SD Memory Card Slot enables big-screen slide shows of your digital photos and playback of your home videos recorded on a high-def camcorder that uses the AVCHD format
Viera Cast services accessed through your broadband connection include Amazon VOD movies, YouTube videos, and Picasa slide shows. Weather and stock information is also available using the Web interface built into the TV.
Viera Link lets you control all of your compatible Panasonic components with a single remote.
Display
Screen Size (Diagonal)
46"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Pixel Resolution
1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio
40,000:1 Native
Refresh Rate
600Hz
Video
Video System
NTSC
HDTV Compatibility
Yes
TV Scan Lines
Up to 1080p
TV Tuner
ATSC/QAM/NSTC
Speaker
Sound
SRS TruSurround XT
Input/Output Connectors
Inputs
HDMI x 3 S-Video x 1 Component x 2 Composite x 2 PC x 1 Stereo Mini-Jack x 1 Stereo RCA Jacks: x 2 LAN x 1
Outputs
Headphone x 1 Analog Audio x 1 Optical Digital Audio x 1
Control Port
LAN
Convenience
Picture in Picture (PIP)
No
Digital Media Slot
SD
Menu Language
English/French/Spanish
Remote Control
Yes
Wall Mountable
Yes (TY-WK4P1RW)
Power
Power Requirements
120VAC 60Hz
Energy Star Compliant
Yes
General
Dimensions (WxDxH)
With Stand: 44.6 x 15.8 x 30.2" (1132 x 401 x 767mm) Without Stand: 44.6 x 4.2 x 28.5" (1132 x 106 x 722mm)
Weight
With Stand: 68.4 lbs (31kg) Without Stand: 64 lbs (29kg)
This exquisite player enables full interactive access to down-loadable video content, ringtones, and games. In addition, BD-Live 2.0 offers the ability to easily access (during live playback) additional Blu-ray content such as special subtitles, director's commentary, and movie trailers.
HDMI (ver. 1.3a) x.v.Color/Deep Color Processing
This unit features an HDMI (ver. 1.3a) output with x.v.Color/Deep Color processing, capable of reproducing exceptionally rich, vibrant colors, with smooth, detailed gradation and color banding. HDMI technology enables the player to carry the HD audio and video information through a single cable and achieving the highest quality picture and clearest sound available. In addition, HDMI supports PCM multi-channel audio and Bitstream audio formats.
1080i/1080p P4HD Upconversion
Panasonic's P4HD technology performs IP conversion at the pixel level for the finest details by utilizing a pixel-management-task. This advanced video processing samples over 15 billion pixels per second to create a detailed picture with life-like textures, and 16-level motion detection ensures on-screen movement stays blur-free.
Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD
If you have a 7.1-channel home theater receiver - you're in luck - this player is capable of decoding Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD audio. Dolby Digital Plus uses less compression than regular Dolby Digital to reproduce fuller and more dynamic sound effects with up to eight discrete channels of surround sound.
UniPhier Technology
This unique Blu-ray player is engineered with UniPhier Advanced Processing technology, capable of decoding Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio signals with high precision accuracy, then outputting the signal in bitstream form (via HDMI output) with no degradation.
Blu-ray Disc Features
A Blu-ray disc offers superb picture quality beyond anything available. With full capability 1080p HD resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40Mbps, encoding 5-10X the capacity of regular DVDs. It also features theater-quality uncompressed audio (supporting 8 channels of Liner PCM), up to 32 streams of audio, interactive capability, seamless menus, integrated games, hi-def bonus and educational features.
Full 1080/24p Cinema Output
Since most Hollywood Blockbuster movies are acquisitioned at 24fps, and Blu-ray disc movies are mastered at the same rate, this player offers a 1080/24p video output that offers a true film-like experience in the privacy of your own home.
Multi-Format Versatility
It offers a full-range of playback capabilities for enjoying movies, music and images. It's compatible with 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, AVC-HD (H.264), CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, and JPEG (HD) formats.
VIERA CAST
With VIERA CAST you can access a selection of Internet services such as YouTube, Picasa Web Album, etc., from the Home screen. It requires a broadband Internet connection.
VIERA Link Control
Connect the player to your VIERA flat-panel HDTV via an HDMI cable and the TV channel setting information is automatically downloaded to the unit.
AVC-HD Media Compatibility
Enjoy the ability to play back your HD camcorder MPEG-4 AVC-HD files in full HD resolution. AVC-HD discs encoded with x.v.Color (xvYCC) technology, an
international standard for wide color space. It expands the current data range of video by about 1.8 times, resulting in more natural and vivid colors similar to what the human eye can actually see.
Top-Notch Video Processing
It utilizes a 148MHz/12-bit video D/A converter that provides high quality 4x over-sampling for 1080i/720p output. Noise-shaping video processing, shifts the noise component to an unused area to further enhance the signal-to-noise ratio. By incorporating these technologies, it realizes super-fine, high-definition images with over 4400 billion colors.
HD Component Video Output
It achieves greater color accuracy and high resolution playback capability when connected via the HD component output to your HD projector, plasma and/or LCD/CRT televisions. It's capable of processing 1080i HD signals through the component video output.
Progressive Scan with 3:2 Pull-Down
This is a progressive scan DVD player, capable of scanning an entire video frame at once; scan-lines commonly associated with interlaced video are drastically reduced. The result is a spectacularly clear image with no motion artifacts (stair-stepping), and details so sharp they seem as if they're etched onto the screen.
Expanding Technology
BD incorporates stringent licensing control, powerful encryption and other content protection. The Blu-ray disc technology offers the ability to copy its data-content to your compatible components. Also, it offers the flexibility to make managed copies across a home network to enjoy music and movies on your PC.
BonusView with Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
This interactive player offers the ability to easily access (during live playback) additional Blu-ray content. Some BD-Video incorporates the PIP function in pre-selected scenes; BonusView enables you to display the secondary video source over the primary video.
Ethernet Port for Networking
The built-in Ethernet port enable this player to be updated with future Firmware upgrades, applications and services (VIERA CAST), as well as for connecting to BD-Live.
Built-In SD Slot and USB Port
It's equipped with an SD Memory Card slot and USB port, which makes it easy to view photos from your digital camera. Just slip the SD card into the slot or use the cable to connect the camera to the USB port, and you're ready to enjoy a spectacular big-screen slide show with family and friends.
DivX Home Theater Certified
DivX is video compression software, which enables high quality video to be compressed into very small files then downloaded onto CD-R or CD-RW and played back with very little loss of quality.
Home Theater Friendly
Use the optical digital audio output to connect the player to your home theater receiver and enjoy your favorite DVDs in surround sound.
Parental Control
For parents who want full control of media content played back through player, the player's menu features a parental control and rating system adjustment (1-8).
Elegant Black Finish
With its slim design and elegant black finish, this player matches even the most sophisticated office or home decor.
Full-Function Remote Control
It includes a full-function remote control able to execute every command from any angle up to ±30°.