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Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

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Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 80 reviews
Sales Rank: 292

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.9
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 16.9 x 2.4

MPN: DMP-BD30AK
Model: DMP-BD30K
UPC: 037988255894
EAN: 0037988255894

Release Date: December 1, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Final Standard Profile Blu-ray Player (BD-ROM Profile1 version 1.1)
  • 1080p output: 24p/60p via HDMI v1.3 with Deep Color
  • Up-conversion of standard DVDs to 1080p Playback
  • Dolby True HD Decoder, DTS/DTS-HD High Resolution/Master Audio Decoder
  • Pixel Precision Progressive Progressing for HD

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Product Description
plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video) * plays DVD-Video, DVD-R & DVD-RW, DVD+R & DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM * plays high-def AVCHD files on home-burned DVDs and SD memory cards * plays CD, audio CD-R & CD-RW, and MP3 CDs * plays digital photo CDs (JPEG) * selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) *

Amazon.com 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.


Customer Reviews:   Read 75 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Panasonic BD30 is the best player on the market BAR NONE!   May 8, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I paid $470 for mine (with shipping on eBay) and it was the best purchase I have made on a blu-ray player. I think the higher price reflects the quality of this player. This is, bar none, the best player on the market.

I had both the Samsung P1400 and the Sharp HP20 and the Samsung was a piece of junk. I had problems playing 1/2 of my BDs; skipping, picture going blank with audio continuing, power failures, etc. (and yes, I had the latest firmware updates installed). The Sharp HP20 I had minor issues with but the main flaw is it's limited audio ability.

This Panasonic bitstreams DolbyTrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio in 7.1 along with lossless PCM 7.1 and all the discs play flawlessly...

Yes, $500 kinda expensive, but you can't argue with the quality. The Samsung for $400 is an outright joke.

Now, if you want profile 2.0 capabilities, the Panasonic BD50 will be coming out soon. It is basically the same player but will have DTS HD MA and DolbyTrueHD decoders built into the machine (and will also bitstream them to a capable receiver) along with the Ethernet port for BDLive...

Either one you get, you cannot go wrong with the Panasonic!!!



4 out of 5 stars Great Unit But Overpriced.   May 4, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

For what it does, I give it a definite thumbs up! Was reading the reviews about the Sony and Samsung Blu-Ray players, didn't want to wait 3-5 min for a disc to play, so I got the Panasonic. No waiting at all, just load the disc and your on your way.
Very easy to operate, and downloading the firmware upgrade was a snap.
I can't fully appreciate the capabilities of this player yet, I have a 1080i LCD. But when you see a movie in 1080p, you'll be blown away.
Gonna get the Bravia XBR series, just waiting for a price reduction.
Although this is a great unit, I can't understand the price, come on, $500 is steep.



5 out of 5 stars Very good player   April 20, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This player is super fast as compared to my SONY BDP-S300, new disney and FOX movies used to take more than 3 minutes to load on my SONY, i thought all BD players will be slow, this player is fast BD player, it decodes all advanced audio codecs. PQ is very good, i did see the flicker issue with my SAMSUNG LCD Tv, with firmware 1.6 upgrade problem was solved.

I would recommend this player, the price has to come down though. for some reason Bluray player prices went up after Toshiba dropped HD DVD, it is hard to find players at stores too.



5 out of 5 stars Great Player. Just updated firmware to 1.6   April 10, 2008
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Wow! What a great player. I just bought this with my tax refund, and I'm glad I did. I'm running it on my 50" 720p/1080i plasma, and it's crystal clear. No need for a 1080p. I'm not rich enough to spend the extra money for a 1080p. I had bought my Plasma on a clearance sale for $800, along with my clearance sale surround sound at a store closeout. Anyways, this player is great for surround sound, running it 7.1 on my pioneer elite sound system and Klipsch speaker set. Just to clarify on updating the firmware, I downloaded the 1.6 firmware from the website onto my computer, then burned it to a CD-R. I had problems the first time around because I did not finalize the CD-R after burning it. If you do not finalize the CD-R, the player will begin to read the disc but then eject it with a message saying LFVU. So finalize your CD-R when you burn the firmware to a CD-R. The 1.6 firmware improves the output level of Low Frequency Effects Channel and HDMI compatibility issues with some Plasma TVs.


5 out of 5 stars Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player   April 7, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This Blu-Ray DVD player brings out the best and most colorful picture I've ever seen from a movie. Played on a 1080P Samsung High Def TV. The shipment from Amazon was recieved in just a couple days and in perfect condition. I highly recommend this.

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