Panasonic - Streaming 4K Ultra HD Hi-Res Audio with Dolby Vision 7.1 Channel DVD/CD/3D Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-Ray Player - Black

I felt compelled to write a review of this marvelous player. It blows away my previous player, the Sony X800. Though that is a very solid player, the PQ isn't as good and the sound isn't as good either, and no DV (dolby vision). The X800 has a better build quality with more metal but that's where it stops. After hooking up this player, I threw in Baby Driver, which the first chase scene with his red car looks and sounds reference. I've also watched The Office on blu-ray and the upscaling on this player is second to none. It upscales blu-rays and makes them really look close to 4K. Next we watched Prisoners and having seen this movie several times on blu-ray, it was easily the most detailed and crisp it has ever looked. The network streaming is also right on track. I have the Simpsons and Seinfeld ripped to my network hard drive (don't worry I own the discs) and both look great. Now it's standard definition but the network interface is nice and works just fine. I would recommend this to anyone willing to spend a little extra to get the best audio and picture quality for your 4K set. I have a TCL 55" that does DV and it just looks so sharp with this player. It also upscales beautifully. Highly recommended!!

It is one of the best BR players from Panasonic but, but have some issues for example: all movies in Netflix streaming are converted to Dolby Vision and this affects the original quality of the movie. If you have a decent AV receiver and good speakers then the sound and surround is amaizing.Super UHD TV+DPUB 820k+Surround System and you don't need to go out to the theater. Watching BR movies is also amaizing to almost 4k.

Picture is better than any 4k player I ever seen or purchased. It especially looks best on the the 4k blu-rays. But you have to play with the settings of the player for the collars to really come out. Once you get everything set up the way you like it looks excellent for reals. It's a real keeper for reals. I can not be happier for reals. Thanks for everything bestbuy.

This 4k UHD Blu-ray player is fine except for the layout of the remote control. It absolutely defies one-handed operation. The layout places the most common keys back over the middle of your hand and the thumb can not bend in that direction. The solution is to hold the remote so close to the butt end that it is uncomfortable and easy to drop. Or use two hands. To heck with that! This seems like a petty complaint, but this is flat out the most uncomfortable remote I can remember ever using. It's bad enough that I am focusing my review on it. I imagine I will get used to holding this remote but, right now, it makes me upset.

I came from using an xbox 1 s and the difference is great. I wasnt to sure If I should buy it but I'm glad I did.

At first I didnt really see much difference between this and my Sony x700. I mean, both do look amazing and I recommend that one if you dont wanna spend this much on a player. The best is that it auto switches to Dolby Vision. The x700 made you manually turn it on and off. Sometimes I couldnt find details on the disc packaging to let me know if it even had dolby vision. If it does, you wanna watch it that way. Of you dont care about DV or your tv doesnt have that feature it's no big deal to you. The UB820 has this awesome HDR button that allows you to brighten the HDR more if youd like. It has like 4 settings. Now, you're probably thinking that's something you can just adjust on your tv. It's not. I tried to do that and mimic thos feature bit no settings are the same and if they are it's way too many different adjustments compared to one button push. This HDR button also works on streaming 4k sites like Amazon and Netflix. You can also change the wallpaper on your homescreen which is cool. I have a Halloween one on mine right now. I do wish the image of the movie appeared when a disc was in. My Samsung player does that and I love it. Shows a picture or mini poster of the movie. The bad is really just that it doesnt have many apps. It's a shame too because I think it would make this player stand out more. I use the built in apps or firestick most of the time bit then I cant use the HDR button. Also I wish it had an input to run something else thru it. Great player and the price is a little higher than I'd normally go bit if you're ok with it you shouldn't be disappointed. And yes, I still do use that HD-DVD player in the picture.

If all you want is a stand alone blu-ray player this is the one to get. It handles HDR10, HDR10 Plus, Dolby Vision, and HLG. Most importantly it allows you tone map output just in case your TV is not able to accommodate the brightest highlights. (OLED, projector, and low level LCD). One of the most underrated things about this player is when it comes to HDR10 content sometimes it's too dark, possibly even below SDR standards. The Panasonic includes an "HDR Optimizer" which actually allows you to raise the brightness and adjust light/dark as necessary. Compared to my XBOX one S & X, absolutely prefer this as a player. The XBOX still has issues when it comes to playback varying on title, no Dolby Vision/HLG/HDR 10Plus support as of yet. Suggestion is to also look under "Buying Options" as it's easy to get an Open Box excellent from $350-430 depending on location. The players build quality is subpar though for the price and only issue hence 4 stars.

This Panasonic UB820 blew me away with it's picture quality! The colors are deeper and brighter, definition is very refined, and the darks are truly black with no crush or grey to black blending issues. DVDs actually look as good as most blu-ray, and 4k discs are a higher class all their own. This is how 4k blu-ray is meant to be seen. I spend a lot of time so focused on how amazing the picture looks that I sometimes forget to focus on the movie itself. Also, the fact that the sound has it's own dedicated HDMI creates crisp, synced reproduction with surround sound, and gives you so many more playback options than an optical cable. After 2 years of owning the Sony X800 4k player, I was never fully satisfied with the picture quality. The Sony is great for streaming (it has a many great apps and fantastic sound quality, even for TV shows, since it's HDMI rather than optical), but lacks in disc picture quality playback. Every DVD I watched, and even some blu-ray and 4k discs, had bad black crush and picture pixelation in some parts of the films, particularly the dark scenes. It was so distracting in outdoor fireside scenes that I could hardly watch them with the fire glow and blacks fighting each other. I tweaked the settings on both the player and my television repeatedly on various movies trying to get it right. I have an LG OLED TV with HDR10, Dolby Vision, etc, and I knew the pic had to look better than what I was getting, so I decided to try a new player, and I have become a true believer in Panasonic's 4K player. If picture and sound quality matter to you, this player will impress you.