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Panasonic DMP-BD50K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player |
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| Panasonic DMP-850K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player |
This player has outstanding audio and video quality. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the owner's manual was written for a total geek. The instructions for even the simplest function are so convoluted that they are virtually impossible to understand.
The Viera Link instructions are particularly difficult to follow, although one can gather that Viera Link is intended to simplefy thing. If it weren't for the owner's manual, I would rate this product five-atars.
I bought the Panasonic HD camcorder at the same time, and those instructions aren't much better. They give you these incredibly complex instructions on how to edit scenes and burn a DVD, but the things most people want to do is make a video of their grandkids. The basic instructions could be made much simpler. (Same comment for the Viera Link)
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| Dec 21, 2008 |
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| Blu-Ray Newbie |
I waited until all format BS subsided and for the new generation blu-rays to be released. The difference between blu-ray and regular dvds is not as big as the difference between HD and cable, but on this player there is a noticable improvement in the picture quality. One great surprise was the sound improvement. The sound quality will really blow you away!(I recommend the Matrix scene where Morpheus is rescued.)
The BD-50 is easy to set-up. I don't think I will utilize all the BD-Live capabilities, but downloading new firmware is a nice feature. Also, photographers will enjoy the HCSD slot. If you don't throw away all your regular dvds, I think the upconversion does make them look a little better. I know the BD-50 is more expensive, but you will be happy with the purchase! |
| Nov 13, 2008 |
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| Great Player but... |
| The picture quality and sound on this player are excellent. My unit seems to have issues with the BD-Live feature. After numerous calls into Panasonic Tech Support, they were not able to solve the problem and it looks like I am going to have to send it in to the service center (on my own dime). This is the only trouble that I have had with the unit, the other features work like a charm. |
| Oct 25, 2008 |
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| Panasonic Blu-Ray Player |
| We received the Panasonic DMP-BD50K very quickly after our order through Amazon. The player has worked flawlessly and we have enjoyed playing both blu-ray disks and regular disks. Great equipment. Updates the software via the internet connection we provided. |
| Oct 19, 2008 |
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| DMP- BD50, great player, once set up |
| I've had this player for about 2 weeks, now. It's not for the faint-hearted to set up! Now that I have confirmed that all functions work, including BD-LIVE, I am thoroughly happy with it. Great picture, great sound, and BD-LIVE. But, because of all the difficulty I had setting it up, I would have liked to have given it a 4.5 instead of a 5. Here are the problems I faced. Perhaps it will save someone else some grief. It took forever for me to connect this to my Onkyo SR-604 A/V receiver I connected it via the 5.1 analog connections because my receiver doesn't decode the HD audio. It took forever to get sound, until I finally read that the "multichannel" button on the A/V receiver needed to be pressed - that was not the fault of the Blu Ray player, of course. Then, today, I couldn't get BD-LIVE to connect - I was using the Iron Man disc. I kept getting the message, "No internet connection," even though there was an Internet connection - in fact, when I established the Internet connection, the first thing it did was offer to download the latest firmware. I did that and installed it successfully. And, the setup allows you to test the Internet connection which verified that I DID have a working connection to the Internet. This was the only problem that required a call to Panasonic. A very knowledgable and courteous support person helped me and asked if I had an SD card inserted into the player - I did not, and I didn't see anything in the instructions that told me that was necessary. I tried that and, voila, the BD-LIVE worked. However, it's still upsetting that the error message was, "No connection to the Internet," rather than, "Please insert an SD card." And, speaking of network connections, I had to buy a power line network bridge to connect the player to the Internet, for about $50. My DISH PVR has that home networking bridge built into the unit - it would have been nice, if the Blu Ray player had that also, or if it had a wireless connection. Lastly, before I had the Internet connection, I downloaded the firware upgrade from the Panasonic web site. I created 6 different install CDs from two computers and the player would not recognize any of them. Having all that behind me, this is a great Blu Ray player - I'd recommend it, highly. |
| Oct 10, 2008 |
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