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Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $234.75
You Save: $65.20 (22%)
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
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Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 16.9 x 1.7
MPN: DMP-BD35K
Model: DMP-BD35K
UPC: 037988257188
EAN: 0037988257188
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Blu-ray Player | | • | BD Live | | • | VIERA Link: Operate with your VIERA Remote Control | | • | SD Card Slot |
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Product Description
The high-quality image and sound technologies found in the BD35 is incorporated in the UniPhier chip. 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.The BD35 features 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.Simply insert the SD card into the DMP-BD35 and it plays AVCHD-format video images or JPEG stills in full 1920 x 1080 resolution on your flat panel HDTV. The DMP-BD35 can also play slide shows, complete with background music.
Amazon.com Product Description
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.br / br / img align="right" alt="front view" height="78" hspace="10" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/P/B001GAOYCS.01-AIWHEFKG4HT6N.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" style="margin: 10px; width: 500px; height: 78px; float: right;" vspace="10" width="500" /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.br / br / 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 Panasonicrsquo;s VIERA Link function so they can be operated by the VIERA HDTV remote control.br / br / 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 ndash; right from the comfort of their own home.br / br /br / h2Learn More/h2 hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / br / h3True-To-Life Colors with PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plusbr //h3 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.br / br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3UniPhier System/h3 UniPhier is a Panasonic-created system LSI developed by applying 45-nanometer processing to a consumer product ndash; a worldrsquo;s first. This single-chip integration technology also contributes greatly to the BD35rsquo;s world's slimmest height of 49mm.br / br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3Blu-ray Video Features/h3 p style="font-weight: bold;"More Picture/p table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;" p style="font-weight: bold;"img align="left" alt="1080p compared to 480i" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_1080p.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 165px;" vspace="10" /See Everything Your HDTV Can Show You with Full HD./p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"6 Times the Picture Data on DVDs/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / 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./p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"24p True Cinema Video Output/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / 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.br //p pspan style="font-weight: bold;"Backwards compatible and Upscaling/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / 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./p p/p /td /tr /tbody /table br / span style="font-weight: bold;"More Space/span table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;"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/td /tr tr td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Navigate to special features, other scenes, or settings without leaving the content you are watching./spanbr / img alt="in movie navigation" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_inmovie-navigation.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 163px;" /br //td td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"Bonus View lets you watch special features and commentary inline without leaving the movie./spanbr / img alt="bonus view" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray_bonusview.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 169px;" /br //td /tr /tbody /table p style="font-weight: bold;"More Bits/p table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="more bits" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/more-bits.jpg" style="width: 226px; height: 190px;" vspace="10" /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.br //td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3BD-Live/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img align="left" alt="BD-Live screenshot" hspace="10" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/sony/detail-pages/bluray-bdlive.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 172px;" vspace="10" /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.br / br / 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.br / br / Check out the latest previews, download special scenes, exclusive features and ringtones, and participate in online communities or games.br / br / As BD-Live continues to grow and expand, even more features will become available, customizing features and content to your location or preferences.br //td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3Life-Like Surround Sound/h3 pThe 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./p pbr / Dolby TrueHD, Dolbyrsquo;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./p ul liDelivers enthralling studio-master-quality sound that unlocks the true high-definition entertainment experience on next-generation discs. /li liOffers more discrete channels than ever before for impeccable surround sound. /li li Compatible with the A/V receivers and home-theaters-in-a-box (HTIBs) of today and tomorrow. /li li Dialogue normalization maintains the same volume level when you change to other Dolby Digital and Dolby TrueHD programming. /li liDynamic 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. /li /ul pbr / 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.br / br //p hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3HDMI Features/h3 p style="font-weight: bold;"x.v Color/p table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="Standard RGB Color Profile" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/rgb-color-range.jpg" style="width: 148px; height: 163px;" /br style="font-weight: bold;" / div style="text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"RGB Color Range/spanbr //div /td td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="xvycc Color" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/xvycc-color-range.jpg" style="width: 147px; height: 163px;" /br / div style="text-align: center;"span style="font-weight: bold;"xvYCC Color Range/spanbr //div /td td style="vertical-align: top;"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. ul liNext-generation "xvYCC" color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals/li liLets HDTVs display colors more accurately/li liEnables displays with more natural and vivid colors/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table span style="font-weight: bold;"br / Deep Color/span table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"img alt="deep color eliminates visible color banding" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/cat-500/hdmi/detail-pages/deepcolor.