"Panasonic have publicly stated that all their Ultra HD Blu-rays players use the same chipset and processing which means that, despite what you might read elsewhere, they deliver exactly the same image"
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Great review. So does this mean that the UB300 and UB700 produce identical results when upscaling regular Blu-Rays and DVDs?
Aside from Panasonic's own comments about all the players using the same chipset, there's no absolutely no difference as far as I can tell. The menus and setup are identical and their performance was exactly the same in testing.Great review. So does this mean that the UB300 and UB700 produce identical results when upscaling regular Blu-Rays and DVDs?
The Dynamic Contrast control on the TV isn't specifically designed to be used with HDR, whereas the Dynamic Range Adjust is intended for HDR and uses a more sophisticated non-linear algorithm, so it's much more effective at brightening the image without clipping the highlights.How does the player's Dynamic Range Adjust mode compare to that of a TV's Dynamic Contrast? For example, I've noticed that my Samsung KS7000 does very well to brighten the image during the day when Dynamic Contrast is set to Low.
When you say bigger brother, which model do you mean?What can you connect to the USB port? I've tried connecting external (bus powered) hdds to it's bigger brothers' usb port and it doesn't recognise them.
Yes I was looking at the 1TB models, the 500GB are £200 but second hand is irrelevant from the perspective of a review. The Netflix Dolby Atmos news is very interesting.£250 for Xbox Nah. Frequent deals are running at 199.99 to 219.99 if you want games. They can be picked up for less without on the 2nd hand market. Not only that Netflix have just announced that Dolby Atmos support via streaming is coming to Xbox only for the foreseeable.
It is, but without Dolby Vision, it's half a job especially with 60Hz. Currently, there's no way to get Netflix in all its glory (Dolby Vision/Atmos/right frame rate) through an AV system, unless you are aware of one?The Netflix Dolby Atmos news is very interesting.
DMP-UB900When you say bigger brother, which model do you mean?
Identical chipset, so identical results
Aside from Panasonic's own comments about all the players using the same chipset, there's no absolutely no difference as far as I can tell. The menus and setup are identical and their performance was exactly the same in testing.
That's true but the LG TVs will get an update soon, so they will support both Atmos and Vision.It is, but without Dolby Vision, it's half a job especially with 60Hz. Currently, there's no way to get Netflix in all its glory (Dolby Vision/Atmos/right frame rate) through an AV system, unless you are aware of one?
OK that explains it, the UB300/400 have a USB 3.0 port but the UB700/900 only have USB 2.0 ports.DMP-UB900
Thanks. Presumably the Sony A1 OLED (and the other X1 Extreme TVs) will follow at some point, as they already support Dolby Atmos via ARC (with DD+) for the VUDU service in the USA. Dolby Vision will appear at some point. It looks like everyone is going to have to rely on inbuilt TV apps rather than an external player or streamer, which is a shame. If only Oppo provided apps on its Ultra HD blu ray player.That's true but the LG TVs will get an update soon, so they will support both Atmos and Vision.
I'm sure Oppo will at some point.Thanks. Presumably the Sony A1 OLED (and the other X1 Extreme TVs) will follow at some point, as they already support Dolby Atmos via ARC (with DD+) for the VUDU service in the USA. Dolby Vision will appear at some point. It looks like everyone is going to have to rely on inbuilt TV apps rather than an external player or streamer, which is a shame. If only Oppo provided apps on its Ultra HD blu ray player.