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Panasonic DMP-BD605K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player with Bonus HDMI Cable

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Panasonic DMP-BD605K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player with Bonus HDMI Cable

(14 customer reviews)

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Blu-ray media offers a wide range of functions that foster the transition to HD including 1080p image quality, lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and versatile picture-in-picture applications. The DMP-BD60 adds the new BD-Live function, which uses the Internet to further enhance your entertainment experience by allowing you to download additional contents and share the information with other BD-Live users. You can also use Viera Cast, an internet functionality that will let you access Amazon.com's huge library of Video On Demand titles. An included SD memory card slot gives you even more flexibility to watch HD videos or slideshows you've recorded on your own. Don't be tied down to one format. VIERA Cast - instant access to online content such as YouTube, Picasa, Weather Channel and Bloomberg Stock quotes (with more content coming soon) AVCHD Video playback via DVD and SD card MPEG2 playback via SD card MP3 music playback (USB, CD, DVD) JPEG photo display (SD card, USB, CD, DVD and BD-RE) VIERA Link - control all of your HDMI-connected AV devices with one remote File type playback includes BD-Live, BD-MV (BD-RE v3), JPEG (HD), BD-MV (BD-R v2), DVD-VR, AVCHD, DVD Video, DivX, CD-DA, MP3, MPEG2 SD memory card slot (plays AVCHD, JPEG) High precision 4 - 4 - 4 Precise pixel generation, PHL Reference Chroma processor 16-level motion detection with pixel-based motion adaptive Diagonal processing 3 - 2 pull-down progressive processing Up-conversion to 1080p playback Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) (mm) (including the projecting part) (Approx.) 16-15/16 x 1-5/16 x 9-13/16; Weight 5.7 lbs Panasonic USA 1-Year Parts and 90-Day Labor Warranty

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Product Details

Product Length:	12.0 inches
Product Width:	6.0 inches
Product Height:	6.0 inches
Product Weight:	9.0 pounds
Package Length:	19.0 inches
Package Width:	14.7 inches
Package Height:	5.0 inches
Package Weight:	8.3 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 14 reviews

Features

Amazon Movie download, Also Viera Cast conecting you with YouTube, Pacasa, Weather
BD-Live
SD Card Slot and USB slot
1080P Upconvert
Film makers version with PHL Chip for accurate color

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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REFURBISHED PRODUCT Mar 09, 2010
Buyer beware is always advisable. Nowhere in the Amazon listing does it tell you that the product sold by Tiger Direct is a "Quality Refurbished" product, but when you track the order through the supplier you learn that it is. While I haven't received the product yet - and it may be just fine - if you're considering the purchase, know what you're getting. This is deceptive and I'm a little surprised it's happening on Amazon.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

Basic, Hi-Quality Blu-ray w/ VG SD Conversion Feb 13, 2010
This is to same as the Model 60 but has a HDMI cable. The model 60 sells for about $37 cheaper, so get the 60 and spend $10 for a HDMI cable and save $27.

The page for the model 60 has over 300 reviews. You need only 1 objective and professional review -- go to CNET and read theirs.

PANASONIC DMP-BD60K Feb 04, 2010
I bought this player back in Sept. 2009. I'm very happy with it. Apparently the Blu-Ray players take more time than regular players to load the discs.
Other than that, it plays great, both Blu-Ray discs and regular DVD's.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

The Cure for my Blu-Ray Blues Feb 02, 2010
If we bought and returned one more Blu-Ray machine, I was ready to return to a world of DVD, but this Panasonic Blu-Ray made me a believer. It played the Blu-Ray that glitched on our last player by another manufacturer, but then it played our nephew's homemade DVD like none of our old Blu-Ray players could do and we were convinced. The Panasonic player mated with our cable remote control on the first try. I went to the Panasonic web site and quickly learned how to check the software version on the Blu-Ray unit and then was able to successfully update from version 1.1 to 2.2 by downloading the software, burning a CD disk, inserting it in the machine, and everything worked as instructed by Panasonic. When it comes to Blu-Ray, Panasonic is the only way for this couch potato!

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Great value for the price Jan 12, 2010
The performance of this thing is amazing for the price point which why I gave it 5 stars. It is not the best player but it costs less than half what the best costs and does everything I need done.

I have been waiting a while to join the Blu-Ray era because I have hundreds of standard definition (SD) DVDs that I still watch a lot and the new player had to be able to play them at least as well as my trusty Panasonic S-97 (which was the best HDMI up converting DVD player for less than $200 five years ago). Virtually all of the reviews less than a year ago for all the Blu-Ray players said the up conversion of SD DVDs was poor except for the new Oppo ($400).

Well, the Panasonic BD-60 and 605 does a better job according to both DVE
(Digital Video Essentials) and the HQV Benchmark DVDs. And so does my semi-calibrated eye ball on SD DVDs some of which are hard to make look good! This thing has significantly better color balance, jitter elimination, etc. than the S-97 so I would have no problem using this player for all DVDs except for a few human interface issues (see the cons below).

One note for setting up for playing SD DVDs, I found that forcing the output to 1080p 24Hz, gave a noticeable "smoother" presentation with a very de minimus reduction in sharpness.

I expected the Blu-Ray performance to be very good and it was. It did not disappoint. As has been commented in other reviews the response time is noticeably longer than a regular DVD player but I can live with for the price.

Unlike as reported in another review, mine does remember where you stopped viewing the current DVD played whether you just stop, turn off the player or even removed the DVD. Obviously it does not remember if you load another disc.

Pros:

Plays SD DVDs much better than expected and plenty good enough even for a 65" TV!

If you know anything about regular DVDs and HDMI, it is easy to physically install.

This player will simultaneously output HDMI, component and composite video with audio (obviously at different resolutions and number of channels). This could come in handy if you send additional signals to other devices such as other TVs or recorders.

Cons:

It is frustrating using the manual to perform the setup. All the information is in there somewhere but reading for comprehension was definitely an iterative process.

So many different buttons for various menus calling up various functions embedded all over the place - some that can be performed while playing but many halt playback while in the menu. In most cases you have to manually command "play" to resume playback even after the last menu is closed.

The direct access (without using menus) to SD DVD titles and chapters is very basic (as in brutally crude). You type in the number for a title when play back is halted and you are in the home screen and for chapters, you type in the number during play but nowhere do you even know what chapter or title numbers exist except by trial and error.

No Position Memory

No Quick Replay

The load and response times are slower than standard DVD players but I knew that going in and expected it and so far the lag time is not annoying but it is noticeable.