Although a 2016 player, a recent firmware update brings features into line with the 2017 Panasonic range UB400 / 300, including the ability to output a 10-bit HDR signal rather than 12-bit which proved to be a problem with non-Panasonic HDR TV's.
£254 is cheaper than the step-down 2017 replacement, with the UB400 currently £300 at present. The further step-down UB300 is £200 but only has a single HDMI output which will present a problem unless a) Your AV Receiver is fully HDMI 2.0a compatible or b) Your TV can pass through multichannel audio properly (most don't, certainly no Panasonic TV's !).
No prospect of Dolby Vision perhaps worth considering if you have an LG / Sony with DV and looking at a long-term purchase.
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OrribleHarry
3 May 177#3
I think an Xbox One S is a better value 4k BluRay player
mckee74 to OrribleHarry
3 May 173#6
Its better value as a gaming console but not as a UHD player. I was happy with the Xbox but now use this player and the difference in PQ is insane.
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TALON1973
2 May 17#1
not worth touching ytge 400/ 300 with a bargepole . good price
I think an Xbox One S is a better value 4k BluRay player
mckee74 to OrribleHarry
3 May 173#6
Its better value as a gaming console but not as a UHD player. I was happy with the Xbox but now use this player and the difference in PQ is insane.
jakejoe30 to OrribleHarry
3 May 17#27
I own both and the xbox is not a very good uhd player. The picture processing of the panny blows the xbox away.
The motion on the xbox is terrible, judders when camera pans. Colours not as vivid and softer picture. Some banding. The panny has none of these as it has a dedicaicated picture processor which the xbox lacks.
Tequila to OrribleHarry
4 May 171#30
Yes,but if the consumer is not a gamer and have no interst in gaming,having a bulkier white box games console with funky,teenage-ish name and a game controller is just something undesirable as opposed to a sleek,black,dedicated,more professional looking device which likely has much better build quality and is much more reliable..
shakalaka24 to OrribleHarry
20 May 17#38
not really. Just bought an xbox one S to use it as a bluray player for 4k/HDR movies. Its working very OK, but after about 1h picture start stuttering and freezing.
Read through internet - a lot of people have similiar problem. Also microsoft is aware - but propably cannot do nothing.
Whem xbox one S get hot - problems starts...
afroylnt
3 May 172#4
looking at the price / availability of 4k bu-rays it doesn't seem a format that any of the main films companies are interested in pushing...
stevenjameshyde to afroylnt
3 May 17#11
Who needs 4k films when you have Planet Earth 2?
davejones22
3 May 17#5
I had my price match confirmed yesterday. JL will usually match a voucher code if is displayed on the actual product page itself, as the one at Hughes is (EDIT; Was). Voucher codes from elsewhere on the same retailer website or externally are much less likely to be matched, but still often worth a go, particularly on a run-out model.
Edit: Voucher code now expired and no longer valid.
Back to £279
chrisredmayne
3 May 171#7
what's a pq
Crossbow
3 May 17#8
Picture quality.
superted2008
3 May 17#9
heat given as you have just reminded me I need to get my Samsung 4k blu-ray player on ebay, I had totally forgotten about it.
and obviously because this deal is a decent price :smile:
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£254 at Hughes using code "maymad25"
John Lewis will price match for 2 year guarantee.
Lowest price I've seen that John Lewis will price match.
Highly rated: https://www.avforums.com/review/panasonic-dmp-ub700-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-review.13071
Although a 2016 player, a recent firmware update brings features into line with the 2017 Panasonic range UB400 / 300, including the ability to output a 10-bit HDR signal rather than 12-bit which proved to be a problem with non-Panasonic HDR TV's.
£254 is cheaper than the step-down 2017 replacement, with the UB400 currently £300 at present. The further step-down UB300 is £200 but only has a single HDMI output which will present a problem unless a) Your AV Receiver is fully HDMI 2.0a compatible or b) Your TV can pass through multichannel audio properly (most don't, certainly no Panasonic TV's !).
No prospect of Dolby Vision perhaps worth considering if you have an LG / Sony with DV and looking at a long-term purchase.
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"We don't match prices only available via 3rd party websites, or with voucher codes."
https://m.johnlewis.com/customer-services/prices-and-payment/conditions-for-price-matching
The motion on the xbox is terrible, judders when camera pans. Colours not as vivid and softer picture. Some banding. The panny has none of these as it has a dedicaicated picture processor which the xbox lacks.
Read through internet - a lot of people have similiar problem. Also microsoft is aware - but propably cannot do nothing.
Whem xbox one S get hot - problems starts...
Edit: Voucher code now expired and no longer valid.
Back to £279
and obviously because this deal is a decent price :smile: