Dr Gadget - Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player

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Batteries: 2 Binding: Electronics Brand: Panasonic Color: Black EAN: 0037988257188 Feature: Blu-ray Player Is Autographed: 0 Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Panasonic Manufacturer: Panasonic Model: DMP-BD35K Publisher: Panasonic Studio: Panasonic
Features Blu-ray Player BD Live VIERA Link: Operate with your VIERA Remote Control SD Card Slot
Accessories Premium HDMI v1.3 Cable (2M/6ft.) Phoenix Gold DTX-920 Studio Reference Grade Toslink-to-Toslink Cables 6.5 ft (Phoenix Gold DTX920) Phoenix Gold ARX-620 True Balanced OFC Audio Interconnect Cables 6.5 ft (Phoenix Gold ARX620) Phoenix Gold Component Video Cable 2 Meter Phoenix Gold VRX-620R Gold Level High-Resolution RCA-to-RCA Composite Video Cables 6.5 ft
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great picture and sound for a good price! Comment: I've been using an OPPO DVD player that upconverts to a pretty nice picture, but with the price of the Panasonic DMP-BD35K Blu-ray player at less that $260, I decided to take the plunge and buy one. What a difference! The picture is amazing on my 106" front projection screen. The difference was so stark, that I decided to upgrade my receiver so I can hear the difference with the TrueHD sound, and I'm glad I did. The detail you can hear in the audio really makes the movie experience special. I don't know if this is the absolute best available for the money, but I know what I like. Customer Rating: Summary: Best thing out there Comment: If you don't want to spend the money on a PS3 for then your best off buying this Blu-ray player. If you need analog conneciions or 7.1 surround than get the 55. the 35 suited me just fine and works great. Customer Rating: Summary: In Which I Happily Jump on the Blu-Ray Band Wagon Comment: By the time the format war was over, I knew I need a high def player of some kind. I started by buying a HDTV, but I wanted to wait until the final profile was available before I bought a blu-ray player. And, as long as I was waiting, I wanted the prices to drop some. As soon as I heard about this player, I was sold. I got one two weeks ago, and I am thrilled. Before I got it, I was trying to understand what I would need for set up. Turns out I was making too much of things. All I had to do was hook up my new player via HDMI to my TV and I was good to go, although a direct connection between this and my TV and another one between this and my sound system is even better. I have a 720p/1080i TV, but the difference was immediately evident. I've watched several movies, and they look amazing. I did some comparisons between blu-ray and DVD, and there is no comparison. Every scene I paused and compared looked so much better in blu-ray. I also did some comparing with upconverting my DVDs. The quality of the upconverted picture really depends on the quality of the disc. Some of my older TV shows don't look that impressive. But new TV shows and old movies that have been restored look great. Not blu-ray great, but certainly better than they did. You may have noticed that I mentioned hooking my player directly up to my TV. I know true home theater buffs are screaming in frustration. But there's a simple reason for it. My sound system is ancient. Probably 7 years old. It doesn't have an HDMI input. While initially, I ran the sound from my TV into the system, I am now using an optical digital cable to run it directly from the player into the system. The first option sounded fine, but the optical digital cable is awesome. Of course, I tweak some settings on my sound system, so I am getting far superior output from it now, too, than I was before. I may not be able to put this player through all its paces, but what I am getting is amazing. This player is final format 2.0 compliant. That means you can hook it directly up to the internet for firmware updating and Blu-Ray Live features. I've already had one firmware update, and it was quick and painless. The SD slot is right in front of the TV, so using that for Blu-Ray live (or to show off pictures) shouldn't be a problem either. I'd heard horror stories before I bought my machine about how long it takes to load a blu-ray movie. I haven't noticed it being that bad. True, it takes a few seconds longer then a DVD does, but it's not the slow start up and loading time I had feared. Of course, even with my DVD player, I generally set the disc in it and grab some water before I sit down to watch. This habit makes my wait time absolutely nil. One feature I love with the remote is the fast forward. There are multiple speeds, but on the slowest, you can still hear the dialogue. People's voices and even emotion are still discernable. It's a great way to watch something a little faster if you want to move on to a favorite scene. It's been hard waiting to get a blu-ray player, but this one was well worth the wait. I will be enjoying watching movies on it for a long time to come. Customer Rating: Summary: Really happy with this Comment: I had a very old DVD player and hadn't experienced "upconverting" before. Even your plain old-school DVDs will look much better on this machine and Blu-ray discs look very, very good. I'm not maxing this thing out by any means (50" 720p plasma and 2-channel audio thru a 1st-generation Bose 3-2-1) but the difference vs. my old player is dramatic. Cnet convinced me to buy this model; you might want to check out their review. And Netflix only added $1 more per month to add Blu-ray to my account, so I'm renting lots of movies I've seen before to check out what they look like now. Great stuff! Customer Rating: Summary: Great Blu Ray Player Comment: I had been looking for a blu ray player for some time, however the prices were just too high. Then I saw the Panasonic BD35K in one of my audio/video magazines. They gave it a great review and the price was $299. I went to Amazon and they had it for less than $250 so I ordered it on a Monday morning and received it on Thursday with no shipping charges. My receiver does not have an HDMI input or output so I connected the player directly to my 55 inch 1080P SONY SXRD TV using the HDMI port and I connected the digital optical audio out on the player to my receiver. The on screen setup menus were very easy to follow and the user manual explained everything. I thought I would try an action movie as the first one to see how the picture looked. I went to Blockbuster and got "The Incredible Hulk" and boy was I pleasantly surprised. The movie loaded in about 30 seconds the picture was just gorgeous and the sound coming from every speaker in my 5.1 surround sound set up was fantastic. My subwoofer definitely was given a good work out. The explosions just completely enveloped me. So far I am extremely pleased with this player and I would recommend this to anyone looking for a reasonably priced Blu Ray player. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: 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