Best 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD playback?

[King Crimson]

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc.

Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

The player does not have to be 4K capable, looking for affordable options with great DVD playback, a bluray player would be fine.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc.

Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

can you set it to output 1080 ?
Your display may upconvert better.

[King Crimson]

Originally Posted by bhampton

can you set it to output 1080 ?
Your display may upconvert better.

Well I've read the 4K Panny's 820/9000 have issues with DVD playback and have seen other models of players recommended, was curious which ones those are?

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc.

Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

Personally, I'd recommend a OPPO blu ray player with a Darbee unit for dvd/blu ray playback. I use the OPPO 93 w/a darbee in my set up.

I have a Panny 820 for UHD discs. I use an AppleTV for streaming.

[King Crimson]

Originally Posted by ronboster

Personally, I'd recommend a OPPO blu ray player with a Darbee unit for dvd/blu ray playback. I use the OPPO 93 w/a darbee in my set up.

I have a Panny 820 for UHD discs. I use an AppleTV for streaming.

Do All OPPO 93's come with Darbee?

[cgpublic]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc. Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

The Sony line-up, especially the non-4K upscaling models (which add unalterable processing), has served my DVD playback needs very well.

That said, have you played with the 820 image settings specific to DVD playback? The out-of-box settings are indeed sub-standard, however trial and error delivered a much better picture.

The modded 3700 is my go-to for DVD and Region B Blu, but the 820 now has a more than acceptable custom setting as an alternate.

[King Crimson]

Originally Posted by cgpublic

The Sony line-up, especially the non-4K upscaling models (which add unalterable processing), has served my DVD playback needs very well.

That said, have you played with the 820 image settings specific to DVD playback? The out-of-box settings are indeed sub-standard, however trial and error delivered a much better picture.

The modded 3700 is my go-to for DVD and Region B Blu, but the 820 now has a more than acceptable custom setting as an alternate.

Do you have a Sony model in mind?

The player does not have to be 4K capable, looking for affordable options with great DVD playback, a bluray player would be fine.

[Number 6]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc.

Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

The Sony UBP-X1100ES and the Sony UBP-X800M2 both do a fine job upscaling.

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

Do All OPPO 93's come with Darbee?

Only the 103 and 105 had a darbee edition. I suggested the 93 (since it's cheaper and does well with upscaling dvd's) PLUS a stand alone darbee unit. I should have made that point clearer. The 93 plus darbee would be cheaper than a 103D (OPPO with built-in darbee processing).

Both can be found in the used market.

Edit: I corrected the high end darbee player model number-Thanks Oniiz86.

[cgpublic]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

Do you have a Sony model in mind?

The player does not have to be 4K capable, looking for affordable options with great DVD playback, a bluray player would be fine.

The 1700 ($65; Ethernet-only) and 3700 ($75; +WiFi) Blu-ray players are good bets.

[Oniiz86]

Originally Posted by ronboster

Only the 103 and 203 had a darbee edition. I suggested the 93 (since it's cheaper and does well with upscaling dvd's) PLUS a stand alone darbee unit. I should have made that point clearer. The 93 plus darbee would be cheaper than a 103D (OPPO with built-in darbee processing).

Both can be found in the used market.

I think you meant the BDP-105 as the UDP-20X series never had a 4K Darbee model variant, as you know Darbee & Pixelgen will release their PXLVISION 4K Darbee processor sometime in the not too distant future

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by Oniiz86

I think you meant the BDP-105 as the UDP-20X series never had a 4K Darbee model variant, as you know Darbee & Pixelgen will release their PXLVISION 4K Darbee processor sometime in the not too distant future

Sorry, yes you are correct about the model numbers. It was the 105D blu ray player.

There is a 4k Darbee? Where can I place an order (and wait 7 months to a year )

[jurid]

Originally Posted by King Crimson

I have a ton of Anime DVD's and I noticed that the UB 820 does not play them that well, jagged lines etc.

Does anyone know of a better 4K and or Blu-ray player for DVD upscaling/playback? Without jagged lines etc

The player does not have to be 4K capable, looking for affordable options with great DVD playback, a bluray player would be fine.

Sony s6700 would be the best bet. It's cheap ($100 or less) and plays DVDs very well ( incl. Anime). Also has lots of adjustments for the picture. Upscaling to 4k is not the best however, so the optimal path is to upscale to 1080p on Sony and let TV to upscale to 4k.

[oddbox83]

Odd, since Panasonic is one I'd normally recommend as one of the better quality scalers! Though, in truth, they have gone down in my estimations lately due to reports of issues with some discs (the same discs I own). I would have got one tomorrow if my current player died, though I don't think I would now due to the doubts planted. As a rule though, I still think Panasonic are great with scalers.

Sony have been well reviewed on that score as well, like others have already suggested.

Generally the "boutique" players are all good choices if you don't mind paying for it.

But it could just be burnt into the material you are watching and you'd be wasting money.

Have you fiddled with video/film settings in the player and/or TV you are using? Jagged lines being more obvious could be due to interlaced video output. Set to film or auto, real cinema etc. and see if that makes any difference?

Personally, I really like how my Oppo203 looks with DVDs. Makes them look better than my Sony Blu-ray player from several years ago (I forget the model but think it was from around 2012) and my LG B8 TV.

[jurid]

Originally Posted by jurid

Sony s6700 would be the best bet. It's cheap ($100 or less) and plays DVDs very well ( incl. Anime). Also has lots of adjustments for the picture. Upscaling to 4k is not the best however, so the optimal path is to upscale to 1080p on Sony and let TV to upscale to 4k.

Forgot to add: for the price, s6700 has superior deinterlacing which is super important for anime.