Review of Panasonic DMP-BD35 blu ray player

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1. compulsivegeek says:

   December 31, 2008 at 7:49 am

   Great player
   This is my first blu-ray player and I am very happy with it. I went by the reviews here and the CET review and it turned out to be a good choice.

   I have seen the Sylvania one available for $178 at Costco and the Panasosonic player is much lighter and prettier. Did not do a close comparison of picture quality between the two. However, I recall that the Sylvania one was short on some audio connectors compared to this one. If you just intend to use the HDMI cable for audio output it may not be a factor.

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2. rda196 says:

   December 29, 2008 at 8:11 pm

   Amazon scores 5 stars along with this Blu-Ray player!
   Had trouble with the first Panasonic BD player that Amazon shipped to me. Amazon overnighted the replacement to me and it works great! The picture & sound both are amazing on my 57 inch Mitsubishi 1080 DLP. Thank you Amazon for the excellent service!

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3. Anonymous says:

   December 29, 2008 at 5:58 pm

   Fine entry-level BD Player.
   I have this hooked up to a new Panasonic 50″ plasma (I jumped into HD all at once) and have no quibbles with this player. It’s output the lossless HD audio formats fine over HDMI to my receiver (which can decode them) and does a fair job of upconverting standard DVDs as well. I’ve watched several DVDs – animated and live-action – and while this player will not make a silk purse from a pig’s ear, it does make the old 480i video watchable on my 1080p display. The upconverted DVDs definitely look better than SD TV channels.

   As for Blu-Ray, I’ve had no trouble and actually have not found that BD video takes all that much longer to load, which was something I had heard horror stories about.

   The only cheesy thing I have noted so far is that the front panel fluorescent display is not all that high-tech (it looks more like something from the late ’80s rather than 2008) but other than that, it’s all smooth sailing. I also wish it played DivX, but you can shell out more money for the ’55K and get that, I believe. But the ’35K is more than enough for most people and is a great value and solid player.

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4. Anonymous says:

   December 29, 2008 at 7:18 am

   HD DVD Rules.
   After spending a year watching beautiful HD-DVD movies I decided to purchase an evil BluRay player. The first movie would not even load. The player began loading the disc then returned to the bootup screen. Subsequent movies would play for 4 to 5 minutes before the picture would drop out. Most times the audio remained but occasionally the entire bit stream would drop. Removing the player from the same cabinet as my Toshiba HD-DVD player would get the player to get thru a movie with only a few dropouts. Seemingly a heat issue.

   Picture quality was OK (no direct HD-DVD comparison discs), wouldn’t read a brand new disc at all, dropped video unless a fan was blowing on it….returned.

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5. Anonymous says:

   December 27, 2008 at 5:31 pm

   Great Player (Excellent Upconversion too!)
   This is a great Blu-Ray disc player and it does a superb job of upconverting SD DVDs to 1080p. It does an equal if not better job of upconversion than my Oppo DV981HD. I bought this as a package deal with the TH46PZ800U awhile back and I’m extremely glad I made the purchase. Every pertinent option to audio and video playback is in the menu system. Well, here’s some good points:
   
   - Been using it for a month now and it hasn’t missed a beat. Very stable.
   
   - Viera Link works great, but I don’t use it since I have a Harmony remote.
   
   - It does 24p – that’s a nice feature.
   
   - Option to disable secondary audio
   
   - PiP with secondary video
   
   - Upconversion of SD DVDs is awsome
   
   - Very true colors. (I never use the filters or mess with the picture settings)
   
   - Audio output is great
   
   - Minimal boot time
   
   - Auto firmware updating and fast at it too
   
   - Manual is well written

   Some not so good things:

   - I wish the design was a sleek as Pioneer’s Blu-ray player. Its kinda cheap plastic looking in the front, but it’s still nice.

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6. Anonymous says:

   December 27, 2008 at 4:38 am

   EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
   Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player with Bonus HDMI Cable
   
   Very good performance, easy setup (Viera link) works with Panasonic TV through HDMI connection.
   
