Panasonic Streaming 4K Blu Ray Player, Ultra HD Premium Video Playback with Hi-Res Audio, Voice Assist - DP-UB420-K (Black)

I got it refurbished for $187. It's excellent for the cost, plays 4k, does upscaling to 4k (so older DVDs have a little bit of enhancement), HDR10, incredible set of features for the cost. Only thing lacking is dolby vision. Showed up like new with the remote. No fuss. Just works.

After recently getting a Sony 4K TV and Sony 4K 7.2 receiver, I decided to get a 4K DVD player, even though I have a wonderful Panasonic DVD player/recorder that I got years ago. It wasn't 4K, though. I considered getting a Sony 4K one; but, from past experiences with both brands, I think Panasonic makes the highest quality, longest lasting DVD equipment. (I thought Panasonic made terrific TVs, too. I have a 32" Panasonic flat screen that is over 15 years old.)This new Panasonic player is much lighter than my player/recorder, but it works flawlessly. I have had no problems playing any disks I own or any coming from Netflix, Blu-ray or standard. The remote, like all Panasonic remotes, is simple to use, with nice big buttons for play, pause, etc. How the player works as a streamer, I don't know. My TV streams, so I see no reason to use the DVD player as a streamer. It can be hooked up, though, either wirelessly or with an ethernet cable.I hooked the Panasonic up to the receiver with a new Monster 21.0 Gbps HDMI cable. The included Panasonic manual says you must use an HDMI cable that supports 18 Gbps, and all of my HDMI cables were at least 10 years old, and I had no idea what they supported. Thus, best to get all new HDMI cables for the receiver. They were less than $15 each.When I turn on the DVD player, using the Panasonic remote, that turns on both the receiver and the TV, too, and the TV goes to the DVD input. I was happy to see that, because I didn't know how well the Sony equipment was going to play along with the Panasonic player. All is going well. Everything on the TV screen looks beautiful. I'm glad Panasonic still makes DVD players

*Update: The problem got worse the more I used it, so I decided to file a warranty claim with Panasonic. I was nervous they would not be able to replicate the problem, but they must have seen it since they sent me a replacement unit. The new unit has worked well so far. I'm hoping the first one I had was just defective. Updated the rating to 4 stars.Original review: I did a lot of research before deciding to purchase this player. I needed a player with 2 hdmi outputs so I could send the 4k video to my projector and the audio to my older receiver. This feature is only available on a handful of players and is mostly found on higher end players. My decision came down to this player and the Sony 800mkii. There are a couple of differences between the two and many reviews about each. This player went on sale so I pulled the trigger.After connecting the player, it guided my through a simple setup to get started. I went through the menu settings and configured it to my liking. I played numerous discs and most played without issue. On a couple of discs, the video would breakup for a second or two then clear up. I did some research and found that some 4k discs could have a layer of film on them from when they were made that could cause this issue. So I used a microfiber cloth and gently wiped them before playing. This seemed to help, but some discs still had occasional issues.I called Panasonic tech support to verify this wasn't a firmware issue or something I was missing. The tech support wasn't very helpful, only suggesting that I would need to send the player in for repair. I have not yet sent it in for repair as I am concerned they won't be able to replicate the issue as it only happens occasionally on some discs and it would cost me around $25 to ship the unit.I have decided to just deal with the occasional issues and clean discs thoroughly before playing. I hope a future firmware update will resolve this issue completely as it seems is might be something related to how the player is reading the discs. That being said, every player I looked at had some reviews indicating some sort of issue.When the player is working correctly, the picture quality is excellent on bath 4k discs and standard Blu rays. The streaming services work ok, but tend to be very slow when loading. I don't use this device for streaming since it is pretty limited. It has prime and netflix as the major services, but lacks Disney plus.I would rate this player a 3.5 overall.

This is a great player. The picture and sound quality are superb.I gave the "User Interface" only 3 stars, because: The unit only comes with a Basic Owner's manual, which is VERY limited. You need to go on the web to dig into what this player is capable of doing and that is about everything except make your breakfast! I have not had time to go through everything. But one item I use often is subtitles. There is a button on the remote for subtitles, however It does not always work on older DVDs or perhaps all DVDs. You have to know if the subtitles are digital or analog! In other words when you push the "CC" button to get subtitles, good luck. If you use your DVD player to stream (which I do) the only streaming service I have been able to get the player to lock into is Prime Video. Have not been able to get my VUDU account to come up. So it is a good thing that I have the Apple TV 4K !I would also like to mention the Remote Control. Why do they have to make it so the buttons are so small, except for the NETFLIX button which I keep pushing when using the arrow keys?Bottom line: I bought this player for the quality of the picture and sound when watching 4K, Blu ray and regular DVDs, then this machine shines.