Panasonic DMP-BD35

Panasonic DMP-BD35

The Panasonic DMP-BD35 packs a lot of leading edge technology into one of the slimmest packages on the market today at a very competitive price. The Panasonic DMP-BD35 player handles a wide array of media and can play HD content from a Blu-ray disc as well as older formats like DVD and CDs. If you play a standard DVD in the Panasonic DMP-BD35, it will upconvert the video to a full 1080p resolution. This is a tremendous improvement in video quality as compared to playing it on a standard DVD player. The Panasonic DMP-BD35 also supports Divx content and can play that from any of the media choices including CR-R / CD-RW. This means if you have any content in Divx format, you can drop it to a disc and play it on the Panasonic BD35 blu-ray player. The Panasonic DMP-BD35 even includes an SD memory card slot that allows you to display your JPEG images and video from one of these as well.

Another nice feature of the Panasonic DMP-BD35 blu-ray player is its on-board Dolby decoding. The Panasonic BD35 blu-ray player has the ability to directly decode Dolby True HD as well as DTS-HD Master Audio within the unit. Therefore, even if you don't have a new receiver to decode these formats, you can enjoy high quality audio from the Panasonic DMPBD35 blu ray player directly.

The Panasonic DMPBD35 blu ray player also supports the Profile 2.0 standard, which means that it can connect to the internet for access to additional content. Some of the Blu-ray discs utilize this feature to allow viewers to enjoy behind the scenes footage as well as outtakes and director commentary. Panasonic call this BD Live and it really expands what a typical DVD player can do, allowing you to enjoy additional content beyond just viewing the movie. To use the BD Live feature, you will need to connect the Panasonic DMP-BD35 to your home network as well as have an SD memory card inserted in the player. The LAN connection can also be used for firmware updates to the player, if needed.

The Panasonic BD35 blu-ray player supports all of the popular HD formats including 420p, 720p, 1080p and 1080i and will display the content in either 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios as well. All of these settings are selectable by the user to accommodate whatever display you are using. Another important difference with the Panasonic BD35 blu-ray player is that it has a custom designed LSI chip for the video processing called PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus. This design came out of collaboration between Panasonic and the major Hollywood studios over the past 15 years, and allows the Panasonic DMPBD35 blu ray player to do an amazing job in producing close to perfect color reproduction. The process involves every pixel of video from the disc being color compensated before it is sent to the display, giving the resulting picture better color depth and smoother transitions between pixels. All of this results in the best possible picture from every Blu-ray disc being played. Considering all of the high-end features the Panasonic DMP BD35 is able to fit into its stylish and slim cabinet, this player represents a great value for the money.