UB420 Streaming 4K Blu Ray Player, Ultra HD Premium Video Playback with Hi-Res Audio, Voice Assist - DP-UB420-K Blu Ray DVD Player (Black)

***4+ years of use update: ZERO issues playing DVD, Blu-ray & 4k discs. Have not had to do anything but push the power button and insert the disc & play. Amazing picture quality. NO freezing or glitches like my previous Sony players.***I bought a new 65" 4k TV and a new 4K AppleTv in 2019. I have owned 2 generations of Sony's middle to higher end blu-ray players and have experienced loud disc spin noise plus a ton of software buggy issues with both models. Then they dumped support for Hulu. YouTube and Netflix poor to ok reliability, with the YouTube app often not working for weeks at a time. Disc playback was ok IF it didn't hangup/crash on you on initial disc insertion. So NO MORE Sony Blu-ray players for me. Researched and came across a lot of happy folks using these Panasonic models. Around the holidays it was only $149 Prime so ordered it and glad I did. Picture quality is outstanding and no issues like I was experiencing with the Sony player. Easy setup with plugging in power and HDMI cables (One is provided with the player but I bought a pair of "Atevon High Speed 18Gbps HDMI 2.0 Cable - HDCP 2.2" 6ft cables - ASIN B06XP129CT). Was able to get it connected up to my WiFi network with no trouble. Updated the firmware & good-to-go. One issue I did encounter was the Panasonic remote's power and volume buttons to control the TV did not work with my Samsung Q80 TV. Page 8 of the DP-UB820 players "advanced owners manual" (google it) explained how to reprogram the remote control - Hold the power button down and input the 2 digit tv code (Samsung #s: 20/21/22) page 26 supplied the different TV brand's codes. Now buttons are functional with my TV. I am not planning on streaming with any apps on this unit because I am very happy with the quality and ease of the 4k AppleTV. (R.I.P. Sony Blu-Ray player - & good riddance...) Hope this review helps!

I was impressed when I got it, but this thing is picky, watch the finger prints on the DVDs it will let you know when the DVD won’t play.I’m still glad I got it

Really great device, limited app supportI bought this for my Anime, it does a excellent job at making everything look more clean and crisp, but I'm saddened to see there is no Crunchyroll App or Hulu app, the store is extremely bare bones, that's why I feel I must say, this is mainly a device for your physical media collection, if you only use Netflix and Amazon Prime, you might be fine with it as a streaming option too, but it's clear it was not designed with that in mind.

It works perfectly for 4k discs. My Sony froze at the end of many 4k discs, but not this one. Love it!

Great 4k player. This model plays just as good if not better than Panasonic's next tier models. But do yourself a favor, do your research to find the best settings to get the most out of your player and TV. It will be worth the time and effort and the results are rewarding.

Comparing to my LG UBK80 (no longer made).PICTURE QUALITY: decent, but no better than my LG.Perhaps if one has an ultra-top-tier OLED TV you might be able to see the difference? I have no idea, but using my TV (55" 4K Hisense, Dolby Vision, HDR, HDR10+) I see NO picture improvement w/the Pana over the LG. The Panasonic 420 has their touted "HCX" chip, but the picture looked no better than the LG UBK80 across the board for me, with UHD discs, as well as upconverting from 1080 on multiple BluRays and 1080p files.BUILD QUALITY: cheaply made, feels like it won't last.FLAWS:If you want to use an HDD to play video files, good luck using the front USB 2.0 port (DC 5v 500ma). It's so weak NO HDD WILL WORK ON IT. Panasonic does put a USB 3.0 port on the back as well (on the 420 model) that supplies more power (DC 5v 900ma) for HDDs, but that means constantly reaching back behind the unit to plug and unplug there all the time, as using a USB extention cable to make it more convenient will sometimes make the HDD unplayable even back there because the cable cuts down on the power. Compare this to the LG. The LG only has a USB 2.0 port in the front -- and it's rated THE SAME as the junky Panasonic front USB port -- (DC 5v 500ma) -- yet HDDs work perfectly with the LG, and LG even mentions HDD usage is okay in the manual. Even with the same power rating, the LG is built so much better, and the front USB always works perfectly with HDDs 100% of the time, while the front USB on the Pana won't work at all. The LG also doesn't need to have a fan, the way the Pana 420 does (some people don't like the fan noise).[Note: With all brands of 4k players, the HDD must be 2TB or less and formatted as MBR, not GPT]NO RESUME (remembering where in the movie it was when you pressed STOP) after pressing STOP on a BluRay disc... ONLY on a UHD disc. Talk about stupid engineering. This is even mentioned in the manual.CANNOT FRAME ADVANCE. When you're watching and press PAUSE, you cannot then do a frame-by-frame advance the way you can on the LG (or even old DVD players!) Pressing PAUSE again simply re-starts the movie.NO EXTERNAL SUBTITLES when playing files off USB/HDD unless the files are included INSIDE an MKV file container. With the LG, if you have "video.mp4" and "video.srt" in the same folder you can view the external subtitles. Not with the Panasonic.The features that the Panasonic touts, like the HCX chip, or lots of speciality menu picture settings, I do not see any improvement on with my setup compared to my LG (and my LG isn't an OPPO, it was a lower-end unit). Add to that, that the Panasonic is cheaply built and basic standard features are mysteriously gone, and it's not something I want. My LG UBK80 is a basic player and doesn't do streaming like the Pana 420 (though its also-discontinued brother, the LG UBK90, does) but I don't care about streaming from my player, I'd rather just have a good, well-designed basic player.I bought the Panasonic 420 (and even a 3rd party remote for it too!) thinking I'd keep it to replace, or keep as a spare, for my LG. Nope. Returned it and found another LG on an auction site instead to keep as a spare.

