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The result is a player that’s sure to please music and movie fans alike. The X200 includes audiophile Burr-Brown DACs, combined with balanced XLR and 7.1-channel analogue audio outputs, ensuring an impressive sonic performance. There’s support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision, although not the less popular HDR10+ format, but that minor point aside the video performance is flawless. However, in all other respects it’s a highly capable deck that ensures UHD content is delivered perfectly, and lower resolution material is upscaled to 4K with artefact-free processing and pixel precision. The disc support is extensive but not quite universal, and while this player can handle CD, SACD, DVD, or Blu-ray (Full HD, 3D and 4K variants), it can’t play the lossless layer on a DVD-Audio disc. The Reavon UBR-X200 is a desirable high-end 4K Blu-ray player that brings military-grade construction and a stylish finish to the luxury end of the market. We certainly don't – this is good enough to pair with high-end TVs, and it comes at a reasonable price.

What you're missing compared to the UB9000 above is the tank-like build and the support for some advanced music playback types – but a lot of people won't mind about that at all. You've also got a bunch of streaming services built-in, in case you want to use this as your main movie-viewing platform.

This is obviously very nerdy stuff, but the end result is the best color reproduction you can find for movies, basically. Panasonic’s HCX image processing works with a special chroma processor that can smartly turn the 4:2:0 color of Blu-ray into 4:4:4 before it reaches your TV. In our tests we found that this player may be more affordable, but it doesn't skimp on quality.
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The Panasonic DMP-UB820 is an ideal mid-range 4K Blu-ray player, delivering pretty much every video feature you could want – including full HDR support – but without costing as much as the UB9000 above. Read the full review: Panasonic DP-UB9000 review Naturally all these flagship features don’t come cheap – but, for those seeking the best Blu-ray playback around and don't mind about it lacking some audio disc support, look no further. Toss in a host of smart features, and the UB9000 ticks nearly every box in our book. It boasts high quality DACs, two-channel and 7.1-channel analogue outputs, and Hi-Res Audio support. When we tested the DP-UB9000 we were as impressed by its audio as by its image quality. The DP-UB9000 is also the first UHD deck from Panasonic to support all key HDR flavours: vanilla HDR10, its dynamic sibling HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision. The heavy metal build and luxe design mean it feels high-end too. It's beautifully made, enviably specified and unashamedly premium.
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The DP-UB9000 is Panasonic’s flagship 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, and it's the model to get if you've gone for an elite TV and need something that can really push it to the max.
