Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu Ray DVD Player Reviews

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“With a certain panasonic remote control you can remove the region coding for stand…” Craig, Liverpool View all 4 real customer reviews

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Design	9.5
Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.8
Sound quality	10.0
Value for money (at time of purchase)	7.0
Overall rating	9.2

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Craig, Liverpool , “I'm an optimistic Koppite”

Score 9.0/10

+ With a certain Panasonic remote control you can remove the region coding for standard DVD's.

- The cost of Blu-Ray players in general is still excessive, although this is not as bad as some in terms of price.

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Peter, Carmarthenshire

Score 9.0/10

+ Picture quality, sound processing, build quality, looks.

- Price.

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purchased 16 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “IT Manager, Loves Quilty”

Score 10.0/10

+ Exallant Quilty

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purchased 01 Aug 2008

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Dave, Huddersfield

Score 9.0/10

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purchased 12 Aug 2008

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I think I speak for all hardcore home cinema fans in saying that this is the dedicated Blu-ray player the world has been waiting for. Created to deliver the highest possible quality video and audio standards, as well as finally unlocking the forbidden pleasures of BD Live (whatever the heck they might be) via an Ethernet port and local storage, Panasonic's DMP-BD50 appears to offer it all.Superior functionalityWe've already seen Panasonic's precursor to this deck in the shape of the award-winning DMP-BD30. That was a Profile 1.1 player which sold out shortly after its introduction (pur…

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reviewed 28 Jul 2008

Product Features

Type	Blu Ray DVD Player

Multi region	No
Some devices are able to play discs from any ‘region’:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd_region, while others are only able to play discs from their home region.
Upscaling	Yes
Upscaling DVD players use video processing techniques to improve the quality of a standard definition image from a DVD to a near high definition (HD) image.
Blu Ray Playback	Yes
A ‘Yes’ indicates that this device is able to play Blu Ray discs, which is the standard format for high definition (HD) video.
Integrated VCR	No
Some devices come with a video cassette player built-in.
HDMI Interface	1
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of Scart Interfaces	0
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Number of Discs	1
The number of discs that the player will hold inside its body ready to play.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
DVD-R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-R format.
DVD+R Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+R format.
DVD-RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RW format.
DVD+RW Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD+RW format.
DVD-RAM Playback	Yes
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the DVD-RAM format.
HD-DVD Playback	No
A yes means this unit plays discs that are encoded using the HD DVD format.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.