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Panasonic DMP-BD50 review

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

Our Score

Last reviewed: July 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
Built-In Hard Drive No
Car Adaptor No
Clock No
Display Dimmer No
Dynamic Range 100
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) No
FM Radio No
Gold Terminals No
HD Ready No
MP3 Compatible No
Parental Lock No
PC Compatible No
Picture Zoom No
Power Consumption (Operational) 27
Power Supply AC 230-240V, 50Hz
Progressive Scan Output No
Radio Tuner No
Remote Control No
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
Teletext No
Tuner No
USB Connection No
Video D/A Converter 148.5MHz/12bit
VideoPlus No
Wired No
Video Upscaling No
720p/1080i Output Yes
1080p Output Yes
1080p/24 Output Yes

Product Summary

DMP-BD50

bdlive

Price at launch

£450.00

Key specs


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 |
720p/1080i Output: Yes |
1080p Output: Yes |
1080p/24 Output: Yes |

Full spec

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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