My Sony A95L Now Has a 4k Blu-ray Player | Panasonic UB820P-K Unboxing, Review & Setup.

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Welcome back to my channel.
Today I purchased myself a new Blu-ray player, the UB820.
This video is an unboxing of the player but also a vlog to detail what my audio setup contains as requested by a subscriber.
Time Stamp.
Video Expectations: 00:00:00
Intro: 00:02:10
UB820P-K Unboxing: 00:02:19
My Audio/Video Setup: 00:06:33
Direct To The TV VS AVR: 00:10:40
Setup Overview: 00:12:45
Conclusion: 00:18:22

[@dingdongtingtong]

As an owner of this player, it is absolutely fantastic. It upscales high quality 1080p blu rays to near 4k visual quality.

[@paulcox2447]

Between it and the TV upscaling 1080p will look as good as it possibly can then

[@michaeldent1684]

I got the ub900, in time i will update to the 820. My sony 9305c is still going from 2016. The os is feeling dated on it. I give it one more year

[@Viylari]

Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to actually show, name, and explain everything you use for your audio setup!! I’m definitely gonna use this as a guide for myself on what to purchase for my own setup by next week since I finally have the income to do so! Thank you again, you the realist! :)

[@AllAboutTKK]

You are very welcome. I listen when yall speak with respect, all the clowns I just block their ass. Max Luv!

[@fragranceandcooking]

I had the Sony 800m2 player and upgraded to the Pany. The Pany adds additional features and is a great addition to the system.

[@ironolis]

Appreciate the content quality. thank you for taking the time to walk us through your setup.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you for checking out it my video.

[@michaelwyckoff8121]

Upscaling is very good on Panasonic blu ray players. I am satisfied with the UB420 especially getting it on sale.

[@wilb9111]

Love my Sony X800M2. It’s an excellent player with high build quality and amazing upscaling. It also has Dolby Vision.

[@TMERUNNR]

You can use it as a region free player too. When you have a region B/C blu-ray just push the Stop button once and then (you must see "Stop" showing on the ub820) then push the "Top Menu" button about 5 to 7 times(while a region b/c disk is in the ub820) the machine will then reboot and your region b/c disk will play! Second Sight films play beautifully! This is a fantastic player, had mine for 4 yrs so far. Enjoy!✌️

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you for this tip!

[@TMERUNNR]

@@AllAboutTKK Absolutely 💯

[@mikeygrizz23]

My man! Love this. Never apologize for what you busted your ass to get. If you love it, that’s all that matters. I’ve been debating purchasing this 4K disk player

[@AllAboutTKK]

Max Luv! Thank you.

[@SuperSteamengine]

Loved you set up brother.. Clean ❤❤

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you much for the compliment for real!

[@Nikita-P]

Also, was delighted that the Sony remote worked with Apple TV , Blu-ray player, and is also able to see other devices connected to my AVR, which is pretty mind blowing

[@AllAboutTKK]

Great feature.

[@keepingupwiththejones2933]

Panasonic 820 is definitely the sweet spot. Nice pickup.

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

I got a UB420😊

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

I didn't care for the 820's plastic build - especially for the price. The UB9000 should have been their $500 unit.

[@zztop7000]

I LOVE my Panasonic ub420 it upscale my dvd to 4k output really amazing beautiful pictures. I even started buying dvd because they're cheap and affordable with Panasonic ub420 it's a blessing. My dvd looked soo beautiful even better with bluray. Let's support dvd again before they became extinct.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Facts.

[@blackscorp]

Damn , clean set up man

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you!

[@Nikita-P]

This the same player I have, love it. I did have to reset the video settings to make sure it took Dolby vision after moving from my LG. Don’t assume you get Dolby vision use View information to make sure.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thanks for this great suggestion.

[@jayjustgames1725]

👍🏾 great player, I have the same one. Also nice setup!!!

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you so much!

[@Prettytony0627]

I’ve got the same player. Love it!

[@AllAboutTKK]

See now if you got this joint then I know for sure I’m in there! Max Luv, Tone.