   You place a DVD in the player and TV turns “On” and switches to DVD input.
   
   Loads Blue ray disc fast and efficiently.
   
   Highly recommend this unit.

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7. Anonymous says:

   December 26, 2008 at 9:20 pm

   This review will save you time configuring this outstanding player
   This is an outstanding player with great picture and sound. However, as others have pointed out, the documentation is poor when it comes to player configuration:

   1) If you plan to use Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD, you must turn *off* BD-Video Secondary Audio (page 31 in the manual). It is on by default and the manual does not mention that you need to turn it off in order to enable advanced audio output.

   2) Blu-ray Live content will not work unless you install an SD card (not included) into the player. Nowhere in the manual does it tell you this and unfortunately, Blue-ray discs do not provide a useful error message explaining why the Live content is not accessible (i.e. Dark Knight has a generic screen displaying the benefits of BD Live content).

   3) If you have a display that is capable of 24p output, you will need to change the player’s settings to enable it (page 9 of the manual).

   Overall, an excellent player once you getting the settings right.

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8. Anonymous says:

   December 22, 2008 at 11:33 pm

   Excelente compra!!!!
   Cuando iba a realizar la compra de un BD, estaba analizando el Sony y el Samsung…. tenia mis reservas con la compra, pero cuando lo recibi, la calidad de imagen y sonido es insuperable… el único problema es que NO ES MULTIZONA, por lo que solo lee Zona 1 (dvd)y A(BD), por lo que poder observar títulos de cine latinoamericanos y españoles… es un poco dificil si no ha pasado por la manos de hollywood….
   
   En cuanto al menú un tanto complicado…. en la navegación en lo que se refiere a los dvd, y los bd increíble…!!!
   
   En cuanto a la carga de los discos… extremedamente lento… y no comprendo porque dura tanto… será por la densidad de los bd, pero igual era lento con los dvd y los cd….
   

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9. Anonymous says:

   December 22, 2008 at 7:18 pm

   Wish I could give this player a great review
   Just picked this player up today to attempt to jump on the Blue-ray bandwagon, but so far I’ve been having nothing but problems. First let me start out with the good part. The Unit looks really good in my entertainment system, the manual was great, I even like the remote. The one thing I liked the most is that it automatically connected to the internet to download the latest firmware as soon as I connected the unit to my network and powered it on. It even upconverts standard DVD’s just as good as my (A35) HD-DVD player.

   Thats It….

   Now here’s the bad. I’m not sure if i’m having compatibility problems with my “Samsung 750″ or if the unit just doesn’t like netflix blue-ray rentals, but neither one of the two movies i rented will play. All i can get from the player is a “copyright violation” error anytime i put in the movies. I rented “AvP requiem” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth”…I know, don’t judge me by my selection of movies but I just wanted to see what they would look like in HD since neither one will ever come out on HD-DVD. I have the standard version of “AvP Requiem” and it made that look pretty impressive (video quality, not content) i must add.

   I talked to someone from techsupport and they stated that it may be a compatibility problem with my HDMI cable, netflix rental (dirty disc), or even my samsung TV but that’s not really what I wanted to hear especially since I use all the same HDMI cables to connect my components to my TV. HD-DVD, Dish HD sat and Xbox-360 and none of them have any problems, I even cleaned the disc twice with my dvd cleaning unit. My HD-DVD player was capable of viewing content at 24p just like this Blue-Ray player and was 1080p. My TV is capable of displaying 24p content from my HD-Player as well but I disable all those features on this unit as well as attempted to hook the unit to my TV via component cables, still no go. I’m going to return the unit back to BB and bring my movie’s with me to test just to make sure it’s not something wrong with my setup and my knowledge of AV equipment. Hopefully I’ll be able to get this worked out since this unit is rated as one of the best “bang for the buck” units you can purchase outside of the PS3.

   **UPDATE**
   
   Returned the unit to BB and the it failed there testing also. They actually hooked it up to a laptop monitor via the composite connection (don’t know why they would do that), but it returned the same “copyright violation” error with two different movies they tried. Picked up a S350 but like another reviewer stated, it looks like some type of filter or has a dirty monitor effect when watching Blue-Rays so I’ll be returning this one also. I’ll wait till to see if i can pickup another Panny after the holiday rush, maybe I’ll find a better deal.

