Review: Panasonic DMP-BD80 Blu-ray player with 7.1 analog out
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mvckalel
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wolvinator
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View profile »I have the DMP-BD60 and love it so far. When I watched the Stargate BD, I could not believe how good it sounded as it is an older movie. Something he didn't mention in the review is that you can set the player to be on standby(it's off but uses a little more power for faster startup...doesn't have to do a full boot up). The thing is tiny too. It sits on top of my HD DVD (HDA30) player and is smaller in height and about 3 inches shorter from front to back. When I had the Samsung BD-P1400 that thing was burning hot on the bottom. The Panasonic is just mildly warm to the touch after hours of use. I thought the Youtube worked quite well but don't see myself using it a whole lot. I've played scenes from about 15 discs and they all look amazing. After watching two movies from beginning to end I can say they had no glitches and ran very smooth. Next up will be for me to test the BD live features.
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Henning
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View profile »http://www.dvdtown.com/news/review-panasonic-dmp-bd30-profile-11-blu-ray-player/5363
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Rammer47
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View profile »My older Onkyo receiver (TX-SR601) does not have HDMI but does support digital audio inputs via coaxial digital and optical digital and outputs a maximum of 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound.
Will the BD60 allow me as high a quality sound via digital inputs vs. the BD80 analog surround connections?
John J. Puccio
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If you're getting a new Denon receiver, won't it have HDMi connections, and won't you be able to connect both your Panasonic BD30 and your Toshiba player to it via HDMi connections for lossless sound? I have a Panny BD30 upstairs in the bedroom, and it outputs (but does not decode) full lossless 7.1 sound. Presumably, your new Denon receiver will decode the lossless audio signals the players send it through the HDMi cables.
Rammer47,
I believe the new Panasonic players internally decode up to 7.1 channels of lossless sound, but if your older receiver doesn't have HDMi inputs, you will have to transmit the decoded sound to it via analogue cables. Digital or optical connections will only carry lossy audio signals, so you'll only get regular Dolby Digital or DTS through them, not Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio.
John
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StevePro
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Yes, that is my plan. I'll try the BD-30 through the hdmi first letting the receiver do the decoding. If I 'm happy, then that's where it will end, at least for now. Unfortunately I'm going to have to put any purchase off a few months. We had to buy an emergency refrigerator yesterday, so that's the end of that tax refund! (Too bad it doesn't play blu ray!) And I refuse to go back on my Most Holy Pledge Never To Use A Credit Card Ever Again. It's been close to 2 years since I whipped out one of those suckers!
I'm curious: How does the 7.1 audio and video compare between the older BD-30 and the 60 or 80? I know that you were very happy with the 30 when it was new. Is the sound output as decoded through the receiver as good, or are there noticeable differences? Is the video comparable?
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I'm thinking of buying either the BD 30, or BD 35 so hopefully they are on par, or close at least. I don't want to use my PS3 for bluray anymore. I'm hoping to get better audio/video from a standalone.
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