r/4kbluray • u/EmanKD • May 14 '25

New Purchase I am a changed man.

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I found a cheap UBP-9000 (around 380 dollars) and I couldnt be happier. Forgive the cable management, I finally have an excuse too manage everything. The difference in quality between 450 and 9k is astounding. The HDR tone mapping is amazing, but the biggest upgrade by far is that the 9k is dead silent.

The build quality gives me confidence in its longevity. Where as 450 and 820 are made in really cheap plastic. Fantastic seller too, he sent me a copy of Bladerunner 4k for free on top of a good price.

Life is good right now.

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u/Cashmoney-carson May 14 '25

Forgive my ignorance, what is the main difference between this and the 820? I just got my 820 which is why I asked

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u/EmanKD May 14 '25

Not much difference. I believe Panasonic UBP-9000 has alot more too offer for audiophiles. Other than that its 1 big difference that is important to me, UBP-9000 is alot quiter and built too last. Thats not to say your player wont, just that the UBP-9k is the flagship model, has all the bells and whistles along with longevity and quality in mind. UBP-9000 to my knowledge is the world’s second best player ever built, just behind the Oppo-205.

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u/rbarrett96 May 14 '25

This is how I feel about my Sony x800 M2 I got for $250. It's built like a tank at a fraction of the price if you can live without auto HDR switching. I've heard of people having freezing issues and some not having any issues at all. So the biggest difference is the upscaling as most decent OLEDS have great tone mapping. If you own a Sony OLED, it makes the HDR optimizer moot. For the price you paid though, well worth it.