Designed and built with superb 1080p HD imagery and enhanced 7.1-channel digital audio circuitry, the Panasonic DMP-BD80K Blu-ray Disc Player brings your HD movie theater experience to a whole new level, without breaking the bank. Now you can enter the surreal world of BD-Live (BD Profile 2.0), the epitome of the ultimate interactive movie experience; offering the ability to instantly stream movies and music from the Internet. It raises the bar of excellence with HDMI (ver. 1.3a) x.v.Color/Deep Color processing, Panasonic's exclusive 1080i/1080p P4HD upconversion, high precision 4:4:4 color sampling, and PHL Reference Chroma Processing. Enjoy multi-format Blu-ray video playback at native HD resolutions of 720p, 1080i, and 1080/24p cinema output.
By utilizing Pure Audio components, dynamic range compression, and a 7.1-channel discrete audio output, the DMP-BD80K is capable of reproducing an enveloping audio signal that is unsurpassed. It features UniPhier bitstream audio technology and Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD (HRA/MA) audio decoding for a wider, deeply rich surround sound environment. DTS-HD Master Audio decoding realizes the high-quality, cinematic surround sounds intended by the master soundtrack studio editor.
Moreover, it presents superb functionality that will be hard to match. With VIERA CAST and VIERA Link capability, AVC-HD media playback, Ethernet Port for Networking, USB Port, DivX playback, BonusView with Picture-in-Picture (PIP), and its convenient SD card slot allows easy viewing of hi-def videos and photos on your HD display.
With connectivity to multiple A/V components, playback capabilities to a slew of video and audio formats, your entertainment choices are endless with Panasonic's DMP-BD80K. Also, its super slim chassis and stylish gloss black finish is sure to complement your room's decor.
| Video | |
|---|---|
| System | NTSC |
| Region |
A: Blu-ray 1: DVD-Video |
| HD Upconversion | Yes, 720p/1080i/1080p |
| Progressive Scan | Yes |
| Audio | |
|---|---|
| Dolby Digital | Yes |
| Dolby Digital Plus | Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out |
| Dolby Digital TrueHD | Yes, w/HDMI bitstream out |
| DTS-HD | Yes (Master Audio, High Resolution Audio), w/HDMI bitstream out |
| LPCM | Yes |
| Built-in Decoder | Yes |
| HDCD Decoding | No |
| Audio D/A Converter | 192KHz/24-bit |
| Virtual Surround | Yes |
| Bass Management | No |
| THX Certified | No |
| Disc Playback Formats | |
|---|---|
| Video | Blu-ray Disc, BD-ROM (BD-Live Profile 2.0/Profile 1 ver. 1.1/Final Standard Profile), BD-MV (BD-RE ver. 3), BD-MV (BD-R ver. 2), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-VR |
| Audio | CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, MP3 (CD-R/W only) |
| Pictures | JPEG, JPEG HD |
| DivX Certified | Yes |
| Other Formats | MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), VC-1, AVC-HD |
| BD Profile | Profile 2.0 |
| Convenience | |
|---|---|
| Digital Media Slot | Yes, SD Card Slot |
| Slow Motion Playback | Yes |
| Fast Scan | Yes |
| Frame-by-Frame Playback | Yes |
| Bookmarking | No |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Connectors | |
|---|---|
| Analog |
Composite Video: x1 Out (RCA) HD Component Video: x1 Set Out (RCA) 2-Channel Audio: x1 Set Out (RCA) 7.1-Channel Audio: x1 Set Out (RCA) |
| Digital |
Optical Audio: x1 Out Coaxial Audio: x1 Out (RCA) HDMI (ver. 1.3a): x1 Out USB Host: x1 In |
| Ethernet | Yes, RJ-45 (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) |
| Control | Yes through HDMI |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Tray Type | Single |
| Remote | Yes |
| Power Consumption | 23W |
| Power Requirements | 120VAC, 60Hz |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 16.9 x 1.9 x 9.7" (430 x 48.2 x 246.3mm) |
| Weight | 5.7 lbs (2.6kg) |
| Color | Black |
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DMP BD80K Blu Ray disc player by panason
Great player cannot fault it at all. Although blu ray players are slow on startup, this one seems to startup pretty quickly for a blu ray. Picture and sound great.Easy instructions, connected to ...Read complete review
Great player cannot fault it at all. Although blu ray players are slow on startup, this one seems to startup pretty quickly for a blu ray. Picture and sound great.Easy instructions, connected to broadband in seconds. I would recommend to anyone to buy this particular player. Good Value for money as always with the Panasonic. I know a little expensive than other great names but you get what you pay for as you do with all panasonic products.Purchased through B&H, great price. [...]
