Panasonic puts the new 4K BD player on sale

[Robert Zohn]

From now through October 15, 2016 Panasonic's DMP-UB900 4K BD player has a $100 Instant Rebate so it's now on sale for $599 delivered.

[susi2804]

link please.
whether it is available for India?

[jblank]

Gee, only $600, what a bargain. <sarcasm>

[sukraj]

WTF that's a real bargain

[Cliff]

Originally Posted by jblank

Gee, only $600, what a bargain. <sarcasm>

It absolutely is a bargain. The Panasonic is the best player out there, especially when used with the hacked firmware that makes the player both region free AND removes the user ops (allowing things like skipping past forced warnings & logos and also turning off forced subs on international discs). It's a rock solid player that has played everything I've thrown at it. In fact... I own two.

Why invest in 4K and chase the highest quality possible if you're going to cheap out on the player that is at the head of the chain? If all you want is to spend the least amount of money possible, the Samsung can now be had for $278. Considering both DVD and Blu-ray players were $1000 at launch, I'd say $700 (and now $600) for a player that is not only the best UHD player out there, but light years beyond ANY of the players ever released in a format launch, IS a total bargain... <NO SARCASM>

[KubrickKurasawa]

Does this player do Atmos, 3D and um what's up with the USB 2.0 port ? ����

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

Does this player do Atmos, 3D and um what's up with the USB 2.0 port ? ����

All Blu-ray players that offer the bitstream feature will do Dolby ATMOS and DTS X. Its up to the A/V receiver to decode Dolby ATMOS and DTS X. Yes this Panasonic Blu-ray player will play 3-D movies when connected to a 3-D display (in fact most 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players support native 1080P 3-D Blu-ray). OPPO will offer two rear USB 3.0 ports, hopefully one day all new Blu-ray players will offer at least USB 3.0 or even better USB 3.1.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by KubrickKurasawa

Does this player do Atmos, 3D and um what's up with the USB 2.0 port ? ����

Because Panasonic don't give a shit about playing back stuff over USB, it's like something from the dark ages in that respect. As Cliff said above, terrific player purely for them shiny discs but IMO it's surprisingly deficient in other areas.

I've already got a 4-year-old Panasonic BD player with the hacked firmware which cost me about a sixth of what the UB900 did and is just as bullet proof when it comes to disc playback (edit: minus UHD, natch ) so I'm well catered for in that respect. But if I'm paying £550 (nearly $700 of your Yankee dollars) for a player then it had better damned well be the best at everything it does, so the Panny has gone and the OPPO is next on my list. OR I could get the Panny UB700 for a couple of hundred quid less, and the ancillary shortcomings inherent to Panny players aren't quite so annoying at that price...

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Cliff

It absolutely is a bargain. The Panasonic is the best player out there, especially when used with the hacked firmware that makes the player both region free AND removes the user ops (allowing things like skipping past forced warnings & logos and also turning off forced subs on international discs). It's a rock solid player that has played everything I've thrown at it. In fact... I own two.

Why invest in 4K and chase the highest quality possible if you're going to cheap out on the player that is at the head of the chain? If all you want is to spend the least amount of money possible, the Samsung can now be had for $278. Considering both DVD and Blu-ray players were $1000 at launch, I'd say $700 (and now $600) for a player that is not only the best UHD player out there, but light years beyond ANY of the players ever released in a format launch, IS a total bargain... <NO SARCASM>

Hacked firmware already... I imagine the Blu-ray region coding of the player still has to be manually set; no automatic region free like DVDs? Still don't like the flip down front design of the Panasonic... I know, first world problems.

[Cliff]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Hacked firmware already... I imagine the Blu-ray region coding of the player still has to be manually set; no automatic region free like DVDs? Still don't like the flip down front design of the Panasonic... I know, first world problems.

It does, but it's easier to set than the Oppo region free players and also has the ability to disable user ops (which is HUGE and the Oppo doesn't do) so you aren't stuck with forced FBI/studio logos or locked audio/subtitles.

I've gotten used to the flip down design, it actually makes for a really clean appearance.

