Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
from: Panasonic
Price: $429.95
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Product Description:
The DMP-BD30 is the next generation High Definition 1080p Blu-ray Disc player. It is the first Blu-ray player to be introduced with Final Standard Profile, which adds a variety of new and enhanced features to the Blu-ray arena and one that separates the Panasonic Blu-ray player from the rest of the field. Also unique to the DMP-BD30 is the inclusion of an SD Memory Card slot for playback of High Definition content recorded in the AVCHD format. The SD slot also allows for viewing of digital still images recorded to an SD Memory Card.Final Standard Profile is an advanced function added to the Blu-ray standard, which opens the door to new functions such as Picture-in-Picture (which displays a second image in a sub window) and Audio Mixing (allows the consumer to switch the sound between the main and sub windows).The inclusion of a multi-function SD Card slot is another new addition to the Panasonic Blu-ray player. Coupled with the AVCHD codec, the DMP-BD30 allows for images recorded on a high capacity HD SD card to be outputted directly from the player's HDMI terminal in their original 1080p form. To further benefit the user, the DMP-BD30 provides an AVCHD Direct Navigator function that makes it easy to search for particular scenes. The player can also play back JPEG still images on an SD card, such as those recorded with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera. The DMP-BD30 converts the images to 1920x1080 resolution, ideal for viewing on a1080p HD Plasma and output them through the HDMI terminal.Like its predecessor, the DMP-DB30 features the EZ-Sync HDAVI Control that allows the consumer to operate their Panasonic home theater system with one remote. With one touch of the EZ-Sync button, all the components turn on, the correct TV input is chosen, the TV's built-in speakers are muted and the home theater starts playback.
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.
The DMP-BD30 is the next generation High Definition 1080p Blu-ray Disc player. It is the first Blu-ray player to be introduced with Final Standard Profile, which adds a variety of new and enhanced features to the Blu-ray arena and one that separates the Panasonic Blu-ray player from the rest of the field. Also unique to the DMP-BD30 is the inclusion of an SD Memory Card slot for playback of High Definition content recorded in the AVCHD format. The SD slot also allows for viewing of digital still images recorded to an SD Memory Card.Final Standard Profile is an advanced function added to the Blu-ray standard, which opens the door to new functions such as Picture-in-Picture (which displays a second image in a sub window) and Audio Mixing (allows the consumer to switch the sound between the main and sub windows).The inclusion of a multi-function SD Card slot is another new addition to the Panasonic Blu-ray player. Coupled with the AVCHD codec, the DMP-BD30 allows for images recorded on a high capacity HD SD card to be outputted directly from the player's HDMI terminal in their original 1080p form. To further benefit the user, the DMP-BD30 provides an AVCHD Direct Navigator function that makes it easy to search for particular scenes. The player can also play back JPEG still images on an SD card, such as those recorded with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera. The DMP-BD30 converts the images to 1920x1080 resolution, ideal for viewing on a1080p HD Plasma and output them through the HDMI terminal.Like its predecessor, the DMP-DB30 features the EZ-Sync HDAVI Control that allows the consumer to operate their Panasonic home theater system with one remote. With one touch of the EZ-Sync button, all the components turn on, the correct TV input is chosen, the TV's built-in speakers are muted and the home theater starts playback.
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.
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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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- A point of contention
I think its fair to offer my experience with the 30K.I bought my 30K in Nov 07 when it first was released directly from Panasonic Direct.The player started having serious problems playing BR disks by the second disk.I called Pan's support and they tried to get me upgrade the firmware.WellI did that and it didn't help at all so they had me send it an authorized repair shop half way across the country.
(I was already a little annoyed since effectively they send me a defective ... Read More
Rating: 
- Great standalone!
I have owned this for two months and have nothing but good thigns to say about it.Load/start-up time is MUCH quicker than my other blu-ray player (Samsung BDP1400) and from what I have read, much quicker than most blu-ray players.i would say that it takes about 15 seconds to get going, which is not bad at all.The upconversion from SD dvd's is amazing and the Blu-rays look out of this world.
The only complaint I have is that the remote is not backlit and when you are watching TV ... Read More
Rating: 
- Died After 1 day out of the box!
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.
Rating: 
- Panasonic BD-30K
I was looking for a Blu-Ray player; that also plays AVCHD disk. The AVCHD playback feature works. I perferred the BD-30K; over the newer model, beacause the newer model BD-35; had no 5.1 audio output, RCA jacks; in the back. The only minuses, was that most said; the upconversion of DVD disk, looked better, on the; BK35. If so, not a problem with me; I wanted it only, for the AVCHD disk, I make, from my AVCHD camcorder and computer. Haven't tried a regular DVD on it.
Rating: - Ergonomics better then ps3
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.
- A point of contentionI think its fair to offer my experience with the 30K.I bought my 30K in Nov 07 when it first was released directly from Panasonic Direct.The player started having serious problems playing BR disks by the second disk.I called Pan's support and they tried to get me upgrade the firmware.WellI did that and it didn't help at all so they had me send it an authorized repair shop half way across the country.
(I was already a little annoyed since effectively they send me a defective ... Read More
- Great standalone!I have owned this for two months and have nothing but good thigns to say about it.Load/start-up time is MUCH quicker than my other blu-ray player (Samsung BDP1400) and from what I have read, much quicker than most blu-ray players.i would say that it takes about 15 seconds to get going, which is not bad at all.The upconversion from SD dvd's is amazing and the Blu-rays look out of this world.
The only complaint I have is that the remote is not backlit and when you are watching TV ... Read More
- Died After 1 day out of the box!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.
- Panasonic BD-30KI was looking for a Blu-Ray player; that also plays AVCHD disk. The AVCHD playback feature works. I perferred the BD-30K; over the newer model, beacause the newer model BD-35; had no 5.1 audio output, RCA jacks; in the back. The only minuses, was that most said; the upconversion of DVD disk, looked better, on the; BK35. If so, not a problem with me; I wanted it only, for the AVCHD disk, I make, from my AVCHD camcorder and computer. Haven't tried a regular DVD on it.
- Ergonomics better then ps3It'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.
