Reviews: Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-ray Disc Player

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Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-ray Disc Player

Panasonic
Category: Electronics
Subcategory: Hi-Def Discs and DVR
Price: $449.99
Average Rating:
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Description:

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 resolution.

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  • Photo_user_blank_big
    editor, Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:27:38 UTC.
    1st review

    By all accounts, this is the standalone Blu-Ray player to get today. That is at least until the BD-50 comes out this spring. That's the one to wait for, since it will support BD-Live, which most current players (apart from the PS3, which will be upgradeable to BD-Live) don't.

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  • Geo2003e_max30
    gsnape, Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:15:48 UTC.

    Nice but a bit pricey

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