Panasonic UB820/UB9000 4K UHD Blu-ray player

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Makes me think they could sell more parts or something, motors/belts/trays always break. I'm picturing a slim UHD unit top loader about the size of an apple tv would be so simple. There's some really cool old school Technics CD changer models that look like a turn table.

Maybe we'll get to see some vintage-looking equipment a few years from now, who knows... I wonder if BDs will ever achieve a vinyl-like status.

[sapiendut]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Makes me think they could sell more parts or something, motors/belts/trays always break. I'm picturing a slim UHD unit top loader about the size of an apple tv would be so simple. There's some really cool old school Technics CD changer models that look like a turn table.

AppleTV size is much smaller than the disc diameter.

[Tok]

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Makes me think they could sell more parts or something, motors/belts/trays always break. I'm picturing a slim UHD unit top loader about the size of an apple tv would be so simple. There's some really cool old school Technics CD changer models that look like a turn table.

Panasonic used to make a small slim slot loader with a footprint not much bigger than a CD case.

[Bernardo A.]

Originally Posted by Tok

Panasonic used to make a small slim slot loader with a footprint not much bigger than a CD case.

I wish that my OCD could deal with slot loading drives. I always fear that the disc will get stuck or mishandled.

[JWgrayhawk]

Originally Posted by Bernardo A.

Is there a specific reason as to why they fell out of fashion?

Not as amenable to racks or shelves. You need a good bit of clearance above the player for the door to open.

I'm not sure they fell out of fashion; my memory is that most were front loaders from the beginning of disc players- not counting portables, which are another animal entirely.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Tok

Panasonic used to make a small slim slot loader with a footprint not much bigger than a CD case.

Yep, the BBT01. Used to have one and it was a superb little disc spinner. Had it multiregioned too. Should never have sold it.

[sapiendut]

I miss top loaders too. Had the Technics 5-disc carousel that I ended up giving to my girlfriend at the time (she’s not my wife of 25+ years). But what I really want to have is a single-disc top loader. Something like Rega Apollo but classier. I used to have a used top-loading laser disc player from Pioneer (the one that uses Helium Neon laser).

What I really want to have is the vertical load CD player. Hitachi, Toshiba, rven the cheapo Sound Design. I think Philips made those too

[chip75]

CD players are wonderfully funky. It's kind of sad to think that we've moved away from centrepiece AV equipment.

I get that there's a touch of, "Look at my magnificent spinning machine!" but that's okay from time to time.

[Tok]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yep, the BBT01. Used to have one and it was a superb little disc spinner. Had it multiregioned too. Should never have sold it.

Heard good things about it. Regret not picking one up when they were available.

[Tok]

Originally Posted by chip75

CD players are wonderfully funky. It's kind of sad to think that we've moved away from centrepiece AV equipment.

I get that there's a touch of, "Look at my magnificent spinning machine!" but that's okay from time to time.

Yes a key complaint I have with new electronic components is they are boring. Back in the heyday of vinyl many TTs had cool fully automatic features and higher end quartz locked speed controls. Now 99% of tables are fully manual. I have a newer AT-120XUSB but I still use my old 1984 Sony PS-LX510 fully automatic linear tracking quartz locked regularly. It’s nothing spectacular but it’s an interesting piece of equipment to view in operation. Same thing with cassette decks and the big CD carousels. I wish Sony was still making those big units with 4K/Blu-ray ability. The economic crisis in 2008 caused many manufacturers to abandon these electo-mechanical mechanisms in electronics.

[deatheats]

I used to own one of those Sony 100 CD Carousels…good times.
See they even released a 400 disc player with Blu-ray support

[chip75]

Originally Posted by deatheats

I used to own one of those Sony 100 CD Carousels…good times.
See they even released a 400 disc player with Blu-ray support

One of our members has a few racks full of them.

[Member-222782]

Couldn't find any info on this issue elsewhere...does anyone else's UB820 shut down just after powering up? It only happens sometimes but it's still annoying.

[sapiendut]

Unplug and replug.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

Unplug and replug.

It's not that kind of issue - I can simply just press the Power button a second time but I shouldn't have to do this. And why is it random

[bl4ck]

You have an electricity problem at home and you lose energy. That's why you device launching into 1 phase standby and after this is ready to power on. In 99% of cases, after a power outage, the device automatically switches to phase 1 standby mode.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Couldn't find any info on this issue elsewhere...does anyone else's UB820 shut down just after powering up? It only happens sometimes but it's still annoying.

I find mine a bit temperamental, when I turn the outlet on it powers up then off, which I think is normal, but then it can take a couple of goes after that from time to time.

The eject button sometimes does the same thing.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by bl4ck

You have an electricity problem at home and you lose energy. That's why you device launching into 1 phase standby and after this is ready to power on. In 99% of cases, after a power outage, the device automatically switches to phase 1 standby mode.

No electrical problems. If this was the case I would also have issues with other appliances/electronics and/or my lights would flicker. And I don't live in an area prone to outages.

[sapiendut]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

It's not that kind of issue - I can simply just press the Power button a second time but I shouldn't have to do this. And why is it random

That’s not the point. The point is to clear your player’s cache from errors. The exact issue is actually your home electrical. The fact that you don’t see the issue as lights flickering doesn’t mean you don’t have issue with the house electrical.

[bl4ck]

@Cinema84
Disable "Quick start" if is not disabled and do it factory reset using remote. This is all what you can to do. This is a normal raw boot process if the device has lost power, but this is not normal when the device is connected to the power wall all time.

1. Turn the unit OFF (ub820 i ub9000)
2. Press and hold [OK], the [Yellow] button and the [Blue] button on the remote control at the same time for more than 5 seconds.
“00 RET” is displayed on the unit’s display.
3. Press [►] right repeatedly on the remote control until “08 FIN” is displayed on the unit’s display.
4. Press and hold [OK] for more than 5 seconds