[@Prettytony0627]

@@AllAboutTKK yeah man. It’s a quiet player that has all the features I want and need

[@heyolorenns]

I LOVE UR VIDEOS!!!!!

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you kindly.

[@RJ-gb5tv]

Best 4k bluray player in the game.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Stamp of approval.

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

Good man to get a Panny too😊

[@JuanTorres-dj1wn]

This is the best player for the money!

[@AllAboutTKK]

Appreciate the valid bro.

[@leelord5498]

Appreciate that.as for the white line.its worth checking if thats one hdmi input or if its happening on all content its the hdmi output "internal issue" what i found running a similar setup to you was,using floorstanders front plus twin subs runs the amp very hot with prolonged use.even with flagship av recievers i went through 2 before i learnt that lesson.luckely i had 6 year warranty's so is was an easy swop out.little line at top off screen don't sound too bad though.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Great suggestions thank you! It’s actually all port sources with the white line. Ran everything to my tv direct and I don’t see it. It even happens using both hdmi out. Something hit the main board the hdmi are ran to. It’s not enough for me to file a claim, makes me glad I’m not too reliant on the pass through of my receiver.

[@zztop7000]

Oh i also upgrade my power cord with Audio Quest really improved the sound and cleaner picture and the hdmi comes with it I replace with Audio Quest looks even better! The one I got is region free it plays import!

[@YOKOOL66]

Nicee KOOL!

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you.

[@Mroggenland]

Great space👍. Klipsch is great for movies and a great value. Av receivers are very tricky. Denon is the best value, in my opinion and fixes Buggs. Unfortunately every major av receiver brand has buggs in the beginning or even in the long run. Only the really expensive ones like Trinnov don’t seem to have buggs. So that’s what customers have to expect and deal with😂

[@AllAboutTKK]

Well said.

[@lewis6720]

Great player, produces a great picture. I have had mine for awhile. Tons of settings, maybe too many settings.

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

I agree that the Panasonics have far too many settings built into them - I have the UB9000 and the menu structure is too complex and unnecessarily complicated. In comparison, MediaTek based players from Oppo, Cambridge, Reavon, etc are SO much easier to set up and use. Instead of putting three hundred different picture modes to choose from when watching discs, maybe Panasonic should have offered a way for full screen and non anamorphic DVDs to be altered, like the aforementioned brands do.

[@jonathansacci2325]

I got a Sony X800M2 because the Panasonic was sold out. Well, the Panasonic is back in stock at Best Buy so I plan on returning the X800M2. My wife and I have a huge collection of anime on standard DVD. I hear the Panasonic upscaling is really great. Looking forward to a more in depth review! Would love your opinion on watching different disc formats. Been loving my LG G3 too!

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

The DVD upscaling on these Panasonics that have the HCX processor, such as my UB9000, falls far below other Ultra HD Blu-ray players, and even compared to older Blu-ray players - to start with, the Panasonics introduce some aliasing (jagged edges) on certain discs, and from time to time, some DVDs on my UB9000 exhibit really weird artifacts like a freezing distortion, as if the processor can't decide if it's film or video content. I also see annoying moire patterning in certain scenes on discs, such as those with a fence or gate - this DOESN'T happen watching those same discs on a Cambridge Audio CXUHD (which is a clone of the Oppo UDP-203). The Panasonics also don't allow you to stretch 4:3 DVDs to fill the screen without pillarboxing or zoom in on non anamorphic DVDs, which the Oppos, Cambridge, Reavons and Panndes can.

[@gwac1963]

Keep going, keep share.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Max Luv

[@byron19800]

You should really take advantage of the dual HDMI outputs on the Panasonic UB820. Not many players offer you this chance. So, use the first HDMI out from the player to the TV; then, use another cable from the HDMI Audio only on the player straight to the receiver's HDMI input (in its dedicated Blu-ray input, if you have one). Do not forget to go into the player's settings and change the secondary HDMI output to Audio Only. This way, the TV will handle the video and the receiver will handle only the audio. Trust me, it's the best thing to do :)

[@AllAboutTKK]

What’s the difference from what I’m doing, with me running the hdmi to the tv and the tv running EARC to the receiver? We talking day and night or what?

