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Portishead ♫
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Most people don't need it, but for who who do it's an advantage. The Panasonic 820 is extremely popular mainly because ... Optimizer. HDR > SDR is only secondary ...for people with 1080p displays ... a smart move from Panasonic thinking about everyone. Other manufacturers can learn something here from Panasonic in 2019 on those aspects, but primarily the Optimizer...its main essence for videophiles. Last edited by LordoftheRings; 05-15-2019 at 08:14 PM. |
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Robert, any word on getting the UB9000 remotes separately so I can have it to go with my UB820...the N2QAYA000175? I know a while back you said they were pricey and were looking to get them cheaper, but I haven't seen any word since. I'll gladly pay an extra couple bucks if you were to offer them. The small increase in price is fine and I'll pay it...I just can't find them anywhere. |
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Portishead ♫
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Blu-ray Samurai
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Trust me when I tell you, everything other than DV and/or 12-bit is nothing more than a detour leading to a dead-end. |
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#3490 |
Blu-ray Samurai
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I notice that one of the benefits of this player is 4:4:4 chroma upsampling. But isn't that really just a function of the display capabilities (and does it even really matter for movie content vs. 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)? Just learning more about this and trying to get a better knowledge base.
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#3492 | |
Blu-ray Samurai
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Blu-ray Knight
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Portishead ♫
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That's all. ...Similar down conversion performance of the Panasonic players. ![]() • https://www.soundandvision.com/conte...-player-review Last edited by LordoftheRings; 05-15-2019 at 09:42 PM. |
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#3497 |
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Portishead ♫
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...And it costs more than twice what the 820 costs. ...Just buy two Panasonic 820 players and save $100 to buy three 4K Blu-ray movies; Alien ($15) Black Hawk Down ($20) and Apocalypse Now ($20).
With the rest ($45) take your lover to diner. |
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#3498 |
Blu-ray Samurai
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If you are suggesting that a superior TV with DV capability is not a better allocation of budget than a UHD disc player, in this instance one that costs anywhere from two to three times the amount of what a Sony X700/800 or LG UBK90 can be purchased (all three of which have been available for $150), you would be incorrect.
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Just say whatever you want to say. Unless he buys a Z9 or Q9, he will still need HDR Optimizer. But what do I know, I’ve only been calibrating for more than 20 years
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Thanks given by: | LordoftheRings (05-16-2019) |
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Setting aside projectors and addressing TVs, you either place a higher importance on the display or the player when determining your budget, it’s that simple. What I stated was the $350 premium of the UB820, or $850 premium of the UB9000, would be better spent on a superior/larger TV. So, you either agree, or you don’t. Taking in to account your 20 calibrating TV sets, whatever that’s worth now that FW updates arrive every few weeks and most sets have SDR, HDR10/+ and DV. Furthermore, instead of calling the feature ‘HDR Optimizer,’ let’s call it what is, a tone-mapping function, which only works with HDR10, not Dolby Vision. So, in effect, what you are saying is that Panasonic’s tone-mapping function should take precedence not only over every other technical specification including screen size and nits, but that Panny’s implementation is not only superior to Dolby Vision and every manufacturer’s own tone-mapping function, e.g., LG, it’s a ‘must have.’ In what way? I’m curious. Because, in large part, most viewers can’t tell the difference between 1080p and UHD, HDR10 and DV, so it must be something special. I just hope it’s not one of those ‘things,’ where people start freezing frames and stating, “Now we can see the difference here in the sky.” Of course we can. Of course, of course... of course. |
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