Panasonic BD10 experiences and photos - Blu-ray Forum

Petri Teittinen · 09-23-2006, 04:19 PM

I got a pre-production BD10 in for testing some days ago. Unfortunately this happened during a crunch week, so I didn't have as much time to play with it as I would've liked. The player came with what the Panny rep called "beta firmware ", but I call it pre-beta since the player crashes like every two minutes. Very unstable indeed.

This pre-production sample actually has a Panasonic BD-burner in it. Don't expect to find a burner in the final product. Update: added 4 shots of the remote control to the hardware gallery.

Shots of the player's set-up menus:
http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/BD10menus/

Shots of the OSD during playback:
http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/BD10OSD/

Handheld shots from BD movies:
http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Blu-ray+screenshots/

I can't compare PQ to the Samsung player, as I haven't seen Samsung in action. It wouldn't be fair to comment on the PQ of a pre-production player anyways. Build quality feels quite flimsy and plastic-y, definitely not what I'd expect from a EUR1500 player. Popping the top and looking in my first thought was "That's it?! Looks like a $50 DVD player!"

There's no option to change SW crossover frequency in the audio menus. There's no on-screen display to show codec or bitrates.

Connecting the player to a Crystalio II scaler resulted in 1080p option greying out. Direct hook-up to a Sony Ruby enabled 1080p output at 1080p60 only.

The unit has a region coding for 2 (DVD) and B (Blu-ray). It plays both PAL and NTSC DVDs, however, but only R2 discs or ones without any region coding. So far every single US BD title (region A) I've tried has played in the Panny, so it looks like the discs do not have region coding on them.

JTK · 09-23-2006, 05:24 PM

Your thread on AVS blew me away.

Thanks so much for taking the time to take all those pictures and put all of this together.

And welcome to the forum!

Petri Teittinen · 09-23-2006, 06:33 PM

Thanks, my pleasure.

Josh · 09-23-2006, 06:37 PM

Awesome work getting all this info together. The Panny is my first choice for a player, and may trump my PS3 purchase.

JTK · 09-23-2006, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petri Teittinen

Thanks, my pleasure.

I'm sure it is.

Rob Tomlin · 09-23-2006, 09:27 PM

Good info!

Do we have any official word on how/if this unit will decode the audio formats such as DTS HD?

Dave · 09-24-2006, 06:02 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Excelent thread you ve done!

09-23-2006, 04:19 PM	#1
Petri Teittinen Active Member Member since:Sep 2006	Panasonic BD10 experiences and photos I got a pre-production BD10 in for testing some days ago. Unfortunately this happened during a crunch week, so I didn't have as much time to play with it as I would've liked. The player came with what the Panny rep called "beta firmware ", but I call it pre-beta since the player crashes like every two minutes. Very unstable indeed. This pre-production sample actually has a Panasonic BD-burner in it. Don't expect to find a burner in the final product. Update: added 4 shots of the remote control to the hardware gallery. Shots of the player's set-up menus: http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/BD10menus/ Shots of the OSD during playback: http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/BD10OSD/ Handheld shots from BD movies: http://saitti.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Blu-ray+screenshots/ I can't compare PQ to the Samsung player, as I haven't seen Samsung in action. It wouldn't be fair to comment on the PQ of a pre-production player anyways. Build quality feels quite flimsy and plastic-y, definitely not what I'd expect from a EUR1500 player. Popping the top and looking in my first thought was "That's it?! Looks like a $50 DVD player!" There's no option to change SW crossover frequency in the audio menus. There's no on-screen display to show codec or bitrates. Connecting the player to a Crystalio II scaler resulted in 1080p option greying out. Direct hook-up to a Sony Ruby enabled 1080p output at 1080p60 only. The unit has a region coding for 2 (DVD) and B (Blu-ray). It plays both PAL and NTSC DVDs, however, but only R2 discs or ones without any region coding. So far every single US BD title (region A) I've tried has played in the Panny, so it looks like the discs do not have region coding on them. Last edited by Petri Teittinen; 09-25-2006 at 09:29 AM. Reason: edits requested by Panasonic

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09-23-2006, 05:24 PM	#2
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Your thread on AVS blew me away. Thanks so much for taking the time to take all those pictures and put all of this together. And welcome to the forum!

09-23-2006, 06:33 PM	#3
Petri Teittinen Active Member Member since:Sep 2006	Thanks, my pleasure.

09-23-2006, 06:37 PM	#4
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	Awesome work getting all this info together. The Panny is my first choice for a player, and may trump my PS3 purchase.

09-23-2006, 09:27 PM	#6
Rob Tomlin Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2006	Good info! Do we have any official word on how/if this unit will decode the audio formats such as DTS HD?

09-24-2006, 06:02 AM	#7
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	Welcome to the forum! Excelent thread you ve done!

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