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The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the Regional Playback Control (RPC) system. However, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available, [2] and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. [3]
UB820 is one of the first players to support the HDR10+ format (along with UB320, UB420 and UB9000) and the first player to offer onboard tone mapping for high dynamic range (HDR) and standard dynamic range (SDR) playback. Compared to the Panasonic's previous higher-end UB900 model, UB820 lacks touch-sensitive controls and THX certification.
The player has Viera Cast functionality and is compatible with DivX as well as Blu-ray Profile 2.0. [4] It features an SD card slot and a USB port . [ 2 ] Additionally, the player can be modified to enable playback of discs from all regions.
[7] TechRadar said that "after Oppo’s collapse, the Panasonic DP-UB9000 is a more than adequate replacement." [3] Comparing it to the mid-range UB820 and the entry-level UB154, TechRadar said UB9000 has the best picture quality and the most effective upscaling of the three. [8] They also named it the best premium 4K Blu-ray player. [9]
Newer drives use RPC-2 firmware, which enforces DVD region coding at the hardware level. See DVD region code#Computer DVD drives for further information. Some RPC-2 drives can be converted to RPC-1 with the same features as before by using alternative firmware on the drive, or on some drives by setting a secret flag in the drive's EEPROM .
A progressive scan DVD player is a DVD player that can produce video in a progressive scan format such as 480p or 576p . Players which can output resolutions higher than 480p or 576p are often called upconverting DVD players. Before HDTVs became common, players were sold which could produce 480p or 576p. TVs with this feature were often in the ...