Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Jonathan McLeod]

Originally Posted by Wormicide

All the at the Best Buy’s near me say made in the Czech Republic. Idk

Some are assembled in China, some in Czech Republic. In either case the vast majority of the compents are originally produced in China.

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by RustinCohle

Is there a way to disable HDCP on the 820? I’m running into some issues when hooking this up to a projector and I suspect HDCP is the culprit..

You can’t disable HDCP on something like this. You need an HDFury of some sort. If you just need to get rid of HDCP, it shouldn't be too expensive.

[starlight michael]

Bought my 820 in December 2021 on Amazon, and had to ship it off to the repair center last week because the disc tray would not open. I only use this thing every other week when I am home from work. Not too impressed with the product issue with less than 6 months of use.

[rckj00]

Hi,

First Post here.

I have a budget of £400.00 for a dedicated 4k player.

Is the UB820 the one I should go for, or is there a better player for the price?

One of my needs is quiet playback.

Thanks

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Not sure this was posted. Panasonic's UB9000 prices goes up July 1st to $1,199. US.

Yes more inflation occurring in electronics. The Panasonic getting a $200 price increase is a 20% increase in price to $1,200 list price. High-end electronics are affected the most. I wish Panasonic would release a new model for $1,500+ that offered SACD and DVD-Audio support. My year 2016 OPPO UDP-203 for $549 is looking like a real bargain price I paid.

B and H Photo and all other Panasonic dealers on July 1st will have the DP-UB9000 for $1,199.99 instead of $999.99.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...yer_wi_fi.html

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by Robert Zohn

Many a/v brands and models are getting regular price increases.

Everyone looking for replacements or upgrades of electronics, should consider supporting Robert at Value Electronics. Because of inflation, June is the time to consider buying electronics if one is looking to avoid inflation occurring in July. It sounds like some electronics might see as much as 20% inflation in July.

https://valueelectronics.com/about/

[HippieDalek]

I've just encountered an odd problem with a new 4K disc, that I'm sure is something to do with my setup rather than the disc itself.

When watching "Dr. Who and the Daleks" which has a LPCM 2.0 Mono soundtrack my AV Receiver occasionally cuts out, acting like it's lost the signal for about 10 seconds before eventually recovering. It seems to happen randomly throughout the film rather than at fixed points which makes me think it's my setup rather than the disc.

My Receiver is admittedly pretty old now, an Onkyo TX NR626, but it's still going solid. It doesn't support HDR though so I've got the video going from my UB820 direct to the TV on the main HDMI, with the audio going to my Receiver on the second HDMI (it's set to Audio Only).

I've got other audio formats set to bitstream and haven't encountered similar problems, and to be honest I'd expect even an older receiver like mine to be able to handle LPCM 2.0 without any problems.

I've been looking through and trying to find any issues with my settings but nothing seems to make a difference. I might go out and buy a new HDMI cable, but again it's just a stereo signal so I doubt it's anything as simple as that. Does anyone have any suggestions?

EDIT: Replaced my audio HDMI cable and everything is working fine. I'd been using the cable for years and never encountered a problem, then suddenly it started dropping like this. I've never encountered a HDMI cable "dying" before.

[HDTV1080P]

Try internally decoding the LPCM soundtrack in the Blu-ray player so the Blu-ray player sends LPCM directly to the A/V receiver. Old A/V receivers even without HDMI can receive LCPM up to 2.0 channels. If that does not fix the problem most likely a disc issue. Try a second A/V receiver or feed the 1.0 studio master LPCM track directly to the speakers in the flat panel screen. Flat panel screens can except native LPCM up to 2.0 and bitstream up to 5.1 Dolby Digital which the flat panel downscales to 2.0 channels.

It could be a bad disc or equipment incompatibility issue. Glad to see another Doctor Who fan on the forum.

[HippieDalek]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

Try internally decoding the LPCM soundtrack in the Blu-ray player so the Blu-ray player sends LPCM directly to the A/V receiver.

Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure how to do that with the 820. I can alter how Dolby, DTS, an MPEG audio are decoded, but I don't think there's a way I can change how LPCM is handled.

My Onkyo Receiver has a "Fixed mode" that allows me to force the input to expect PCM which can apparently fix issues like this but it didn't help.

I think I might have found a work around though. As it's just stereo I switched the main HDMI over to Video + Audio and let my TV's ARC HDMI feed the audio to my receiver and I've now been able to watch half of the film glitch free (sadly I've not had the time to re-watch the whole film yet). Every previous attempt I'd get the glitch a couple of times before the half hour mark. So somehow passing through two HDMI cables and the TV is doing better than just the direct audio connection. So either I need to invest in a new HDMI cable for my audio, or the TV is somehow stabilising the signal enough for my Receiver not to flip out.

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

Glad to see another Doctor Who fan on the forum.

Likewise! I'm really looking forward to "Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D." coming to 4K next month; it's a real favourite of mine.

