George_W_K
Senior HTF Member
Well that was easy, took less than a minute to make my order from VE. Now the waiting game...
If your experience is like mine, it will be a short wait. I placed my order, and received a receipt and Fed Ex tracking number from VE in just a few minutes, and then another shipping notice from Fed Ex shortly thereafter. I placed my order yesterday, and according to Fed Ex it should be here tomorrow. Great turnaround time!Well that was easy, took less than a minute to make my order from VE. Now the waiting game...
When you say edge distortions, that's probably what I'm seeing around people when they're in motion which I didn't know if it was the TV or player. And I definitely want to take advantage of the HDR optimizer because I have an OLED and I've heard really good things about the combo.
If your experience is like mine, it will be a short wait. I placed my order, and received a receipt and Fed Ex tracking number from VE in just a few minutes, and then another shipping notice from Fed Ex shortly thereafter. I placed my order yesterday, and according to Fed Ex it should be here tomorrow. Great turnaround time!
The 820 also has all these advantages.Improved detail and sharpness
Improved color at least to me it looks better
Build quality
HDR optimizer
Dolby Vision
The 820 also has all these advantages.
The 9000 does have a better build quality than the 820 and a better backlit remote and has additional settings for 4K projectors.
Edit. Sorry Dave thought you were talking bout the 9000
Well that was easy, took less than a minute to make my order from VE. Now the waiting game...
I did get the 9000 but I thought you where getting the 820. And I was talking about the 9000 in my previous post.
You getting the 820 or the 9000?
Do You have it hooked up directly to your tv or are you going thru a Dolby Vision capable receiver?My Panasonic 820 arrived safe and sound today from Value Electronics, too. Installation was quick, as I was swapping out an old Panny BD player, which used the same type of power cord. I just needed to swap HDMI cables (the BD player didn't have a certified high speed 4K cable). I already had my Harmony remote re-programmed for the new player on the app, so I just needed to sync the remote with my PC.
Now to decide which Dolby Vision title to try out this evening. I don't have too many. I haven't watched The Cabin in the Woods or Kick-Ass in awhile. We just watched 2001, Deadpool 2, The Black Panther and Saving Private Ryan not too long ago. Maybe Grease.
My Denon X3300 receiver is DV-capable, so I am running everything through the avr. I do the same thing with my Apple TV 4K, which is my only other DV source component. The only downside is that the Denon's on screen display doesn't work when passing through Dolby Vision. That made it a little more cumbersome to adjust the audio delay, and the volume adjustments do not show up on my display as they do for any other material - - including HDR10.Do You have it hooked up directly to your tv or are you going thru a Dolby Vision capable receiver?
So you experienced audio delay too then?My Denon X3300 receiver is DV-capable, so I am running everything through the avr. I do the same thing with my Apple TV 4K. The only downside is that the Denon's on screen display doesn't work when passing through Dolby Vision. That made it a little more cumbersome to adjust the audio delay, and the volume adjustments do not show up on my display as they do for any other material - - including HDR10.
I get that with every component I run through my Denon X3300 (with the exception of my old Oppo 980H DVD player), and the amount of delay varies with each component. The delay varies from 23ms for the Panasonic BD player I just removed to 115ms for the Apple TV 4K. The Panasonic UB820 required a 90ms delay to get it dialed in properly. Once I have the delay set for a component, though, it always stays the same (there is no drift over time), so it's only a pain in the neck when I install a new component.So you experienced audio delay too then?
Thanks for the suggestions, Robert. I will have to try playing a film with DV on and off to compare the results. One of the reasons I bought the UB820 was for DV support, as my Sony X800 lacks that feature (and the new X800M2 still uses Sony's clunky manual method for switching DV on/off). However, I am up for whatever gives me the best picture quality. I only have a handful of UHD discs which are DV-encoded, so the optimizer will be in use for the vast majority of my UHD discs regardless.May I suggest two items to get the best results from Panasonic's UB820 and the UB9000.
1st, is to connect the Panasonic BD player directly to your TV or projector. Use HDMI output #1 for the video and HDMI output #2 for audio only to your receiver. In most cases this will not make any difference, but I just don't like any additional device in the circuit when I am streaming or playing a physical disc that has 4K HDR content.
2nd, Turn off Dolby Vision in the Panasonic player and let the UB820/UB9000 use it's built-in HDR Optimizer to tone map all HDR content. Dolby Vision does not permit any change in the file so it's best to use Panasonic's frame by frame tone mapping that is maximized for your specific display type that you preselected from Panasonic's user menu in the HDMI settings/Advanced settings/HDR Optimizer.
Once you have set the HDR Optimizer to match your display type the next step is to turn on the HDR Optimizer. This is done by holding down the HDR Settings button until you see the HDR Optimizer on/off control on your TV/Projector screen and be sure "on" is selected.
If you want to see the HDR Optimizer tone mapping results just press and hold the HDR Settings button and toggle between HDR Optimizer off and on.
Robert are you suggesting above you get the best results by not using Dolby vision at all just HDR and the optimizer?
I watched that in dv with the 820 I had and agree. But curiosity peaks my interest to try Roberts suggestions ,cannot do any harm.