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There are two reasons to get a piece of electronic gear: (1) So you can boast to your friends that you have the latest equipment; (2) So you can use it for ...Read complete review
There are two reasons to get a piece of electronic gear: (1) So you can boast to your friends that you have the latest equipment; (2) So you can use it for its advertised function.
If you're interested in (1), by all means get this player. It claims to be able to play a multitude of media, connect to the Internet, etc. You will never use any of these functions, but it's great to be able to say you have them.
On the other hand, if you want to play DVDs, as we did, you will be out of luck. Our player managed to play one disk before breaking. Panasonic customer support, to their credit, responded to an email in a day, and suggested we try a different cable (we already had). Then they told us to take it to an authorized service center. The nearest is a hole-in-the wall 45 min drive, surprising because we live in a large metropolitan area. After repair, the BD80 played one more disk, then died with the same problem (green screen of death). So there is a reliability problem, and lack of repair support.
The other major problem is the complexity of the remote control and the manual. Let's say you want to turn on subtitles. Good luck trying to find out how to do that in the manual (it's there, but you have to read carefully through 40 pages to find it). Then, you have to operate the remote.
The remote is effectively the only way to operate the player. There are buttons on the player itself, but they are hidden and not marked. The remote has dozens of buttons, almost all of them useless. The things you might want to change, such as turning on subtitles, are concealed in menus three levels deep. For example, subtitles are in the "Display" menu. Not exactly intuitive.
There are 4 buttons on a remote that you use all the time: play, pause, fast forward, and fast reverse. To their credit, Panasonic made the first two prominent. Unfortunately, they also made Stop equally prominent, and same size, shape and row as Play and Pause. Fast forward/reverse are little tiny buttons, marked almost identically to Next/Previous chapter, and, worst, holding them down quickly increases the speed. All this means if you want to replay the last 15 seconds, say, you need to turn on the light to see the tiny buttons and have quick reflexes. There is no automatic display of the time, or fixed skip.
Did I mention it takes so long to power up that HDMI times out before the player connects to the monitor (TV)?
This means even if we do ever get the player to work, operating it for simple DVDs will be a pain. But we'll be telling all our friends we can do Viera casts, DiVx, and 8-track tape cassettes on our fancy new machine.
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There are two reasons to get a piece of electronic gear: (1) So you can boast to your friends that you have the latest equipment; (2) So you can use it for its advertised function.
If you're interested in (1), by all means get this player. It claims to be able to play a multitude of media, connect to the Internet, etc. You will never use any of these functions, but it's great to be able to say you have them.
On the other hand, if you want to play DVDs, as we did, you will be out of luck. Our player managed to play one disk before breaking. Panasonic customer support, to their credit, responded to an email in a day, and suggested we try a different cable (we already had). Then they told us to take it to an authorized service center. The nearest is a hole-in-the wall 45 min drive, surprising because we live in a large metropolitan area. After repair, the BD80 played one more disk, then died with the same problem (green screen of death). So there is a reliability problem, and lack of repair support.
The other major problem is the complexity of the remote control and the manual. Let's say you want to turn on subtitles. Good luck trying to find out how to do that in the manual (it's there, but you have to read carefully through 40 pages to find it). Then, you have to operate the remote.