[@byron19800]

@@AllAboutTKK , I don't know if it's day and night difference but that dual HDMI is there for a reason. By the way, the OPPO players have the same feature. It's always the best thing to separate signals and eliminate as much additional processing in the way, as you can. You don't know exactly how the TV passes the audio signal to the receiver or vice versa. And eARC implementation can be tricky sometimes, with handshakes and all that. Having dual HDMI outputs allows you to send different signals directly to the intended sources, with nothing in between. Set the player's audio setting to bitstream and it will send the cleanest signal possible straight to the receiver. Why use the TV in the middle? :) Just my 2 cents.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@byron19800 gotcha. Thanks for the context and educating me, I look forward to that any time there is a miss on my end.

[@byron19800]

@@AllAboutTKK , no problem, anytime. And enjoy the player, it's one of the best out there.

[@davidhirschy8761]

Actually the inclusion of dual hdmi outputs or component & composite video on players predates eArc. The decision really boils down these days is your individual devices capabilities. Interestingly the inclusion of digital optical outputs are still included on hardware.

[@askmatt7283]

Very nice pickup. Make sure you enable the HDR Optimizer to maximize the performance of your investment. Paired with your Sony A95L that picture quality will be sick. Keep up the good work 🍺

[@AllAboutTKK]

Did not know about that thank you for the mention!

[@ClassyTechCalibrations]

No, you want to disable the HDR optimizer. The feature is only good for projectors and older less performing HDR displays. It will cause your HDR content to be dimmer, and not use the full ability of the A95L.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@ClassyTechCalibrations ok thank you!

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

​@@AllAboutTKKDon't listen to that last statement - you DO want to use the Optimizer, and in your case, it should be on OLED in the HDR Display Type menu. Your Sony is an OLED, right?

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@user-kv3ue5fp4c yes it is.

[@SlyGuy99]

I have this player its awesome and good picture. I wish i got it earlier when u could find 4k's in the stores.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Man isn’t that the truth

[@SlyGuy99]

where u be get your 4k movies from?@@AllAboutTKK

[@hellterskeltor]

Awesome player, i have the ub9000, i wanted the higher dac for music CDS

[@AllAboutTKK]

Very nice!

[@JoseHerrera-me8xc]

Great video bro I too feel like certain movies need to be watched in 4k disc but I use my Xbox series x as a blu ray player and it's terrible. I have not bought a uhd 4k blu ray yet because I'm not sure of any that are great. Keep us updated with you your thoughts of this player for guidance when I go pick one up. I might get this same one

[@AllAboutTKK]

Max Luv. Will do.

[@JoseHerrera-me8xc]

@AllAboutTKK appreciate you content thank you

[@AllAboutTKK]

@JoseHerrera-me8xc I appreciate your support.

[@empire7179]

I had this player for about a year and it's definitely a good player, Actually like everyone says it's "Fantastic" I only play 4K in this and I play my Blu-ray and DVD in my Sony Blu-ray player. It's less wear on my Panasonic 4K player. But I also play special Blu-ray in this unit to.

[@AllAboutTKK]

What do you mean by special blu-ray

[@empire7179]

@@AllAboutTKK Up-to-date Blu-rays that I haven't found in 4k and Blu-rays with Atmos. Mainly movies that special to me.😁👍🏽

[@j.rfrazier1855]

Great content for those who still spin our discs! If you decide to use HDR Optimizer, don’t use the OLED setting since it’s for 1000 nit or below displays. Try out Super High Luminance setting - but the A95L’s tone mapping may be better with it off.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you for these tips.

