Newbie Novice Questions

[jeanjo]

listed under Blue-Ray that say they play and record.



About - Panasonic DMP-BD80
The DMP-BD80 is a dvd player & recorder available from Panasonic.
Standard features include:
BD-Live : Ready
Multichannel analog-audio outputs : Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, DTS Digital 5.1, DTS-HD High Resolution audio 7.1, DTS-HD Master audio 7.1
Plays MP3 audio files on CDs : Yes
Screen saver : Yes
The DMP-BD80 typically costs between $200.99 - $443.82

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by jeanjo

listed under Blue-Ray that say they play and record.



About - Panasonic DMP-BD80
The DMP-BD80 is a dvd player & recorder available from Panasonic.
Standard features include:
BD-Live : Ready
Multichannel analog-audio outputs : Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, DTS Digital 5.1, DTS-HD High Resolution audio 7.1, DTS-HD Master audio 7.1
Plays MP3 audio files on CDs : Yes
Screen saver : Yes
The DMP-BD80 typically costs between $200.99 - $443.82

OK, I see what you're saying. It appears the CR got it wrong and there are several errors referring to it as a DVD player. First, it lists this Blu-ray player under the generic DVD players and(/or) recorders section. Then it states "is a dvd player and recorder" which is most likely a copy/paste error.

The player will play recorded media (e.g. disc, memory card, camcorder, etc.) but the product info doesn't mention anything about recording to media. Here are a few links to the Panasonic website:

Specs on the DMP-BD80K:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...702#tabsection

You can download the manual from:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...odel.DMP-BD80K