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10. Anonymous says:

    December 22, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    Panasonic BD35K Blu Ray
    This was my first Blu ray purchase and I’m very impressed. The reviews you see about the player taking too long to start a movie has not been a problem, at all. You’re setting up to watch, potentially a 2 hr. long movie so, a 30 second wait won’t kill you (if that, varies on movies)
    
    Above all, good player, very responsive to remote and plays remarkable picture. When I fisrt set it up, there was a conflict between the player and the TV set, the TV (panny 50″ plasma) was not understanding the resolution (1080P) right off and it just took some playing around with the menu items to get it fixed.

    This product will improve over the next couple years (speed of turning on/off, open/close) but until then, awesome buy for the price, $230.00.

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11. Anonymous says:

    December 22, 2008 at 10:07 am

    Extremely happy
    Came in a jiff and works like a trooper. Couldn’t be happier with the transaction.

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12. Anonymous says:

    December 22, 2008 at 9:24 am

    Incredible Bargin
    I just purchased and received my new Panasonic BD35k from Amazon for under $240. The set up was easy. In my case I’m connected to my 70″ Sony for video via an HDMI cable and I connected to my older Onkyo receiver with an optical connection for sound. My next purchase will be a new receiver. Even still the image performance is outstanding and this is the best sound I’ve ever experienced from my 5.1 system.

    The first Blue Ray disc I purchased and watched was the new “Batman; Dark Knight” disk. Wow, what an experience. My only complaint, and I think this is a disk format problem, is the image keeps switching throughout the movie from full screen to 16:9 with black bars on the top and bottom then back to full screen. I rented “You don’t mess with the Zohan” and didn’t experience this problem.

    I thought readers might appreciate my experience hooking up the BD35 to my wireless network. Since I don’t have an ethernet drop behind my AV system (an 18 year old home), I tried an experiment with wireless. Using a Linksys 10 meg wireless bridge (already configured to my network), I connected the ethernet port on the back of the BD35. Without any settings the BD35 negotiated the Mac address and IP address and connected to my wireless network by itself. It automatically went out and found a firmware upgrade to 1.6. After clicking ok, it seamlessly downloaded and installed the update. This impressed me. The only other seamless networking experience I’ve had that came close was how easily my Nintendo Wii automatically negotiated a wireless connection after entering my WEP key.

    Panasonic hit a home run. This machine could easily be one of the best electronic values today.

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13. Anonymous says:

    December 22, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Very nice player
    I have had the product for the past couple of weeks and I am very happy with the unit. One of the better features is the ability to pop in my AVCHD card from my HD CamCorder to watch what I have recorded which was a key feature to my buying this unit as opposed to the Sony unit. In addition to access the BD live features you can purchase a standard SD HC card at a reasonable price. Overall I love the clarity of my Blu-Ray Movies and the upconversion of my DVD Movies which I believe does a very nice job. I would highly recommend this unit.

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14. ksmed says:

    December 22, 2008 at 1:21 am

    Panasonic DPM-BD35K
    As a Blu-ray player is is really good. I can’t seem to get mine to play DVD movies though. I was very disappointed that although it says specifically that it plays DVD movies as well as Blu-ray that is not happening on mine. I have not hooked it to a network yet to get updates, but that is no excuse to not play DVDs.

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15. Anonymous says:

    December 12, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    Great player but could be better
    I finally decided to break down and buy a blu-ray player. Panasonic is the only name brand in the business that I trust so it was a relatively easy choice. I also own a Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player that I paid $100 for brand new and it came with 7 movies. So playing $250 for a player without any free movies really doesn’t strike me as much of a bargain, although I suppose it is better than paying $400-$500 that these players were going for not too long ago. I guess my issue is that HD-DVD was the superior format in the sense that it was a completed format when it was released and it was affordable. If only Toshiba paid off the movie studios the way Sony did, we would have had an affordable and thriving Hi-def video business for the last two years.

