Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by Filmfan73

Hot takes..like the over saturated unnatural color array of the Component video you all seem to prefer?

Probably have your TV's color level set to high, or beyond too. Nothing like cooking the hell out of an SD signal that wasn't designed for it (bleeding welcome). But hey you do you, and continue to. Even though you are dead wrong, and so far off this ship you are drowning at sea.

One more time for those not paying attention S-Video is best for 480i!!

Component best for 480P, 720P, 1080i.

It’s offensive how wrong you are. You need to stop.

[biggquis]

Interesting observation... using Netflix on this player since I didn't feel like switching over to my Apple TV. TV is showing that From Dusk Till Dawn (the series) is playing in 4k HDR, while only being listed as HD. Is the player upconverting content and then sending it out? Interesting. Also switched over to Constantine (the movie) and same results.

[hansolo]

Probably yes. I think there is an on/off option for this in player settings menu. Other strange behavior is that Panny "upgrades" SDR content to Dolby Vision on many 4K DV discs when you are playing extras. Those extras are in 1080p SDR. Recently this happened when I played Flatliners UHD BD. I do not know if this has something to do how certain discs are authored. Panny should not do that though. With Oppo 203 just the main feature plays in DV mode (maybe also the disc menus) but not the extras.

Regarding external subtitles. Last year when I was "researching" the topic I got the imperssion that external subtitles playback on official Chinese FW and 820 was a myth. It is only supported with enhanced/modified not official firmware.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=9924

This is how external subtitles and the subtitle menu looked when I tested it.

Haven't tried it since because Oppo 203 renders external subtitles so much better. In case your are wondering the movie in the photo is Inglourious Basterds 4K and subtitles are from some random movie. I just popped in my 64GB thumb drive from Oppo. Drive had already SUB folder and sub.srt in it. Also, lots of other video content and 10+ other .srt subtitles in the same SUB folder. So, it does not matter as long as there is a sub.srt . Also, Subtitle Style option (3rd from the top) cannot be changed from "-".

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by hansolo

Probably yes. I think there is an on/off option for this in player settings menu. Other strange behavior is that Panny "upgrades" SDR content to Dolby Vision on many 4K DV discs when you are playing extras. Those extras are in 1080p SDR. Recently this happened when I played Flatliners UHD BD. I do not know if this has something to do how certain discs are authored. Panny should not do that though. With Oppo 203 just the main feature plays in DV mode (maybe also the disc menus) but not the extras.

Regarding external subtitles. Last year when I was "researching" the topic I got the imperssion that external subtitles playback on official Chinese FW and 820 was a myth. It is only supported with enhanced/modified not official firmware.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=9924

This is how external subtitles and the subtitle menu looked when I tested it.

Haven't tried it since because Oppo 203 renders external subtitles so much better. In case your are wondering the movie in the photo is Inglourious Basterds 4K and subtitles are from some random movie. I just popped in my 64GB thumb drive from Oppo. Drive had already SUB folder and sub.srt in it. Also, lots of other video content and 10+ other .srt subtitles in the same SUB folder. So, it does not matter as long as there is a sub.srt . Also, Subtitle Style option (3rd from the top) cannot be changed from "-".

That’s an actual “feature” of the Pannysonic players: they force Dolby Vision onto everything that’s on a disc if it detects DV. I think it’s a handshaking thing as David M said, but it’s bloody annoying.

[martinstraka8282]

Originally Posted by samuelkhan999

I got a regionfree firmware. Bought it for 250 second hand with 2 years warranty. If someone could make a YouTube video how to make this work, that would be gr8.

You must have bought a region free player for that price. I just bought the firmware for my NA retail UB820, so not sure if it's an apples to apples comparison.

Regardless, I think the advice you received is correct. If you title it sub.srt and put it in a folder titled "SUB" then external subtitle option should be available. I have folders on my USB stick with other subtitles in them, so the stick definitely doesn't need to be empty.

[samuelkhan999]

Originally Posted by martinstraka8282

You must have bought a region free player for that price. I just bought the firmware for my NA retail UB820, so not sure if it's an apples to apples comparison.

Regardless, I think the advice you received is correct. If you title it sub.srt and put it in a folder titled "SUB" then external subtitle option should be available. I have folders on my USB stick with other subtitles in them, so the stick definitely doesn't need to be empty.

