Panasonic DMP-BD30K

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Panasonic DMP-BD30K
Manufacturer	Panasonic
Type	Standalone Blu-ray Disc player
Media	Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SD card
System storage	SD card
Release Date	December 1, 2007
S.R.P.	US$499.95

The DMP-BD30K is a standalone Blu-ray Disc player manufactured by Panasonic. Released on December 1, 2007,^[1] it was the first player to comply with Blu-ray's Final Standard Profile (Profile 1.1), also referred to as Bonus View.^[2] In addition to Blu-ray Discs, the DMP-BD30K can play back most common CD and DVD formats, including AVCHD discs authored by digital video camcorders. The player also has an SD card slot and is capable of playing back any AVCHD videos and displaying any JPEG photographs stored on the card. ^[3]

Contents 1 Technical Information 1.1 General Features 1.2 Audio 1.3 Video 1.4 Connectivity 2 See also 3 Reception 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Technical Information

Note: all information listed in this section comes from the page about this player on Panasonic's website.

[edit] General Features

• HDAVI compatible remote control
• Compatible with BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW
• Support for MP3, JPEG, and AVCHD discs
• Dimensions (approx.): 2 ⁵/₁₆in. x 16 ¹⁵/₁₆in. x 12 ⁵/₈in.
• Weight (approx): 7.3lbs.
• Power Consumption: approx. 25 Watts

[edit] Audio

• Audio Digital/Analog Converter: 192kHz/24bit
• Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus Decoder: Bitstream output through HDMI
• Dolby TrueHD Decoder: Bitstream output through HDMI
• DTS/DTS-HD High Resolution/DTS-HD Master Audio Decoder: Bitstream output through HDMI
• Re-Master for DVD/CD
• Advanced Surround (V.S.S.)
• Dialogue Enhancer
• Dynamic Range Compression

[edit] Video

• Diagonal Processing
• 3:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing
• Video Digital/Analog Converter: 148.5MHz/12bit
• Interlaced/Progressive Conversion from 1080i to 1080p
• 1080p Upconversion from 480i/p and 720p
• Supported Video Codecs: MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, VC-1

[edit] Connectivity

• Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD read-only optical disc drive: 1x
• Secure Digital card slot: 1x
• HDMI Output: 1x (HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color; 1080p output: 24p(for BD-ROM only)/60p)
• Component Video Output: 1x (YPbPr)
• S-Video Output: 1x
• Composite Video Output: 1x
• 5.1 channel Analog Audio Output: 1x
• 2 channel Analog Audio Output: 1x
• Digital Audio Output: 2x (1x optical, 1x coaxial)

[edit] See also

• Blu-ray Disc
• Sony BDP-S1
• AVCHD
• Panasonic DMP-BD10
• List of Blu-ray Disc devices

[edit] Reception

Reviews of the DMP-BD30K’s picture quality with 1080p Blu-ray disks have generally been favorable^[4], with evaluations of its upconversion of standard-definition DVDs being poorer, ranging from unfavorable^[5][6] to mixed^[7] to good.^[8] Reviews of 1080i deinterlacing are also mixed, ranging from poor^[5] to excellent.^[8] The player’s transmission of TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio without decoding has also been criticized.^[8] The DMP-BD30K is the highest-rated standalone (i.e., not PlayStation3) Blu-ray player at ConsumerSearch^[4], and, as of the end of the high definition optical disc format war, was the either the best or fourth best-selling player at Amazon.com.^[9][10]

[edit] External links

• Official Panasonic DMP-BD30 Specifications
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Firmware Download
• Comparative review at ConsumerSearch
• Review at CNET
• Review at Ultimate AV Magazine
• Review at High-Def Digest
• Review at Home Theater HiFi
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Owner's Thread at AVS Forum

[edit] References