The Panasonic DP UB820 (hereafter UB820) sits near the top of the company’s robust array of UHD players. In the entry level position there is the UB150. Next in line is the UB154. These players are essentially identical, with the higher end UB154 receiving twin HDMI ports to separate audio and video for those so inclined, along with Panasonic’s suite of streaming apps and voice assistant support via either Alexa or Google. Moving up to the UB820 gets you into Dolby Vision territory and then there’s the top of the line UB9000, which adds premium DAC’s, XLR outputs, and support for Control 4 integration, along with a couple of other features discussed later.
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