Spearmint Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Found a button on the remote today Phone image, so not good quality. It looks as though it upscales the video. I get the same video out info on 3 different movies I tried. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Spearmint said: Found a button on the remote today am sure theres some buttons on it i havent tried yet 2 minutes ago, Spearmint said: It looks as though it upscales the video. I get the same video out info on 3 different movies I tried. I'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing? probably want to check your output settings. what its telling you is the source format above on disc 4k uhd / 24 4:2:0 10bit and it is being output via hdmi 4:2:2 12bit so being chroma upsampled this is not a bad thing. and its a necessary thing as the format on disc... I have no idea why but it is not something supported by the hdmi spec for 24p to transport over via hdmi. http://www.acousticfrontiers.com/uhd-101-v2/ so the player has to upsample. just matter if whether you go to 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 i wouldn't worry too much about it spearmint unless seeing some side effects e.g. banding in which case id drop back to 10bit as pana suggests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks Al, I'll set it to 10bit and see if it makes a difference. Of the 6 UHD discs I've played I haven't noticed any visual or audio anomalies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I checked out the settings, and the info on the settings page says to set it on 12bit unless you get video banding or other issues in which case drop it back to 10bit or off. I've left it at 12bit, as I find playing blu-ray and DVD both upscale nicely to 12bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Spearmint said: I checked out the settings, and the info on the settings page says to set it on 12bit unless you get video banding or other issues in which case drop it back to 10bit or off. I've left it at 12bit, as I find playing blu-ray and DVD both upscale nicely to 12bit am not seeing banding either so mine is also just left running on 12 bit as a note, you can also get banding via source e.g. the blu-ray of hacksaw ridge from the us is pretty bad for this by reports, i saw two instances on the local blu-ray this is not present on the uhd version and just really sloppy / compromised mastering on behalf of the studio I suspect, ps how have you found the dvd upscale spearmint. i find annoying the stair step / jaggies on dvd of the pana that see on both my plasma and projector. I sent the picture below to pana and while got a response really nothing to resolve, I have many concerts still on dvd and also some movies etc that have never made it over to blu-ray let alone uhd, maybe there is a setting that will fix this perhaps but if there is, I havent discovered as yet ! this is just about my main bug bear with the pana, (apart from no ways to region free with mod). and oh perhaps not as many apps as get with say the sammy uhd player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) Hmmm doesn't look to flash Al, I'll put on a few concert disc's and check it out. Stoked, only one of the UHD, included Blu-ray I bought in from the US, Patriots Day is region coded, the others are region free Edited April 22, 2017 by Spearmint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSmith Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Is there a hardware mod yet for this player? I can't find one... only firmware hacks. JSmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/22/2017 at 11:30 AM, al said: am not seeing banding either so mine is also just left running on 12 bit as a note, you can also get banding via source e.g. the blu-ray of hacksaw ridge from the us is pretty bad for this by reports, i saw two instances on the local blu-ray this is not present on the uhd version and just really sloppy / compromised mastering on behalf of the studio I suspect, I went and bought the local blu-ray of Hacksaw Ridge. Great movie and like yourself I didn't see any banding with the player set at the default Automatic and 12bit. Interesting with this blu-ray it doesn't up-sample the bit rate, I'll check a few others including a couple from the US to see if this is the common output for blu-ray's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman1503561291 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hey guys, we are about to buy tomorrow our Panasonic DMP-UB900 4K player. Any tips for easy use on settings would be appreciated. Using I think (dont know yet) the HDMI 1 to the New Telle and using the HDMI 2 to the AMP. All wired up with 2 HDMI's so just waiting for the Player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Plug in and go ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman1503561291 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) 14 minutes ago, said: Plug in and go ... Have completely wired 3 spaces in the cabinets and each has 2 HDMI Cables leaving the cabinet where one of them goes to the amp and the other goes to the new TV. New Telle will have for the Oppo 103D and the Panasonic UB 900 and the OPPO 203 or an newer model Edited May 4, 2017 by Blackman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearmint Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 The programming remote worked well, converted all 3 units to region free DVD in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately