Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[danny24]

Originally Posted by Naiera

I'd say that's fairly atrocious. It should be as good as an Oppo at that price point.

IMO it's not but I agree it should be way better than it is. Kind of ridiculous that I have to use two UHD players because one lacks good DVD upscaling. I have the 203 on top of the UB9000 and my 203 has a region mod. I actually like the setup though the 203 is great for networking and USB playback. My LX500 is getting a rest.

Originally Posted by jvonl

Oppo still services their machines. Will they stop eventually? Probably. For now at least they're covered.

I got to send in my 205 something happened with the mainboard a few months ago after a Tstorm. I would power it up and the drive would open and close. I left it off for a few days and than it just wouldn't come on. It ain't the power supply I checked the voltages. I think a surge from lightning fried it. All my other components including TV survived the ordeal but the 205. I have a surge protector but it still happened. I hope they keep servicing them this year.

[Naiera]

On account of the chroma bug in the Oppo 203, I would also buy the UB9000 if I had craploads of money. I'd keep my region-switchable Oppo 103 though

[maperez1987]

I bought a UB820 last year, my first 4k blu-ray player. Is there a way to watch a 3d disc on the player or watch a 3d disc in 2d? I pop in a 3d disc but it can't even play, the player has video settings for 3d.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by maperez1987

I bought a UB820 last year, my first 4k blu-ray player. Is there a way to watch a 3d disc on the player or watch a 3d disc in 2d? I pop in a 3d disc but it can't even play, the player has video settings for 3d.

I think so but you also have to have a 3D capable TV

[mdhaus]

Originally Posted by danny24

It's not atrocious it's watchable for DVD but yeah the 203/205 has much better DVD upscaling than the UB820/UB9000. Will most people notice the difference?, probably not.

To that point, I've never had a problem with how my DVDs look on the 820 and 9000. Maybe it's just because my TVs are really good...but they've always looked pretty good.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by drush9999

When I play PAL DVDs on my UB820 they're ok kinda watchable, but NTSC DVDs even if flagged as progressive look like a mess of jaggies. All types of DVD look better on my old Sony BD player though.

Exactly this.

[dcx4610]

Dang. Just ran into my first region B movie (88 Films' Story of Ricky) that won't play with the remote trick.

If we are allowed to talk about it, what's the cheapest and/or safest region mod these days?

[ronand]

The only mod available at the moment seems to be the rattlebyte mod. The elusive regionfreedom seems to be kaput

[Ben_R]

Originally Posted by dcx4610

Dang. Just ran into my first region B movie (88 Films' Story of Ricky) that won't play with the remote trick.

If we are allowed to talk about it, what's the cheapest and/or safest region mod these days?

https://www.rattlebyte.com/Shop.php?...l&model_id=254

[dcx4610]

Slightly off topic but I'm seeing a lot of region free Sony players on eBay. Are Sony Blu-ray players just region free by default or have these been modified?

I'm debating if I want to mod by Panny 820 or just have a side player for the random region B movie. I don't have soldiering skills so it might just be easier to have another player...

[Naiera]

They are NOT region free by default. It’s against the rules.

[omgitsgodzilla]

How much does the mod cost? You can get a very basic unlocked Sony BD player for about $150. That's what I had before I upgraded to 4K.

Initially, when I did upgrade, I got a modded Sony UBP-X700. Then I ran into the freezing issues, found out about the 820, and got an open-box unit on eBay, which I supplemented with the modded standard BD player I'd been using before. Having two Blu-ray players in my setup struck me as a pretty inelegant solution, but a pre-modded 820 would've cost too much, and having lived with it for a bit, this setup works just fine.

[dcx4610]

Originally Posted by omgitsgodzilla

How much does the mod cost? You can get a very basic unlocked Sony BD player for about $150. That's what I had before I upgraded to 4K.

Initially, when I did upgrade, I got a modded Sony UBP-X700. Then I ran into the freezing issues, found out about the 820, and got an open-box unit on eBay, which I supplemented with the modded standard BD player I'd been using before. Having two Blu-ray players in my setup struck me as a pretty inelegant solution, but a pre-modded 820 would've cost too much, and having lived with it for a bit, this setup works just fine.

The mod is about $70 but requires "advanced soldering" skills according to the site. The instructions aren't very clear either. I did an Xbox mod years ago so I have tried soldering before but it's definitely not something I'm confident in.

I don't really want a 2nd player but that might be the easiest solution. I don't know if there is an easy way to find someone with soldering skills locally. I guess some kind of electronics repair shop which probably would be hard to find. Or, just git gud and learn to solder.

[BoiD44]

If i buy a region A Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player. Will it work in Europe with the 220-240v out of the box?

[Naiera]

The Euro 820/824 models will not work in the US, so my guess is no.

[Scorxpion]

Originally Posted by BoiD44

If i buy a region A Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player. Will it work in Europe with the 220-240v out of the box?

you should buy a converter from 220v to 110V then it will work . Already bought mine from US and it is working perfect using a converter

[BoiD44]

Originally Posted by Scorxpion

you should buy a converter from 220v to 110V then it will work . Already bought mine from US and it is working perfect using a converter

Do you mind to posting a link to the one you bought?

[danny24]

Originally Posted by BoiD44

Do you mind to posting a link to the one you bought?

You would need something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Yinleader-Vol...01&sr=8-5&th=1

They will run you about $40 to $50 USD.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Originally Posted by dcx4610

The mod is about $70 but requires "advanced soldering" skills according to the site. The instructions aren't very clear either. I did an Xbox mod years ago so I have tried soldering before but it's definitely not something I'm confident in.

I don't really want a 2nd player but that might be the easiest solution. I don't know if there is an easy way to find someone with soldering skills locally. I guess some kind of electronics repair shop which probably would be hard to find. Or, just git gud and learn to solder.

Yeah, the two-player setup works fine for me, but I don't know if I'd have gone that route if I didn't already have the second player lying around.

If it's the RattleByte mod you're looking at, it looks like the type B cable harness, which leaves only two connections that need soldering, is listed as compatible with the DP-UB820. That'd at least cut down on the amount of soldering required. Have you opened up your player to see if it's got the connectors for that?

[ronand]

Unless it's a very old player it won't have the connector on the motherboard. The instructions are clear so if you can't follow them it's best left alone.