The remote is effectively the only way to operate the player. There are buttons on the player itself, but they are hidden and not marked. The remote has dozens of buttons, almost all of them useless. The things you might want to change, such as turning on subtitles, are concealed in menus three levels deep. For example, subtitles are in the "Display" menu. Not exactly intuitive.
There are 4 buttons on a remote that you use all the time: play, pause, fast forward, and fast reverse. To their credit, Panasonic made the first two prominent. Unfortunately, they also made Stop equally prominent, and same size, shape and row as Play and Pause. Fast forward/reverse are little tiny buttons, marked almost identically to Next/Previous chapter, and, worst, holding them down quickly increases the speed. All this means if you want to replay the last 15 seconds, say, you need to turn on the light to see the tiny buttons and have quick reflexes. There is no automatic display of the time, or fixed skip.
Did I mention it takes so long to power up that HDMI times out before the player connects to the monitor (TV)?
This means even if we do ever get the player to work, operating it for simple DVDs will be a pain. But we'll be telling all our friends we can do Viera casts, DiVx, and 8-track tape cassettes on our fancy new machine.
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I love everything about this player but is looks like it is now discontinued. It has nice feet to aid in cooling and vibration.
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Crisp and clear, you'll need a wifi connection or one long ethernet cable if your modem/router is in another room. Other than seems to be a great player. Disc take a bit to load up, usually 20-30 seconds.
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This is a quality blu-ray player, but we were disappointed that it didn't have the capability to download movies from NetFlix.
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So far we've used the player only for DVDs and blu-ray discs. It gave our regular DVDs a sharper picture, and the blu-ray discs are simply amazing.
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Works very well and has both types of inputs, digital & analog.
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Home entertainment is how I use this. What is great is the up scaling of regular dvds and that includes dvd-r/rw and the ability to play bd-r/rw. I have not complaints just a great product.....
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[...] The DMP-BD80K performs quite well and I got it for a great price.5 stars all around.
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Easy to setup, reasonably quick disc load time, great picture quality from Blu-Ray and DVD.
Network connection facility very useful.
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This blu ray DVD player was rated high on consumer reports which is why I ordered it. As with everything these days though, the services are just as important as the hardware. This player can stream movies from Amazon.com at $2.99 a pop (for most titles) versus a multitude of other players that support unlimited netflix streaming for as low as $8.99 a month ($2 extra for high def streaming and blu ray discs). I felt netflix was a superior deal so I returned this player and bought a netflix compatible model.
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The blue ray player was replacing a less than stellar brand that went ca-put.
The features work well and since we have a Panasonic HD tv it is even better.
The price was best around and I checked every online available site.
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This is an excellent BluRay player. Picture Quality is awesome and connectivity was very easy. I highly recommend this player.
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Pretty quick load time. Great picture
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Love this Blu-ray player, exactly what I would expect from quality Panasonic device. I really enjoy the Amazon on demand feature...
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My wife ordered this for me as a Christmas gift not realizing that Panasonic players do not support streaming Netflix, which is the main reason we wanted a blu-ray player. We read the Consumer Reports ratings and thought this was going to be the best option, but the no-Netflix limitation was a deal-breaker. I have exchanged this one for a Samsung player which DOES stream Netflix and will post a review after it arrives and I have a chance to test it.
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Lots of hook ups for various uses. Good quality Blu-ray player.
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This is the second player I have owned and hands down the best.Fast access time.Very good remote functions.Lot's of extras for internet users.Five star picture quality.[...] (dreok) Richard Cook: Frazeysburg,Ohio
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We've been fans of HD, and were early adopters of the Sony HD system, now replaced by Blu-Ray. The Blu-Ray certainly delivers. We hooked it up to a plasma TV, and the picture quality is terrific.
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I use it for watching BDs.
easy to use and setting.
7.1-ch analog sound out is very very good.
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Youtube, amazing picture, sound...
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