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Panasonic DMP-BD50 review

Can the first dedicated Profile 2.0 player live up to expectations?

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-07-28July 28th 2008

Price at launch £450.00
MPN DMPBD50EGK
Dimensions 430 x 59 x 320
Weight (kg) 3.3
Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24Bit
Dynamic Range 100
Power Consumption (Operational) 27
Power Supply AC 230-240V, 50Hz
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 115
Supported Format (Interlaced) 1080i, 480i (SDTV), 576i
Supported Format (Progressive) 1080p/24, 1080p/50, 1080p/60, 480p, 480p (EDTV), 576p, 720p
Supported Media BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, Blu-ray, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX-Disc, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus R (Dual Layer), DVD Plus RW, JPEG-DVD, MP3-CD
Video D/A Converter 148.5MHz/12bit
720p/1080i Output Yes
1080p Output Yes
1080p/24 Output Yes

Product Summary

DMP-BD50

bdlive

Price at launch

£450.00

For

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BD Live compatibility

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Full DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD support

Against

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BD Live experience less than thrilling

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Average DVD playback

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