Panasonic DMP-BD55 Blu Ray DVD Player Reviews

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This DVD player is a good all rounder. “The blu-ray player is compact & very sleek & modern. the blu-ray load times are on…” Smithy, Newcastle View all 42 real customer reviews

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Capacity	9.0
Durability	8.5
Ease of use	8.8
Portability	7.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.5
Overall rating	8.9

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Smithy, Newcastle , “Techy Knowledgable Helpful Perfection”

Score 9.0/10

+ The blu-ray player is compact & very sleek & modern. The blu-ray load times are only 10 seconds to access main menu of the disc. The overall picture quality is amazing, very sharp & life-like. The HD sound via HDMI is mightily impressive with plenty of bass, with lots of treble for the orchestral scenes. The is by far the best dvd player I have ever owned & I no longer need to tweak the brightness settings when I switch from watching satellite to dvd.

- The build quality is too plastic for my liking, but not in the cheap & nasty way. The remote could have come from any 80 pound dvd player and isn't up to my usual high standards. The unit does look trendy alongside my other equipment but again looks just like a cheaper DVD player. Its all about touch, so make sure you get to test one first in the shops.

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purchased 07 Jan 2009

peter, narberth , “love my gadgets”

Score 10.0/10

+ nice design, good manual, excellent picture and sound when connected to a surround system.

- not found any at this moment in time

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purchased 29 Oct 2008

Rhodri, Sheffield

Score 7.0/10

+ Its bluray and the picture quality is phenomenal. Forget upscaling DVDs! Sound quality as good as DTS on previous high spec DVD player.

- Takes a long time to load (compared to DVD). The kit is a bit flimsy and I'm sure the price will drop. You're currently paying to be an early adopter, but worth it.

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purchased 09 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Work in film”

Score 9.0/10

+ Fantastic Picture quality
Much improved sound quality over standard definition
Being able to play SD card media
Quick disc load times

- SD Card flap looks and feels a bit flimsy
Menus initially confusing

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purchased 16 Oct 2008

Leon, Cookstown

Score 10.0/10

+ Picture quality as HD intended.

- none!

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purchased 03 Nov 2008

Philip, Manchester , Blackley , “Love Hi-fi gear”

Score 8.0/10

+ If you want a quallity bd player The Panasonic db35 and db 55 is a great buy , the reason for getting the 55 is the audio on board decoding otherwise get the cheaper 35 will do the same quallity , The audio and picture are 1st rate , i have top quallity tv and audio equipment and and this players does a great job

- No bad point , it does what it says on the tin and very well to.

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purchased 01 Nov 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Experienced movie enthusiast.”

Score 8.0/10

+ Excellent Blu-Ray Disc player. Good quality sound & video, and a good buy if that is all you are looking for.

- DVD upscaling capability is not on a par with the mid-range Denon DVD players.

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purchased 19 Nov 2008

Remo, Wimbledon, London

Score 10.0/10

+ Very good performance. Attractive design.

- i have not found any yet.

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purchased 20 Nov 2008

Adam, S-o-T

Score 9.0/10

+ Fine pictures and sounds. Good array of inputs and outputs. Can be used with older receivers/processors

- Very slow eject

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purchased 02 Dec 2008

Scott, Inverurie , “Home cinema enthusiast”

Score 7.0/10

+ Tremendous picture quality

- It's not multi region

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Dave, Stoke on Trent

Score 9.0/10

+ Sound is awesome

- Main reason for purchase was the digital component output as the BD35 did not have one

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purchased 07 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Fantastic Picture reproduction

- a little slow to load disc

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purchased 05 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ Great picture and sound, solidly made

- Like all Blu-Rays I have tried, you can't stop the film without going back to the beginning and the loading sequence.

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purchased 13 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Excellent upscaling of standard DVD's. Good range of sound outputs incl 7-1.

- None found so far.

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purchased 11 Dec 2008

Peter, Great Sutton

Score 9.0/10

+ Great Picture, great sound, loading is a bit slow, BD live is great

- Issues with DHCP network connection, manual entry was working ok

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purchased 15 Dec 2008

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Expert reviews for Panasonic DMP-BD55

PC Advisor expert review - by Lincoln Spector

At ﾣ280, the Panasonic DMP-BD55K is expensive even for a Blu-ray Disc player.

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reviewed 24 Mar 2009

TechRadar expert review

The Panasonic BD55 is a discreet black design, with sturdy metal construction and a slight mirror-finish to the front detailing. Around the back are the mains lead connector, fan outlet, and a comprehensive selection of outputs: HDMI v1.3, component video, composite video, optical and coaxial digital audio, and 5.1 multichannel analogue audio. There's also a stereo audio output pair, which doubles as the multichannel surround back outputs, making this the first Blu-ray player I've seen with 7.1-channel audio outputs. Naturally, the player can output both Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD MA as a …

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reviewed 12 Sep 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.
Playback formats	DivX
As well as playing your DVDs, some players can also play videos in DivX, WMA and MPEG formats.
Freeview	No
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. Many newer TVs have Freeview built in. For other TVs you will need a separate Freeview set-top box.
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.

Also known as: Panasonic DMP-BD55K

DVD players and Digital Video Recorders (DVD/HDD recorders) Buying Guide

Manufacturer's Description

Blu-ray Disc Player with SD Memory Card Slot PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus is a high quality image-processing technology developed by Panasonic to precisely process each pixel of the Blu-ray Disc video signal in the vertical direction. It reproduces colour data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems to keep colours faithful and sharp. P4HD processes more than 15 billion pixels per second and applies the optimal processing to every pixel. So that it can render progressive images superbly, expresses motion smoothly, and draws crisp diagonal lines.
BD-Live* lets users access to the Internet to download data such as images and subtitles, and to join in quizzes and multi-player interactive games that are linked to bonus movie content contained on Blu-ray disc. *BD-ROM Profile 2. Actual functions vary depending on the Blu-ray disc media.
Simply press the VIERA Link button on the VIERA’s remote control and select “Player” on the VIERA Link Menu screen. The Blu-ray Disc™ player’s menu will display on the TV screen, and you can begin playback of a Blu-ray disc or select from the Blu-ray disc menu.
The DMP-BD35 is equipped with a 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 card, and the DMP-BD35 fills a large-screen TV with AVCHD-format video images or JPEG stills in full 1920 × 1080 resolution.
The DMP-BD35 can decode HD Audio (Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD) and output 7.1ch digital audio signal. The resulting audio is studio master quality sound. This signal can be connected to an HDMI compatible receiver that does not support HD Audio Codec.