Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
Digital camera Review: Died After 1 day out of the box!
Summary: 1 Stars
Product worked for one day. It then would not work the second day. It would not read any discs it would cycle and never play the discs. Returned unit for credit and bought the newer version Panasonic bd35k from costco. So far this unit is working great.Digital camera Review: Ergonomics better then ps3
Summary: 4 Stars
It's the second blu-ray I 've bought. Not surprisingly, it's remote is much more user friendly then my ps3. Load time is comparable (quick for blu ray).
No internet on this model, but I dont care about BD live anyway. I bought this model because it plays my high def home movies via it's sd card slot and it works great.
I recommend it highly, great picture and sound, no problems so far and a great value for $245.
Digital camera Review: Exceellant
Summary: 5 Stars
Setup was very easy and already had the latest software update. I knew from doing research the picture would be excellent but was amazed at how good the sound was. Right now I have an optical cable going into the receiver for the sound and that is another feature; if you do not have an HDMI connection you can hook up an optical connection to the receiver and hook up your HDMI connection to your HDTV and tell the DVD player to shut off the sound through the HDMI connection. I do plan to get a HDMI Receiver in the near future but right now both the picture and sound are awesome. It is hard to believe it will get any better than it already is. You will notice it is a little bit slower than your regular DVD player but by only a few seconds. It upscopes your regular DVDS very well and it will be hard to tell it is not a Blu-Ray DVD. The manual is a little hard to understand until you play around with it and as I said before setup was very easy without looking at the manual.Digital camera Review: Excelent choice for entry level
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this to go along with a 61" DLP TV. For the moment I am using only the up-converting features of this set; I'm awaiting my first blu-ray disc!
I am using the HDMI for video and the optic connection for sound, and both work very well.
I am pleased with the setup options, which are very extensive and easily understood, and especially the capability to enhance the output of the center speaker so that spoken words come through. I don't know if it is the optical connection or this setting, but when we watch movies, we hear words and sounds that we never noticed before.
The up-converted picture is really amazing, especially when the scenes are bright. Some of the dimmer scenes appear a bit grainy, but I suspect that may be the fact that high ASA film was used to capture these shots. So maybe there is nothing for the player to up-convert in those cases!
The remote is fairly easy to use, with larger buttons than many remotes.
I have noticed a couple of drawbacks so far:
One issue I have had so far is the setup. For whatever reason, in order to access the setup, one has to hit STOP, then enter setup. I would rather be able to change the settings without stopping. It isn't too large a problem, because hitting PLAY goes right back to the same point in the movie.
The other issue is the the ROOT menu will not bypass the previews, even though the DVD says to go to the root menu. I get past this by hitting the FF button. In the same area, none of the menu buttons on the remote seem to get me to the root menu; I have to select a different button and then navigate to the ROOT menu - which then doesn't work during previews...
However, in general, this is a well designed and inexpensive Blu-Ray player and a good choice for the budget minded shopper.
Digital camera Review: Excellent Player
Summary: 5 Stars
A ton of options, excellent blu-ray picture, excellent dvd upscale picture and you can change how the pictures are rendered with many options (brightness, contrast, sharpness, color, 3d NR, integrated NR etc) that would be the user setting or just choose from presets (normal, cinema, soft, fine) This machine is rock solid when it comes to construction it seems extremely durable and the tray auto hides behind an auto-flip door. It has a slim semi-circle blue-green light in the front cente middle and looks great. The remote is very functional and it operates the main features of my tv and audio receiver apart from the DVD/BLU-RAY. Again extremely durable; this remote is heavy and made of thick hard plastic and you can feel the excellent durability when you use it. Go to Panasonic website for updates that are burnt to cd and applied to player. I would buy this all over again in a moment.