Panasonic DMP-UB900 Ultra HD Player

[DJJez]

best player on the market for picture quality. the oppo fanboys will never want to hear it but its the honest truth. upscaling is far superior

[danny24]

Originally Posted by DJJez

best player on the market for picture quality. the oppo fanboys will never want to hear it but its the honest truth. upscaling is far superior

Your praise made me get this player and I got the Oppo 203 first. I'd say this is a hair better than the Oppo for picture quality and upscaling and it's far better for sound. A hair better isn't much but it's still me saying it's a hair better than something Oppo related. The Oppo 203 is better for USB and menu, ease of use. This has so far the best picture quality on any Ultra HD player I have seen, so I agree. The Oppo 203 is still a fantastic made player all itself, you can't go wrong with either player. The display on the UB900 is a thing of beauty really, love it. Overall the Panasonic UB900 is an awesome player!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

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Thanks for the PSA but I know of this incredible invention, I just couldn't be bothered. And the logo at the end really does speak for itself.

[grodd]

Originally Posted by DJJez

best player on the market for picture quality. the oppo fanboys will never want to hear it but its the honest truth. upscaling is far superior

I agree, for me it was better in every way. No brainer.

It's easier to find cheaper, cheaper to make region free, sharper picture, better up-scaling. Better processing options for sharping and reducing edge ringing. Not as many problems. Better sound profiles.

Also has better non HDR picture

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by grodd

I agree, for me it was better in every way. No brainer.

It's easier to find cheaper, cheaper to make region free, sharper picture, better up-scaling. Better processing options for sharping and reducing edge ringing. Not as many problems. Better sound profiles.

Also has better non HDR picture

Can this be made region free for Blu-ray? I thought Panasonic players were a pain in the ass regarding that aspect?

And yes, it is a very good player but one tiny, simple thing is stil bothering the hell outta me. Why can't the automatic stand-by function not be turned off?! Whenever I pause a movie for more than 20 or so minutes, the player shuts itslef down and I don't want that.

[grodd]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Can this be made region free for Blu-ray? I thought Panasonic players were a pain in the ass regarding that aspect?

And yes, it is a very good player but one tiny, simple thing is stil bothering the hell outta me. Why can't the automatic stand-by function not be turned off?! Whenever I pause a movie for more than 20 or so minutes, the player shuts itslef down and I don't want that.

Yes its really easy and cheap to make region free. Just do a little google-fu on regionfreedom.

I thought Automatic stand-off function can be turned off as well. I'm at work now but I'll double check.

[agoofykindasuperman]

Originally Posted by DJR662

Can this be made region free for Blu-ray? I thought Panasonic players were a pain in the ass regarding that aspect?

And yes, it is a very good player but one tiny, simple thing is stil bothering the hell outta me. Why can't the automatic stand-by function not be turned off?! Whenever I pause a movie for more than 20 or so minutes, the player shuts itslef down and I don't want that.

Usually with region-locked titles you just have to wait for the region lock screen to show up, then hit STOP on the remote, then hit a combo of 3 numbers like 1-1-1 on the remote and it will go to a menu or play a title on the disc.
Takes a little experimenting to find out what codes do what though.

[jesse_]

Originally Posted by grodd

Yes its really easy and cheap to make region free. Just do a little google-fu on regionfreedom.

I thought Automatic stand-off function can be turned off as well. I'm at work now but I'll double check.

Did you happen to find out if the automatic standby can be switched off?

[Mezzanine]

New firmware as of today, version 1.73.

http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/...b900_euro.html

• HEVC MKV/TS file playback support (Information)
• HDR picture adjustment support (Information)
• Network service compatibility
• Playability of Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD Disc

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by Mezzanine

New firmware as of today, version 1.73.

http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/...b900_euro.html

• HEVC MKV/TS file playback support (Information)
• HDR picture adjustment support (Information)
• Network service compatibility
• Playability of Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD Disc

Nice, downloading now.

If I have time left I will play around with those UHD/HDR demos on USB stick and see if they work.



