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Panasonic DMR-UBT1GL-K
roger s.
- 6 reviews
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worst product ever released by panasonic, never buy again : my wife got so frustrated she put out for recycling.
Switched off never worked again lost channels recordings were erratic playback tried to reset it never worked properly from day one. Repeatedly get no signal message switched it off and on then time it wou6not come back on.
Purchased for A$849.00.
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Problems with remote not responding
Started having delayed remote response, checked and replaced batteries and still not working staying in standby even after resetting power, no buttons AT ALL on front panel and therefore MAJOR FAILURE and out of warranty.
Purchased in December 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances for A$970.00.
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Panasonic Australia C.Panasonic
Hi Emanuel, sorry to hear about the fault with your unit. Please contact our customer service team on 132600 for further assistance in relation to a repair.
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JasonGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- Verified purchase
Crap.
Change channel you sometimes get a message saying no signal (happens too often) only way to get stations back is to turn the unit off and on again. Sometimes the recording freezes, the record lights on and it records nothing. It also forgets to record the next show. Picture glitches (and sound) frequently. Rubbish taking it back to the shop for a refund. Never buy Panasonic again, don't trust their products.
Purchased in December 2021 at Harvey Norman.
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david torpGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 2 reviews
Fails on both the basics and modern standards
Has no actual buttons on the unit, just non-responsive sensors. My unit has the front panel permanently down with my labelling showing where to feel around, but still takes several goes for sensor to detect. Put the actual buttons back you have failed with no buttons, no LEDs, no visible labelling and non-responsive software. And dont even get me started on how much TiVo designed 30 years ago is. Just about ready to throw this to land fill. The amount of times it cant perform or flashes a message refuses to perform a basic function without 10 clicks blows my mind. Loved TiVo, hate this and forced me to go to Netflix. Purchase date may be off slightly.
Purchased in July 2021 at JB Hi-Fi for A$900.00.
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Panasonic Australia C.Panasonic
Hi David, this does sound like there could be an issue with the remote control. For new remote controls, you can contact our spare parts distributor in your state. https://au.panasonic.com.au/support/spare-parts-distributors
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Serenity32Tasmania
- 9 reviews
Good picture and sound. Let down by controls placed on functionality
The Panasonic DMR-UBT1GL-K provides excellent picture quality and audio clarity. These are its main strengths. It has diverse, potentially complex connections and functionality, for storage and recording. These are useful dependant upon the type of audiovisual system you want to connect it with.
The DLNA enables access to music and video files stored on a laptop which is good. But the menus that get displayed for these music/video files from the blu ray recorder are not the same as what is on those hard drives of the laptops. This makes it ve...Read more
ry difficult to organise playlists the way I want them. They are organised under some Panasonic controlled menu system. I enquired into this with Panasonic and they write back saying: - "The menus(music,videos,playlist and games) that you see on the DLNA are the folders under libraries on your computer. Check the libraries on your computer to see what are the files being shared to the recorder." Miracast is only available for phones and not for laptops/desktops so this streaming functionality is not useful for me. The inability to directly record CD music content onto the hard drive is a very major Corporate controlled fundamental problem with this blu ray recorder. I purchased the product for easy access to all of my music and first of all found out that Panasonic have *regulated and enforced* Corporate controls upon copying music onto the blu ray hard drive. This is a *DISGRACE* as far as I am concerned. Very simple function that used to be on Panasonic blu ray recorder I previously owned, but now no longer *allowed* due to *CORPORATE CONTROL* placed on so called copyright. What a pathetic disgrace that is. All I want is good access to music I have purchased but the *CORPORATE CONTROL* that Panasonic have bought into does not allow it.Purchased in May 2021.
