TVs and monitors · Panasonic
Owners keep the UB820 as the 4K disc player in their movie setup, pairing it with high-end TVs for dark-room viewing, and the few who mention it recommend it.
On picture quality, every account that raised it was positive. Owners named the UB820 as a good 4K player for physical media on a quality TV, and one called it a big step up. These accounts are too few for the site to give a verdict.
No recurring complaint appears in these accounts. The only theme with enough mentions to list is picture quality, and nobody raised anything negative there.
The Panasonic DP-UB820 is a disc player for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray, DVD and CD. It is not a TV: it connects to a TV or projector. It is for people who want the best picture and sound from discs and also want to stream apps like Netflix.
| Screen sizes | |
|---|---|
| Panel type | |
| Resolution | 4K output (4K/60p and 24p) |
| Refresh rate | |
| HDR | HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG |
| Inputs | 2 HDMI outputs, USB (front USB 2.0, rear USB 3.0), Ethernet, optical digital audio, 7.1ch analogue audio outputs |
| Smart platform | Built-in Wi-Fi with Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 9, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
It sends a 4K picture to your TV at up to 60 frames per second, and at 24 frames per second for films. It supports all four main HDR formats, including Dolby Vision and HDR10+, so discs that use them will play in that format on a TV that supports it. With two HDMI outputs you can send the picture to the TV and the sound to an older receiver or soundbar. The 7.1-channel analogue outputs connect to receivers that have no HDMI. Panasonic's Australian page says security updates ended on 31 August 2023, so the streaming apps may not stay current.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
The owners here use the UB820 to watch 4K discs on good TVs, mostly in a dark room where films matter most. One owner on a Sony A95L said films like Blade Runner, The Revenant and Interstellar looked very good, nature documentaries too, and told others to get the player. Another listed it next to the UB9000 as the kind of player worth pairing with a TV set up for accurate movie playback.
These comments are mostly about the TV, with the player mentioned as part of the setup. They don't say what has become routine after months of use or what owners had to get used to, so this page can't describe that side of owning it.
None of these accounts describe the UB820 breaking, failing to play discs, or needing a repair. Owners who mention it describe it as a player they keep in regular use for movie watching.
The long-term evidence here is thin. No owner in these accounts talks about how the player has held up over time, so this page can't say what lasts, what wears out, or how owners deal with faults.
From 2 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
12 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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Among the 2 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 1 described a failure. Parts named most: drive.
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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