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Panasonic DP-UB420

What great recorder I use It for Netflix.Really great

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S DVD player did not work for me

This DVD player puts my concert DVDs in letterbox format and continues to turn on every hour or so when plugged in through an HDMI cable, based on these two factors I'm about to return it and get a different one

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Crutchfield response on 7/8/2025

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Great picture, even on my older TV show collection.

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Love the streaming capabilities

Arrived as advertised. Easy to plug and play. Works like a charm. All the credit to Crutchfield.

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Very good product. This is the second one we purchased and it works very good..

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Panasonic DP-UB420

This is a great BluRay player. It's integrated into my home video system which includes a dirt cheap $89 WalMart video projector with 10'x 5' screen, Roku box, computer, and loads of vintage and newer surround sound audio equipment. Don't laugh at mention of the the WalMart projector if you haven't actually tried one. The Panasonic player produces a terrific picture as well as great sound via Toslink audio to my surround sound equipment. Additionally it works with remotes from earlier model Panasonic players. An undocumented feature allows one to increase playback speed marginally by pressing the forward search button once. Speech is slightly affected but not so much as to be unintelligible, even to my less than perfect 78 year old ears. One can easily shave off 5 minutes per hour of playback, perhaps more, allowing one to binge watch faster. I absolutely despise the Netflix button which is located above the 4 way rocker switch and beneath the Stop button. It's too easy to hit the Roku button in a darkened room, which stops playback and opens a Roku app. IMHO an ergonomic nightmare. After research I found it's impossible to disable the Roku button unless one wants to disassemble the remote, taking a chance on bricking the remote. Instead I pulled out my trusty Swiss Army pocket knife and excised the rubbery button, leaving a hole where the Roku button once lurked. No regrets.

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Excellent product, easy operation.

Product works perfectly, and was easy to set up and operate.

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Disk and Vinyl - they rock

with the amount of "hard assets;-)) I have I needed a way to Play CD's, DVD and Blueray - which I really enjoy as they are noticeably better than streaming content.

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works great

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Great player, lots of extras!!

Solid player!! Plays the discs as I would hope and expect it too. Found a little bonus in the 'home network' section where it automatically found my HDhomerun OTA tuner on the network and provides the cleanest 1080p digital over-the-air signal, better than my other feeds (dedicated tuner, plex server,etc.). Of course, coupled with the normal excellent Crutchfield service/delivery/price experience, we get to five stars.

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Easy set up and easy to operate. Great picture and sound quality.

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Bad unit barely used

Bought 2 of these 420 units. Scratch & Dent one seems fine so far. Finally got around to upgrading our "movie room" to OLED and 4K. New 420 had "starry spec" issues displayed on dark scenes, even via a high rated HDMI cable. Now it has some sort of runaway overheating issue even when turned off; was causing an overheating issue on the preamp. Since I owned this past the 1 yr warranty, I have no return or free support available. A piece of electronics at this price is recycling now. Will plug in a $1000 Reavon unit using 48Gbps HDMI cables and see how that goes. In the past had great experience with 3 large Panasonic plasmas and Panasonic disc players; looking not so good for Panasonic AV today.

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Great player paired with a Samsung s90d

Great player! I wanted a spare so I found one in Crutchfields outlet store as a scratch and dent. The scratch and dent looked and played as well as the new one I bought 3 years ago but saved me some money

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Great buy!

Had to get some help setting it up to get it to play properly through my TV and receiver's speakers from your expert technical staff but working great! Thank you. I would definitely recommend buying it.

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The Excellence of a new Blu-ray player from Panasonic DB 420

I've only had the opportunity to watch it one time the picture was excellent the sound was excellent don't know all the tricks that this player can do but so far it has surpassed the Sony that I had before it it was 7 years old the Sony but this new Panasonic just looks great sounds great and I have an excellent LG TV that's nearly brand new so if anybody's thinking about one give it a shot because you have 60 days to return it to Crutchfield no questions asked I enjoyed doing business with Crutchfield one of the only companies that I feel safe and purchasing their equipment because I purchased it in the past and it was always an excellent condition and I am a happy customer no complaints at all

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Good at its core function

This does very well as a blu-ray player, especially as it can be set to send all audio digitally out to an AV receiver or pre-pro to be handled there. What it does not offer is the broad support for streaming services that tends to get folded into so many devices today; it's just rudimentary on that side -- which is fine, but then why include it at all?