    Now that I got that out of the way. The picture and sound on blu-ray discs on this player look and sound great. It also does a good job of up-converting standard DVD’s. My surround receiver (Samsung) doesn’t work as it should so I’m not getting the full benefit of the new HD audio formats (note that not all blu-ray discs have the HD audio format). The menu system for the unit is standard Panasonic, looks ok but is very functional and easy to use. As for the look of the unit itself, that’s where it comes up a little short. It looks and feels a little cheap to me. The front panel display looks cloudy to me and overall looks far cheaper than my $100 HD-DVD player. The Panasonic unit is Blu-Ray Live capable. If you are holding out on a player with this feature, don’t. Unless you think it’s worth waiting 10 minutes (with broadband connection) to download a trailer that you could have streamed live on your PC. So bottom line, if you have to buy a Blu-Ray player, this is the best one out there. I’ve had bad experience with Samsung (terrible customer service and cheap units) and Sony and wouldn’t consider buying either. If you want a player that will last longer than 6 months, this is the one to go with.

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16. Anonymous says:

    December 12, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    Love it, everything works great
    Could not decide which brand to buy but got this on the basis of reviews here. Works fine, no complaints.

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17. earlyguy says:

    December 12, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Good player, outdated network interface.
    This Panasonic Blu-Ray player certainly does what it is advertised to do…Upconverts DVDs beautifully, give a beautiful output of Blu-Ray video. It has one niggling problem, however, for people whose home thaters exist in a wireless network environment: the network port is an ethernet port, and most easily available wireless networking devices are now USB. So I have not yet hooked the player up to my home network. Otherwise, I am extremely satisfied with its performance.

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18. Anonymous says:

    December 12, 2008 at 8:07 am

    panasonic is better than sony
    I own the sony s350 which i purchased through amazon.Now i own the panny 35 their really is a picture or video difference betwwen the two. Overall the panasonic 35 is better. Both of the players have been run through the sony 46xbr6 and the panasonic 50pz800u. Both have had the monster 1000 hdmi cable and the audioquest x cable.The plasma and both players are quite stunning but if my wife can see the difference between the two players enough said. If you live in the midwest hh gregg has the panasonic 35 for 197.00.

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19. Anonymous says:

    December 12, 2008 at 1:40 am

    Run Do No Walk to get this player believe the Hype
    I received my Panasonic Blu Ray player within days of ordering. Since I do not have one of those late HDMI receivers , I choose to set it up directly to my Samsung 720P plasma that I purchased two years ago. A new 1080p is in the cards in the next few months, but for now this Plasma is great. I opened the box and I hooked it up to the cable modem and I downloaded the lateast firmware from 1.5 to 1.6. This took about 10 minutes. I turned the TV on and inserted the Dave Matthews Tim Reynolds Live from Radio City Blu Ray Disc and WOW WOW WOW. What a wonderful product. Well worth the money. The player is fast and user friendly. I took advantage of the $100 special Amazon was offering along with the four Free movies plus the two from Panasonic and this makes a “no brainer” of a purchase. For those of you trying to compare 720p to 1080p, all I can tell you that do not let the lower resolution keep away from purchasing a Blu ray player. In all honesty , I am not sure if you will be able to see much of a difference if the TV is less than 42 inches. But this is not about my TV but about this player and the Blu ray experience. This is money well spent now that they have come down in price. Once I set it up to a Home Theater System and a new TV, it will be ahrd to get me to go anywhere. Great Stuff!

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20. Anonymous says:

    December 11, 2008 at 1:31 am

    Great price on a great player
    I received my Panasonic BD35 on Monday and the same day got the first 3 Blu-Ray discs (I had ordered the complete Planet Earth series on Blu-Ray) from Blockbuster. I plugged it in and connected an HDMI cable from the player to my Onkyo TXSR606 A/V receiver which was already connected via HDMI to my Samsung 56″ DLP TV. After going thru the set-up (took about one minute), I popped in disc 1 and it loaded quite fast. After hitting play I sat back and was treated to one of the best surprises of my life. I sat there in stunned amazement at the FANTASTIC picture and sound. My wife was equally impressed. We have an Oppo upconverting player and will continue to use it for SD DVD’s but we will strive to see as much Blu-Ray content as possible. Also, it took less than 5 minutes to program our Harmony 670 remote so that it is a one button push to watch a movie. Life is GOOD!!

