I have it from 2021, much better build quality, fit and finish than Pioneer. I’s also great for CD s
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By coincidence I have also been looking at the Panasonic. 9000 DVD player. To day I received an email from them offering a £200 price reduction for Black Friday. I have decided to order it.
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You will be happy with your purchase!
I watched three more episodes of Landman starring Billy Bob Thornton last night on the new 9000.
Deliciously vulgar. More Sheridan Taylor.. Yellowstone etc
The picture clarity was indeed sharpened but the dialogue was also very much more precise through the front three speakers. I watched a bluray box set.
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DP-UB820EBK Smart 3D 4K UHD HDR Upscaling Blu-Ray/DVD Player with High Resolution Audio, Ultra HD Premium Certified £299
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DP-UB9000 Smart 3D 4K UHD HDR Upscaling Blu-Ray/DVD Player with High Resolution Audio, Ultra HD Premium Certified £799
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(My present DVD Blue-ray player is a Panny DMP-BD45 …i could do with an upgrade)
A new 820 is 300 quid everywhere now but still looks keenly priced vs the 9000
For 9000 outlay cost what is one actually gaining for the extra 500 quid? 
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Balanced outputs?
So one can use XLR cables straight to the NAC72 ?
Thought 72 only had din???
XLR to DIN To 72 hicap 180 twas wot i be thinking
I see the 9000 has a proper job IEC socket 
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The 820 weighs in at 2.2 kg, and the 9000 7.8 kg so is 5.6 kg heavier!
Does the 9000 have a gold bar in it?
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Shame about the lack of SACD playback, that could replace my old Oppo BD 103 (which is fine),but i’ve read somewhere that the transport in the Panny is better.
Apart from that, the only plusses (for me anyway) would be the full IEC mains socket (to facilitate a better mains lead).
1 Gig ethernet for streaming my ripped 4K Blurays from my Nas,
& a coax digital output for CD listening through my Dac V1 to my Nac 202/ Nap 200.
If it came down in price a bit more, then i might consider it, purely as a backup incase my Oppo or Panny 820 should fail in the future.
There’s always Magnetar…….. pricey, but allegedly worth it.
ATB, J
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When comparing the 820 to the 9000, as people on a Naim forum should know, it’s not just about specs (where the 9000 is better). The build quality and components inside and outside are far better on the 9000 and just like a high-end cd player, this leads to better and quieter performance.
£500 difference might be a lot to someone, but you can spend more than that on one hdmi lead.
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And did you?
Yes 3x £599.
I went for the UB 9000 for build quality. The UB 820 is meant to be just as good for picture quality and many can’t tell any difference in sound quality, although only the UB 9000 is THX certified.
The UB9000 has a nicer back lit remote, and the player itself is solid and quiet.
Pound for pound and if saving money is an issue then the UB 820 is better value.
Your paying for a couple more features and build quality. Is it worth it? To me it is, but I wanted a player that looks and feels like quality.
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@Debs Pure Audio Blu-ray disc outputting Hi-Res 24/192 via HDMI into my streamer/dac and its sounding fantastic being played on the 820 I recently bought.
Digital Audio output spec of 820 is the same as the 9000 I also have ( you do get a coaxial digital output with the 9000 with the 820 only having optical and HDMI also like the 9000). Where-as the analogue audio output spec of the 9000 is far superior to the 820 and that’s what your paying all the extra money for in the 9000 if you need that capability.
Also, if your not connecting the player to a projector and are connecting to a TV then the video spec of the 820 is the same as the 9000.
Appreciate the build quality of the 9000 is also far superior to the 820, if that’s important to potential buyers for the extra money.
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I see that the Magnetar range is being updated. The top model is getting an audio upgrade and will be Roon comaptable, so would make an multi-disc, dac and network streamer all-in-one.
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If I recall correctly I think this player was reduced by £300 about three years ago. My Oppo 203 is now a back up and the Panasonic 9000 is installed in the TV room. I didn’t expect such an improvement in both picture and sound. Looking forward to rediscovering many favourite films. Watched the first 20 min or so of War of the Worlds 4K (the Tom Cruise one). There’s much more detail in the sound and the picture detail has improved on a disc that, although 4K, isn’t a reference material although I’d say the sound track is reference quality. I reckon Dunkirk should be a treat!
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I’m wondering how long my Sony X800 4K player has left, but the Panasonics are all off the table for me due to lack of SACD and DVDA support.
It’s frustrating that I don’t seem to have any options between a Sony UBPX700K, which is less than £300 but looks a bit flimsy, and a Magnetar UDP800 MR at around £1500.
Unless anyone knows any better…