Customer Ratings & Reviews

This thing is super slow. Hit the "internet" button and that's when you realize just how slow the menu system is. Why doesnt it play The Lion King bluray or UHD blu ray? Movie plays fine in my other players, but not on this. Yes I am using for most up to date firmware.

This is a big upgrade from my 10 year old blu ray player. I just wish it played more digital file types.

My 1st 4k player ever owned. Plays 4k movies well.

A little too expensive but worth it, I wish it also played saves and DVD audio, then it would have been excellent.

I bought this because it was greatly lauded for it's tone mapping abilities. I was using it with a 1080p projector and was hoping to open up the world of 4k discs with exclusive Atmos tracks. I spent significant time trying to get the various settings right, but ultimately found that the HDR -SDR conversion lacking, especially in skin tones. The greyscale performance was better, but the colors were just wrong. I've heard great things about this player, and perhaps it is very good on a 4k/HDR display, but it's not the best choice for down scaling. I also found the build quality to be a big let down along with the menu system being cheap and clunky. The apps (netflix and prime) would not connect either, so I was unable to utilize any internal tone mapping/video processing for streaming either. Audio performance was solid, perhaps better than the player I ended up with.

This unit plays 4K Ultra HD discs just fine. But, throw a blu ray in it and not so much. But, I read this is the case for many owners when I search for information online. There are some hacks that I have tried to allow the standard blu ray discs to play. That works for some, not for some. About a 50/50 chance. I would expect the potential of this issue at a much lower price point, but definitely not for a player over $300 USD. I’ve checked the region codes, not the problem. I’ve updated the firmware and tried everything I could research online and find for a fix. Nothing seems to work. I’ll most likely be returning it.

A great 4K player. Decent price on sale. Wish they delivered with a box around it.

Very satisfied,. Open box was in excellent condition

I previously had a Panasonic SA BT-200. When it stopped working properly I wanted to replace it. After my good experience with Panasonic I bought this model. I came to find out it was an inferior model. The website led me to believe I could hook up my previous 7.1 speakers. No where in the description did it state I needed to buy an additional amplifier. The Blu Ray player has 7.1 speaker connections on it. But without an amplifier you can only hear sound if you hold the speaker to your ear. I contacted Panasonic customer support. The agent could not help, he asked his other agents for help who also were clueless. They said they would research and get back to me. Never did. I search the internet and found a review on the Critchfield site where numerous customers were also asking about getting sound out of their speakers. Crutchfield stated you need an amplifier. So, Panasonic not only is misleading customers by selling a unit with the connections for speakers which doesn't work, but also their customer support agents have no idea how the unit works. Wish I could return but I bought this and did not get a chance to hook it up until a few months later, past the return date. Now I must spend additional money on an amplifier.

best price I saw was $50 off msrp. so far so good. First Panasonic product in 10 years

Outstanding 4K player, best 4K player I had ever owned

After owning the player for a few years it began pausing in the middle of the movie. The only way we can get it to play again is by stopping and then reloading the disc. At first we thought it was just the movie that we are playing but then after it happened quite a few times with various movies we realized it was the player.

Beautiful player to. Upgraded from the Sonyx800 for the Dolby vision support. Love it.

This 4K Ultra HD DVD player is great, there is better definition in the movie scenes.

The tone mapping of HDR10 content is the best on the market, period. It also is capable of processing Dolby Vision and HDR10+ content as well. For the price I expected a much more robustly built case, similar to that of the now discontinued Oppo UDP-203. To get the build quality from Panasonic you have to step up to the DP-UB9000 which cost twice as much and adds tone mapping settings for projectors as well as superior DAC's for two-channel listening.

One of the best blueray player. It is bit pricy but with very good performance.

Very good quality build very happy with 4k movies pictures are clean and sharp

machine has tentency to freeze, poor show for a $500 machine

Overpriced and under-equipped. The Sony 700 is better at half the price. The panasonic remote does not have a button for "subtitles" or "display." The Sony has both. I watched the Criterion Collection DVD of "Downhilll Racer." The DVD menu does not have an option for subtitles, but when you press the subtitle button on the Sony, the come right up. I could never find them on the Panasonic. Worthless.

Item works great! Plays discs very nicely. 4k movies look insanely good.