Panasonic DMP-BD10 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Picture quality

Cons: Dull looks; far too expensive; so-so DVD upscaling; rubbish remote

Verdict: £1,100 is far too expensive for this at the moment, but look beyond the price and dreary styling and you've got the best Blu-ray player on the market. True, it's only the second -- but the picture quality with certain discs is stunning

Review summary: The Panasonic DMP-BD10 is the second standalone Blu-ray player to become available, not quite making its expected September launch but sneaking onto store shelves near you this month. Was it worth the wait and/or the $1,300 price tag? Compared to the Sams

Review summary: Forward-looking cinephiles with deep pockets and the patience to wait for more Blu-ray content will no doubt revel in the high quality sound and images served up by Panasonic's DMP-BD10 Blu-ray player.

Review summary: Please note for the purposes of this review the DMP-BD10 Blu-ray player has been paired with the new Panasonic PT-AE1000E projector

Pros: Excellent picture and sound quality from Blu-ray discs, magnificently detailed front projection images

Cons: Jerky camera pans from Blu-ray player due to the lack of a 24p output mode, even though the projector supports this

Verdict: I had earlier had some doubts about whether the quality improvements deliverable by Blu-ray would be enough for the market. Now there can be no doubt. With this being the lowest cost full high definition front projector on the Australian market, Blu-ray i

Review summary: Blu-ray has arrived in the UK, if not with a vengeance, then at least a reasonably enthusiastic proclamation. Panasonic's DMP-BD10 joins Samsung's BDP-1000 at the forefront of the new format's invasion, and there's a sense that all the posturing and preva

Pros: 1080p picture quality, CD playback, DVD upscaling

Cons: Occasional crashes, No Dolby TrueHD or DTS master Audio

Verdict: Although BD is a fundamentally different technology to DVD, in use it's much the same, including the provision of a Setup button to configure the player for your display and audio system. It's all fairly straightforward