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February 2008
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The editors liked
Fast response time
SD Card slot for AVCHD playback
Superb audio
Superb video
Full bitstream access to Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio
Good remote and ergonomics
Bluray movies look very good at both 1080p/60 and 1080p/24
The player passes the highresolution audio bitstream over HDMI
It can play pictureinpicture bonus content
Such as video commentaries and makingof featurettes
This player has faster startup
Load and navigation times than most earlygeneration Bluray players
The SD card slot allows for easy viewing of digital movies and photos
Speediest disc load time of standalone BD players weve tested. Fast and easy multimedia browsing. Bitstream audio output with lossless audio formats. Custom picture controls.
Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray discs
1080p output at 24 frames per second
DVD upconversion up to 1080p
HDMI 1.3b output
Can output Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio in bitstream format
First Blu-ray Profile 1.1 player
SD card slot can pl...
Easy setup
Excellent picture quality
Stutter-free playback
The editors didn't like
Image and audio quality mediocre
No onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding
Mediocre scaling when upconverting 480i to 1080p
Would not provide a good HDMI link with all displays
Dense
Poorly organized manual
The DMPBD30 lacks an Ethernet port
So you can't access Web features on Bluray discs
The lack of onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD decoders means you need a receiver with the proper decoders to enjoy highresolution formats
Standarddef DVDs look good overall
But the picture is not quite as clean and detailed as we've seen on other Bluray players
Lacks network connection.
No built-in decoding for high-resolution audio formats
No Ethernet jack for firmware upgrades or future interactive content.
Bluray movies look very good at both 1080p/60 and 1080p/24, The player passes the highresolution audio bitstream over HDMI, It can play pictureinpicture bonus content, such as video commentaries and makingof featurettes, This player has faster startup, load and navigation times than most earlygeneration Bluray players, The SD card slot allows for easy viewing of digital movies and photos,
The DMPBD30 lacks an Ethernet port, so you can't access Web features on Bluray discs, The lack of onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD decoders means you need a receiver with the proper decoders to enjoy highresolution formats, Standarddef DVDs look good overall, but the picture is not quite as clean and detailed as we've seen on other Bluray players
The Panasonic DMP-BD30 offers very good Blu-ray performance, and its quick, glitch-free operation makes it more enjoyable to use than a lot of early Profile 1.0 players. It's best mated with an A/V receiver that has high-resolution audio decoding. If y...
Fast response time, SD Card slot for AVCHD playback
Image and audio quality mediocre
Image quality is generally good, but images often look too bright and washed out. Offers high-resolution audio output over bitstream, but no on-board decoding.
Speediest disc load time of standalone BD players weve tested. Fast and easy multimedia browsing. Bitstream audio output with lossless audio formats. Custom picture controls.
Lacks network connection.
The Panasonic DMP-BD30 loads discs faster than other standalone BD players while delivering impressive picture quality....
Published: 2008-03-19, Author: John , review by: dvdtown.com
Abstract: Review: Panasonic DMP-BD30 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player Review: Panasonic DMP-BD30 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player. Hardware ReviewBy John J. PuccioFIRST ONLINE Mar 19, 2008Model reviewed: Panasonic DMP-BD30 - SRP $499.95Now that the high-def format war is o...
Abstract: The DMP-BD30 is the most DVD-like of any Blu-ray player I’ve used thus far, and I mean that in a good way. It combines the beautiful HD picture and high-resolution audio I want from Blu-ray with faster response time and generally seamless navigation...
Abstract: The DMP-BD30 is the most DVD-like of any Blu-ray player I’ve used thus far, and I mean that in a good way. It combines the beautiful HD picture and high-resolution audio I want from Blu-ray with faster response time and generally seamless navigation...
With so much more to come from the Blu-ray format, the DMP-BD30 is by no means the last word in hi-def hardware. It won't support BD-Live and the lack of hi-res audio decoding is disappointing, given the scarcity of suitably equipped receivers. But when c...