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Great Picture

Great picture/sound in a small package and easy to install

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Easy setup and great picture and audio. Here I thought DVD's were dead and everything was streaming, but now I'm renting UHD DVDs to enjoy my new system.

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As of now, it's great. Amazing picture. I replaced an old Panasonic DVD player that lasted me about 15 yrs. If this one can last at least close to that, I'll be real happy.

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DP-UB420 - A great reasonably priced player

I have been using the DP-UB420 for about four months now and been very satisfied. I only use it to play DVDs and BDs so I can only speak to that aspect of it. My only wish is that the "Netflix" button on the remote was smaller or somewhere else on the remote. If you accidentally hit the "Netflix" button and you do not have Netflix, like I do not, the player seems to get stuck trying to connect to Netflix. The only way I have found to exit the player's attempt to connect is to completely turn off the UB420. This is kind of a pain if you were trying to access settings on a DVD or BD using the up arrow, or "Stop" a DVD/BD that is playing but hit the "Netflix" button by mistake. Overall, a really great solid player with a minor personal annoyance on the remote.

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Excellent DVD player

Bought this unit thru Crutchfield. Best DVD player I have ever owned, and I have gone thru many brands, models, multi-format, Blu-Ray etc. Using with my Klipsch soundbar, and DVDs sound and look awesome. Very happy with this purchase. Also interfaces well with streaming services.

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Expectations Exceeded

First of all, information on this site was very helpful in making my decision and in dialing in the right equipment for my current system. The UB420 delivers as promised, set up was a breeze. I ran it through several movies in my collection ... Music CD's, DVD's, Blu-ray and Dune part II 4k. My experience with this device ... the greater detail visually and audibly exceeded my expectations. My other components with this type of media hit a new level of performance I had not previously experienced. I did however need to split the signal sending the picture to the Samsung 65" OLED to get the full 4K experience and the sound to the AV ... Pioneer SC-1522-K. (this receiver is capable of passing 4K but going to the display directly opened up the full capabilities of the 420) This was easy since the 420 conveniently has two HDMI outs. My Polk RTI-10's, CSI5 center and RM50 surrounds along with the SVS-20-39 PC SUB sounded and punched like never before.

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Great Machine

I was gonna go higher end but this little machine has all you need. Crisp, clear picture really jumps out at you. Lots of useful apps as well. Great price as well, Joe B.

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Works good..no display..why it's 4 stars

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Great product and service

The player is working great so far. The 4k upscaling is excellent. 4k movies look great. The sound quality for all type of discs played in it is excellent. No issues so far. The shipment came very quickly. I don't have any issues to report.

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The Panasonic DP-UB420 CD and DVD player worked very good I would buy again.

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I am currently using a Roku Ultra for my streaming so I have nothing to say about it's streaming capability. But we are not past playing discs yet. As to it's ability to play discs, it is exactly what I needed and it does it flawlessly. This is one of those rare devices that just works perfectly. Upscaling is excellent.

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Panasonic DP-UB420

Picture & sound are great! Instuction manual is the worst. I am taking the optical output from the blu ray player right into my Cambridge CXA 81. You have to change 3 different settings on the blu ray player, which is not covered in the manual. You have to change to PCM & audio/video settings to send audio to the amp. A lot of hit & miss, but I finally got there! The audio is great.

