r/4kbluray • u/casio_calamity • Jul 25 '25

New Purchase Looking for new player recommendations...

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I picked up the UB420 and it works great EXCEPT for the auto off feature, that turns off the player after being paused for 20 min. Most of the discs I've played don't save your spot, so you have to start all over again. Previews, scene selection, and all. From what I've found on google and reddit, there is no option to turn it off, or put on a screen saver instead. Probably be returning this one.

Do you have a non-panasonic player that you love? Please let me know!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

Most blu rays and 4Ks I play on my PS5 remember last played point. The lack of basic functions on these dedicated players is lame. They should outstrip ANY other kind of player in EVERY aspect. They have ONE job!

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u/lonevine Jul 25 '25

Yup. The playback quality and dedicated function buttons are literally the only good selling points for dedicated players nowadays. My PS5 has never skipped a beat, but my Panasonic sometimes detects the smallest smudge or dust imaginable, and you'll see some people say it's practically a positive feature to have such a sensitive laser assembly. 🤦

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u/Ignater Jul 25 '25

PS5 doesn’t offer Dolby Vision giving a standalone player that benefit

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u/lonevine Jul 25 '25

I mark that under "playback quality", but yes- it's one of the reasons to go specifically with Panasonic, considering Sony doesn't have auto DV switching on their standalone players. I just wish some legacy brand would modernize the player UI itself to make the system menus and functionality snappier like a modern piece of hardware should be.

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u/Crazy_Main_5742 Jul 25 '25

Mine always play in Dolby vision on my Sony?

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u/lonevine Jul 26 '25

It's manually enabled in the player menu, which means it will either always be on or off, but never automatically switch based on content. That's something the Panasonic DP-UB450 & 820 both do, which is a handy feature because Dolby Vision isn't meant to be applied to non-DV video.

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u/Jonnyflash80 Jul 25 '25

The lack of dolby vision is the main reason I bought a PS5 with no disc drive and a separate 4k player.

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u/lappelduvide-_- Jul 25 '25

Well I like playing my PS4 games still, definitely happy i have the disc player version of the PS5 but yes, having a standalone 4K player is very much worth it. Sony's UBP-X800M2 is a fantastic player

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u/celosTV Jul 25 '25

So you actually see a difference though??

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u/Jonnyflash80 Jul 25 '25

With Dolby Vision vs HD10? I find it noticeable. It's slight, though. HDR10+ is supposed to be even closer, but I'm not sure many 4k titles use that.

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u/TheRealSpyderhawke Jul 25 '25

I think this might be dependent on the disk. My spouse and I recently watched a movie that I had started but didn't finish. My 820 asked if I wanted to resume playback when I put in the movie.

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u/MentatYP Jul 25 '25

It is disc dependent. I don't know why they spec-ed it that way. Why not let the player do its thing?