Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Hhal

How long do the warranties last on these units?

edit: PS, I appreciate the help!

1 year. Get an extended warranty.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by Hhal

How long do the warranties last on these units?

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

1 year. Get an extended warranty.

One year is enough to shake out the bugs, I don't like paying for warranties. I suggest getting the UHD 4K TV first, and checking out 4K Streaming Content. If you have a good ISP with a Solid connection and Ethernet....You might find that you don't need that 4K Player!

[Jay Mammoth]

Player>>>streaming, I only get movies on iTunes if it doesn’t have a 4K disc. Apple TV 4K using Ethernet does look very good but still not up to par with physical. Especially for audio.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by alchav21

One year is enough to shake out the bugs, I don't like paying for warranties. I suggest getting the UHD 4K TV first, and checking out 4K Streaming Content. If you have a good ISP with a Solid connection and Ethernet....You might find that you don't need that 4K Player!

Blasphemy! Discs are still the best bet for AV quality unless you have quite a bit of disposable income for a Kaleidascape ecosystem where the video might be a little better depending on the video encode, but there's no Dolby Vision and the audio is usually the same as a Blu-ray disc.

[NormanBatesStuffedBird]

i just ordered an 820 and i am looking for advice on using the HDR optimizer with my TV.

i have a LGC1 (my G3 arrives next week) and when watching HDR films via disc I don't use the static tone mapping on the the C1. From what I've read, with this player -- I want to turn let the player drive tone mapping and let the tv process it. What I'm unsure of is if I need to turn on the LGC1 tone mapping when watching a disc for this to work-- or if i can continue to leave it off. Also, is there harm to leaving them both on?

Apologies in advance if I'm not understanding correctly.

[Okiephile]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I know, I’m just being a crotchety bastard about it because my interests have been undermined by their interests. Haven’t played a game in years.

The point still stands though about people thinking that 2.1 equipment or cables has any bearing whatsoever on the image quality of 4K movies, I dread to think of how many people have been sold an expensive cable or even new TV on that basis.

I do my gaming on a Wii, 480 P.

[Okiephile]

Looking to upgrade. Using exclusively with my projector will never need Dolby vision. Is there any advantage to the 820 over the 420 at half the price? HDR optimizer is primary importance.

[PUsokrJosh305]

Originally Posted by NormanBatesStuffedBird

i just ordered an 820 and i am looking for advice on using the HDR optimizer with my TV.

i have a LGC1 (my G3 arrives next week) and when watching HDR films via disc I don't use the static tone mapping on the the C1. From what I've read, with this player -- I want to turn let the player drive tone mapping and let the tv process it. What I'm unsure of is if I need to turn on the LGC1 tone mapping when watching a disc for this to work-- or if i can continue to leave it off. Also, is there harm to leaving them both on?

Apologies in advance if I'm not understanding correctly.

There is no way to turn "On" or "Off" tone mapping on the LG C1. The TV will tone map no matter what. The difference is that there are 2 ways the TV will tone map.

1.) It will just statically tone map automatically where it will just looking at the mastering display of each disc and tone map it down properly (which is what a lot of people do) along with using the Panny 820 HDR Optimizer.

2.) Turning on Dynamic Tone Mapping option on the LG C1 (which acts similar yet not as accurate to what Dolby Vision would be)

I have an LG C9 as well as a Panny 820 and the way I have it setup is rather uniquely but from what I can tell, it is the best option for HDR10 discs.

On my C9, I have LG's Dynamic Tone Mapping turned "On." I also have my Panny 820's HDR Optimizer "On" and set to "Super High Luminance." Now, plenty of people say LG's Dynamic Tone Mapping overdoes the brightness of the picture. And they are right. However, if you go into the HDR Options Menu, you can turn down the Dynamic Range Adjustment Slider to about -5 or -6 and that will correct the overbrightening issues LG's DTM does to the picture.

These settings allow for a dynamically changing picture but in a way that it is not crazily inaccurate. I prefer these because I don't like how LG normally tone maps movies. It's too dim and dark compared to other major TV brands like Sony and Panasonic.

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by Hhal

Edit: I still have no 4K TV so while these two players have less than a day left for me to get them, I am in no real rush to buy them outside the possibility of me buying these players now for about $100/200 cheaper than normal.

As an FYI, you can use a 4k Blu-ray player to play UHD discs on a 1080p screen. The 820 does a decent job downscaling and translating HDR to SDR if you do end up getting the player before a 4k TV.

[NormanBatesStuffedBird]

Originally Posted by PUsokrJosh305

There is no way to turn "On" or "Off" tone mapping on the LG C1. The TV will tone map no matter what. The difference is that there are 2 ways the TV will tone map.

1.) It will just statically tone map automatically where it will just looking at the mastering display of each disc and tone map it down properly (which is what a lot of people do) along with using the Panny 820 HDR Optimizer.

2.) Turning on Dynamic Tone Mapping option on the LG C1 (which acts similar yet not as accurate to what Dolby Vision would be)

I have an LG C9 as well as a Panny 820 and the way I have it setup is rather uniquely but from what I can tell, it is the best option for HDR10 discs.