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Panasonic DP-UB420

The unit has played every 4K disc I have thrown at it that my 800MKII has skipped or locked up on. In spite of not having Dolby vision (no big deal) the quality is awesome. The ability to tweak HDR and have different audio sound curve options is great. The on line documentation is pretty clear. I found no issues with it. It's no less clarifying than any Sony manual I have ever gone through. A dimmer power LED in a color aside from red would be nice. Streaming? Forget it. This function area of the unit seems left in the 60's around the time internet was first invented. Clunky and very limited. Panasonic needs to do away with this only to save themselves embarrassment. If a person today wants to stream they can buy a streaming device or stream from their smart TV. 4K UDP's are for playing disks. Panasonic qualifies in this area. Thanks Panasonic for keeping that thought and keeping it right. I only hope the success of playing discs through the 420 continues for years to come. My only buyers remorse may be not stepping up to the 9000 instead. If that is my only remorse I am doing well in my decision.

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piece of junk

Disks play about half way thru then quits. Tried 4 different disks with same results. Panasonic said they will only pay for parts, not anything toward labor after I sent it in. Very poor customer service!!!!!!! Zeros across the board!!!!!!

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Best 4k picture ive ever seen and crisp clear sound.

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Nemo was a great help in answering my questions about this DP UB 420. I played my 4k dvds to compare with my old dvd player and he was correct about the picture quality which was much better in resolution and more brilliant colors! Fast shipping! Very satisfied!

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Great unit! Panasonic still performs.

We originally tried a Sony, but knew within a day, that we should have gone with the Panasonic. We've always had Panasonic players and recorders going all the way back to cassettes, CD's and DVD players and recorders. This player replaces a Panasonic that we've had for 14 years and with regard to operations and also the remote, they've kept it all very similar, so hardly any learning curve at all, unlike the Sony which was a nightmare. Obviously, the picture is fantastic and the quality and the speed of operation is better. In our opinion, you can't go wrong with this unit. And as always, Crutchfield was fantastic to work with. Always professional, cordial and knowledgeable. Excellent packaging and very quick shipping. Love dealing with Crutchfield. At least there's still one place you can receive true service in this country. Thanks Crutchfield.

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Perfect on a budget

I paired this to my 65" LG OLED, and I customized the the tv, with it Filmmaker mode. I then went into the settings menu on the 4k player, and customized the 4k output to the tv. It's very easy to accomplish the settings you feel are perfect. I have an older home theater, with a Marantz receiver, Bose 301's for the front, Bose VCS 110 center, Bose 201's in the rear, and an Infinity Entra, CMMD 10" powered subwoofer. The sound customization is great, and will be even better, once I upgrad to a Dolby Atmos system. I highly recommend this 4k player, it's reasonably priced, and has phenomenal picture and sound.

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Setup Not Intuitive

Initially I plugged the DVD player to my (non-4K, HDMI 1.3a) receiver with a single HDMI cable as I would with any device. It would only play some 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray and regular DVD discs- not playing any regular Blu-Ray discs at all. I downloaded the manual (as of course it wasn't included), found the setup connections section, and added a second HDMI cable. Once I put an HDMI cable to the receiver for audio only and another HDMI cable directly to the 4K TV for video only, all discs would play flawlessly with great picture and sound. Since this setup configuration was not intuitive at all, why couldn't they include the manual with the disc player? At least include the setup connections pages in the included quick start guide. Once setup correctly, I could not ask for a better quality disc player, especially for the price.

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Panasonic DP-UB420

Just picked this up from Crutchfield, by way of Amazon. Small but powerful player. The HDR optimiser does wonders for my Benq 3550 projector. The best part is it showed up in 1 day, UPS next day air. Now I remember why I love Crutchfield!

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A 4k blu-ray player that rocks the house

After owning a 10 year old Sony blu-ray player that didn't support my new Onkyo TX-NR6100 receiver I decided to purchase this Panasonic 4k blu-ray and it worked! It has a great interface that's easy to use, complete with streaming app support. Its compact design makes it easy to store. The remote is easy to use. I was mainly drawn to this unit because of all the positive reviews and I was not disappointed. it works flawlessly without any issues and has DTS support . Can't ask for anything more in a 4k UHD player .

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More features than expected. Great quality and price.

