Just get this player. It is a open box item, but also the last I can find in the bestbuy store near my place. CC is out of stock.
I tested with BD disc rent from Netflix, it is so surprise to see so many mosaic in the picture. did I do something wrong with the display setting or because it has problem with the player?
Please help, thanks.
Joe
well, just got back from BB. Unfortunately, can only get the last one and it is still "open box". and I could not find in any retail store here at all! Amazing! I asked the technician to test it for me, seems like everything is fine. Will give a final shot before I go ahead to order from amazon.com (seems overpriced?). will try with the dark knight tonight, if still not working, will give up and buy from amazon.
BTW, I saw there is a service order inside the box says symptom was "can't play one tittle, prompt for firmware update but once connect LAN, refuse firmware update etc.. But the technician told me they did not find any problem at all.. Trust them one more time :)
That was quite a journey for my 1st BD player though.
Thanks again.
Quote:before I go ahead to order from amazon.com (seems overpriced?)
Note the Panasonic is the latest generation of their BD drives.
Some comments from Home Theater Magazine:
In Use
I used both of these players (Panasonics) throughout several weeks during the course of this review. Panasonic continues to be my go-to recommendation for a great standalone package.
The DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 did a spectacular job in our video tests. These are the first Panasonic players that pass all of our video processing tests for deinterlacing. The UniPhier also did a great job with our resolution tests. It passed information to the very limits of what?s available from the Blu-ray format in pristine fashion. You would truly be hard-pressed to find better video performance with Blu-rayand DVD playback at any price.
Panasonic has included the ability to play back standard DVDs at 1080p/24, which is a rarity for Blu-ray players. For all the people with 1080p/24-capable displays.
Wrapping Up
Overall, these new Panasonics represent my top picks for standalone players on the market today. They get top marks in the feature set and video performance categories. They also offer a great package at a very reasonable price point.
I just love this DMP-BD35!! still working on setting everything up, but the trial playing already enveloped me and my wife.
1. another question is: when I go to set up, it say on the screen: latestt firmware available. should I go ahead to update? Because I heard people updated their PS3 firmware, they won't be able to see any ripped BD-5 or BD-9 any more? what's your suggestion?
2. also, I am trying to copy some AVCHD format movie to my 32GB SDHC and play, based on your experience, what kind of format it will support?
Quote:1. another question is: when I go to set up, it say on the screen: latestt firmware available. should I go ahead to update? Because I heard people updated their PS3 firmware, they won't be able to see any ripped BD-5 or BD-9 any more? what's your suggestion?
I'd update the FW. Both friends who own one did. I doubt that Panasonic is into the crap that Sony is known for.
MysticE, thanks for your post. I have another question.
today I burned my first HDDVD-9 disc but was failed.
what I did was:
1. 3 m2ts source files for a movie downloaded from web.
2. TSmuxer add three files and creating blue-ray disc.
3. use nero8 to burn UDF2.5 DVD-9 disc.
4. after burning, I tried on panasonic BD35. it can reganize the DVD9, read and read, nothing showed up, finally stop show on the screen. press play, still no play.
Do you have any idea?
BTW, after muxing, it created two file folders, one is BDMV folder, one if called certificate, I only burned the BDMV folder the disc since certificate folder is empty. is this the reason?
thanks,
Joe
