Customer Ratings & Reviews

My inability to snag a PS5 led me to find an alternative to start watching 4k movies on my LG CX tv. After doing a lot of research, I came to the conclusion that this 4k player is the best value you can get. Yes, it's more expensive that the budget models, but this thing does everything. Films using Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are jaw dropping. It has two output ports and I use one HDMI cable for video into my tv and a 2nd HDMI cable into my sound system. The video quality is OUTSTANDING. Love this thing. The best settings kick on automatically. Easy to setup and use. No issues at all. Do yourselves a favor and invest in something better than the cheapest 4k player.

Amazing player! Upscales old dvds and blu rays so much better than anything I have seen. And doesn’t seem to have many issues with 4ks… sometimes in the beginning I have to reset it and then it works fine.

Great addition to my home theater. Paired with my Sony A95L, it delivers amazing quality from 4k discs. Perfect for film buffs that don't want to settle for streaming quality.

The DP-UB820 is an awesome 4K Bluray player and has some great features. Both the Audio and Video from this unit are excellent. I have noticed that some 4K movies that I have played have frozen up randomly but I have not determined if it is the player or the disk itself that is to blame. The network/Smart TV functionality and GUI is very rudimentary and clunky. But your not buying a 4K Bluray player for its apps like Netflix, YOUTUBE TV, etc.. A great feature is that this unit has an independant HDMI audio out. This is great if you have a 4K TV but an older Home Theater Receiver that is not 4K compatible. This feature lets you run an (HDMI 2.0a/b) cable to your 4K TV and run a second HDMI cable to your (non 4K) Home Theater Receiver for (5.1/7.1) audio. The one feature that is missing is an HDMI input(s) on this unit. The Scaler is excellent on the DP-UB820 and it would be awesome if you could take advantage of it by having the option to input to the DP-UB820. Many people have a PS3 or other 1080P devices that would benefit from the DP-UB820's Scaler. HDR(10) and Dolby Vision 4K movies look great and the sound is excellent thanks to its 192-kHz/32-bit 4-DAC. I would recommend this unit to anyone looking for a great 4K Bluray player that will also play DSD (5.6 MHz/2.8 MHz/11.2MHz) and ALAC music files and WAV/FLAC/MP3/AAC/WMA/AIFF formats.

So far, so good. I went back and forth on which 4k player to get and this often came up in recommendations. It's not an Oppo, but it doesn't have the same price tag. The upscaling is great for Blu Ray's, separate audio/video outputs is a nice option, supports both Dolby Vision, HDR and HDR+, and it doesn't skip/freeze on 100gb discs like some of the other players in this price range. Very happy with this purchase. Pro-Tip: look for open box options. I did and got this for $100ish off. The box was rough, but the player was perfect and unused.

The quality of this player is too notch! The only downside is probably the user interface but i don’t use it for streaming, only physical media.

Very happy with this 4K HD player. The video image is awesome with both a 1080p tv and my new LG 4K tv. Easy to setup and use. Make sure you have good HDMI 18Gbps cables if playing 4K HDR discs. Get if when it goes on sale for $399. Lots of tweaks in the settings if are into fine tuning but it works great right out of the box. It has an internal fan for cooling but I can't hear it from my viewing position of approx 12 ft.

Panasonic picks up where Oppo left off, producing a high-quality 4K UHD Blu-ray player that’s poised to become the format’s new mid-priced standard bearer. Featuring stellar HCX processing, an HDR Optimizer that allows users to adjust HDR content to best suit their viewing environment, superior 4K Direct Chroma upscaling, a host of picture-tuning tools, top-notch HD 3D support, and excellent streaming capabilities, Panasonic’s DP-UB820 instantly becomes the clear choice for discriminating 4K and HD movie mavens. Oppo's demise left a void, but this impressive player more than fills it and comes Highly Recommended.

First of all this is my third Panasonic Blu-ray player. I own the DMP-UB900 and the DMP-BDT500 The 820 is a good player but it could be better to be at the same level as OPPO level Pros: + Easy set up + Great picture quality + Supports Dolby Vision + Great HDR support for projectors + 2nd HDMI port for audio only so you can connect it to a receiver that doesn't support 4K + Cons: - Poor remote, too small, no back lighting - No SACD support so no real universal player - No THX the 900 had THX - Poor build quality especially for the price and compared to OPPO 203 - Even Sony has better build quality!

Had been using an Xbox OneS for my 4k player the last few years but recently upgraded my display to a Sony panel that can run Dolby Vision and since Xbox doesn’t support Dolby Vision for movies I needed a better player. The UB820 is a great player that has all the options you will ever need and more. It’s processing and software definitely gives cleaner image than the Xbox and even seemed to improve on the audio side just a bit…I run a 5.1.2 Atmos speaker system and I noticed it especially in the bass response it seemed just a bit more defined and cleaned up. If you want the best player available for under $500 this is it.

