Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Does the HDR optimizer feature work with HDR10+ content?

No. It's for static metadata HDR10.

[tcripe]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

No. It's for static metadata HDR10.

Okay, thank you. One last question, the Panasonic website says that the 150 has the HDR optimizer feature. Is that correct? I thought only the higher end Panasonic players had that feature?

https://www.panasonic.com/au/consume...150.html#specs

[nachoju95]

Originally Posted by rickardl

Not sure if this changes anything for you but my 3008 Onkyo receiver has this setting:
Audio (button on the remote) -> Audio Selector -> HDMI -> Fixed Mode -> Auto/Off.
Make sure it is set to Auto/Off and not PCM.
I think it only changes how the receiver detects the type of the input signal but maybe it also changes how the HDMI handshake reports the capabilities back to the player.

Hi guys.
Thanks to all for the help. I was going crazy trying to see what it was, apparently the problem was in the Panny, I reset the settings and there it was fixed. Honestly, I have no idea what I touched But now everything works correctly !! And again, thanks to everyone!!

[sa5150]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Okay, thank you. One last question, the Panasonic website says that the 150 has the HDR optimizer feature. Is that correct? I thought only the higher end Panasonic players had that feature?

https://www.panasonic.com/au/consume...150.html#specs

Wow , Nice stuff from Aussie , I wonder why the usa doesn't get Blu-ray/DVD Disc Recorder and 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc Player with Netflix DMR-UBT1GL-K ? Would be cool .

[CompleteCount]

Originally Posted by sa5150

Wow , Nice stuff from Aussie , I wonder why the usa doesn't get Blu-ray/DVD Disc Recorder and 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc Player with Netflix DMR-UBT1GL-K ? Would be cool .

It's the exact machine I have just replaced. It is a superb player, at a great price, but with my upgrading of TV, it's just become my second-stringer.

This lovely thing arrived earlier, and will be strutting its stuff later...

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[chip75]

Originally Posted by tcripe

Okay, thank you. One last question, the Panasonic website says that the 150 has the HDR optimizer feature. Is that correct? I thought only the higher end Panasonic players had that feature?

https://www.panasonic.com/au/consume...150.html#specs

Going through the shared manual for DP-UB450, DP-UB159 and the DP-UB150, there's no mention of the Optimizer, just Dynamic Range Conversion Adjustment (which is for SDR to HDR). The remote doesn't have the HDR button either.

I'm not 100%, but the 420 was one of the last cheaper Panasonic players to have the Optimizer.

[blakeyamc]

Originally Posted by chip75

I'm not 100%, but the 420 was one of the last cheaper Panasonic players to have the Optimizer.

You are correct. I have the 420 and it has the Optimizer (Thankfully). I have not seen it on any of the other "cheap" ones.

[bradnoyes]

My UB820 just got delivered today. Got it hooked up and everything looks and sounds great out of the box. Any settings adjustments I should be aware of or are the default settings the way to go?

[eddievanhalen]

I'll never again buy a Panasonic product. My former UB420 failed to read 3 layer/100 GB discs after only 8 months of use.
The issue was most likely on the disc drive. I left my 420 to be serviced by Panasonic Spain and it took them 5 months to get it semi repaired!!!
It played fine,but not all, 3 layer/100 GB discs, so I sold it telling the buyer about the issue.
Panasonic Spain are unprofessional and real morons.
A pity because the player looked great, but for now I'm sticking with my good old Sony X-800 that doesn't look as good as the Panasonic 420, but I haven't had any issues with the Sony X-800.
Next time I'm on the market Panasonic players are out of the question, when my X-800 dies, which will eventually happen, I'll get a mid range Sony, at least they are relliable.

[PissedOffPeoN]

Originally Posted by bradnoyes

My UB820 just got delivered today. Got it hooked up and everything looks and sounds great out of the box. Any settings adjustments I should be aware of or are the default settings the way to go?

Since you got a oppo 203, id use that for dolby vision only, since it doesn't clip the highlights like the 820 does. So turn off the vision on the player :O. You can also decrease the white tone curve on your oled with it to -2 and increase the black to +2 cause i read somewhere it helps a little bit to improve picture.

[cappyj]

Finally got around to renting Midway from Redbox. Of course had the same issue as described (free around 37 and 39). Disappointing there still isn't a fix.

Luckily it's not too annoying as I didn't have to do any tricks to get around it, just waited 10 secs or so and it kept playing.

[sigma1914]

I've been debating upgrading from the Sony x700, but all the glitches mentioned on AVS seem to give me second thoughts. lol


My question is..... Is it worth the upgrade if my 4k TV isn't high end? I have a TCL 55" R625.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by sigma1914

I've been debating upgrading from the Sony x700, but all the glitches mentioned on AVS seem to give me second thoughts. lol


My question is..... Is it worth the upgrade if my 4k TV isn't high end? I have a TCL 55" R625.

If you're going to use the Optimizer then having a TV that isn't hitting huge nit numbers is probably a benefit. Your TV gets pretty bright, but I think the Panasonic (if you can get an 820 on offer) will improve on things.

[Vriess]

Does the 820 still have an issue with dolby vision and clipping?? I was hoping this was fixed by now, Dolby Vision is supposed to be the selling point of this player. Aren't Panasonic aware of this issue

[pbz06]

Originally Posted by Vriess

Does the 820 still have an issue with dolby vision and clipping?? I was hoping this was fixed by now, Dolby Vision is supposed to be the selling point of this player. Aren't Panasonic aware of this issue

I've never heard nor seen any issues about clipping...

[Mikke73]

Originally Posted by pbz06

I've never heard nor seen any issues about clipping...

I've read about it on this forum, but I've never noticed any problems.

[PissedOffPeoN]

Every 4k player clips highlights except the oppo 203 sadly . They are the only ones that got it right. Dolby is the one who was supposed to fix it but never did and that has something to do with licensing issues i think.

[pbz06]

Originally Posted by PissedOffPeoN

Every 4k player clips highlights except the oppo 203 sadly . They are the only ones that got it right. Dolby is the one who was supposed to fix it but never did and that has something to do with licensing issues i think.

I read so many different things between DV being too dim, too bright, too clipped, this and that. Honestly how do you even know Oppo got it right? How do you know how it's supposed to look? How do you know that tiny bit of highlight is supposed to be clipped or tone mapped a certain way with the luminance to be considered accurate which means minor clipping etc.?

I don't know the answer. I've never seen any clipping that would scream bloody murder. DV was darker on my Z9D and Oppo, looks a little more poppy on the A9G with panny. No idea which is correct but seems a little silly to hold off on an 820 for a minor issue seen on a specific scene of a pause movie when every combination of player and TV seem to show things a hair differently. The issue seems to be more with Dolby.

[PissedOffPeoN]

Vincent Teoh made a video about it i watched . Dolby is the answer though if they were to fix it, but they dont want to. It is all about money in the end.

[garyd97]

Does this have a better build quality than the Sony x-100ES?