Panasonic reveals ‘affordable’ DMP-UB90 Ultra HD Blu-ray player

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Panasonic’s Japanese website has a listing for a new Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which has virtually the same specs and features as the £599 DMP-UB900 but costs less. There's no word yet on if and when it might come to Europe or the UK.

If you want to get an Ultra HD Blu-ray player in the UK you currently have three options to choose from: the fantastic Panasonic DMP-UB900, the not-so-good Samsung UBD-K8500 or the recently released Microsoft Xbox One S, which at £349 is the cheapest option.

Sadly it appears Panasonic's latest offering may only be available in Japan, at least for now. The company has produced a more affordable Ultra HD Blu-ray player in the form of the Panasonic DMP-UB90, which Gizmodo Australia says is expected to cost around 70,000 yen (£530).

That makes it cheaper than the £599 DMP-UB900 although the specs of the DMP-UB90 are virtually the same as its bigger brother. All the DMP-UB90 lacks is analogue outputs and THX Certification, and it comes with a smaller remote.

Max Langridge
Max Langridge

Max is a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?'s sister site, TechRadar, in Australia. But being the wonderful English guy he is, he helps out with content across a number of Future sites, including What Hi-Fi?. It wouldn't be his first exposure to the world of all things hi-fi and home cinema, as his first role in technology journalism was with What Hi-Fi? in the UK. Clearly he pined to return after making the move to Australia and the team have welcomed him back with arms wide open.