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21. Anonymous says:

    December 9, 2008 at 6:41 am

    A great player at a great price.
    I was waiting to see which format would replace DVDs…BLU RAY or HD DVD…BLU RAY won and now it came down to price…well, the prices dropped to levels I could no longer pass on. I researched many-o-players and settled on Panasonic’s DMP-BD35K. The first aspect you’ll notice is how slim and stylish this model is…compared to the boxy over-sized units of their competitors this model easily fits in to the modern entertainment centers. My plasma isn’t a wall unit so installation was a breeze…the color and sound quality are superb! The up-conversion of DVDs is also exceptionally good…which is great since you won’t need to abandon the older format. There are a ton of features which I haven’t yet set…so this review is for those that want to quickly set-up the player and start watching BLU RAY…I would suggest that you download the latest firmware updates from Panasonic’s site to avoid any little annoyances that may arise…like skips in audio and video…I haven’t experienced any, but I also downloaded the latest updates from the start. Overall I am very pleased with this unit and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade to the newest format.

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22. Anonymous says:

    December 8, 2008 at 6:01 am

    Stand Alone Blu Ray Player – Yeowza – This Is THE One!
    I’m a research nut when it comes to buying anything; especially electronics. Researching stand alone Blu Ray players (my first blu ray player), it was clear that the Panasonic DMP-BD35 was the recommended player (especially for the price). CNET pro review basically said, for a stand alone player, this was it – period. So I got one. Looked over the manual first as an overview. Then HDMI connection to my new Samsung LN40A650 tv, and optical audio to my trusty 2002 Marantz surround receiver. Load up Hancock blu ray – instant incredible! It was like watching a 3-D picture. Crystal clear. Set up was very easy, disc loading is fast; picture and sound like nothing I’ve seen or heard before. Totally satisfied. All the positive reviews are spot on. No buyer’s remorse here. Oh, and it looks cool too – very nice. Sleek and classy. Get one of these.

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23. tenashus1 says:

    December 7, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Fabulous!
    I’m watching The Last Samurai in Blu Ray. Color and clarity are stunning. Sound is spectacular. Absolutely immerses you in the movie. You have to see it and hear it for yourself. Connected HDMI and digital optical. Upgraded the firmware in 10 minutes with broadband connection. What more can I say? For this price, it’s time to jump in!

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24. geezer26 says:

    December 6, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Incredible Sound
    I expected a great picture but what blows me away is the sound. I bought Independence Day and can’t believe how good it sounds. I have a 52″ Mitsubishi rear projection high def TV, a 20 year old Denon stereo receiver and bookshelf speakers and it sounds just like I’m in the theater. INCREDIBLE sound. I’m glad I didn’t pay for expensive speakers.

    The picture is great, but to me, it’s the sound that makes the Blu-Ray DVD’s worth the extra expense.

    The player arrived two days after I ordered it even though I didn’t pay for shipping. Good price, easy set-up. I’m thrilled.

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25. kzpo0y702 says:

    December 6, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    A good player, but some caveats…
    I recently purchased this player, and along with it I got two blu-ray disks to go with it: Space Ace (game) and Starship Troopers (which has BD-Live support).

    The unit is nice and clean, with a slick look to it and some good features. Picture and sound quality through the HDMI cable to the wide-screen HDTV are both very good.

    I discovered, much to my dismay, that the player won’t play the Space Ace game. (And before someone suggests it, I used the network connection to make sure it had the latest firmware installed at this point.) It will play the movie all the way through via the “watch” special feature, but actually *playing* the game doesn’t work. It will go through a short way in, and then just seize up – picture & sound both stop. All I can do at that point is eject the disk. I’m hoping that a future firmware update will fix this problem.

