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Best 4K player I have ever had. I love everything about.

I waited almost 5 months to take delivery of this 4K Blu-ray player and I havent been disappointed. I am adimittedly partial to the brand having bought my first blu-ray players from Panasonic in 2008 (and both of those players are still functioning the same way they were 10 years ago. and I own over 500 blu-rays so its safe to say they see quite a bit of use). This Panasonic DP-UB820 is currently paired with my 4K projector and its impressive. I believe its the only currently player that supports every flavour of HDR available HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG as well as old HDR10. The playback from this UHD blu ray player is astounding, obviously physical disc are for those of us who care about image quality and seeing the films as close to the way the film makers intended as possible (not after it has been compressed to fit down a narrow streaming pipeline) Overall I;m incredibly impressed with this player, now the real test of quality will be if I can get 10 years out of it like my other Panasonic Blu-Ray players.

I have been using (I thought) high end 4K UHD Blu-ray players for a few years, but I got frustrated by my Sony constantly freezing when it switched layers. This machine plays discs that froze on the Sony perfectly. It's video upscaling and HDR enhancements are quite obvious. One thing to keep in mind: setting up the video, make sure you choose 4.4.4 output, so you get what you are paying for. And on the audio, set the outputs to bitstream to fully send all of the channels to your AV receiver to decode. I am glad I bought it.

Hate to get caught up in always buying the latest high(er) resolution video players, but the step up to 4k is pretty dang nice. The enhanced image enabled by Dolby Vision is awesome. You can actually see what's going on deep in the shadows of a dark scene. Not all movies being sold as 4k are an actual improvement over regular bluray, but the good ones are great!

I have roku sticks and players on all my T.V.'s. I decided to try the roku stick+ . Even though I don't have a 4k TV (yet) the picture quality is so much better on my Sony which is 10 years old. I also love the fact that the remote operates my TV. Have only one remote is fantastic.

I needed something to replace the old BlueRay DVD Players. I selected a Sony this time, and it has not let me down yet. I am able to play 4k, BlueRay, and regular DVDs without having any issues. I purchased one for the living room and my master bedroom and the price was great.

Most 4k players will render the image well, but what really sets this box apart from others is their HDR rendering. Even more noticeable is between this and streaming. I was a bit of a doubter about physical media in 2023, but after comparing against even the highest bitrate streaming content, its not even close. Sharper, cleaner, grander sound, and much better HDR. The more granular HDR settings available to you on the UB820 makes images pop in ways I've never seen out of my TV.

Compared to my other Sony Blu-ray players, this one's picture is crystal clear. It is like watching 4K with 1080 resolution. You can hear and see the difference, soo much better. I planned on buying a 4K TV next year to go with this 4K Blu-ray player and now I cannot wait.

Verbatim discs are the BEST discs to buy with the best compatibility with blu-ray players and anything else it is meant to play back on. Plus, you can PRINT on the disc and is printable to the hub. Isn't it worth it to spend a little extra money to not have any worries and have a dual layered blu-ray disc?