Introducing Panasonic’s Latest Blu-ray Players
Electronics giant Panasonic introduced a 3D Blu-ray disc player at the recent CES2010 at Las Vegas. The player showcased is the Panasonic DMP-BDT350. It will need to be teamed up with a 3D HDTV and a set of active shutter 3D glasses. The DMP-BDT350 has received the prestigious CES Innovations Award. It plays 3D Bluray, upscale DVD and standard audio CD, and comes with the standard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding. It also consists of an SD memory card slot for MP3s and still images and video playback, BD-Live and the VIERA Cast range of online streaming media.
Panasonic have also introduced 3 other blu-ray disc players that is the Panasonic DMP-BD45, then the network capable Panasonic DMP-BD65 and concluding and the higher priced Panasonic DMP-BD85. The BD45 is the entry level player, and does not have networking capabilities. Like outdated Panasonic disc players, the BD45 is a fairly unremarkable looking piece of kit. Nevertheless,the unit feels good and solid, is pretty slim and the display panel is huge and helpful, showing the elapsed time in large numbers.
The DMP-BD65 and DMP-BD85 share many functions, including HD audio decoding, VIERA Cast online streaming media, an USB connector, and Panasonic’s PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus image processing concept. What separates the BD85 is built-in Wi-Fi, DivX video support via the SD card slot, 7.1 analogue audio outputs, an HDMI Jitter Purifier, gold-plated terminals, a 192kHz-24 bit D/A converter and something called a Digital Tube Sound Simulator, which is said to recreate the sound of a tube amplifier. These new players measuring a mere 4 inches tall, you get a plenty of innovative functions and features including BD Live, a USB port, SD card slot for data and Video On Demand services such as Netflix and YouTube. The DMP-BD65 is DLNA compliant, which would mean that it will function properly with other similarly compliant devices over your home network.
In keeping with Panasonic’s promise to come up with players that are more green, all the new players will have a Power Save mode that automatically switches off the player when you switch to watching television. Panasonic’s newest blu-ray players are ready to hit the Japanese segment soon but there are no release date promised for the USA and other parts of the world.