Oppo or Panasonic for Plasma viewing? - Blu-ray Forum

Endoskeleton · 07-28-2020, 11:02 PM

Hey everyone,

I am new to this site and would love to hear some of your thoughts and feedback on this idea. I know Plasmas are an old and barley used technology these days, but since I can’t yet afford an OLED, I am hanging onto my Panasonic ZT60.

My question relates to what you guys think is (or was) the best blu ray player for a 1080p plasma.

I recently bought the ub420 for $150 brand new, and From my research, I read the ub420 has the same HCX processor as the 820 and the 9000, it just lacks the DV and better audio dac/components. However, since it will be hooked up to my SC-79 which has a 32-bit DAC, I mainly want the best picture quality available. Is the HCX processor only beneficial to 4K/HDR tvs? I read my avr has a Marvel video processor, idk which is better.

I see an oppo 103d (darbee edition) going for around $400-600, will that video processor be better than the newer panasonic’s? The 203 is too expensive and can get a ub9000 for their price.

I basically just want to find the best video processor to help the ZT60 shine, but when I upgrade to an OLED i could see the panasonic being the better one.
Would really appreciate any info and feedback.
Thanks!

07-28-2020, 11:02 PM	#1
Endoskeleton Member Member since:Jul 2020	Oppo or Panasonic for Plasma viewing? Hey everyone, I am new to this site and would love to hear some of your thoughts and feedback on this idea. I know Plasmas are an old and barley used technology these days, but since I can’t yet afford an OLED, I am hanging onto my Panasonic ZT60. My question relates to what you guys think is (or was) the best blu ray player for a 1080p plasma. I recently bought the ub420 for $150 brand new, and From my research, I read the ub420 has the same HCX processor as the 820 and the 9000, it just lacks the DV and better audio dac/components. However, since it will be hooked up to my SC-79 which has a 32-bit DAC, I mainly want the best picture quality available. Is the HCX processor only beneficial to 4K/HDR tvs? I read my avr has a Marvel video processor, idk which is better. I see an oppo 103d (darbee edition) going for around $400-600, will that video processor be better than the newer panasonic’s? The 203 is too expensive and can get a ub9000 for their price. I basically just want to find the best video processor to help the ZT60 shine, but when I upgrade to an OLED i could see the panasonic being the better one. Would really appreciate any info and feedback. Thanks!

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