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by HippieDalek

Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure how to do that with the 820. I can alter how Dolby, DTS, an MPEG audio are decoded, but I don't think there's a way I can change how LPCM is handled.

LPCM is uncompressed so there's nothing to "decode".

The track is sent "as it is" to your receiver. Then the receiver outputs mono, stereo or multi-channel based on the input track configuration

[HippieDalek]

Originally Posted by MisterXDTV

LPCM is uncompressed so there's nothing to "decode".

The track is sent "as it is" to your receiver. Then the receiver outputs mono, stereo or multi-channel based on the input track configuration

Thanks, that's what I thought, but thought it better to check anyway.

[Noremac Mij]

My UB9000 is still displaying Dolby Vision incorrectly, even after the firmware upgrade. In DV, skin tones look all wrong and washed out. They take a sepia like appearance. The Shining still displays with significantly raised blacks and other discs are questionable as well. Turning DV off and playing the same discs in HDR, colours and everything else returns to normal. Anyone sort this out or is this expensive player a complete junk when it comes to DV?

[sapiendut]

Anybody else having that problem? UB9000 on GZ2000 OLED playing The Shining OK. What os your TV?

[Noremac Mij]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

Anybody else having that problem? UB9000 on GZ2000 OLED playing The Shining OK. What os your TV?

I use LG OLED.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Wormicide

$200 increase for a 4 year old player. Ridiculous

Just like soaring used car prices.

The used car I bought last year is now worth £1600 more !

[wxman2003]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

My UB9000 is still displaying Dolby Vision incorrectly, even after the firmware upgrade. In DV, skin tones look all wrong and washed out. They take a sepia like appearance. The Shining still displays with significantly raised blacks and other discs are questionable as well. Turning DV off and playing the same discs in HDR, colours and everything else returns to normal. Anyone sort this out or is this expensive player a complete junk when it comes to DV?

I dont have that issue with DV.

[gkolb]

Originally Posted by rckj00

Hi,

First Post here.

I have a budget of £400.00 for a dedicated 4k player.

Is the UB820 the one I should go for, or is there a better player for the price?

One of my needs is quiet playback.

Thanks

To specifically address your quiet concern, the 820 and 9000 both have internal fans, and some users in this thread have had fan noise comments. More so the 820 over the 9000. Others have replied they don’t have noise issues with their 820’s. (I have no horse in this race as I got an Oppo early on.) There doesn’t seem to be a consensus on if ‘noisy’ units are a defect and not the norm.

Some thoughts. Make sure the player is on a noise dampened surface like wood or such. Some glass shelves can be problematic. 4K discs spin much faster than HD discs, and then some could be sensitive to certain fan sound frequencies. Noise dampening feet or a dampening panel can lower noise in certain applications.

I guess it also depends on how loud the volume is on the movies you watch.
Many members here feel the 820 is the better player for the price point that includes Dolby Vision and the HDR10 optimizing tone mapper. Good luck.

[Geoff D]

Aye, my 820 rattled my glass tv stand something chronic until I got an “isolation platform” for it (a piece of slate with some rubber balls cut in half for feet).

[George.P]

Originally Posted by Noremac Mij

My UB9000 is still displaying Dolby Vision incorrectly, even after the firmware upgrade. In DV, skin tones look all wrong and washed out. They take a sepia like appearance. The Shining still displays with significantly raised blacks and other discs are questionable as well. Turning DV off and playing the same discs in HDR, colours and everything else returns to normal. Anyone sort this out or is this expensive player a complete junk when it comes to DV?

The player is not “complete junk” as your issue sounds quite unique (and maybe your player is a lemon or maybe it’s your LG). Have you ever successfully sent DV to your LG with a different player? Can you factory reset the player? Is your LG professionally calibrated? If not try restoring it to its original state and go from there. Are you able to try your player on another DV capable TV (a friend, an electronics store, etc). And just in case, try a different HDMI cable.

[ufgators1990]

Need your help please.

I installed a Panasonic DP-UB820P Blu Ray player and connected it to a Denon AVR 3700 via 4K HDMI cable. The Denon connects to a Samsung LSP9T via 4K HDMI.

Panasonic home settings image fills the screen perfectly. The infamous FBI warning screen shows perfectly before the movie. However, when the movie starts (4K Blu Ray, Blu Ray or DVD) the image is several inches wider than the screen.

When I play the same 4k Blu Ray, Blu Ray or DVD on my PS5 the image fits the screen perfectly. I also have no problems when streaming from my 4K Firestick.

Panasonic 820 settings:

Resolution: Auto
4K60P Output: 4K/60p(4:4:4)
24P Output: Off
HDMI Video: Auto
HDMO Audio: Audio Only
Dolby Vision: Off (My Samsung projector doesn't support it)
HDR10+: On


I am sure there is a setting on the 820 to fix this but I've yet to figure it out.

Suggestions? Your help is greatly appreciated!