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DP-UB420 Quick View

The obvious trend is to not have a display on the front of DVD/BluRay players. This would be a nice feature, even on lower priced players, to see at a glance what the statis of the player/disk. The player itself performed as expected which is to say very good. The remote is fine with a unique shape on the back to help identifying it in a dark room.

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Easy set-up and play, it does what is expected.

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A Great Product!

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Fantastic audio and video quality.

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Excellent

Very good player

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Great Panasonic player

Delivered quickly in great condition by Crutchfield. I bought the Panasonic DP-UB420 player to replace a Sony player that failed in less than 3 years. The Panasonic is paired with a Sony XBR-65X950H and operates perfectly. The picture from standard DVDs is exceptionally sharp. Pictures I have on a USB cad are sharp and begin to play automatically. This unit interfaces with my TV much better than the old Sony did, and offers more options. Set up was intuitive but Panasonic offers detailed instructions on line. I am very satisfied with this unit and ,as always, with Crutchfield's service.

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This is one of the worst players I have ever owned and I have owned my fair share since VHS was first introduced in the early 80s. Maneuvering thru the apps and DVD player is not intuitive and takes multiple attempts to get where you want to be and many times you need to unplug the player to get it to work. If I was to add a photo it would be of me destroying the player with a sledge hammer!

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Douglas, we're sorry you're having issues with your Blu-ray player. While your order is beyond Crutchfield's 60-day return policy, please feel free to reach out to our Tech Support team for help, or for information about the 1-year warranty on this unit. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Panasonic DP-UB420

My purchase was easy, with the help of Chance, as all the purchases I've made from Crutchfield. The unit was easy to install and actually was only a few dollars more than the unit I purchased from them in 2009! It's a far better unit and much more advanced with so many more options that addresses todays streaming options! When in need of new electronics I only purchase from Crutchfield because of the great service I get. As far as customer service goes I consider Crutchfield the Chik-fil-A of electronics stores and that says alot!

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Great Fantastic But Careful

Very nice unit. Nice clear function buttons on top. Nice clear ON/Off light. Pushes out 4K to my projector. Works as expected. his would be 5 stars - BUT - This is actually my 2nd one in a few days. DOH! Watch the audio optical out port since it is quite flimsy. No idea when or how it happened but suddenly it just wasn't there anymore.

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Good but not great.

Extremely low (audio) gain on my Classé 2000 integrated integrated amp. Tech support was outstanding. This was exchanged for a Sony.

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Very good performer

What stands out to me is the audio performance of this little character. I listened to Steely Dan's surround sound dvd "Gaucho" and was thoroughly impressed. Heard detail I hadn't before; and I had previously used an Oppo Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Makes me think that Panasonic is an under-appreciated brand. The video performance seems fine to me but is not my first priority so perhaps other reviewers can fill in. I am certainly satisfied and indeed happy with this purchase, which, by the way, was discounted to a very appealing price.

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Works but has Quirks

Plays DVD's great but has some quirks you need to accept. This device plays 4K UHD videos perfectly, and the sound is excellent it also does a great job in upscaling my other DVD's. You need to get the FAST HDMI cable, just look for 8k cables. Then there are a number of menus you need to adjust settings one time but from then on your good. Ok, here are the issues, if you pause a movie, no screen saver, it shuts off after 5 minutes, then does not remember where you left off. If you play a music CD it does not show the song names on the tracks its just Track1...Track2...Track3 etc. The EArc works well. If I insert a DVD into the player, the tv, Denon receiver etc all switches to that source automatically. I can also pause and play the movie from the LG Magic Remote (I have a LG G2 TV). No overheating, no freezing no skipping, that is all good. I do hope however they give us a screensaver and show artists in the CD Menu and get rid of the loud ping sound when you select apps from the player.

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DVD player seems to work well. Box came with a rather large dent in it. The subtitles are not easy to get to on the remote control. We've only used it a few times since we got it, so time will tell.

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Very pleased. Good price, easy to set up. Good service from Crutchfield.