On my C9, I have LG's Dynamic Tone Mapping turned "On." I also have my Panny 820's HDR Optimizer "On" and set to "Super High Luminance." Now, plenty of people say LG's Dynamic Tone Mapping overdoes the brightness of the picture. And they are right. However, if you go into the HDR Options Menu, you can turn down the Dynamic Range Adjustment Slider to about -5 or -6 and that will correct the overbrightening issues LG's DTM does to the picture.

These settings allow for a dynamically changing picture but in a way that it is not crazily inaccurate. I prefer these because I don't like how LG normally tone maps movies. It's too dim and dark compared to other major TV brands like Sony and Panasonic.

thank you. this was really helpful. i'll explore both ways.

[jonam]

Originally Posted by Matthew.H

New arrival from CEX. Box is bashed up but player seems to be brand new. The power lead is still factory wrapped, the remote has it’s protective films still on and the batteries are still sealed. The player itself doesn’t have a mark on it. Can’t be that old as it’s the EB1 model.
Thank to vouchers only paid just under £300.



Have set it up and it went through the initial set up, Only watched one disc but it works perfectly so far. Will be selling on my current UB820.

That's a great price. The player is gleaming from my end. I purchased mine nearly five years ago. The original release, warranty will end this year I believe. Such a beautiful player and built just fine.

You will notice how quiet the drive is. Enjoy.

[Darmok1004]

Originally Posted by Matt89

I was watching Shout's BD of Sorry, Wrong Number last night and now I cannot get the disc to eject. I've tried the instructions on Panasonic's site and it does absolutely nothing. I've unplugged the machine 7 bloody times. What the actual F is going on? You press the eject button and it says EJECT, makes a bunch of sounds and then says READING and the main menu loads.

This is pissing me the hell off. This disc is just stuck in the player.

This is exactly what happened to me with The Magnificent Seven. I finally got it out by unplugging it, shaking the machine and when I plugged it back in and pressed eject it released the disc.
Problem I’m occasionally having now is where I place a movie in and it says it can’t read the disc. I’m having to take the disc out, wipe it and go again. That occurred with City of the Living Dead, Subspecies II and Dragonslayer.

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by deatheats

As an FYI, you can use a 4k Blu-ray player to play UHD discs on a 1080p screen. The 820 does a decent job downscaling and translating HDR to SDR if you do end up getting the player before a 4k TV.

No, it doesn’t. Not good enough. You’re much better off watching the regular Blu-ray.

The only good HDR to SDR conversion is found in Lumagen Radiance Pro and MadVR scalers. They start at around $5000 or so.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Okiephile

Looking to upgrade. Using exclusively with my projector will never need Dolby vision. Is there any advantage to the 820 over the 420 at half the price? HDR optimizer is primary importance.

The 420 and 820 use the exact same optical drive, for better or worse.



The HDR optimizer is on the 420 as well.

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by Naiera

No, it doesn’t. Not good enough. You’re much better off watching the regular Blu-ray.

The only good HDR to SDR conversion is found in Lumagen Radiance Pro and MadVR scalers. They start at around $5000 or so.

[Naiera]

[dcx4610]

Originally Posted by Okiephile

Looking to upgrade. Using exclusively with my projector will never need Dolby vision. Is there any advantage to the 820 over the 420 at half the price? HDR optimizer is primary importance.

I believe the only difference is the 820 supports DolbyVision while the 420 doesn't. Considering the price difference, I'm sure there has to be more than that. I *think* the 820 also has analog audio while the 420 doesn't.

Nothing too drastic. I went with the 820 because I hope to get a DV TV but I'm perfectly happy with HDR10 to be honest.

[zaqqaz000]

Originally Posted by Mierzwiak

I already have it on my UB820

https://www.regionfreedom.com/index....-ef-eg-gn-p-pc

Hello everyone
Am new here and glad to be member of this great forum
I do need a little help

I bought a ub9000 in UK 2nd hand and prior owner had the Region Freedom Firmware hack installed and set it to region A for blu-rays. It seems Region Freedom website has been taken down and also I can no longer contact prior owner
If some could help me with operating instructions of this firmware or at least how to switch between regions and go back to Region B
Thanks to all

[Matthew.H]

Originally Posted by jonam

That's a great price. The player is gleaming from my end. I purchased mine nearly five years ago. The original release, warranty will end this year I believe. Such a beautiful player and built just fine.

You will notice how quiet the drive is. Enjoy.

I've already noticed. Definitely quieter than my previous 820. Managed to sell the 820 yesterday for £210 cash locally so the upgrade has effectively cost me less than £100.

[jonam]

Originally Posted by Matthew.H

I've already noticed. Definitely quieter than my previous 820. Managed to sell the 820 yesterday for £210 cash locally so the upgrade has effectively cost me less than £100.

Brilliant bargain , just make sure the firmware is up to date. Always make sure the disc is free of scratches and fingerprints as the lens can be more sensitive but overall usually a flawless player when reading discs.