Small(?) differences
I have not yet seen any evidence that the Sony does indeed internally decode DTS-HD-MA 7.1. From users I read that it decodes the DTS-HD (HR) core 5.1 only in that case. Of course it bitstreams the 7.1 DTS-HD-MA (undecoded), or it does 7.1 PCM and 7.1 Dolby TrueHD tracks, or it decodes the 7.1 'DTS-HD' track (meaning the core/HR-part only), but it does not decode the full 7.1 MA over HDMI! Same with Sony's website-change and the quotes from the manual (they only indicate 'DTS-HD', meaning the DTS-HD-HR and not DTS-HD-MA).
Therefore, I would currently choose the Panasonic. A second reason for me is the nice SD-card feature on the front, to show your pictures from your camera (and camcorder in my case). The third reason being that I think the Panasonic will probably be modded sooner by BlurayMods.com (since they only have the BD30 and BD50, currently) to make it region free.
Just my 0.02
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