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Almost a 5 star

Had to give it a 4 star because when turned on it takes forever to load a disc. The red led blinks and blinks when it stops then you can put in a disc. Other than that I've owned 2 other Panasonic DVD players and they are fantastic. They still play (my kids have them now).

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Panasonic DP-UB420

Upgraded from a Blu-ray player whose applications for streaming services was no longer able to be updated. Really enjoy the versatility of this player since the internet capability is either wired or wireless. For example the old player I owned did not have the option of wireless internet connectivity. So far I am really happy the upscaling ability of this player. Onscreen navigation is simple to understand, setup is short depending on use. I believe it was a half hour from the time of unpackaging to unit up and running.

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High quality player, two HDMI and one optical audio outputs. Crystal clear image.

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Do not buy this

I would give this piece of junk a negative rating if I could. Worked for about 7 months and then all of a sudden when it tries to read a Blu-ray disk there is terrible loud distortion. I was afraid it would damage my speakers. It plays DVDs okay. I called Crutchfield and they gave me a # for Panasonic since it is still under warranty. When I called this # there is voicemail of some guy who says to leave a message. Have left two messages over two days and heard nothing. This is how a major corporation provides customer support? Will never buy another Panasonic product.

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Plays well with Projectors

Ok, great picture, though, not a huge difference between Blu-ray and 4k, but does better than Sony players. No hiccups, or picture dropouts, like Sony. Plays well with middle of the line projectors, as there is no HDR or Dolby Vision. Streaming apps after Netflix & Prime Video are basically useless, hopefully this will be addressed in future updates, with more streaming services. General playback overall is really good. Would hope it continues to perform.

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I heard lot of great things about 4k player. I had Panasonic Blu-ray player in past I love picture and sound quality of it, so I knew this player was going to be same for me. I haven't had this for long time but as i can tell it's great.

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Poor UI and drops the ball on basic functions

I bought the UB420K to replace my 10 year old Panasonic BDT320, and found it has many of the flaws of the old model. First, the easy stuff: the 420 plays most discs well. It's quick and has average mechanism noise. Note that I didn't try 4K discs because all my HD discs are 2K. However, it did have trouble playing two regular DVDs, completely freezing on one. Beyond this, the Panasonic's user experience is based on a re-skin of a creaky old UI from 10 years ago with a big, visually obstructive on-screen Options overlay and many nested submenus to get to needed functions. As a result there is still no direct "Subtitle" button; one has to navigate through several levels to get at it (though there is a direct CC button - useless for most). Panasonic did finally add a direct "Audio" button (though track switching is oddly slow). The remote is too small, with the buttons being laid out by geometry instead of function so wrong presses happen constantly. Surprisingly, UB420 can't correctly play a video m3u playlist from a DLNA server. You have to manually play each title in the list instead of having it autoplay. Unlike the old BDT320 this one is cheaply made: the disc tray is flimsy, and the plastic fascia came out of the box scratched from the packing material because there was no cling film on it. Labor warranty is only 90 days (!) for a unit at this price. This seems like a weak effort from Panasonic that drops the ball on basic functionality.

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I love this 4K Blu-ray player!!

Very easy to set up and play! Thank you Crutchfield for all of your help over the many years I have shopped with you guys.

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Panasonic DP-UB420

works as advertised, brings out deeper colors in my older DVDs. Ordering from Crutchfield was easy & unit arrived on time and in great shape.

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Decent overall. A little "kluncky". My first, and last Panasonic blu ray player. I've used Sony players from the beginning, but decided to give Panasonic a try. I'll stick with Sony's, at least at this price point.

