Customer Ratings & Reviews

My previous player was an Oppo BDP-103; however, I sold it a few years ago when we moved into a new home. Ever since I sold it, I regretted my decision... well, until now! The DP-UB820 provides a fantastic 4k image! I don't have the Oppo to compare it to, but the image from this player does not disappoint and puts a smile on my face each and every time I spin up a disk! The menu system is relatively easy to navigate; however, to take full advantage of the image quality that this player can provide, there are various default settings that need to be changed as well as a couple of hidden options. I won't go through them here as there are various YouTube videos that you can follow, but once set, you will see the difference. I'm not a fan of the glossy finish and full length disk tray door, but most players have gone this route, so it's more of a general opinion than a con for this otherwise fantastic player. After spending several weeks with the DP-UB820, I have zero cons with the player itself... the audio / video quality the player provides is simply stellar! When on sale, don't wait... grab it before they are sold out! Highly recommended...

I bought the Sony UBP-X700/M. I returned it and bought this Panasonic player. Oh boy, the amount of features and setting are great. This player doesn't have many streaming apps but I have a Roku and a apple 4k tv for that. My 4k Blu Ray movies have never looked this good. I have a tv that can show HDR 10, HDR 10 plus and Dolby vision. So can this player. It's a nice match with my tv. The adjustments on the settings you can make to HDR 10 movies is simply awesome.

Great picture and sound best player on the market by far delivery super fast

Very good UHD player. Dolby vision and upscaling on this device is fantastic!

What separates this player from LG and Sony's offerings is the HDR tone mapping (known as HDR Optimizer) this player performs. In effect, the player tries to adjust its output depending on how the disc you are watching has been mastered, to ensure that the dynamic range remains within the boundaries of what your particular TV can actually display. This results in less blown out details on discs coded with nit ranges beyond your TV (think Mad Max: Fury Road) and a picture that's more palatable for most. It's pricey for sure, but if you watch a lot of HDR10 content it may be well worth the investment. Keep an eye out for open box deals, as that may be the best path forward if you want to enjoy this player's advanced features without totally breaking the bank. Beyond that, this player supports Dolby Vision (the holy grail of HDR picture quality today) and every major audio standard you can think of. Definitely a premium feeling machine, even though the software interface does look/feel a bit dated now in 2021.

I don't really see how the picture is that much better than any other player but I don't have them side by side to compare to and I'm limited to what my TV can do. The machine is a little slow but I think all of the good ones are. It performs flawlessly for everything I've asked it to do and I kind of wanted one that had a display on it. I'm satisfied

Excellent 4k player. Video quality is better than the Sony 800M2. Also excellent up conversion of DVDs and Blu ray disks.

Best player for the money. Excellent picture quality.

Its 4k dolby vision player enough said. Auto hdr is nice. Streaming apps are limited which is fine. Works flawless.

I went with this unit over the Sony x800m2 due to the auto-detection of Dolby Vision. It’s a great unit. 4K discs boot up fairly quickly and even standard Blu-ray Discs look really good. The only issue I’ve had is when it comes to playing movies distributed by Warner Bros. When I put in ‘Joker’ 4K or any of Christoper Nolan’s films, a “control” pop-up appears and the only way to get rid of it is to unplug the polarized, power-cable and then plug it back in. I purchased the GSP, so I’m hoping another unit will not have this issue. Otherwise, I’ll just have to wait for a firmware update from Panasonic. And when it comes to cleaning the unit, I would use a micro-fiber cloth, as a paper towel will scratch the top plastic of the chassis.

This player is fantastic! Quiet and sturdy build. Love the automatic Dolby Vision switching

Main-blowing 4K upscaling of Blu-Ray & DVD! The picture is crisp and smooth! Major upgrade from the Sony UBP-X800.

Such a great upgrade from streaming. This player is amazing.

Good for the price works very well would recommend it.

If you are looking for the best of the best on the market right now, look no further. The picture this player provided is simply stunning. Nothing out there can touch the tone mapping the 820 provides. Don’t pay inflated prices for an Oppo-203 when this player is actually better. This is the triumphant high-end A/V component comeback for Panasonic and is worth every penny of the asking price. This IS the best of the best. Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Superior 2020 mapping...this is future proof. Do you and your home theater a favor and get this...right now. You won’t regret it. The highest of recommendations.

This will likely be the last player I ever purchase as the gap between physical media versus streaming content is narrowing but there still remains a difference and it was enough to justify the cost. This player is quite, fairly quick to boot up and begin playing and the picture quality and sound is just spectacular.

The UB820 is a fantastic player—great value for the price. The audio and video output are top-notch, delivering a truly cinematic experience. Setup was easy, and everything just works flawlessly. No complaints, no regrets—highly recommended!"

Probably the best upgrade I’ve ever made. Completely worth the extra hundreds if you want the best picture imaginable for your 4k n Blu-ray discs. If you ever felt like your lower tier 4k player softens up the picture especially when up scaling Blu-ray’s then you should definitely think about upgrading to Panasonic.

When I first heard about this 4K Player I didn’t know how amazing it performed playing 4K movies until I got it home from Bestbuy. It was pretty easy to set up connect to the Wi-Fi in Connect to my surround sound movie theater. I quickly put in a 4K movie in the quality the sharpness the clarity was just amazing now I am re-watching most of all of the movies I have because of this player. I bought this player to replaced the Sony X 800 which was a very good player when I bought it well built perform very well but the only thing this Sony was lacking in is that because you’re movies to play a little darker than the Panasonic 820. The Panasonic has so many different options to make corrections to your video quality versus the Sony X 800. So I sold my Sony X 800 and bought two Panasonic 820 even though the price was a little expensive but you getting the best at this level without spending $1000-$2000 on a 4K player that performs the same as this one

I can see the difference in image quality when using this 4k blu ray player with my LG G4 Oled TV.