StephenBishop Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Ca bros here share their streaming experiences with this player? Is VPN required to stream Netflix etc? Thanks Netflix Singapore library, Amazon Singapore library and You Tube work out of the box. If you want to access the US library for Netflix and Amazon, you will need VPN or Smart DNS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avren Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Netflix Singapore library, Amazon Singapore library and You Tube work out of the box. If you want to access the US library for Netflix and Amazon, you will need VPN or Smart DNS. Thanks StephenBishop. Looking to use this mainly for Netflix streaming. Playing blurays & cds are a bonus. Will only be streaming local Netflix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncw Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Any body using this player from US?Is it multi voltage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Finally found one German E-tailer that ships PANASONIC UB9000* @ competitive price that ships to SG, with German TAX removal... http://hidden-audio.de/index.php/panasonic-dp-ub9004-uhd-blu-ray-player-4k-hdr.html Total under SGD$1.4k shipped. *Region locked @ FHDBD-B/DVD-2 Now with shipping to SG, base on current X-rate of 0.664eu to SGD$1, UB9004 is now @ $1216!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Any body using this player from US?Is it multi voltage? From this French "Un-Casing" clip... [embed=800,450] [/embed] ...it seems that the circuit inside are fixed at certain voltage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Current Price of PANASONIC mid end player UB820 in Australia, from lowest to most pricey... Apollo Hifi Sydney @ AUD$569 https://www.apollohifi.com.au/visual/blu-ray-players-recorders/panasonic-dp-ub820.html Video Pro Queensland @ AUD$588 https://www.videopro.com.au/p-11950-panasonic-dpub820gnk-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player.aspx Melbourne HiFi @ AUD$595 https://www.melbournehifi.com.au/collections/panasonic/products/panasonic-dp-ub820-bluray-player JB HiFi @ AUD$598 https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/panasonic-dp-ub820-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-with-dolby-vision-and-hdr10-support WestCoast Hifi @ AUD$649 https://www.westcoasthifi.com.au/product/panasonic-dp-ub820-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player/ all above doesn't come with option to make player DVD-region hacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin01 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Is there any reason why Panasonic Singapore is not bringing in the UB820 or any UHD player for that matter? I would have thought they would be a great match for their OLEDs. Or have they figured that no one in Singapore bar dinosaurs like us bother with physical media anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 ...Or have they figured that no one in Singapore bar dinosaurs like us bother with physical media anymore? My guess/personal view? Panasonic probably hv "social media" team monitoring the trend of media penetration into households. Current age "homevideo" media is not as exciting as the laserdisc time and DVD time. During laserdisc time, becos of the move along home karaoke trend, Panasonic pushes lots of LD players into the market, no need to scare of overstocking. During DVD period, home karaoke trend may be dimming in the early days, the rise of another "K" is rising... the "K" series also secures the sale of DVD device. No Overstocking issues as well. Now comes BD period... as BD comes into roughly 3rd year of introduction into market, so along comes the rise of streaming media, and the rise of Ah-Tiong media boxes. Unlike DVD, BDs are more easy to rip, and streaming media users rents BDs and rip the movies into MKV files or other format that can replay in high-def presentation in terms of video/audio qualities. Ah-Tiong media boxes links to China server that packed with ripped off movies from either "low quality cinema screening pirates" or "high quality copies of official BD backups" thru different apps. So... is it worth to bring in stocks to sell in SG where the "dinosaurs" like us who sticks to physical medias, knowing that the sales figure will be low for a company's profit? Is it worth fighting with Sony, whom are also conservative to bring in just entry level X700 to sell without inclusion of other models like X800 and X1000? Which eventually ended with un-expected results in UHD adopters' response? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin01 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 ... Now comes BD period... as BD comes into roughly 3rd year of introduction into market, so along comes the rise of streaming media, and the rise of Ah-Tiong media boxes. Unlike DVD, BDs are more easy to rip, and streaming media users rents BDs and rip the movies into MKV files or other format that can replay in high-def presentation in terms of video/audio qualities. Ah-Tiong media boxes links to China server that packed with ripped off movies from either "low quality cinema screening pirates" or "high quality copies of official BD backups" thru different apps. So... is it worth to bring in stocks to sell in SG where the "dinosaurs" like us who sticks to physical medias, knowing that the sales figure will be low for a company's profit? ... Have to concede that this is sad but true. I guess we are all swimming against the tide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wcseow Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Have to concede that this is sad but true. I guess we are all swimming against the tide. Maybe bringing down the price of discs here in singapore to be closer to those in USA or Australia will help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin01 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Maybe bringing down the price of discs here in singapore to be closer to those in USA or Australia will help? If this could happen it would have happened already. From DVDs to Blu-rays to UHD discs, we always pay a premium here. Amazon SG hasn't helped one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 there are too much discussion on this topic of media... basically it can be summarize into 2“penetration”, 1- entry of media into the market, 2- wide acceptance and penetration of media into households. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin01 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 there are too much discussion on this topic of media... basically it can be summarize into 2“penetration”, 1- entry of media into the market, 2- wide acceptance and penetration of media into households. Okay, no point adding to a discussion that's been done to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetherock Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Bros Can I check ：the Dolby Vision only gets turned on in a disc which actually has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsj88 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Yes and it will appear on.the top right hand corner of my TV the LG C9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyhgt Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Anyone selling in Singapore yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepakvali Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Anyone considered shipping this from HK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wcseow Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 HK has? When I was looking for it, only US, UK and Australia has. Eventually bought from Amazon UK cause of mains voltage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Howser Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Australia has same voltage as SG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 HK has?... I'm also scratching my head... Consumers from Taiwan and HK hv to import the 820 model from US/Japan and Europe respectively, pretty obvious that this mid-end model is not available throughout Asia region... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desray Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm also scratching my head... Consumers from Taiwan and HK hv to import the 820 model from US/Japan and Europe respectively, pretty obvious that this mid-end model is not available throughout Asia region... Yep. I can never fathom the logic of Panny distribution. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJQ Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 reduced profit margins and the quantity of sales not enough for distribution in Asia. will incur loss and possible even gotta pay for it's own warranty issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvin01 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I was hoping they would release it here. If I'm not wrong the ones from UK are Region B locked for blu-rays, which is not ideal. I can't find any US sets on Amazon USA but even if I do, would the voltage be an issue for use in Singapore without a step up transformer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsj88 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Australia has this if you can somehow get it shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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