    I also discovered something a bit odd about the player: Once I had the network port plugged in, I couldn’t get Starship Troopers to load. I’d put the disk in, it would churn for a while, and then just stop the disk altogether, leaving you staring at the blue screen with the blu-ray logo that it displays when it’s not doing anything. After doing some searching on the net, I found someone mentioning that you *must* have a SD card inserted in the appropriate slot for the player to play the Starship Troopers disk. I understand that a SD card is needed for BD-Live to download the content to, but I wouldn’t have expected the card to be needed unless you were going to actually access it via the disk special features menu. The player doesn’t make this known to you via any type of error message on the screen, it just stops the disk. I don’t know if this is true for all BD-Live enabled disks since I only have the one at the time, but it sure is true for this one particular title. So if you put a BD-Live disk into this player while you have the network cable plugged into it and the disk doesn’t start up, check to see if you’ve got a SD card with at least 1 gig of storage on it inserted.

    All in all, it’s a nice player and I like it, although it would be nice if instead of just stopping because there’s no SD card it actually gave you a meaningful message instead of leaving you staring at the Blu-Ray logo screen wondering what’s wrong.

    Oh, and being able to play Space Ace on it would have been nice, too.
    

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Your 1080p widescreen HDTV is not being maximized unless you add a Blu-Ray player to it. The Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-Ray Player is a highly affordable way of viewing the latest Blu-Ray discs that deliver clear, ultrasharp and vivid images of new and favorite movies. 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. It will also play your current DVD discs (albeit at lower resolutions) and CD discs. The only disc that the DMPBD35 won't play is DiVX (Panasonic DMP-BD55K will play DiVX). So make everyday a special holiday when you watch discs on your HDTV played by the Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-Ray Player. Advanced Picture Processing for 1080p (including 1080p/24 output for Blu-ray and standard DVD) On-board decoding or bitstreaming of 5.1 and 7.1-channel high bit rate audio including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio (via HDMI output only) VieraLink - Control your Panasonic Viera TV and DVD player with just one remote SD Memory Card Slot - Enjoy Precious Memories on your screen (Photos and Video) Approximate Unit Dimensions (H x W x D) 2-5/16'' x 16-15/16'' x 12-5/8''; Weight 7.3 lbs

Panasonic's two new slim, BD-Live compatible, feature-filled Blu-ray players, the DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55, offer cutting edge technologies focused on producing the ultimate movie-viewing experience.

The BD35 and BD55 both feature an HD Audio Decoder (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTSTM-HD Master Audio Essential), delivering 7.1-channel surround sound through a 7.1-channel receiver equipped with an HDMI terminal. The DMP-BD55 features high-end audio components and can also output analog signals for 7.1-channel sound, so even receivers that are not compatible with HDMI can produce the newest 7.1-channel surround sound.

Both models are equipped with an SD Memory Card slot that makes it easy to transfer images from an HD camcorder or digital still camera that uses SD Memory Cards and are compatible with Panasonic’s VIERA Link function so they can be operated by the VIERA HDTV remote control.

The combination of a Panasonic Blu-ray player, Home Theater audio system and a VIERA HDTV converts the home entertainment experience into a true-to-life cinematic experience. Consumers can now view and enjoy movies the way the film maker intended -- in stunning High Definition video and audio – right from the comfort of their own home.

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True-To-Life Colors with PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus

The PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus video processor was developed after more than 15 years of collaboration between Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory and professional cinema studios in Hollywood. With PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus, users viewing content on Blu-ray Discs enjoy crisp, vivid colors that are extremely close to the original.  A high-precision 4:4:4 function creates video signals in which each pixel of the signal from the Blu-ray Disc is color-compensated, so when the player is connected to a Panasonic VIERA HDTV, the colors are even sharper and more vivid.

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UniPhier System

UniPhier is a Panasonic-created system LSI developed by applying 45-nanometer processing to a consumer product – a world’s first.  This single-chip integration technology also contributes greatly to the BD35’s world's slimmest height of 49mm.

