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This is an excellent 4K player that delivers excellent UHD imagery, while its upscaling gives even DVDs a lift if you do a little bit of tweaking. This is what I was hoping for considering it has the same chip set and processing as Panasonic's more expensive versions. I played selected darkly-lit scenes and daylight scenes on the BR versions of "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant" and then rewatched them in 4K. The difference was spectacular. It complies with the HDR format only. None of the Panasonic 4K players support Dolby Vision (which is why I'm considering buying an AppleTV set top box for iTunes viewing). A firmware update might be the only hope here, but I'm not holding my breath. Audio output is DTS-HD and Dolby Digital. So, it can output Dolby Atmos discs, but bitstream encoded I'm guessing. I got the surprise of my life when the screen on my 9-year-old Bose Lifestyle system announced that it was playing back in Dolby, though it didn't specify what variety. I didn't know that was a possibility for the old audio system. Looking at the manual's specs, I get the feeling that this would be a pretty good music player too. Only the top of the line 900 supports THX. The unit comes with the appropriate 4K/3D-capable HDMI cable. I couldn't hear any noise coming from the unit during disc playback. Connection to my 4K TV was a breeze using the Easy Settings. However, the HDR presets button on the remote control allows the user to tweak the image depending on ambient lighting. This is especially useful when upscaling DVDs. Not so much with standard BRs, which get sufficient upscaling automatically IMO. More advanced tweaking can be done via the Options button. Overall, this amount of fine tuning raises the player in my estimation and is probably going to deliver even better value to people who own older 4K TVs. (I bought a recent model LG, which prompted me to get this player). At the back of the unit, it only has one HDMI output, but it does have a optical audio output. So, there is still a possibility of sending vision to your TV and audio to your amp if you want. I route the player to the TV and the TV to the amp using an optical connection. Internet connection is via ethernet only. Otherwise, you'll have to download firmware updates to a USB drive and copy across. It also means that the Netflix/internet functions are useless to you if you don't have an ethernet connection. A long cable from your modem to the TV is an option though. Speaking of Netflix, this where the remote is horribly designed. It doesn't sit naturally in your hand and the Netflix launch button is right above the up arrow key. There is no backlighting nor glow in the dark buttons. So, you have to have the light on and use both hands if you're going to use the arrow keys. Otherwise, you all too easily find yourself launching Netflix. Again and again and again. This remote is so bad that I'm going to look at getting a universal remote. It's the sole reason I couldn't give the player 5/5 stars. That aside, this is excellent value for money and it could be the cheapest 4K player on the market. Getting it through eBay meant I paid even less.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
I've only used it once for 4k, but on my Panasonic Oled 55, it looks amazing - The Martian. Loved it. I'm don't know if Dolby Atmos works with it as I don't have the sound system for that.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
Works fine great picture
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Excellent value for money UHD BD player with superb picture and sound quality from just a single HDMI 2.0a output. Mated to a 55" Sony X9000B 4K Bravia is a perfect match. (though not HDR - must use Sony HDMI input #1 for best UHD quality)
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The unit is just as described and even more, I’m very very happy for $161. Retail at Harvey Norman was $330, you cant even tell it’s been reconditioned
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Refurbished
