Compare Prices : Panasonic DMP BD30EG-K - Expert Reviews

Review summary: THE DMP-BD30 entry-level Blu-ray player offers great video quality but lacks high-quality audio decoding.

Pros: Great picture quality, DVD up-scaling to 1080p

Cons: No Ethernet, no built-in high-quality audio decoding

Verdict: Panasonic's DMP-BD30 entry-level Blu-ray player offers fantastic video quality, but isn't able to decode high-resolution audio without a dedicated AV receiver.

Pros: Great picture quality, DVD up-conversion to 1080p

Cons: No Ethernet, no built-in high-quality audio decoding

Verdict: Panasonic's DMP-BD30 entry-level Blu-ray player offers fantastic video quality, but isn't able to decode high-resolution audio without a dedicated AV receiver.

Review summary: This Blu-ray Profile 1.1 player is the most complete HD kit to date with pristine 1080p24 video and high-resolution audio.

Pros: Excellent picture quality on Blu-ray discs ; 1080p24 HDMI output ; 1080p DVD upconversion ; HDMI 1.3b-ready ; outputs Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream ; Profile 1.1-enabled ; SD card slot playback of HD video from AVCHD camcorders

Cons: No built-in high-resolution audio decoding ; no network jack for firmware upgrades or future interactive content

Verdict:  The Panasonic DMP-BD30 offers excellent video quality and is Blu-ray Profile 1.1-compliant, but those who want high-resolution audio will need a new-gen A/V receiver.

Review summary: The DMP-BD30 is slim and sleek, and conceals a nice surprise under a flap on the fascia - an SD card slot that lets you play AVCHD video and JPEG photo files. The unit also supports MP3 and DivX stored on CD and DVD, plus it even plays recordable Blu ...

Pros: Supports picture-in-picture, superb hi-def pictures, lots of features

Cons: No hi-res audio decoding, some audio mixing issues