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 323px;" //td td style="vertical-align: top;"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.br / ul liLets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors/li liEliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors/li liEnables increased contrast ratio/li liCan represent many times more shades of gray between black and white/li /ul smallspan/span/small/td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / h3/h3 h3Connectivity/h3 table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" tbody tr td style="vertical-align: top;"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.br / br / The DMP-BD35/55 models are also compatible with Panasonicrsquo;s VIERA Link function so they can be operated by the VIERA HDTV remote control.br / br / span style="font-weight: bold;"Inputs/Outputs/spanbr style="font-weight: bold;" / ul lispan style="color: black;"HDMI/span/li lispan style="color: black;"/spanspan style="color: black;"Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR)/spanspan style="color: black;"br / /span/li lispan style="color: black;"Video Out/spanspan style="color: black;"br / /span/li lispan style="color: black;"2ch Audio Out /spanspan style="color: black;"/span/li lispan style="color: black;"Digital Audio Out : /spanspan style="color: black;"1 optical/span/li lispan style="color: black;"SD Memory Card Slot/spanspan style="color: black;"/span/li lispan style="color: black;"Ethernet for Network /spanspan style="color: black;"/span/li /ul /td /tr /tbody /table br / hr class="bucketDivider" size="1" / br / h2/h2 h2Specifications/h2 h3/h3 h3strongspan style="color: black;"VIDEO/span/strong/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"PHL Reference Chroma Processor : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD) : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Precise Pixel Generation : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"16-Level Motion Detection w/ Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Diagonal Processing : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"3:2/2:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"i/p Conversion for 1080p 3 Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Up-conversion to 1080p 4 Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Video D/A Converter : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"148.5MHz/12bit/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Progressive Scan : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Digital Noise Reduction : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"3D-NR/Integrated NR/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"1080/24p Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Deep Color : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"x.v.Color : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Picture Mode : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes (Normal/Soft/Fine/Cinema/User)/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Picture Adjustment : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes (Brightness, Color, Contrast, Sharpness, Gamma Correction)/span/p h3strongspan style="color: black;"s/span/strong/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"Audio D/A Converter : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"192kHz/24bit/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital Plus Decoder : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Decode and Bitstream output/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Dolby True HD Decoder : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Decode and Bitstream output/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"DTS/DTS-HD High Resolution Audio Decoder : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Decode and Bitstream output/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"96kHz Surround Re-Master : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"(for all formats)/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Night Surround Mode : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Dialogue Enhancer : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Dynamic Range Compression : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yesbr / /spanstrongspan style="color: black;"Audio S/N : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"115dBbr / /spanstrongspan style="color: black;"Dynamic Range : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"100dB/spanbr //p h3strongspan style="color: black;"CONVENIENT/span/strongspan style="color: black;"/span/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"Super Hi Speed Scan : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 3) : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/span/p h3strongspan style="color: black;"INPUT/OUTPUT/span/strongspan style="color: black;"/span/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"HDMI: /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Support features: Deep Color, x.v.Color, High Bit Rate Audio/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Component Video Out (Y, PB, PR) : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Video Out : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"7.1ch Audio Out : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"No/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"2ch Audio Out : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Digital Audio Out : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"1 optical/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"SD Memory Card Slot : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Ethernet for Network : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanstrongspan style="color: black;"br / /span/strong/p pstrongspan style="color: black;"FORMAT/span/strongspan style="color: black;"/span/p pstrongspan style="color: black;"BD-ROM Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"BD-Live/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"BD-RE / BD-RE DL : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"BD-MV (BD-RE version3), BDAV (SESF), JPEG (HD)/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"BD-R/BD-R DL : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"BD-MV (BD-R version2), BDAV (SESF)/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"DVD Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"DVD-Video/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"DVD-RAM Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"DVD-VR, JPEG (HD), AVCHD/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"DVD-R/-RW/-R(DL) 1 Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"Yes/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"+R/+R(DL)/+RW Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"DVD-VR, AVCHD/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"CD, CD-R/-RW 2 Playback : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"CD-DA, MP3 (CD-R/-RW only), JPEG (HD) (CD-R/-RW only)/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"SD Memory Card : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"AVCHD, JPEG (HD)br / /span/p h3strongspan style="color: black;"POWER/span/strongspan style="color: black;"/span/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"Power Source : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"AC 120V, 60Hz/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Power Consumption : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"20W (approx)/span/p h3strongspan style="color: black;"DIMENSIONS/span/strong/h3 h3strongspan style="color: black;"/span/strong/h3 pstrongspan style="color: black;"Dimensions (H x W x D) : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"1 15/16' inches by 16 15/16 inches by 9 13/16 inches/spanbr / strongspan style="color: black;"Weight : /span/strongspan style="color: black;"5.7 lbs/span/p
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Good bang for the price December 3, 2008
H. Crosland (Maryland)
I read the reviews here before I purchased this player. I wound up getthing this on sale on Monday after I took back a Sylvania player that was on sale at Sears for 200 bucks. For 50 dollars more, I got a player that has a very small profile (about the same size as the DVD player that I just replaced)and easy setup. br / br /After doing a few small tweaks to the setup which was easy, the player was up and running in about 10 mins. The picture was amazing on both Iron Man and one of my other favorites, The Kingdom of Heaven. The colors were rich and details were outstanding which now has me stoked for next week's release of The Dark Knight. My receiver got a very good workout especially the subwoofer as it picked up all the necessary tracks needed. br / br /Someone complained earlier about the upconverting feature and the audio...we come on now, if you aren't using the proper equipment, you get what you give! Speaking of, I ran Lord of the Rings and Return of the Sith thru the player and it really looks good! br / br /Now...secretly, I am holding out for a combo player as I still have some old HD DVDs around...sigh...but this blu ray player will do til they come down more in price!