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JUNK - Defective, not worth 25 cents

I received this player and it worked for maybe a few days. They I would get error messages such as "Copyright violation", "Unable to read format", or if it played , 4 out of every 5 discs (some Netflix and some brand new 4K discs or 1080p discs) would have the sound drop out every couple of seconds, or I get a LOUD (scares the crap out of you loud) burst of static. Not only this one, but I bought another Panasonic (DP-UBB20), at twice the price as this one, for my other location, and it did the EXACT SAME THING. So because I work outside the US, I sometimes order stuff in advance of leaving. Bottom line, I waited until I got a new Denon (5 weeks later) to hook it up. Both of the Panasonics were beyond the 60 day return period. So I wound up buying two LG units (good reviews) to replace these. So I am out $750 for machines that have the identical problem. This appears to be a Panasonic systemic problem. DON'T BUY PANASONICS!!

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Worst BLURAY player EVER

This is the worst piece of equipment I have ever had. Bought 15 New 4K UHD bluray disks. Would you be amazed to know this player only played 9 of 15. I kid you not. So I replaced it with a Sony 700x. This is the player to own. It has near perfect performance. Would have given the panasonic player a negative 10 stars if it were possible. Please, DO NOT buy this product. You have been duly warned.

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Easy to setup, easy to use great sound and picture. Everything works great. I am very satisfied with my purchase.

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This is an amazing 4k Blu-ray Player, especially for those with Samsung TVs! The HDR Optimizer really brought my picture to life and helped balance out the over-darkening of Samsung's aggressive tone mapping. It brightened the overall picture where it should and restored lost shadow detail while still keeping blacks at their appropriate level. 100% recommended this player!

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Have had this for a little over a month now and have watched 12 4k movies on it. The settings are great, it loads fast, and has not lagged or skipped or anything. My discs are brand new so I don't know how well it handles if they get dirty or anything, but so far I can't think of one thing to even complain about. The second HDMI output for audio is also great since it allows me to connect to my older receiver, and it bitstreams the lossless formats just fine. It's also slim so you can fit it pretty much anywhere.

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Good things in small packages!

The quality of the product is 2nd to none. The size of the unit kinda throws me for a curve. It looks like a childs toy but has the picture quality of it's bigger brothers. I wish I had purchased the UB 480 Because of the size of the unit. I'm hooked on 19" products. But this is a really good unit for the money. The picture quality is great, and it offers features found on more expensive units. If I can get over the size all will be well. This unit is defiantly worth the bucks!

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Very good quality and compact. picture is awesome on a 4k tv.

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Great functionality and picture with our new 65" LG OLED.

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Works well and provides a great picture with my new 77" LG OLED TV. Easy to install, and works great.

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Best ever

Absolutely amazing bluray player. Great quality and color resolution. Totally surprised.

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Great purchase!

Love our new blu ray player. It was easy to install, and the picture is wonderful. its ability to hook up to the internet is a plus. We are very happy with our choice. Of course, the representative at Crutchfield was a great assistance in helping us choose the correct player.

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Great product, poor instruction manual

I bought this particular Blu Ray player because of its combination of features, price, and good reviews; as well as my previous good experience with Panasonic products (such as their plasma HDTVs and DVD players). It has performed up to expectations with one noticeable issue. As is true of so many electronic products today, it has exceptional capabilities and optional, customizable functions. The problem with many products such as this one is that their instruction manuals do a poor job of listing and explaining their capabilities and functions. In this case of this Blu Ray player, initially I could not get any sound output from the optical (Toslink) audio port. The instruction manual troubleshooting tips were vague and unhelpful, and basically useless. It was only after googling the problem, that I found a simple and easy solution on a Panasonic UK website. This is an example of an all-too-common issue that needs to be addressed by manufacturers like Panasonic.

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So Far, So Good

After owning this a couple of weeks it appears to be doing what it's advertised to do. I do not have a 4K display so I don't know how it would look or handle Ultra HD discs. I did knock off one star because, even though it advertises itself as a "streaming video" player, it appears to lack the ability to add to the the three or four streaming applications (e.g., Netflix, which seems to be working hard to capture the streaming universe) it comes equipped with. Hopefully this will fare better in durability than the Samsung players I previously owned, which seemed to have a built-in self-destruct timer.

