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Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Product Description Blu-ray means incredible full-HD images, breathtaking sound and 5x the data capacity of DVDs. Now Blu-ray means something else too: an entirely new movie-viewing experience, made possible by Final Standard Profile, which adds features never seen before, like four Picture-in-Picture modes including Enhanced Commentary (from directors and actors), Backstage Pass, Peek Behind the Animation and Audio Mixing. Images So Real, You Feel Like You're in the Picture Combining a PHL Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing) imaging technology, UniPhier the Precise Digital Video processor reproduces crisp, natural colors that are extremely faithful to the original movie. It does this by up-sampling the color information in decoded video signals, while the super high-speed P4HD up-converts content recorded in 480i/p, 720p or 1080i format to 1080p by correctly generating each pixel according to information drawn from up to 60 surrounding pixels. The image motion of each pixel is then categorized into one of 16 levels, from stationary to super fast. Image quality is further enhanced by Diagonal Processing, which creates smooth, sharp diagonal lines, and 3:2 Pull-Down, which optimizes the processing accordingly for film or video making the images look natural and lifelike. In addition, the DMP-BD30's HDMI output is Deep Color compatible, with 4,096 steps of gradation for even smoother, finer-quality images that meet Hollywood's stringent demands, so you can experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced. Incredible Sound Completes the Hi-Def Experience With Precise Digital Audio, Blu-ray's beautiful images are complemented by exceptionally pure, accurate sound thanks to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. UniPhier's advanced processing capability decodes these audio signals with high precision and outputs them in bitstream form with no degradation. It also brings re-mastering to Blu-ray for the first time, which compensates for data lost during the compression process creating a fuller, richer sound. HD Networking with SD Card The convenient SD card slot on the DMP-BD30 allows easy viewing of hi-def videos and photos on your HDTV. Videos shot with a Panasonic HD camcorder are output in their original 1920x1080 resolution, while still images taken with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera are up-converted and output in 1920x1080 resolution1. One-Touch Control from Your TV's Remote With EZ Sync HDAVI Control, you can control your Blu-ray Disc player and all your home theater components with your TV's remote2. Simply press the EZ Sync button and select "BD Player" on the menu screen; the BD player's menu will be displayed and you can begin playback. Product Description Blu-ray means incredible full-HD images, breathtaking sound and 5x the data capacity of DVDs. Blu-ray is also an entirely new movie-viewing experience, made possible by Final Standard Profile, which adds features never seen before, like four Picture-in-Picture modes including Enhanced Commentary from directors and actors, Backstage Pass, Peek Behind the Animation and Audio Mixing. Combining a PHL Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing) imaging technology, the Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-Ray DVD Player utilizes UniPhier to reproduce crisp, natural colors. In addition, the DMP-BD30's HDMI output is Deep Color compatible, with 4,096 steps of gradation for even smoother, finer-quality images so you can experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced. The convenient SD card slot on the DMP-BD30 allows easy viewing of hi-def videos and photos on your HDTV. Videos shot with a Panasonic HD camcorder are output in their original 1920x1080 resolution, while still images taken with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera are up-converted and output in 1920x1080 resolution. With EZ Sync HDAVI Control, you can control your Blu-ray Disc player and all your home theater components with a single remote. 3 - 2/2 - 2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing - 3 - 2 Pull-Down Only Video D/A Converter - 148.5MHz/12bit Picture Mode - Normal/Soft/Fine/Cinema/User Picture Adjustment - Brightness, Color, Contrast, Sharpness, Gamma Correction Audio D/A Converter - 192kHz/24bit Audio Signal to Noise - 115dB Dynamic Range - 100dB Inputs and Outputs - HDMI V1.3 with Deep Color 1080p output - 24p(for BD-ROM only)/60p, Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR), S-Video Out, Video Out, 5.1ch Audio Out, 2ch Audio Out, Digital Audio Out (1 optical, 1 coaxial) Dimensions - Height 2 5/16 x Width 16 15/16 x Depth 12 5/8 Weight - 7.3 pounds 
Reader Reviews Being a relative novice to hi-def video, as well as format neutral, it's hard to review this type of product without dragging compared products in, but I'll try. I can say right off that Panasonic has taken the sting out of the higher price of Blu-Ray players with a good offering of features you won't find in the, um, more reasonably priced choice. Not the least of which is performance. After a bit of research, I went with Panasonic due to positive reviews and how I feel about the Panasonic name, which has been associated specifically with video, unlike other manufacturers who try to spread themselves across a wider variety of products. It was a good call on my part, as things turned out. For those considering buying a combo Hi-Def player, consider: you can save $200-$300 buying both a Blu-Ray and HD-DVD unit, which is what I did. Go ahead, call me a consumer ho; once you get that 1080p flat screen, there's just no other way to watch video, and unfortunately we are at a point in the Great Format Wars where our title choice is determined by whether we go with Blue or Red (it's so political!). I bought a mid-range HD-DVD player and the BD30 and, format notwithstanding, the Panasonic definitely outperforms the other unit in many ways. Startup is quick, around 15 seconds, and disc loading is snappy as well. Setup is quick and easy, and you have a choice for audio output of either optical or coaxial, unlike the HD unit I have which is optical only. With my receiver that means I can have both hooked up. Other nice features of this player include variety of media: You can play not only standard music CDs (a given) but also MP3 discs. That's a lot of continuous music if you have your files burned to DVD. You can also view JPG digital photos from both disc and SD cards ... one almost frivolous feature allows you to run a slide show with music using both SD and CD functions. You can also view full resolution home HD video saved to SD; I don't have that type of camcorder yet, but it does take home video viewing to a whole new level. One drawback that keeps this unit from being perfect, though not a biggie for me at this early stage, is no ethernet connectability for firmware upgrading. This means you have to download and burn upgrades to disc, and it's set up exclusively for Windows; being a Mac user, this kind of leaves me out in the cold. I did not encounter this problem with the other player. Though I have to say, this machine performs so smoothly right out of the box, the adage "if it works, don't fix it" is appropriate. Remember, high definition video players are more like computers, and if you insert a data file, especially one that's supposed to upgrade the machine, and it wasn't formatted properly to the disc, it could mean a trip to the service center. Upconversion on the two machines is about equal quality, the bottom line for many of us with a large library of accumulated titles. The one advantage the BD30 has in that area is the Zoom feature, which will make it my choice for watching upconverted titles. It does a better job with letterboxed widescreen titles, filling the whole screen as opposed to merely stretching it horizontally, a weakness of my HD unit. That, and some of the bugs that haven't been quite worked out of the HD player's overall performance; I haven't had the chance to try out any others. So in my opinion, since we live in two Hi-Def worlds at present, if you want it both ways and you don't want to blast you cash away on a combo player, this and a reasonable HD-DVD unit is the way to go, until the warring parties sit down at the table together and a standard is embraced. At this admittedly early stage, I am very satisfied with this purchase and the flexibility it offers, as well something should for this price. Comments (14) | Permalink | (Report this)
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