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    Let’s get physical

    Apr 27, 2020 5 minutes

    The Panasonic DP-UB150 UHD Blu-ray player is a more important piece of kit than perhaps its makers realise. It occupies a golden niche for the product category — a 4K Blu-ray player for less than $300. And with Panasonic withdrawing from televisions in Australia, these will lose out on ‘bundled’ sales, so we anticipate there may be even lower prices if you shop around.

    Of course, you can spend a whole lot more on a UHD Blu-ray player. While the legendary Oppo players are no longer around, Panasonic itself pushes into the same rarefied air with its Sound+Image award-winning DP-UB9000, currently at $1799; Pioneer also has an award-winner at $1999, and another at $3999. These all offer high-quality audio circuits as well as the 4K video, with balanced

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