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I wish there was something else

I have had this player for a year plus and it is now starting to skip through cds. The interface is like working in DOS and I do not feel the picture is any better than streaming. Be aware when this unit has an automatic update, it took about 45 minutes. Ultimately, I bought this because there does not seem to be many other options out there and had to settle for this unit. Not the best purchase I have made.

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Just Junk

I originally purchased this item in March of 2020 it played well but by December it was not working. I contacted Crutchfield and they sent me another one I received that around this 7th of January 2021 now here we are January 4th 2022 and it doesn't work again. It was not heavily used mostly play my granddaughter's cd's. I would not recommend this product to anyone. Crutchfield was very helpful but they will only replace it one time and since it is now out of warranty they won't be able to help me. Is it possible that I got two lemons I guess anything is possible.

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Great player. Easy to use

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nice picture

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Perfect for Projectors

This model provides all of the video features I needed for the best price. My objective was to provide the best video quality to my 4K projector (VW295ES), and this model has all of the necessary features to accomplish that (customizable tone-mapping, SDR "conversion"). I also still use an older receiver, so the dual HDMI outputs was a must. It has worked perfectly and looked great for all of the UHDs I've tested so far. I only use this for playing UHD blu-rays (have separate BR player and HTPC for streaming).

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A very good player for the money

I bought this to replace a failing older Sony 4k DVD player. In terms of bang for the buck, this is a very good player. 4k picture quality and 3D are excellent. Audio supports most surround formats. Outputs are minimal. HDMI and one optical. I am pleased it has both rear and front USB inputs. This makes connection to my hard drive much cleaner. Basic setup is easy, but I had to research how to defeat HDR settings, since my TV is too old to support it.

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A tad small on size and construction materials make it looks really cheap.

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Excellent product! great clarity for viewing Netflix

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A quality product in a small package. Lots of extras for audio and video use. I will be using this every day.

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Excellent HD player. The upscaling of non HD disks was much better than I expected. It also seems to upscale streaming movies from netflix and prime. Definitely worth the money, If I had known it was this good I would have purchased it along time ago.

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Nice Upgrade to My System

Needing to replace a older dvd and bluray player, so doing some research found this Panasonic UB420 would fit both my budget and work well with my new 4K UHD-TV. I was also looking for a drive that would allow me to connect a Hard Drive with many videos in MKV and MP4 formats. I connected a WD 2 TB Elements Drive, formatted as FAT32, and this working great for me; I will eventually get a 4 TB drive when my 2 TB drive ha reached its capacity. The UB420 was easy to setup and has a nice remote controller, wireless setup with 5G connection is good. Much better unit then my old Samsung player I am replacing.

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Goid buy!

Very sleek and colors are unmatched

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Great For The Money

I have two 420's and an 820. The 820 is hooked up in our main living room to our Samsung Quad JS9500 78" TV, and it will blow your mind. One 420 is in the family room hooked up to our LG OLED 65" C9. The other is in our bedroom hooked up to our LG OLED 55" B8. They all are great. If you can't afford an 820, and you want great quality for the money, then this is your ticket. I have had 4K players by other companies, Sony, Samsung, and LG Just to name a few, but Panasonic blows them away when it comes to picture quality. Not to mention how great the quality remains when playing non 4K movies. If you burn your own, play CD's, or whatever you play through them, you will not be disappointed. I won't buy anything other than Panasonic again.

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Purchased to pair with an Epson 6040UB, specifically for it's ability to manage HDR. Set up was easy and the picture with both SDR and HDR looks great.

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Replaced an old blue ray player with this. Couldn't believe the difference! Awesome player for the money. Takes vibrations from the subwoofer very well.

