is the panasonic 4K player better than the samsung one? any recommendations for a good 4K player that produced great PQ and AQ, reliable and affordable? i guess not samsung, since they already stopped manufacturing 4K players i used to own panasonic... but that's a dvd player, i'm more into pioneer although my current blu-ray player is sony

wOw, that's a lot of blu-ray titles if you ask me... and great 4K collection too are you into star wars? i know they're not available yet in 4K (the skywalker saga) but i read it is in the works to release a boxset or something next year in conjunction with 40th anniversary of empire strikes back... technically it is already available in 4K if you have Disney+

yup, AmazonGlobal Expedited Shipping definitely faster... and nowadays they reduced the charges slightly compared to years ago.

This post has been edited by fadthil: Dec 7 2019, 03:54 AM

I suggest you start collection 4K HDR titles and stop buying titles that already release in 4K HDR especially those old titles which will blow your mind and you will throw away those 1080p blu-ray after you watch it in 4K HDR UHD blu-ray in a capable 4K HDR devices. It is time to upgrade your gear and stop wasting in 1080p blu-ray.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Dec 7 2019, 10:07 AM

ermm... i dont quite understand what you mean

Sorry for confusion.

I mean is time you only buy UHD Blu-ray instead of normal blu-ray.
99.99% UHD blu-ray is transfer to HDR format instead of SDR. HDR is the thing that will blown your mind after you watch it.

Studio had make spectacular transfer to 4K HDR for almost every famous oldest title now include clarity, color correction and noise control.
This is something you won't seen in normal 1080p SDR blu-ray.

New title also a lot did better in 4K HDR than normal 1080p SDR but not all. Some not much differences but some is huge differences. Disney is the company did almost none spectacular in 4K HDR. Others studio like Sony, Universal & Warner Brothers did freaking awesome in 4K HDR.

Off course to get such awesome view, the minimum you need is a 4K HDR TV as you see nothing special and maybe even worst when watching at SDR TV.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Dec 8 2019, 12:45 AM

300++ BD titles are common in this thread?
I thought majority of former in this thread will have at least that range including you

haha... where got that many bro! i'm certainly not those who bought as and when the titles become available in the market... i'm just one of the few cheapskates who's willing to wait until the titles i wanted drop dirt cheap especially during black friday week... how about you bro, long time didnt hear you buy any bluray anymore? or was it because you're saving all the $$$ that long to upgrade to 4K soon...

already started upgrade to 4k since end of 2017 but I think have less than 20 4k titles
just this year was busy and in oversea, no time to check BF deal.
maybe will start buying again in 2020 BF for this year and next year titles.

wah, quietly doing so... that's great! busy working overseas? must be making lotsa money... by the way, that 'oversea' country doesn't have any good blu-ray deals?

actually travelling a lot of places and too tired to check out online deals.
business travel, also no time to go brick shopping too

The difference in picture quality between the Panasonic UB820 and the Samsung UBD-K8500 is very significant!

All this while, I couldn't really see the resolution difference between 1080p and 2160p... maybe it's because I have the Oppo BDP-103 as my 1080p player, so the output is already very good.

The moment I switched to the Panasonic, that's when I REALLY got to see the impact of 4K to picture quality. And the HDR optimizer really works wonders on HDR10 content. Titles such as Planet Earth II, Batman v Superman, and Avengers Endgame really look different on the Panasonic.

I used to own a Panasonic DMT-300 Blu-ray player, but gave it away after I got my Oppo BDP-103.

Not the biggest Star Wars fan, but definitely looking forward to the Skywalker Saga boxset coming 31 March 2020. Here's hoping it has Dolby Vision HDR... audio is pretty much guaranteed to be Dolby Atmos.

just sharing first black friday parcel arrived last tuesday 10th december. order made on 28th november and shipped on 6th december... using standard international shipping! that's odd... never before in my 10+ years buying from amazon.com that an ultra-cheapo standard shipping arrived in less that 5 days

anyone else received their black friday stuff? do share...

parcel come from which fulfilment center?
maybe come from singapore?

haha... no la bro. sent from fulfillment center at hebron, kentucky, USA

this came in today. ordered same time with the one above, but was shipped separately... arrived after 3 weeks, now this is more like a standard shipping time frame.

well, seabiscuit is an old title but a very good movie – it received 7 oscar nominations including best picture and best cinematography amongst others... but unfortunately winning none!

well, clock is ticking.... this probably marks the end of Speedy Video altogether sooner that we thought... i know most outlets already closed down but this particular outlet in 1Utama shopping centre; oddly called ‘Movie Magic’ (Speedy’s company name i think) which is one of the bigger store is closing down!

now having sale on bluray, dvd and even cds... check ‘em out if you’re around the area.

btw, the ‘3 for RM50’ mixed normal & 3D titles! the ‘2 for RM88’ are bigger and newer titles...

I do go down there checked last week. RM50 for 3 titles, nothing are interesting.

Oh no.... Is it confirm that they're closing down?
Any idea the sales is until when? End of the month?

well, i guess you must've owned most of them already... nothing exactly brand new

not 100% sure it is closing down but i have this feeling it is going to...
yup, sale until 31 december 2019. at least that's what the salesperson told me

bought these three from Speedy sale of '3 for RM50' . i have not owned these before but have intentions to own these for a long time!! i don't think amazon.com will get close to this price if i added shipping fee to each title with the exception of Stuart LIttle 2 & Disturbia, Ninja Turtles is the only other blu-ray title i ever bought that is manufactured locally (or at least from Asia) since my Avatar steelbook back in 2010

Stuart Little – RM119.81, now RM16+
Disturbia – RM79.90, now RM16+
Ninja Turtles – RM79.90, now RM16+





This post has been edited by fadthil: Dec 24 2019, 05:41 AM

I did buy few from 1u speedy as well early of this year.
can't remember the price but should be RM50 for 3 too