 Very frustrated... May return December 3, 2008
A. Gagne (CT)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I waited forever to get my hands on the DMP-BD35K and when i actually got it home i was blown away by the picture... Upconversion is as good as the PS3 upconversion (which says a lot) and the bluray picture is amazing... Sound quality with TrueHD is also that much better with the proper amp and speakers... br / br /But why my low rating? This thing takes about a full minute just to turn on... Normally, you push eject on something and the tray opens within seconds... This thing powers on, says hello, hangs out, drinks a beer, plays hide and seek, takes a quick nap AND THEN ejects for you... br / br /Its also sensitive to scratches and smudges on your discs... I can understand Bluray discs, but on a normal DVD, theres no excuse... I've had DVD players that would play the most scratch-ridden discs flawlessly... But this one, no way... the lightest fingerprint or nick in the disc would cause the player to skip stutter and stop... br / br /Overall, I call BS on this player... Sure, its sleek, sexy and looks great... But, as my mother always taught me, its whats inside that counts... And this product is getting returned ASAP...
Note to ONKYO HT-SR800 7.1 Owners December 2, 2008
Video Maker (Bethel, CT USA)
If you own a ONKYO HT-SR800 7.1 then you should consider getting the DMP-BD55K instead of this one. The reason is that the ONKYO does not accept audio through the HDMI cable. Crazy, no? If you really want 7.1 for your system then I'd suggest getting the Panasonic DMP-BD55K which has audio outputs that can go to the ONKYO. Otherwise, for the BD35K you only have optical output which is limited to 5.1 apparently. br / br /If anybody has a slicker way of getting around this conundrum, please jump in.
Great picture! December 1, 2008
Jeffrey King (Lafayette, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is from the perspective of a non-expert in home theater with fairly limited equipment. (46" Samsung 720p DLP TV and a 2-channel low-end audio receiver). Setup using an HDMI cable was very quick and easy. The instruction manual is clear and easy to follow, but the nuances of configuration can largely be bypassed for those like me seeking instant A/V gratification. My sound setup is 2-channel stereo ported from the TV to my cheap receiver. The sound quality in this mode is excellent. One can, of course, avail themselves of much more elaborate output modes (5.1, etc.), but I did not and it still sounds really great. As far as the picture quality: I am used to getting HD from my cable TV provider, which like almost all cable companies compresses their HD signals a lot to fit more channels onto the limited amount of bandwidth available. This compression results in pixelation and motion artifacts when there is a lot of movement and/or bright lights on the the screen. Many people assume the fault is with their television when they see this kind of pixelation, but in most cases it is not, rather it's just caused by a heavily compressed HD signal. This Blu-Ray player is the solution to that issue. Picture quality is fantastic, with absolutely zero motion artifacts or pixelation of any kind, even in scenes of extreme movement and bright light on the screen. So if you want to see what your HD television is really capable of, then this Blu-ray player is for you. If it can make my outdated 720p set look good then I'm sure it can do wonders for a newer 1080i or 1080p set.
Budget BD player but full of features, futureproof. November 30, 2008
J. Anderson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this BD player as part of an Amazon money back package deal with my purchase of a Panasonic plasma HDTV. This player is surprisingly full featured and supports alot of the new features showing up in Blu Ray disks. The clarity of Blu-Ray disks is amazing at 1080p. Upconversion of standard DVDs through HDMI input into the HDTV is also excellent. I already have a large collection of standard DVD movies and I'm currently rediscovering them, upconverted to 1080p. I am convinced that in the case of animated feature films, that paying the extra for the Blu-Ray version is unnecessary with this player. Spending the extra for Blu-Rays can be focussed on visually complex features like Planet Earth etc. As far as I can see, the only feature that the BD-35K lacks (and the BD-55K has) is RCA jack 7.1 analog audio output (7.1 audio is still available on the 35K through HDMI and optical output).
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