Comments on: Panasonic Intros DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/panasonic-intros-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Greg http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/panasonic-intros-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player/#comment-55237 Greg Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:06:50 +0000 #comment-55237 This is one great HD player for HDTV's owners.<br /> In response to the person who said "What is Blu Ray"?, Blu Ray is a High Definition Disc format that will progressively replace the DVD, as DVD's do not sport the data capactiy to accomodate for full length High Definition movies.<br /> You should try to go at a Best Buy or Circuit City and ask the clerks to show you a Disney movie in High Def, and you'll be likely blown away by the quality, contrast and sharpness of the picture.<br /> <br /> The sound too is improved, with Uncompressed PCM on many titles now.<br /> <br /> Of course, the first step is having a HDTV set, but this is something most homes will have by the end of 2009.<br /> <br /> In comparison, soon, watching non HD on your HD TV would be like watching Black and White on your color TV in the 70s.<br /> (and yes, on a large screen and with a decent movie, the difference SD - HD is pretty much as big as B&W to Color). This is one great HD player for HDTV's owners.
In response to the person who said “What is Blu Ray”?, Blu Ray is a High Definition Disc format that will progressively replace the DVD, as DVD's do not sport the data capactiy to accomodate for full length High Definition movies.
You should try to go at a Best Buy or Circuit City and ask the clerks to show you a Disney movie in High Def, and you'll be likely blown away by the quality, contrast and sharpness of the picture.

The sound too is improved, with Uncompressed PCM on many titles now.

Of course, the first step is having a HDTV set, but this is something most homes will have by the end of 2009.

In comparison, soon, watching non HD on your HD TV would be like watching Black and White on your color TV in the 70s.
(and yes, on a large screen and with a decent movie, the difference SD – HD is pretty much as big as B&W to Color).

]]> By: What is Blu-Ray? http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/panasonic-intros-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player/#comment-55236 What is Blu-Ray? Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:01:52 +0000 #comment-55236 I am NOT ready for another type of *-disc player. Blue-Ray is just an attempt by the industry to get us to buy the same movies that we already own on DVD, again. The movie industry is unable to create new good movies, so they must sell the same old movies to us again. Blu-Ray has absolutely no real advantage over DVDs for the average (and above-average) person. They would be smart to dump the Blu-Ray players at $10 a piece so that people will pay thousands of dollars to buy Blu-Ray movies that they already own on DVD. maybe I'll buy them all on HD-DVD as well, no? So that I can have four copies of Star Wars (can't forget VHS). I am NOT ready for another type of *-disc player. Blue-Ray is just an attempt by the industry to get us to buy the same movies that we already own on DVD, again. The movie industry is unable to create new good movies, so they must sell the same old movies to us again. Blu-Ray has absolutely no real advantage over DVDs for the average (and above-average) person. They would be smart to dump the Blu-Ray players at $10 a piece so that people will pay thousands of dollars to buy Blu-Ray movies that they already own on DVD. maybe I'll buy them all on HD-DVD as well, no? So that I can have four copies of Star Wars (can't forget VHS).

]]> By: Tantrum http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/panasonic-intros-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player/#comment-55235 Tantrum Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:07:35 +0000 #comment-55235 Sounds like a sweet player, $499 is still pretty steep though. Sounds like a sweet player, $499 is still pretty steep though.

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