Panasonic DP-UB9000P1K

[PWRmx24]

Do you all think this is a good option with my setup? I'm thinking the tone mapping may give me a slighlty better picture on my older projector.
Blu-ray Player: Sony UBP-X800M2 (HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2, Dolby Atmos, HDR)
Projector: JVC DLA X750R (1080p native, 4K eshift4, HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2)
AVR: Rotel RSP-1570 (1080P, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD and DTS‑HD Master Audio)

 

[Verdinut]

Do you all think this is a good option with my setup? I'm thinking the tone mapping may give me a slighlty better picture on my older projector.
Blu-ray Player: Sony UBP-X800M2 (HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2, Dolby Atmos, HDR)
Projector: JVC DLA X750R (1080p native, 4K eshift4, HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2)
AVR: Rotel RSP-1570 (1080P, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD and DTS‑HD Master Audio)

Sony was a key developer of the 4K technology and released some of the first Ultra HD Blu-ray players. You won't get any improvement in the performance with the more expensive Panasonic player.

 

[Indydan]

I do not know if you will get an improvement. But, I have owned a Panasonic 9000 for nearly two years. It is a fantastic player!
The video and audio quality are top notch, and the build quality is awesome. It is worth every penny.

I previously had a Sony UBP 700; and the Panasonic is a better player.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I do not know if you will get an improvement. But, I have owned a Panasonic 9000 for nearly two years. It is a fantastic player!
The video and audio quality are top notch, and the build quality is awesome. It is worth every penny.

I previously had a Sony UBP 700; and the Panasonic is a better player.

Better reliability and consistency?

Or better 4K picture quality or Dolby Atmos sound quallity?

 

[TLS Guy]

Do you all think this is a good option with my setup? I'm thinking the tone mapping may give me a slighlty better picture on my older projector.
Blu-ray Player: Sony UBP-X800M2 (HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2, Dolby Atmos, HDR)
Projector: JVC DLA X750R (1080p native, 4K eshift4, HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2)
AVR: Rotel RSP-1570 (1080P, HDMI 1.3, Dolby TrueHD and DTS‑HD Master Audio)

Well, I have one of each in the rack. Actually I have the DP-UB9000. The only difference is the DAC, due to a factory fire, but their performance is identical.

If anything I think the Sony is the slightly better player, it is certainly no worse and it plays SACDs.

I will say that during the first years the Panasonic was glitchy, but improved with software updates.

Panasonic customer support is non existent. A year or more ago it would not turn on and stay on. I found via the Internet there was a software update they did not inform customers about. I found via the NET they was a way to force the software update, and download it. That has solved the problem and it has been the best since I have owned it, since that happened.

Be aware that Panasonic have no service centers which is bad.

Personally I would not buy the Panasonic, it will perform no better than the Sony, which has been an excellent player. It is cheaper, but if pushed I would give the very slight edge to the Sony.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Well, I have one of each in the rack. Actually I have the DP-UB9000. The only difference is the DAC, due to a factory fire, but their performance is identical.

If anything I think the Sony is the slightly better player, it is certainly no worse and it plays SACDs.

I will say that during the first years the Panasonic was glitchy, but improved with software updates.

Panasonic customer support is non existent. A year or more ago it would not turn on and stay on. I found via the Internet there was a software update they did not inform customers about. I found via the NET they was a way to force the software update, and download it. That has solved the problem and it has been the best since I have owned it, since that happened.

Be aware that Panasonic have no service centers which is bad.

Personally I would not buy the Panasonic, it will perform no better than the Sony, which has been an excellent player. It is cheaper, but if pushed I would give the very slight edge to the Sony.

Because in your experience, the Sony is less glitchy and more consistent/reliable than the Panasonic?

 

[TLS Guy]

Because in your experience, the Sony is less glitchy and more consistent/reliable than the Panasonic?

Not now, they are both pretty much equivalent, except for the fact the Sony can decode DSD and the Panasonic can't.

However, the Panasonic got off to a really bad start and was a PITA for the first two to three years. It was basically released before being properly "debugged".

Essentially, except for the DSD they are both essentially equivalent. However the SONY is a much better value. So, on value for money it wins.

One thing a should add, is that the Panasonic has an apparent higher build quality. It is heavier and gives at least the impression of being more solidly built, but on performance per pound of weight it looses.

 

[Indydan]

Better reliability and consistency?

Or better 4K picture quality or Dolby Atmos sound quallity?

Better 4k image quality, as well as sound quality.

 

[TLS Guy]

Better 4k image quality, as well as sound quality.

They are both essentially equivalent on PQ and SQ. If you think you will getter better overall improvement in PQ or SQ you won't. It will be essentially a lateral move. You will lose DSD decoding if that matters to you.