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Timelord1NickMoorabin
- 15 reviews
- Verified purchase
True Flagship Picture Quality
As a consumer, you seem to get what you pay for - consumer electronics seem to be no exception to this rule. As an upgrade for my cherished 560 model Panasonic DMR, which is now in my bedroom, I recently purchased a Panasonic UBT1 unit to take full advantage of my Pana 4K HDR TV - I was recommended this unit by several salesmen at two different but corporately united stores (you can guess which). The UBT1 was a lot of money, even with an end-of-financial-year discount, a few dollars change from $700. You have to put this in context of a generic...Read more
blu ray player and set top box DMR also available in 2022 from the supermarket chains in Australia for roughly less than $200...the UBT1 is quite a different animal...However, I took the calculated gamble, mentally embarking on a bread and water diet for at least two months, and took my shiny new UBT1 unit home with me. This is where the 'however' comes in - I have not seen any picture quality quite like the image that comes from this unit when hooked up to my TV using Belkin HDMI cables; it is (if you'll forgive my hyperbolic vocabulary choices) breathtaking and somewhat celestial; yep, sorry, but the picture quality reaches that high. And I'm talking with regular, bog-standard run of the mill standard definition DVDs. There is a clarity and smoothness at the same time that I have never seen with any other machine. What is under the hood must indeed be spectacular and worth every cent. This is upscaling like never before. Panasonic have always done this the best but this is out of this world quality in terms of depth, colour saturation and black levels. Blu rays take this to the next level and 4K UHD discs like the recently released Alien 40th Anniversary edition look exceptionally cinematic, detailed and vivid; Hollywood at home says Panasonic's processing lingo? When I was at the cinema as recently as last week, the picture didn't look this good...Recorded images using the hard drive, like the 560 model, look like you've recorded a blu ray disc when playing back the recording. Top marks? Negatives? Hard copy booklet manual is a little confusing in places ie set up. As another reviewer has noted, the eject button is hard to see and use. There are some operational quirks with this machine but, boy, if you are looking for the best sound and picture quality at far less than the UB9000 model, the UBT1 is in a class of its own. Best picture quality at a premium but not absurd money? Check. Build quality to last the years? Check. Supreme upscaling of standard definition DVDs, which are still much cheaper than other formats? Check. Does this review crystallise my online status as a Panasonic fanboy? If they keep bringing out products like the UBT1, then, CHECK! Brilliant brand, brilliant product.Purchased in May 2021 at JB Hi-Fi Retail Stores for A$699.00.
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Panasonic Australia C.Panasonic
Hi Nick, thank you for the fantastic review and taking the time to provide so much information about your recorder, you have definitely seen all of the great features of this product.
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DenisFairfield
- 15 reviews
Fundamentally flawed
I have had the opportunity to spend the last three weeks with this 4K blu-ray player / DVD recorder and DVR, which my father purchased as supposedly "the rolls-royce" (because it costs $900).
There are a few things I wanted to highlight about why this device is an absolute nightmare to use, and is fundamentally flawed.
1. You can't channel-skip through TV channels.
I take it for granted with my current Samsung and LG devices (and for that matter, every TV or VCR I've had since the mid 1980s) that you can casually use the "Channel up" a...Read more
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Hi Denis, thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback on your dads product, definitely useful information for Panasonic.
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Questions & Answers
org8asked
I am wondering why there was no answer to the question on stepping through channels for the review entitled 'fundamentally flawed'.
Point 1 was that you cannot step between tv channels only.... because all channels including radio are in the same list.
This device, like all previous panasonic DVRs for many years now, allows you to build your own channels lists, which allows a list of all tv channels as Denis wanted, or even better, allowing to have list that also removed duplicate channels. See P71 of the manual. This means a list without having both the HD and SD of the same program is possible. Or perhaps also remove other channels you never watch? then you can change between your favourites channel list and the 'all digital channels' list if wish to try one of the those channels not on your own list.
So this is not a question, more of an answer.
As for a question....when is an update coming? I have a 955 in one room and a 945 in another. Both of these older models had triple tuners and in some ways the UBT1GL-K seems a step back to the old dual tuner models.
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Geoffasked
How do I open the disc slot on my Panasonic DMR-UBT1
tonyasked
cant connect to internet. have cables installed.
lan connection; pass
ip address setting'; pass
connection to gateway; fail
connection to internet; fail
have tried a few times but internet and netflix buttons do not respond.
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I thought either bluetooth or via the HDMI connection to HTPC but the Panasonic locked up for a few minutes. My router is far from lounge room but wifi receiver connects HTPC, not sure if PVR has blue tooth.
Panasonic Australia C.Panasonic
Hi Tony, please contact our customer service team on 132600 for further assistance.
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Panasonic Australia C.Panasonic
Hi Roger, sorry to hear about the fault you had with your product. Please contact our customer service team on 132600 and we would be happy to assist you getting the unit back up and running.