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

That's not how the Optimizer works - I use the Middle/High Luminance LCD setting on my UB9000 because of the Samsung 8 Series panel it's hooked up to, and the way it works is that the Optimizer, depending on the choice you make in that HDR Display Type menu of the player, takes very high nit content and brings it down to the level determined by that aforementioned setting in the Panasonic - FROM THERE, your display does the rest of the tone mapping to its best numbers. So, in the case of the Middle/High and OLED settings of the player, the Panasonic brings very high nit content down to 1000 nits and then the DISPLAY takes over from there. If the video creators Sony is an OLED, the Panasonic HDR Display Type should be on "OLED."

[@AlteredVisionTV]

I wish panasonic would bring their sets to the American market. One thing about living in Europe is they had every model with different sizes. It’s more variety.

[@j.rfrazier1855]

@@user-kv3ue5fp4c I may not have explained it correctly, but the point is that the OLED setting brings the content down to 1000 nits, which is lower than what the A95L can achieve. It can achieve 1500 cdm2 in small windows and 1350 cdm2 in a 10% window. Do you really want the player taking over for content above versus Sony in Gradation Preferred? That’s why I recommended trying Optimizer set to Super High Luminance LCD (1500 cdm2). That way the Sony handles the tone mapping up to that point.

[@AllAboutTKK]

You guys get taxed to hell too from what I’ve heard.

[@michaelburton5198]

Great Choice Family! I Personally Have It Myself, THANKS TO THE MOST HIGH! Great Choice Fam, And once You Get All The Settings On Point You're Great!

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you! Thanks to the most high!

[@quiensabenada]

i just got mine as well and i barley know how to use it but my favorite feature so far that i’ve discovered is the dialogue enhancer. thought it was a gimmick and that it wasn’t going to be that affective. god, was i wrong. it works so well without affecting any of the other sounds in the movies. i watch movies in spanish a lot and unfortunately other audios settings are commonly worse than the english so the dialogue gets drowned out, the dialogue enhancer completely fixes that issues.

[@AllAboutTKK]

That’s an awesome feature thanks for pointing it out.

[@rafaelperez9652]

I have this model TK! It’s a pretty good player. The OS is rather clunky especially if you want to stream with it. If not, it’s pretty good!! Curious as to why you didn’t go with a Sony model? 😀

[@AllAboutTKK]

It was all based on recommendations from the community as I really don’t have enough experience to stand on with players.

[@rafaelperez9652]

@@AllAboutTKK I understand. 👍

[@normanbatey5893]

I only get my favourites on disc that I know I will watch many many times.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Dope.

[@jaredstokes2204]

Hey TKK i just received my UB820 as well. Do you have it connected to one of the 2.1 ports or a regular port?

[@AllAboutTKK]

No sir. It’s not a 2.1 device.

[@NickRivers231]

Does it bother you that the tv screen is not completely black when turned off ? I can’t seem to get past it .

[@AllAboutTKK]

Not at all, I always tell this joke, “Don’t care if a mirror has your reflection if you’re not looking in it”.

[@checarlos956214]

I got the same player and same tv stand you have lol

[@AllAboutTKK]

Damn great minds.

[@moneyzonetrader]

if i buy this from india do i need some converter for power?

[@firas0123]

What kind of keyboard/ mouse do you have? I'm trying to have a similar remote pc setup

[@AllAboutTKK]

Corsair laptop. And the mouse is M65 wireless by Corsair.

[@DanAuto]

May i ask did you have your a95L calibrated? Would be interested to see your settings you used.

[@AllAboutTKK]

No not yet. Only had the panel since its infancy, if anything I’d get a couple more hundred watch hours in it if it.

[@DanAuto]

@@AllAboutTKK appreciate the reply mate. I get my 65 a95L delivered next week.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@DanAuto congratulations!

[@hammerheadc1]

2 - 12inch subs ?!!!! Damn

[@AllAboutTKK]

Haha. Boom boom.

[@asole100]

What is the biggest size TV you're willing to go with or is the 77 inch big enough?

[@AllAboutTKK]

77” is large enough for me. I don’t need anything larger.

[@ejg34]

I have the same audio setup just a different center

[@AllAboutTKK]

Dope! Which one did you get?