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Blu-ray Video Features

More Picture

See Everything Your HDTV Can Show You with Full HD. 6 Times the Picture Data on DVDs See everything your HDTV can show you. Blu-ray Disc's Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity that takes full advantage of the capabilities of today's 1080p HDTVs. That's six times the picture data contained on DVDs, which are encoded at only 480p. 24p True Cinema Video Output Most of all Hollywood movies are shot at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc movies are mastered at 24 frame per second. Blu-ray Disc Players can output films at 1080/24p for a true film-like experience at home, as well as 1080/60p for more traditional HDTV sets on the market. Backwards compatible and Upscaling All existing Blu-ray Disc players will play your standard DVD collection without a problem. And with built-in 1080p video upscaling, they'll look even better.

More Space

Blu-ray Disc has 5x more storage capacity than DVD, which allows more content to fit on the disc. The extra storage capacity also means more room for special features like inline navigation, Bonus View, interactive games, deleted scenes, director commentary and more
Navigate to special features, other scenes, or settings without leaving the content you are watching.	Bonus View lets you watch special features and commentary inline without leaving the movie.

More Bits

In the digital world, picture quality is not just about resolution, but also about bit rates. The higher the bit rate, the more data that is processed, typically resulting in higher video quality. DVDs have a maximum video bit rate of about 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In comparison, Blu-ray Disc is capable of video bitrates up to an incredible 40 Mbps. The bottom line, higher bit rates allow for the least amount of data compression for HD video that looks closest to the original video source.

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BD-Live

Both the BD35 and BD55 feature BD-Live compatibility which enables users to connect to the Internet to download images, subtitles and other data, and take part in interactive activities and multi-player games linked to bonus cinema content found on Blu-ray Discs. BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that enables you to access  special content via an internet-connected Blu-ray player. Because it's not coded into the disc, BD-Live content is always updated, always fresh. With BD-Live, your Blu-ray disc is different every time you view it. Check out the latest previews,  download special scenes, exclusive features and ringtones, and participate in online communities or games. As BD-Live continues to grow and expand, even more features will become available, customizing features and content to your location or preferences.

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Life-Like Surround Sound

The BD35 and BD55 both feature an HD Audio Decoder (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTSTM-HD Master Audio Essential), which supports the 7.1-channel surround sound newly adopted in Blu-ray Discs.  Users can enjoy 7.1-channel surround even with systems that do not support HD Audio -- as long as the DMP-BD35/55 is connected to a 7.1-channel receiver equipped with an HDMI terminal. The DMP-BD55 can also output analog signals for 7.1-channel sound, so even receivers that are not compatible with HDMI can produce the newest 7.1-channel surround sound by simply connecting to the DMP-BD55.

Dolby TrueHD, Dolby’s next-generation lossless technology developed for high-definition disc-based media, delivers tantalizing sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master.

• Delivers enthralling studio-master-quality sound that unlocks the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs.
• Offers more discrete channels than ever before for impeccable surround sound.
• Compatible with the A/V receivers and home-theaters-in-a-box (HTIBs) of today and tomorrow.
• Dialogue normalization maintains the same volume level when you change to other Dolby Digital and Dolby TrueHD programming.
• Dynamic range control (Night mode) enables you to customize audio playback to reduce peak volume levels (no loud surprises) while experiencing all the details in the soundtrack, enabling late-night viewing of high-energy surround sound without disturbing others.

The Panasonic BD55 goes a step further with a high-end audio design and components. Thanks to a 192kHz 24bit audio digital-analog converter and high quality insulators, electrolytic capacitors, copper-foil film capacitors and ultra-low-impedance electrolytic capacitors, the DMP-BD55 delivers the same kind of exciting surround effect and lifelike ambience as today's finest cinemas. The DMP-BD55 can also output analog signals for 7.1-channel sound, so even receivers that are not compatible with HDMI can produce the newest 7.1-channel surround sound by simply connecting to the DMP-BD55.

