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Panasonic DMP-BD10

Panasonic DMP-BD10 (Front)
Panasonic DMP-BD10 (Front)
Panasonic DMP-BD10
Panasonic DMP-BD10
Panasonic DMP-BD10
75.0 Good
Last updated
March 27, 2007
Hands On Reviewed by
Lincoln Spector
Pros
  • Great documentation
  • Superior response times
Cons
  • Impractical front-flap design
  • Skin tones often had a reddish cast
Full Specifications
Price when rated - Pricing: Very Expensive $1300 (as of 2/20/2007)
Overall design - Fair On-screen menus - Good
Ease of Use - Poor
Responsiveness - Good
Remote control - Fair
Other features - Poor
Documentation - Very Good
Performance Color quality - Very Good: 82
Detail - Very Good: 85
Brightness and contrast - Very Good: 80
DVD-Video image quality - Very Good: 80
Overall performance - Very Good: 82
Specifications - Fair Maximum component-video-output resolution - 1080i
24p output support - No
HDMI output - Yes
HDMI version - 1.1
Maximum HDMI-output resolution - 1080p
Ethernet connection (for Internet connectivity) - No
Ethernet connection (for streaming content across home network) - No
DLNA compliance - No
USB 2.0 ports - No
USB port function - Not applicable
Component-video Output - Yes
S-Video output - Yes
Composite -video output - Yes
Two-channel analog audio output - Yes
Coaxial digital output - Yes
Optical digital output - Yes
Maximum audio output over HDMI - 5.1-channel PCM
Best audio output over S/PDIF - 5.1-channel Dolby Digital Plus
Bitstream output to audio/video receiver - Yes
Other audio features - 7.1 channel analog audio output; two sets of 2-channel analog audio outputs; future firmware update will add Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD-Master Audio support (by converting those multichannel formats to output as multichannel PCM)
DVD-Video upconversion - 1080p
Plays audio CDs - Yes
Supported DVD disc formats - DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Plays MP3 DVDs - No
Plays MP3 CDs - Yes
Support for two simultaneous video streams (for on-demand picture-in-picture) - No
Supported multimedia formats - DVD-Audio, JPEG, MP3, AVCHD
Storage - Not applicable
Firmware updates delivered via? - Disc mailing, Web download
Disc bookmarks - No
Media slots - None
Other features - EZ-Sync HDAVI Control for controlling other Panasonic components (TV, home theater in a box)
Warranty - One year parts/one year labor
Weekday support hours - 12
Saturday support hours - 9
Sunday support hours - 9
Toll-free support number - Yes

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