[@ejg34]

@@AllAboutTKK I got the onyko 7100 and the r-52c and the r-625fa floors. My books are r-41m with 2 r-12sw

[@MrBjorn6]

What is your opinion on the Nakamichi Dragon?

[@AllAboutTKK]

Honestly I think it’s a very cool concept with so much rated performance coming from a system that doesn’t require a receiver.

[@RasoGOVI]

TKK GTA SIX announcing on 5 DECEMBER. Are you hyped? I don't recommend getting myself or yourself extra warranty because when the shop goes bankrupt you lost money. You may never get your money as in investment back and I am talking from my personal experience with my SONY A95K. Thanks for the content.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Thank you sir. Yes I’m interested in GTA6, they always seem to make a masterpiece of a game.

[@RasoGOVI]

Respectfully don't call me sir as in January 2024 on 24 I am celebrating my 27th anniversary and I don't have kids, please call me Raso. Thank you for your content and feedback!@@AllAboutTKK

[@mitchelle245]

The only difference in the 9000 is audio output if you are not using the dac in your receiver.

[@AllAboutTKK]

Agreed.

[@user-kv3ue5fp4c]

That's not the only difference - the build quality of the 9000 is NIGHT AND DAY over the models below it (though this doesn't seem to mean anything anymore, being that I have a UB9000 and it's in repair right now because of a noisy, clunky disc drawer and freezing 4K playback).

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@user-kv3ue5fp4c I sure do appreciate the honesty and feedback.

[@Uruz7Laevatein]

I used to have an UBP-X800M as a 4K Blu-ray player, but makemkv and the ability to extract Blu-ray to Plex, I don't even bother anymore with 4K Bluray Players.

[@AllAboutTKK]

You just keep it all physical?

[@Uruz7Laevatein]

@@AllAboutTKK Well my entire Bluray collection was extracted into a 192TB (12*16TB HDD@RAIDZ3/RAID7) TrueNAS File Server (i5-11500,128GB DDR4,B560) that can be read and streamed from a dedicated Win11 Pro Server running Plex+BlueIris (3U Chassis,13700k,128GB DDR4,RTX4060Ti 16GB) to my Win11 Pro HTPC running Plex HTPC (mpv+svp4 pro with 7800X3D,64GB DDR5@6000,RTX4090,B650E-F,GD11) all on a 10Gbe Network.

[@damianjackson5055]

Hey TKK, have you heard oi Dolby Atmos?

[@AllAboutTKK]

Never before now. Currently doing some research into it.

[@Seconds84]

Panny firmware 1.76 does not do TV-Led DV with your A95L, as you eluded to. It’s a pretty big downgrade and you’re likely better off with an x800. The glitch sends Player-Led DV which is a pretty big downgrade. Seeing the DV from the panni vs true Tv-Led DV from a Sony is stark. Most movies are DV now. I have no confidence that this will be fixed, 2 years between firmware previously.

[@LuisitoRodriguez.]

Why didn't you play a 4k blu-ray movie i know is not the same experience on camera but the best tv pair with the ub820 hdr optimizer who wouldn't want to see that i was expecting that but all you did was show your setup which is amazing But not the point

[@luis6024]

The Sony ubp-x800m2 is better. But id take a panasonic over samsung or lg bad blu ray players

[@AllAboutTKK]

What makes the Sony better in what metrics?

[@luis6024]

@@AllAboutTKK image quality is about the same for blu rays. But for music cd playing it doesn't display the song title or artist. Sonys have no problem in this regard.

[@AllAboutTKK]

@@luis6024 gotcha. Thanks for the context.

[@kibagami3585]

Denon 6700h @ adorama for $1500...

[@AllAboutTKK]

? Context.

[@kibagami3585]

You said in the vid that your receiver was producing a consistent white line on your display

[@AllAboutTKK]

I don’t need to buy another one though, I ran the ports to the tv directly. If I bought another receiver I’d be going straight to the top and would be doing another overhaul. But I appreciate the recommendation.