p/60p content by applying Dynamic Range Conversion to its HDR signals to output them.

but that will only affect the displays which have the 10.2 Gb/s HDMI chipsets that max out at 4:2:0 4K50/60p, and as far as I know there aren't too many HDR-capable displays out there with the 'lite' HDMI 2.0.

And for the ones that do have that particular combo of tech it won't affect the vast majority of HDR UHD viewing anyway because most movies are made at 24fps.