[img eL]

You know what with this Enhanced firmware I might have to pick this panny up when the oppo comes out

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Hacked firmware already... I imagine the Blu-ray region coding of the player still has to be manually set; no automatic region free like DVDs? Still don't like the flip down front design of the Panasonic... I know, first world problems.

Not so much 'already', it's more Panasonic's bespoke chippery using much the same firmware as they've been using for ages, so the people who've been hacking the firmware on regular BD players for years had no trouble doing the same to the firmware of the UB900. And yes, it's got to be manually set but it's just a short little sequence of buttons on the remote which reboots the player to the required region, and the removal of the UOP/PUO features is a lovely little bonus (although with the subtitle shift you can move locked subs off of the screen anyway).

As for the flip-down front, mine started to squeak after a few months which highlights just how tackily built this deck really is.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

As for the flip-down front, mine started to squeak after a few months which highlights just how tackily built this deck really is.

That's unfortunate to hear. Now, this was a nice flip down design at the time.

[img eL]

They will have to match Oppo's UHD player price soon. The Panasonic is the best UHD BD player @ the moment, it's a really nice player. My friend loves it

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by img eL

They will have to match Oppo's UHD player price soon. The Panasonic is the best UHD BD player @ the moment, it's a really nice player. My friend loves it

IMO, they will have to be much lower than the Oppo. It may be a nice player but not on the same plane as the Oppo.

[Robert Zohn]

@ img eL, don't think we know OPPO's UDP-203 price yet.

@ Wendell, hope you are right as Panasonic's design, build quality, components, specs and performance are excellent.

OPPO's UDP-203 benefits in playing SACD audio discs and Panasonic's DMP-UB900 advantage is that it's also a Hi-Res audio player. It's a buyer's choice to select among these premium 4K HDR BD players that best match their needs.

[HDTV1080P]

Your correct Robert, we do not know the official price of the OPPO UDP-203 yet. Many believe it will be $499 at launch. In addition, one negative about the OPPO UDP-203 is that it most likely will not have any streaming features built in when it is released. A firmware update in 6-12+ months might add 1080P or 4K streaming support on the OPPO UDP-203.

The Panasonic DMP-UB900 is available now and it is the best 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the market (that could change once OPPO releases the UDP-203). A big plus for some is that the Panasonic DMP-UB900 offers 4K streaming which is a must have feature for those that own 4K projectors. If one does not need DVD-Audio or SACD support then the Panasonic is a very nice Blu-ray player with a good build quality and THX certification. Personally I am waiting on the OPPO UDP-203 to be released, but the Panasonic DMP-UB900 is my second choice. For some consumers the Panasonic DMP-UB900 is their first choice since 4K streaming is a must have feature when connected to a 4K projector.

[Chiefy]

Not trying to derail this thread, but I was wondering if Panasonic has made their players more reliable in the last few years.

I bought a Panasonic DMP-BDT220 in January of 2013, and it has been a turd ever since I bought it. I turn it on, and it's unresponsive, and does this frequently. I have to unplug/replug the power to make it usable. I've read of others having the exact same problem with that model and others. I used to be a big proponent of theirs, but this player led me to buy two other brands; a Sony and Samsung which have been very reliable.

[HDTV1080P]

I prefer only owning OPPO, Panasonic, and Sony Blu-ray players since they offer reliable firmware updates over the life of the player. Some other brands have more reliability issues and stop offering firmware updates. I have never had a standalone Panasonic Blu-ray player break. Family members that I know own several Panasonic models that were released back in 2010. So 6 years with no problems.That being said, some models of Blu-ray players might have poorer designs and might break in a year or less.

[zrdb]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

I prefer only owning OPPO, Panasonic, and Sony Blu-ray players since they offer reliable firmware updates over the life of the player. Some other brands have more reliability issues and stop offering firmware updates. I have never had a standalone Panasonic Blu-ray player break. Family members that I know own several Panasonic models that were released back in 2010. So 6 years with no problems.That being said, some models of Blu-ray players might have poorer designs and might break in a year or less.

Dude-please use a smaller font size. Using that large size makes me think that you're god or something-it's almost as bad as using all caps.