Oct 31, 2007 6:26 AM

Panasonic DMP-BD30, The Future of Blu-Ray

Much as Delta City was the Future of Detroit, Panasonic’s DMP-BD30 is the Future of Blu-Ray. The first machine to be compatible with BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1 (i.e. new features no-one will care about, like Picture in Picture and more "interactivity") the $500 box has HDMI, 1080p output and an SDcard slot to play […]

Much as Delta City was the Future of Detroit, Panasonic's DMP-BD30 is the Future of Blu-Ray.

The first machine to be compatible with BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1 (i.e. new features no-one will care about, like Picture in Picture and more "interactivity") the $500 box has HDMI, 1080p output and an SDcard slot to play AVCHD files straight from flash.

Pr ess Release [BusinessWire]
Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 "next-gen" Blu-ray playe r [via Engadget]

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