Unlike my last 4k player, the Sony x700, bought early this year, this Panasonic is head and shoulders better. It does everything it does better than the Sony--not just a little better--a lot better. It's real close to perfect, imo. Don't buy the x700 Sony player unless you plan to start a betting pool on whether or not your streaming movies from Netflix and Amazon or your DVDs, your BluRays, or your 4k discs will lock up and freeze--or you want to take bets on how often a single stream or disc will lockup and freeze. The only relief for the Sony x700 when it locks up (not if) is a power off. I'm not anti-Sony by any means, in fact I originally bought the x700 because my streaming and BluRay experience with my prior Sony BluRay player was excellent--not a single freeze or lockup in years of use--right up until Amazon Prime Video dropped the player due to its obsolescence. If you are skeptical, just Bing/Google/Duck "Sony x700 freezes" or something similar and you will be amazed at how many similar reports you will discover. Unfortunately, for me, I bought the x700 before I did my usual due diligence on my experience with my last Sony player/streamer because that experience had been so good. One guy I read commented that he had never had a lockup with his x700 over a 17-month period; another guy I read commented in various AV forums that he had to swap his x700 out *five times* before he got one that wouldn't freeze. It's such a common experience with the x700 that Sony even addresses the freezes on the official support site for the x700, and provides power-cycling instructions.The only thing the UB420-k doesn't have that some people want these days is Dolby Vision support. I don't have a DV television, just an HDR 10 television, and didn't want to pay $200 more for the UB-820 just to get Dolby VIsion support...;) (The x700 supports Dolby Vision, but in a constantly freezing product, who cares?)Even the settings pages for the UB420 are simple, direct, extremely easy to understand, and every setting has an explanation included on-screen. The interface couldn't be simpler to use. Just tick the feature boxes down the list and the UB-420 does it right. (The Sony x700 setting pages were enough to confuse even me, and I like to think I know what I'm doing...;))One last comparative comment: the remote for the UB420 is far superior to the one included with the x700--because it not only is ~33% larger, which allows you to feel your way around the buttons comfortably, it also means the keys are often larger and spaced further apart. It's very comfortable in my hands in use.I read the negative comments about the UB-420 in this forum and they left me shaking my head...;) Not even close to my own experience. It works seamlessly and perfectly with my Sony AV receiver-amp, as well, btw.Last, after ~48 total hours of disc playing consisting of DVD movies, BluRay movies and 4k movies, it's a joy to report not a single lockup or freeze! (I use a ROKU Ultra to stream these days.)

As of right now this is the standard for 4K Blu Ray players when it comes down to the construction and performance. Loads fast, lots of options, quiet and beautiful picture.

Most expensive brick i ever bought

Depois de uma semana de uso, estou muito satisfeito. O que mais me impressionou foi o upscaling em blu-rays comuns, a imagem fica incrível, mesmo em alguns discos antigos de qualidade não tão boa. Com o disco 4k o resultado foi o esperado. A voltagem é 110v.

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Escalado perfecto en bluray tradicional a 4k, MEJORA EN IMAGEN Y AUDIO en bluray tradicional, le da ese "pop especial " para disfrutar tus bluray tradicionales a 4k. En cuanto la reproducción del formato fuente en 4k hdr... GUAUUUUUUUU!! 100% RECOMENDADO. EL HDR10 PLUS LO MEJOR QUE TE PUEDE DAR ESTE PANASONIC, AUNQUE TAMBIÉN EL HDR10 ESTÁTICO NO SE QUEDA ATRÁS. ESTE REPRODUCTOR TE LEVANTA EL HDR10 AUN EN UNA PANTALLA DE GAMA BAJA TODO POR SU OPTIMIZADOR HDR!! Por otro lado el sonido es una locura!!Siete meses trabajando bien, pero de la nada empezó a fallar la lectura de los discos 4k (TARDABAN DEMASIADO EN LEERLOS O SIMPLEMENTE NO LOS LEÍA) Y PEOR AÚN CUANDO RECIÉN EMPEZABAS A VISUALIZAR UN BLURAY 4K, A LOS POCOS MINUTOS SE APAGABA, TAMBIÉN EN LOS BLURAY TRADICIONAL ACABABAS DE PONER EL DISCO E INTENTABAS ATRASAR LA ESCENAS SOBRE TODO Y TAMBIÉN SE APAGABA. ESTOY POR ADQUIRIRLO NUEVAMENTE, ESPERO NO ME VUELVA A FALLAR, SIENTO QUE FUE ALGUN MOVIMIENTO BRUSCO EN LA PAQUETERÍA QUE ME LO ENVÍO (LO PUDIERON HABER AVENTADO O EL PAQUETE SE LES PUDO HABER CAÍDO, O SIMPLEMENTE NO TUVE MUCHA SUERTE.) Y EMPEZO A PRESENTAR PROBLEMAS POR LAS SECUELAS.... LO ATRIBUYO A UN SENCILLO FALSO CONTACTO.

El artículo llegó en excelente estado y tiempoEn verdad tienen un muy buen procesador de imagen qué puedes notar muy fácilmente al reproducir DVDs o blurray viejos, lo compareé con mi PS5 y hay una diferencia enorme en la limpieza de imagen no subjetiba ni efecto placebo.Los pixeles si se ven pero los artifacts de compresión típicos de los dvd desaparecen casi por completo sin llegar a verse peocesado o artificial y sin alterar el color original.Después de una primera entrega fallida ya que el artículo se daño en el transporte(internacional) el vendedor rembolso inmediatamente y fue muy amable en apoyar para que el siguiente pedido llegara en tiempo y forma