What can I say? Bare bones but high quality UHD quality. You shouldn’t buy this for any streaming apps because there are much better solutions for that but if picture and sound quality from 4k discs is what you are looking for then this is the product for you! I was previously using an Xbox One S to spin my discs and this just blows it out of the water. It is really straight forwards to use too, insert disc and press play and that is it, no messing switching between HDR or Dolby Vision or anything like that. Great purchase to go with my Sony A9G! Oh, that reminds me, the Sony TV remote also provides all of the disc control features I need on a regular basis.

Using this with a 65" LG 65C3PUA and a Klipsch/Denon Atmos surround setup, and it's better than going to the theater. This player will auto switch to Dolby Vision, while others either lack Dolby Vision or you have to manually select it over the regular UHD10. Fantastic sound and picture quality. Great audio decoding if you still have a CD collection or a USB thumbdrive full of music. Seperate audio and video outputs if you have the equipment to take advantage of that.

Started out being a good 4k player then it started to skip on random discs. Sent it in for repair, the drive was replaced and still had skipping issues. The picture quality was really great, a lot of granular control and things you could dive into in regards to picture quality, dvd upscaling was not the best in my opinion, blu rays looked great and 4k discs looked awesome. Just became tired of the skipping issues so I returned it and bought a Sony X800m2 which I had heard the older model some people had bad luck with, this was the updated model. I did find out for some reason I had some bad discs that also skipped on the Sony but some of the discs did play on the Sony. So far my Sony has been great, if a disc freezes unplugging it fixes it and mostly it would be a fingerprint I missed. Better dvd upscaling, Dolby Vision has to be turned on manually was auto on Panny, and it is built better than the Panasonic. I think in general the Panny just has a really sensitive laser leading to skipping and freezing and the build quality is a lot of plastic, Sony is heavier and metal.

Great picture, easy to use, plays just about everything. Terrible layout on the remote control. You will likely find yourself accidentally opening Netflix when navigating menus. Other than that I highly recommend this player.

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.

I wanted the best 4K Player to deliver video to my Sony XBR-75X900F. I did some research and S&V rated this player very highly. The picture is crystal clear and colors are detailed. The HDR Mapping is a really nice feature also. Excellent purchase.

This review applies only to DVD playback. I have not used the streaming capabilities. Pros: Excellent video and audio quality. Automatically determines what format the DVD used. Fast loading with no pauses during playback. Cons: For the price, a lighted remote should be included. The remote fits poorly in the hand and must be looked at to make appropriate selections. It is almost impossible to use in a dark viewing room.

I try to reserve the Excellent rating for items that are truly best-in-class in all categories. This player is outstanding with regards to video quality, particularly with 4k content. Upscaling 1080p through my Marantz SR7012 AV receiver is also excellent. You will not go wrong if you are looking for a 4k player. Feature wise, the player is fine, but it just seems to be a bit behind the times. Some of the user interface seems a bit dated compared to other devices (not necessarily players), but it certainly has the features needed to perform the functions you need. I would definitely buy this again.

Previously owned a Sony x700. After 5 years, it started showing it's age (overheating issues) and realized it was time to do an upgrade. So you understand why this review is written like this, my setup is as follows: a. This Blu Ray Player b. A Nakamichi Shockwafe 9.2.4 Earc surround system c. Hisense U6G 50" TV with ARC interface I'm connected from the Blu Ray player, through the Nakamichi, to the Hisense TV via the ARC port on the TV. The first thing I will tell you is you need to make sure your HDMI cables game is solid. Spend some money and get the 48Gbps cables. You will be glad you did. The player itself is amazing. I've watched 2 4k movies. One Dolby Vision, and one HDR10. Both Blurays played glitch free, with an amazing picture and awesome Atmos and DTS sound. The firmware itself is another story. The only way I can get this player to power up correctly so I can get to the main player screen (and play DVD's or stream) is to power everything down, then power it all back up via the power on button on the Panasonic Blu Ray Player console, or via the Panasonic Blu Ray player remote. When done correctly, it boots quickly and properly. Failure to follow this procedure leads to absolute frustration (and probably most of the one-star reviews left for this item). Not sure if the firmware is half baked, or if it's a setting issue. I would love to talk to the Panasonic support team to see if it's even fixable. If you know how to fix this, feel free to leave a comment on this review and share.

Excellent picture (vivid, with contrast, "detail in darkness") and sound (very clean). A little slow to respond to control, and excess steps for routine functions, but performance makes up for these minor user interface issues.