Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Naiera

So your cable or your display doesn't have the required bandwidth then.

Maybe they don't have their HDMI inputs set to Enhanced or whatever each manufacturer calls the higher bandwidth mode.

[Compson]

Originally Posted by PissedOffPeoN

I am still confused as to why this players stopped playing 4k discs but blu rays work fine? Is there anyway to contact panasonic about this?

https://shop.panasonic.com/support

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Maybe they don't have their HDMI inputs set to Enhanced or whatever each manufacturer calls the higher bandwidth mode.

I did have them set to standard. The A90J has both Enhanced Format and Enhanced Format (Dolby Vision). I tried it with both settings, still converts to SDR/709 when color mode is set to 4:4:4.

Dolby Vision seems to work even with HDMI set to standard.

[MisterXDTV]

Originally Posted by Nocheduro

I did have them set to standard. The A90J has both Enhanced Format and Enhanced Format (Dolby Vision). I tried it with both settings, still converts to SDR/709 when color mode is set to 4:4:4.

Dolby Vision seems to work even with HDMI set to standard.

SDR/709 @1080p or 2160p resolution?

If it's 1080p then it's probably an HDCP 2.2 handshake problem...

It happened to me last week

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by MisterXDTV

SDR/709 @1080p or 2160p resolution?

If it's 1080p then it's probably an HDCP 2.2 handshake problem...

It happened to me last week

It’s still 4K.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Nocheduro

It’s still 4K.

Is 24p set to on or off?

Is the player connected directly to the display or is it going thru an AVR or soundbar?

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Is 24p set to on or off?

Is the player connected directly to the display or is it going thru an AVR or soundbar?

24P is set to Auto.

The player is connected directly to the TV.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Maybe they don't have their HDMI inputs set to Enhanced or whatever each manufacturer calls the higher bandwidth mode.

The A90J has two HDMI 2.1 inputs (3 and 4) which support Dolby Vision for consoles, wouldn't the HDMI 2.0 inputs also support Dolby Vision?

If they're rocking the 2.1 inputs then it might be a cable issue, it's worth trying 1 or 2.

[thebigcheese3k]

Originally Posted by Wormicide

I wish Panny would just release the 450 in the US. I’d save some money and also get the correct working version of Dolby Vision according to a review I read of the player.

Is the 450 as reliable as the 820? It’s rare I have any issues with disc freezing/glitching on my 820. I’m looking at picking up a region free DV capable player. Trying to decide between the 450 and X800M2

[Nocheduro]

Originally Posted by Nocheduro

When I set the Color Mode to 4:4:4, it converts UHDs to SDR/709 and 4:4:4 8 bit. When I set it to Auto, I get HDR10/2020 4:2:2 12 bit.

Standard SDR blu ray is output 4:4:4 8 bit regardless.

Needless to say, I’ve been keeping it in Auto since I don’t want it converting HDR to SDR.

So Auto is the best setting or is it interacting with another setting?

As a follow up, if I play an SDR UHD like The Great Escape, setting color mode at 4:4:4 gives me 4:4:4 8 bit output, setting it to Auto outputs 4:2:2 12 bit.

[Yogi6807]

Originally Posted by thebigcheese3k

Is the 450 as reliable as the 820? It’s rare I have any issues with disc freezing/glitching on my 820. I’m looking at picking up a region free DV capable player. Trying to decide between the 450 and X800M2

If the 450 has anything to do with the 150 then you should get the Sony. Cause the 150 sucks it doesn’t display stuff properly. So get the Sony. But 4K discs are region free. You shouldn’t need a region free one if you already have a region free Blu-ray player.

[ZombAid]

I just installed the RegionFreedom Firmware on my 824 and it works like a charm.
Codefree and .srt on Blu-Ray with USB here we come :-)
I cannot recommend this enough!

[ronand]

Originally Posted by Yogi6807

If the 450 has anything to do with the 150 then you should get the Sony. Cause the 150 sucks it doesn’t display stuff properly. So get the Sony. But 4K discs are region free. You shouldn’t need a region free one if you already have a region free Blu-ray player.

The 450 plays discs perfectly unlike the Sony players (there is enough evidence of that in the Sony threads). The 150 is cheap and nasty.

[bhampton]

Would not recommend the Sony.

Hopefully Sony will make a working UHD player next round.

[thebigcheese3k]

Thanks for the responses everyone, sounds like I should go for the 450!

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by Nocheduro

When I set the Color Mode to 4:4:4, it converts UHDs to SDR/709 and 4:4:4 8 bit. When I set it to Auto, I get HDR10/2020 4:2:2 12 bit.

Standard SDR blu ray is output 4:4:4 8 bit regardless.

Needless to say, I’ve been keeping it in Auto since I don’t want it converting HDR to SDR.

So Auto is the best setting or is it interacting with another setting?

What do you have your HDMI Audio only port setting set to?? I know that if you have both set to Auto, it will not output the video in 4K HDR.

The manual says: "It is not possible to output 3D, 4K, or HDR content from the HDMI Audio Out/HDMI Video Out terminal when "Video + Audio" is selected." Again, this is the HDMI Audio Only Port, not the Video HDMI Port.

[T26S]

I have a Panasonic HZ1000 and UB820, I'm having the same issue.

https://ibb.co/JBk4mth

When I set Ycbr 4:4:4 on Colour Mode. And with HDMI (VIDEO) Output Mode set to Video + Audio, it's still displayed in SDR as you can see in the above picture.

https://ibb.co/jgqbcwk

Now when I set Auto on Colour Mode now it's displaying in HDR at 4:4:4 12 bit. If anyone could help it would be appreciated. The cables are new and I bought them from Monoprice.

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by T26S

I have a Panasonic HZ1000 and UB820, I'm having the same issue.

https://ibb.co/JBk4mth

When I set Ycbr 4:4:4 on Colour Mode. And with HDMI (VIDEO) Output Mode set to Video + Audio, it's still displayed in SDR as you can see in the above picture.

https://ibb.co/jgqbcwk

Now when I set Auto on Colour Mode now it's displaying in HDR at 4:4:4 12 bit. If anyone could help it would be appreciated. The cables are new and I bought them from Monoprice.

On your TV, do you have the HDMI setting on Mode 2??

[NeilZ]

Originally Posted by South Park

I would love to invite you to my home and demonstrate There is much more to it than just resolution. A good HD stream gives you about 20 to 25 Mbps if you are lucky, UHD Blu-ray up to 144 Mbps - there is no comparison between those two formats. Listen to the sound, night and day difference if you have the equipment that can reproduce it, e.g. a soundbar will not show the difference.

I don’t think this needs to be discussed more since the difference is massive and a fact. Streaming is more convenient; I give you that, but this is the only advantage. Unfortunately, most people don’t care about quality much, this is why DVD still exists in 2022.

100% agreed. I do streaming too, of a 4k apple tv setup with DV. I also use the A90J oled (although 65 inch), and there's a noticeable difference between streaming and 4K UHD's. Maybe it's because I sit close up, maybe it's because I just have more discriminating eyes, whatever the reason, I see it, and consistently.

[T26S]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

On your TV, do you have the HDMI setting on Mode 2??

Yeah the HDMI Auto Setting is set to Mode 2 since supposedly supports a higher definition signal compared to Mode 1. Should I change to Mode 1 instead? Thanks.