Edit: new Deep Colour Output settings, they are:

-Auto 12-bit priority
-Auto 10-bit priority
-Off


HDR picture adjustment must be nice for those who watch during the daytime or just find the picture too dim in general, personally I think I'll just leave it at the standard "0" setting.

[DJJez]

downloading now, thanks for the update

[DJJez]

the panasonic now finally outbits at 10 bit!! (not 12 bit like before)

but you have to force it to 10 bit priority in the deep colour output settings

[Geoff D]

Finally we get 4K USB playback in mkv and ts containers too! A 4K m2ts clip also worked.

The 10-bit is useless for me as my TV hasn't got enough bandwidth to accept 10-bit 4:4:4 (and 10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 aren't part of the HDMI 2.0 spec for sub-50/60p 4K material) so it just defaults to the regulation 12-bit 4:2:2 output for 4K24. No gain, no loss.

I noticed that the HLG to PQ (HDR10) transcoding feature as seen on the newer models in the HDTVtest video is not present, however the player has no issues playing the HLG demo clips from demo UHD-3D so perhaps that's just HLG's famed backwards compatibility in action.

[DJJez]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Finally we get 4K USB playback in mkv and ts containers too! A 4K m2ts clip also worked.

The 10-bit is useless for me as my TV hasn't got enough bandwidth to accept 10-bit 4:4:4 (and 10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 aren't part of the HDMI 2.0 spec for sub-50/60p 4K material) so it just defaults to the regulation 12-bit 4:2:2 output for 4K24. No gain, no loss.

I noticed that the HLG to PQ (HDR10) transcoding feature as seen on the newer models in the HDTVtest video is not present, however the player has no issues playing the HLG demo clips from demo UHD-3D so perhaps that's just HLG's famed backwards compatibility in action.

useless for me as the panny wont recognise my 2TB external hard drive with all the 4k torrents on so using the oppo 203 to do that :P would like to of tried it with panny though

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by DJJez

useless for me as the panny wont recognise my 2TB external hard drive with all the 4k torrents on so using the oppo 203 to do that :P would like to of tried it with panny though

Have you tried it recently? My various HDDs work fine (1TB is my biggest) BUT it takes the player about 30 seconds or so to recognise them, it may just look like it's doing nothing but trying plugging it in and leaving the player to chew on it, see what happens.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by DJJez

useless for me as the panny wont recognise my 2TB external hard drive with all the 4k torrents on so using the oppo 203 to do that :P would like to of tried it with panny though

My Passport USB drive wasn't been recognized by my players after formatting, there was an issue with the formatting, some manufacturers format their drives with GPT (GUID partition table) instead of MBR (master boot record). Once I changed My Passport dive to MBR it was recognized by all my players.

Obviously it's going to be an awful pain to move all that data and it might not solve anything (some just aren't compatible), but I'd check your drive with your PC to see if it's MBR or GPT. So I'd advise a bit of caution!

[Geoff D]

The two I just tried (a 500GB Sony and 1TB Passport) are both MBR and worked fine. Having double-checked, it took the player a good 40 seconds to recognise them though.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The two I just tried (a 500GB Sony and 1TB Passport) are both MBR and worked fine. Having double-checked, it took the player a good 40 seconds to recognise them though.

Drives under 2TB are usually MBR, but I was having no luck with My Passport 2TB drive, but after converting it to MBR from GPT it's recognized without issue. It's still a terrible drive* (it stops playing my HD DVD back-ups after a few minutes, but the smaller stuff is fine). I don't have any issues with my Seagate 3TB USB drive.

*I'm not sure if it's a power problem, I've been meaning to try one of those double USB leads, but at the moment none of my devices have 2 USB inputs).

[jesse_]

Originally Posted by jesse_

Did you happen to find out if the automatic standby can be switched off?

Anyone able to answer? It's a real pain and I've only had my player a day haha

[DJR662]

Originally Posted by jesse_

Anyone able to answer? It's a real pain and I've only had my player a day haha

Yeah, this has also been bugging me since day one. As far as I know, it cannot be turned off which is unacceptable IMO especially with such a premium product as the UB900.