it sends the signals quickly so a bit hard to follow to share sequence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jutta Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 20 hours ago, Blackman1503561291 said: Have completely wired 3 spaces in the cabinets and each has 2 HDMI Cables leaving the cabinet where one of them goes to the amp and the other goes to the new TV. New Telle will have for the Oppo 103D and the Panasonic UB 900 and the OPPO 203 or an newer model The only thing the OPPO does over the pana is play SACD. If you watch DVD's it upscales better. Otherwise the Pana will do everything you need for BR and UHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoggieHowser Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 33 minutes ago, jutta said: The only thing the OPPO does over the pana is play SACD. If you watch DVD's it upscales better. Otherwise the Pana will do everything you need for BR and UHD Unless you also want Dolby Vision at some stage which I expect Blackman would want since LG is supporting Dolby Vision in a big way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 be interesting how DV plays out. if they cant get sammy and pana on board, id suggest it will be a dead duck ! another beta-vhs thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Quote David Katzmaier @dkatzmaier 1h1 hour ago Giles Baker, SVP @dolby told me Dolby Vision 4K BD discs expected 1st half 2017, players later in the year. Wont be long it seems ? though we already have the players ; btw Samsung have their own dynamic metadata preference - very hard to get ce's to drop their own proprietary solution which consequently leads to Als scenario Note hdr10+ is a 10bit technology and dv is 12 bit but will it matter to most ? doubtful perhaps.. https://news.samsung.com/us/hdr10-plus-samsung-amazon-video-deliver-next-generation-hdr-video-experience-updated-open-standard-hdr10/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSmith Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 5 hours ago, said: a dead duck I hope not since DV is much better on paper and in practice than HDR10. JSmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 http://www.panasonic.com/au/consumer/home-entertainment/blu-ray-and-dvd-players/dmp-ub400gnk.html Gee whiz this and the 300 are gonna be cheap when the hit stores, the 400 looks good and not too many differences from the 900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman1503561291 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 On 05/05/2017 at 0:08 PM, doggiehowser1503564764 said: Unless you also want Dolby Vision at some stage which I expect Blackman would want since LG is supporting Dolby Vision in a big way. Yes I will put up photos on my LG thread on my three spots for three players. the number ONE up the Top is for the OPPO but its missing for now until I read that Oppo is the same of better than the Pana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jutta Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I don't understand why you'd want the pana if you're buying the OppoSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 hours ago, jutta said: I don't understand why you'd want the pana if you're buying the Oppo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mmm good point jutta ; I would have waited a few weeks and bought a pana ub300 Blackman [ you don't really want to pay more for multi analog out that you wont ever need ] and wait for the oppo to get dolby vision and discs to turn up - it may be a while .... Then compare ; it could save heaps = do you really need sacd disc playback.. The oppo doesn't have 4k Netflix or possible 4k amazon either. In the interim you can see if your Yamaha avr can handle a true UHD hdr10 signal from the pana's single hdmi output . If its got a clean passthrough there is no need to run separate video/audio hdmi outs [ and you will have tested it for when you want to sell] . Thats what an avr is designed for ; easy switching of hdmi and losing the inevitable rats nest of cables... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jutta Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I'm more than happy with my Pana and glad I got it when the Oppo was a buggy mess. But if you want Dolby Vision there's just no point in buying both. It's silly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 34 minutes ago, jutta said: I'm more than happy with my Pana and glad I got it when the Oppo was a buggy mess. But if you want Dolby Vision there's just no point in buying both. It's silly It seems Samsung wants hdr10 plus to become a standard which is logical Quote Made available to third party companies in March of this year, HDR10 Plus is a form of metadata analytics developed by Samsung so theres maybe an outside chance pana will license it ....? no extra chipset like dv is a plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Gadget Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 2017-5-6 at 3:56 PM, powerav said: http://www.panasonic.com/au/consumer/home-entertainment/blu-ray-and-dvd-players/dmp-ub400gnk.html Gee whiz this and the 300 are gonna be cheap when the hit stores, the 400 looks good and not too many differences from the 900. Interesting, I noticed that the 300 doesn't have twin HDMI outputs. No good for me with an older AVR that doesnt pass 4k video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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