I dont get the external subs option available. The UB820 is modded by the THE PERFECT SIGNAL who use the Rattlebyte firmware and mod.

Is there a way one can contact Rattlebyte to add external subs support?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by samuelkhan999

I dont get the external subs option available. The UB820 is modded by the THE PERFECT SIGNAL who use the Rattlebyte firmware and mod.

Is there a way one can contact Rattlebyte to add external subs support?

You can shoot them an email, but I don't think their mod includes the option.

[Member-425016]

Originally Posted by Naiera

It’s offensive how wrong you are. You need to stop.

Yeah, about that...do you mind telling me what your CRT rig consists of (monitor, DVD player) and from there I can ask you to sample some problematic DVD titles through Component (bleeding/over saturation), and looking great with S-video?

[George.P]

Originally Posted by Filmfan73

Yeah, about that...do you mind telling me what your CRT rig consists of (monitor, DVD player) and from there I can ask you to sample some problematic DVD titles through Component (bleeding/over saturation), and looking great with S-video?

Replaced my last crt about 4 years ago - a Panasonic GAOO from 1999 (cannot remember the exact model, but it was the highest level model the store carried at the time). My DVD player was (still have it) the Denon 3910 (calibrated to the tv with Avia). I used to think s-video was pretty good, but when I moved to component it was a revelation. There was simply no comparison with the DVDs I had.

[nachoju95]

Originally Posted by samuelkhan999

I dont get the external subs option available. The UB820 is modded by the THE PERFECT SIGNAL who use the Rattlebyte firmware and mod.

Is there a way one can contact Rattlebyte to add external subs support?

I sent them an email a month ago to one of these emails:

• salesbdmods@rattlebyte.com
• info@rattlebyte.com

And they answered me this:

Dear Nacho,
No, I am sorry, we still do not have this feature. I have plans to make it but there is still no expected date that I can tell you when it will arrive. I will let you know when it does.

Best regards,

Eriks
RattleByte Technologies
e-mail: salesbdmods@rattlebyte.com
www: http://www.RattleByte.comShop.php?lang=en

If there are more people interested in this functionality, they can send an email to them, and if they see that many people ask for this functionality, they will surely add it soon

[samuelkhan999]

Originally Posted by nachoju95

I sent them an email a month ago to one of these emails:

• salesbdmods@rattlebyte.com
• info@rattlebyte.com

And they answered me this:


If there are more people interested in this functionality, they can send an email to them, and if they see that many people ask for this functionality, they will surely add it soon

I've emailed then. Also sent them the blu-ray.com thread just sp they know that people are interested

[samuelkhan999]

Wondering if someone is using the UB820 with the Samsung Freestyle projector. If so please give a review. Thanks

[sapiendut]

Oh god no. I have the Freestyle. It’s a fun projector but not for serious viewing at all. Plus my Freestyle is already replaced twice in 3 months. It keeps shutting down by itself after about 15 minutes of usage.

[Kasim2409]

Looking into upgrading to the UB820, can anyone tell me if the "playback info" gives you info on the bitrate and such? Always been curious with stuff like that lol

[ronand]

Originally Posted by Kasim2409

Looking into upgrading to the UB820, can anyone tell me if the "playback info" gives you info on the bitrate and such? Always been curious with stuff like that lol

It does indeed

[Kasim2409]

Originally Posted by ronand

It does indeed

Awesome. Is that just for 4K's or Blu-ray's as well? :-)

[ronand]

It will show the current bitrate for blu rays and dvds as well.

[samuelkhan999]

Originally Posted by nachoju95

I sent them an email a month ago to one of these emails:

• salesbdmods@rattlebyte.com
• info@rattlebyte.com

And they answered me this:


If there are more people interested in this functionality, they can send an email to them, and if they see that many people ask for this functionality, they will surely add it soon

Dear Sam,
Thank you for contacting us and also for the link to the Blu-Ray forum thread.

Your request has been noted. Currently there is no date set for this feature but it is being worked on.



Best regards,

Eriks
RattleByte Technologies
e-mail: salesbdmods@rattlebyte.com
www: http://www.RattleByte.comShop.php?lang=en

That's the reply from Rattlebyte

[NKB2017]

So, there is NO way of selecting 'TV-Led' or 'Player-Led' on the Panasonic UB9000 ???

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by NKB2017

So, there is NO way of selecting 'TV-Led' or 'Player-Led' on the Panasonic UB9000 ???

No