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HDMI Features

x.v Color

RGB Color Range

xvYCC Color Range

Standard RGB color space allows the display of a portion of the colors that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation "xvYCC" color space (Extended YCC Colorimetry for Video Applications), or "x.v. color" for shortactually offers  an available range of colors that exceeds what human eyes can recognize. Next-generation "xvYCC" color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately Enables displays with more natural and vivid colors

Deep Color

So, where x.v. color expands the available range of colors your HDTV can display, Deep Color increases the number of colors your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from color to color. Lets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors Enables increased contrast ratio Can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white

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Connectivity

Both models are equipped with an SD Memory Card slot that makes it easy to transfer images from an HD camcorder or digital still camera that uses SD Memory Cards. Simply insert the SD card into the DMP-BD35/55 and it plays AVCHD-format video images or JPEG stills in full 1920 x 1080 resolution on your flat panel HDTV.  The DMP-BD35/55 can also play slide shows, complete with background music. The DMP-BD35/55 models are also compatible with Panasonic’s VIERA Link function so they can be operated by the VIERA HDTV remote control. Inputs/Outputs HDMI Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR) Video Out 2ch Audio Out Digital Audio Out : 1 optical SD Memory Card Slot Ethernet for Network

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Specifications

VIDEO

PHL Reference Chroma Processor : Yes
P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD) : Yes
Precise Pixel Generation : Yes
16-Level Motion Detection w/ Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive : Yes
Diagonal Processing : Yes
3:2/2:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing : Yes
i/p Conversion for 1080p 3 Playback : Yes
Up-conversion to 1080p 4 Playback : Yes
Video D/A Converter : 148.5MHz/12bit
Progressive Scan : Yes
Digital Noise Reduction : 3D-NR/Integrated NR
1080/24p Playback : Yes
Deep Color : Yes
x.v.Color : Yes
Picture Mode : Yes (Normal/Soft/Fine/Cinema/User)
Picture Adjustment : Yes (Brightness, Color, Contrast, Sharpness, Gamma Correction)

s

Audio D/A Converter : 192kHz/24bit
Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus Decoder : Decode and Bitstream output
Dolby True HD Decoder : Decode and Bitstream output
DTS/DTS-HD High Resolution Audio Decoder : Decode and Bitstream output
96kHz Surround Re-Master : (for all formats)
Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) : Yes
Night Surround Mode : Yes
Dialogue Enhancer : Yes
Dynamic Range Compression : Yes
Audio S/N : 115dB
Dynamic Range : 100dB

CONVENIENT

Super Hi Speed Scan : Yes
Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu : Yes
VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 3) : Yes

INPUT/OUTPUT

HDMI: Support features: Deep Color, x.v.Color, High Bit Rate Audio
Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR) : Yes
Video Out : Yes
7.1ch Audio Out : No
2ch Audio Out : Yes
Digital Audio Out : 1 optical
SD Memory Card Slot : Yes
Ethernet for Network : Yes

FORMAT

BD-ROM Playback : BD-Live
BD-RE / BD-RE DL : BD-MV (BD-RE version3), BDAV (SESF), JPEG (HD)
BD-R/BD-R DL : BD-MV (BD-R version2), BDAV (SESF)
DVD Playback : DVD-Video
DVD-RAM Playback : DVD-VR, JPEG (HD), AVCHD
DVD-R/-RW/-R(DL) 1 Playback : Yes
+R/+R(DL)/+RW Playback : DVD-VR, AVCHD
CD, CD-R/-RW 2 Playback : CD-DA, MP3 (CD-R/-RW only), JPEG (HD) (CD-R/-RW only)
SD Memory Card : AVCHD, JPEG (HD)

POWER

Power Source : AC 120V, 60Hz
Power Consumption : 20W (approx)

DIMENSIONS

Dimensions (H x W x D) : 1 15/16' inches by 16 15/16 inches by 9 13/16 inches
Weight : 5.7 lbs

• Blu-ray Player
• BD Live
• VIERA Link: Operate with your VIERA Remote Control
• SD Card Slot

Dimensions

• Height: 1.69''
• Length: 9.8''
• Width: 16.94''
• Weight: 5.73 lbs