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Few apps, poor linking

Expected more for the cost. Lacking features or apps that most other lower cost units have. You can download Netflix, Pandora, and Prime, and several other, what seams to be Russian and other countries in that area, but does not have other common apps like Hulu, IHeart, and other Movie and Music apps found on other brands. It seams rather slow in response when going thru the pages or selections in Prime and Pandora. Also have to have to go thru more menus just to get to the app you want to run. When there is no Disk in the unit, gives an error rather then stating "no disk installed". Just an annoying message more then a problem. It does have the link feature, so when the unit is powered up it links with the receiver to switch to DVD input. Unfortunately that apparently only works with Panasonic receivers, does not work with my Yamaha. My previous Sony unit had more apps and linked correctly, but was slow at starting up, was problematic, and just quit running one day. Sony, despite the cost, is more of a cheap Walmart Special then a quality electronics. Not a Sony fan, but better then this DP-UB420. I will be looking for an replacement.

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USB a bust

Excellent quality. I've always had good luck with Panasonic products. Minimal output ports, a problem with older receiver/amp. Have to use a converter box to get audio from CD to amplifier. One of the main reasons I bought this unit was the promise of USB for movies. I've backed up most of my movies to hard drive, packed away the DVD's. In their online manual they caution that some movies may not play. Have been working for a couple of days with thumb drive and portable HDD. My results... so spotty on what it will play, not worth the effort. Digging out boxes of DVD's again. If all you want is DVD playback to TV and receiver, works fine.

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Great player for the price

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best hdr10+ 4k blu ray player for the price

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Good player but I took a star off because the interface is kind of cheap looking, and the whole front opens when you go to put a disk in which is weird.

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Great for bedroom use

For me it's a 5 star, since it is for bedroom use on a 9 year old Sony 3D 32" tv. It allows for access to Netflix and utube. The remote is poor quality and lacks many features you would expect in this price range. Case plastic and warranty 1 yr. same as the 800 dollar version. The picture quality for us is awesome, as to use on an had oled I believe it would be good, however I purchased the Sony 800 for the main tv and it's day and night quality build however the software features are lacking on the Sony which for a 100 more offers a superior unit in my opinion.

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I purchased this just for the bedroom and it is built solid has a metal case and is half the price of the DB-UP820

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great item

I'm really love my new 4k blue ray palyer

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Great player

Excellent player, even makes my old dvds look better. Still need to upgrade my tv for the full 4K effect but the color and clarity on my 2012 Panasonic plasma are beautiful. Build quality seems excellent too.

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Very clean and compact design. The picture quality is amazing.

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Does its job

Does exactly what it's supposed to do so I love it. Would have given 5 stars but the user interface is a bit on the unattractive side and it can be slow to start. Crutchfield on the other had was fantastic as always!

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Very nice Panasonic player

Fast loading and reading. Movie image and audio very good. Music listening with cd and USB as hoped. No complaints. Long time Crutchfield customer and very happy.

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High quality, best option for the price range.

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The little player that could...

I was in the market for a replacement for my old oppo BD 93 player. The player was very good but it was no longer updateable and quite frankly technology has moved forward. I wasn't interested in the most expensive player as the Blu-ray format has been superseded with 4K and UHD.However I did want a Blu-ray player that could play confidently and would be able to have 4K capability. I find this little Panasonic player to be of good quality and I have not experienced any of the limitations that I've read in some threads. That said I do have a couple of comments in regards to idiosyncrasies of this particular player. For one thing it has no display not that that's a big deal as from the sofa you can't read the displays anyway. All the information you could possibly need or at your fingertips via the remote for on screen viewing which is much better than a display on the player. This is not a full size player it is slightly diminutive in the width and length department and Panasonic has spent less money on an oversized chassis and put more of their money into the electronics. One very interesting idiosyncrasy of the player is that in the order to obtain internet access you must first go into the internet settings and accept their user conditions. Once you've done this then you can access the internet via your player. Overall I find the picture quality and audio to be exceptional and in fact better than my old opal player.

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An Excellent 4K Blu-Ray Player!

An excellent 4k blu-ray player that can be optimized for the type of display that you have. I had an Oppo-203 a few years ago and I actually like the panasonic better! Many, many options! This is the baby brother to the 820 model. This unit doesn't have dolby vision but does have HDR and I like the pop of HDR better! It has a smaller footprint too, if you don't have much space!

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