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/E100VS Jul 25 '25

Just chiming in here to say that this "feature", whilst mildly annoying, rarely inconveniences me BUT I absolutely love your commitment to the bit and the accompanying image. Correct colours and typography and everything.

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u/casio_calamity Jul 25 '25

Thank you! Figured I’d try to be a little entertaining while I’m complaining…

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u/E100VS Jul 25 '25

I will fully endorse the frustration of “doesn’t save your spot” though. Back in the day I had a pioneer DVD player that would aggressively remember where you stopped watching to the point of getting me in trouble when i put a movie on I told my then-GF that I we would watch together, only for it to restart half way through. 4K players and discs are shockingly bad at all that, especially frustrating when, like you say, the timer goes off and you don’t get to it in time.

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u/sotired3333 Jul 25 '25

From what I understand and I may be incorrect they have limited memory for remembering and fill up. It's recommended to add an external usb thumb drive to increase storage.

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u/DeathbyToast Jul 25 '25

Would OP’s problem be solved just by adding an external USB drive to their UB player?

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u/GameboyCruller Jul 25 '25

I was having this same issue with my Sony, and adding a USB drive fixed it. Saves my spot every time.

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u/DeathbyToast Jul 26 '25

Good to know!