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10-19-2006, 07:19 AM
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The Panasonic DMP-BD10 is the second standalone Blu-ray player to become available, not quite making its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/03/28/panasonic-announce-release-date-for-blu-ray-player/">expected September launch</a> but sneaking onto store shelves near you this month. Was it worth the wait and/or the $1,300 price tag? Compared to the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/09/review-samsung-bd-p1000/">Samsung BD-P1000</a> player, reviewers note a slightly better picture quality and load times, plus excellent audio output. It doesn't support next-gen lossless audio codecs like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD out of the box but, those are promised for a future firmware update. Negatives include a clunky remote and lack of BD-Live connectivity that will be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/17/ps3-first-to-support-bd-live-content-downloads/">present in the PlayStation 3</a>. This player appears to do the same 1080p to 1080i to 1080p conversion present in the Samsung, so if 1080p/24 output is a must, it's a pass. Still, with EZ-SYNC HDMI control to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/22/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-priced-accesorized/">matching SA-XR700 receiver</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-1080p-viera-pz600-plasma-hdtvs-coming-in-september/">flat panel HDTV</a>, if you must have the best Blu-ray hardware available -- at least until Sony and Pioneer's offerings hit the street -- the DMP-BD10 is ready to give it to you.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.canadahifi.com/review52.php">Read</a> - Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player - Canada Hifi<br /><a href="http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/showthread.php?t=243666">Read</a> - Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-Ray Player - Home Theater Forum<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/684981/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_65-684981"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/65-684981?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_65-684981" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-aol_weblogs_xml&channel=Engadget_Mobile_07_RSS&output=png&cuid=65-684981&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" /></p>
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The Panasonic DMP-BD10 is the second standalone Blu-ray player to become available, not quite making its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/03/28/panasonic-announce-release-date-for-blu-ray-player/">expected September launch</a> but sneaking onto store shelves near you this month. Was it worth the wait and/or the $1,300 price tag? Compared to the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/09/review-samsung-bd-p1000/">Samsung BD-P1000</a> player, reviewers note a slightly better picture quality and load times, plus excellent audio output. It doesn't support next-gen lossless audio codecs like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD out of the box but, those are promised for a future firmware update. Negatives include a clunky remote and lack of BD-Live connectivity that will be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/17/ps3-first-to-support-bd-live-content-downloads/">present in the PlayStation 3</a>. This player appears to do the same 1080p to 1080i to 1080p conversion present in the Samsung, so if 1080p/24 output is a must, it's a pass. Still, with EZ-SYNC HDMI control to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/22/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-priced-accesorized/">matching SA-XR700 receiver</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-1080p-viera-pz600-plasma-hdtvs-coming-in-september/">flat panel HDTV</a>, if you must have the best Blu-ray hardware available -- at least until Sony and Pioneer's offerings hit the street -- the DMP-BD10 is ready to give it to you.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.canadahifi.com/review52.php">Read</a> - Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player - Canada Hifi<br /><a href="http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/showthread.php?t=243666">Read</a> - Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-Ray Player - Home Theater Forum<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/684981/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&fc=1&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking Blogs</a> | <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br /><br /><p><map name="google_ad_map_65-684981"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/65-684981?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_65-684981" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-aol_weblogs_xml&channel=Engadget_Mobile_07_RSS&output=png&cuid=65-684981&url=http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/14/panasonic-dmp-bd10-blu-ray-player-reviewed/" /></p>
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