balloonknot32

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Trutone Electronics

Summary:
This is a review for the DMP-BD10A. The price here in Canada has come down to $799 MSRP. Just got this player and I have to say I'm very impressed with it. Some people don't like the drop down door but I think it's just fine. Unit seems to be made very solid. Like the addidtion of the power cord being removable.

Video is hooked up via HDMI (1080i) and audio is done by the 6 channel analog outputs to my Anthem AVM 30. All I can say is that movies in Blu ray look and sound terrific. The picture is so pristine you can see every detail. The auido is just amazing. Dolby True HD and PCM blow the doors off plain Dolby Digital and DTS. Want proof, check out Underworld, Black Hawk Down, 300, Fifth Element, Troy and both Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

I heard nothing but horror stories about load times and I can tell you that it's not that bad. I haven't timed it but it's not too bad. It doesn't affect my vieving at all.

Strengths:
Picture quality; audio quality via the 6 channel analog outputs; the 10A already has Dolby Digital +, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD (not DTS HD MA) built in. Firware updates via CD-R.

Weaknesses:
Hopefully Panasonic can add DTS-HD MA and output it via the analog outputs.

Similar Products Used:
None. This is my first Blu ray player. Regular DVD players; Sony S9000ES, Denon 3930CI.

Price Paid:  $1133.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
This Blu Ray player by far (for the time being) is the best Next-Gen player on the market. I realize that this is a hige bold statement however I can back it up because I purchased the Sony Blu Ray back in Novemeber. I had not one, not two but three Sony Players because all of them had to be returned at some point because they all had freeze problems in the unit whether I used a standard def or Blu Ray disc. The Panasonic not only has been trouble free, but plays both standard def and Blu Ray well. Prior to the Panasonic I owned a Denon DVD 5900 and the load times on this unit was as slow as the current Panasonic. As a matter of fact the Panasonic is not that slow. The response time from the remote control is good. Overall this is a great 1st gen player from Panasonic. The company also keeps you informed of any upgrades to the player which is also a plus.

Strengths:
Units stability, picture quality for both standard def and Blu Ray discs.

Weaknesses:
Remote Control especially the jog wheel (which can be shut off manually). The cost may not be a weakness but its changed my value rating and therefore is a weakness to me.

Similar Products Used:
Sony's Blu Ray Disc