A:AnswerThe picture quality will be the same since you are using a plasma tv. It would be better if you were connecting to an oled because of HDR optimiser. The analog audio outputs support up to 7.1 channels. Amazon firestick can be put in front or rear usb.
A:AnswerThe UB820 4K Bluray player is not a Sony product, it is a Panasonic. I have the Yamaha RX-A2070 and it works fantastic. Great sound and conversion (Yamaha) and great picture (Panasonic UB-820). Can't go wrong with this combination. I have a Sony XBR-79x900B 79" Passive 3D TV and this Bluray player makes the picture look fantastic. Since Sony decided to stick it to us by not having this model HDR complaint, it is SDR. However, the Panasonic UB-820 also converts the picture so that it plays a 4K HDR disk in the Best possible way converting and configuring to the best possible HDR to SDR picture.
A:AnswerI believe you need to turn on the hdmi control feature on your samsung tv. That will recieve a power on command from your bluray when it comes on through the hdmi cable.