The Panasonic DMP-BD30 review thread - Firmware 2.7 available

[dmwiley]

LeOneFan, you have gone and done it now. Be prepared to take the wrath of the thread. In my short time in the forum, I have already learned that criticism or questionig of anything Blu-ray is anathema. Get ready for the name calling.

[Josh]

Originally Posted by dmwiley

LeOneFan, you have gone and done it now. Be prepared to take the wrath of the thread. In my short time in the forum, I have already learned that criticism or questionig of anything Blu-ray is anathema. Get ready for the name calling.

I thought you were leaving? I guess you're just hear to cause trouble. Why don't you take 7 days to figure out where you stand on this issue and come back if you're here to learn about Blu-ray.

[Jodi]

Originally Posted by Deane Johnson

Has anyone seen a BD30 in any Best Buy store yet?

I haven't seen one in BB yet, but our BB store in central upstate New York says they have over 300 of the BD30's in their warehouse.

Jodi

[arrowem]

Originally Posted by arrowem

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!

Unboxed it this afternoon, plugged it in, took the hdmi out of the Sammy 1200 and plugged it into the BD30 and......sound only. This is going through an Onkyo 875. I took it down stairs to my bar and plugged it directly into my 50 inch Vizio and worked perfectly.

What gives.

Jason

I figured it out, for some reason my Onkyo has to be set at 1080i (max for my set) to allow the signal to go through. Before I had the Onkyo set to pass through untouched and set the BD30 to 1080i- it did not like that. Now I set the BD30 to output 1080p and have the Onkyo turn it to 1080i- works nice.

The only problem now is that I am going to have to buy EVERY disk that has DTS-MA because it SOUNDS SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

Jason

[Aquos]

Originally Posted by Beez

Pic is great but I cannot choose 24f playback on this player. I know my Sharp Aquos can display 24f but when selecting 24f on the player I am unable to choose.

Can anyone help with this?

I agree with Slapper. I don't know of any current Sharp Aquos model that can accept 1080p24 input. Some models can properly de-interlace and inverse telecine a 1080i60 signal back to 1080p24.

[bootman]

Originally Posted by arrowem

I figured it out, for some reason my Onkyo has to be set at 1080i (max for my set) to allow the signal to go through. Before I had the Onkyo set to pass through untouched and set the BD30 to 1080i- it did not like that. Now I set the BD30 to output 1080p and have the Onkyo turn it to 1080i- works nice.

The only problem now is that I am going to have to buy EVERY disk that has DTS-MA because it SOUNDS SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

Jason

Cool you worked it out.
Looks like you will become Fox's favorite fan.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Slapper

I don't know of any Sharp sets that are capable of 1080p/24. It may have a 1080p/24 input but that means nothing as far as what it actually displays. The only 120hz sets that do 1080p/24 correctly are the Sony XBR4 and XBR5. If the Sharp Aquos is capable of displaying 1080p/24 correctly that would be news to me.

The Sony SXRD A3000 does it correctly too.

[Slapper]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

The Sony SXRD A3000 does it correctly too.

These do also:
Sony KDS-Z70XBR5 (1080P/24 correctly refreshed at 120HZ when Motion Enhancer is turned off)
Sony KDS-Z60XBR5 (1080P/24 correctly refreshed at 120HZ when Motion Enhancer is turned off)

Here is a list that is current as of early November for HDTVs that support true 1080p/24:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=1080p%2F24

I was referring strictly to LCD HDTVs in my previous post, like the Aquos line. Only the Sony XBR4 and XBR5 LCD HDTVs have been confirmed to handle 1080p/24 correctly. Hopefully, 1080p/24 becomes a "standard" across all types of HDTVs sooner rather than later.

[MATTYBLU2]

Originally Posted by Slapper

These do also:
Sony KDS-Z70XBR5 (1080P/24 correctly refreshed at 120HZ when Motion Enhancer is turned off)
Sony KDS-Z60XBR5 (1080P/24 correctly refreshed at 120HZ when Motion Enhancer is turned off)

Here is a list that is current as of early November for HDTVs that support true 1080p/24:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ght=1080p%2F24

I was referring strictly to LCD HDTVs in my previous post, like the Aquos line. Only the Sony XBR4 and XBR5 LCD HDTVs have been confirmed to handle 1080p/24 correctly. Hopefully, 1080p/24 becomes a "standard" across all types of HDTVs sooner rather than later.

so if i were to buy one of these tv's, i am suppose to turn off the motion enhancer in order for the tv to run correctly at 1080p/24??

anyone have comments on the sony sxrd A3000 models and how well they display BD movies? are they better than say a panny plasma?

[Slapper]

Originally Posted by MATTYBLU2

so if i were to buy one of these tv's, i am suppose to turn off the motion enhancer in order for the tv to run correctly at 1080p/24??

Yes sir.

anyone have comments on the sony sxrd A3000 models and how well they display BD movies? are they better than say a panny plasma?

Can't answer this one. I haven't spent much time looking at plasma. Sorry.

[MATTYBLU2]

Originally Posted by Slapper

Yes sir.


Can't answer this one. I haven't spent much time looking at plasma. Sorry.

which tv do you own?

[aqupunk]

Originally Posted by MATTYBLU2

so if i were to buy one of these tv's, i am suppose to turn off the motion enhancer in order for the tv to run correctly at 1080p/24??

anyone have comments on the sony sxrd A3000 models and how well they display BD movies? are they better than say a panny plasma?

I have the kds60a3000 and yes you have to turn off the motion enhancer on 1080/24. I noticed when it is on there is more judder and it is just interfering with what the 1080/24 is trying to do.

[dbp89109]

Originally Posted by dbp89109
I bought a 10% coupon off eBay for $1.40. It worked, $450.01, plus tax!

Originally Posted by Ace

That is absolutely hilarious!! +1 to you pal.

I like my bargains!
Besides, with the $50 I saved with the coupon, I picked up Ratatouille & Cars BD at Wally World to put my new player through its paces.

Originally Posted by gvortex7

You overpaid for your coupon.

Here is one for $1.25: http://cgi.ebay.com/Circuit-City-10-...QQcmdZViewItem

Dang it!
Oh well, I found a dime on the sidewalk, so just a nickel from being back to even.

I'm very impressed with the Panasonic BD-30. Very nice looking unit, very easy setup, fairly fast disc loading. Excellent PQ; I would say a little better than the PS3, but I don't want to start a war so I won't say it. And my display is only 1080i (57" Sony rear projection CRT), so that may have something to do with it. And the audio alone was worth the upgrade from a PS3. I have the Onkyo 605 receiver, so setting the BD-30 to bitstream output I'm finally able to hear the DTS MA on the Fox titles in full resolution, and it's a very nice improvement.

Two thumbs up for the Panasonic BD-30.

[AlaskaDon]

I went to Best Buy last night looking for one of these, but no luck. The guy working in Magnolia said that they have 3 units in transit and took my name so he could call me when they show up. Hopefully it will work out

Has anybody noticed a difference between this player and the PS3 in terms of upscaling dvd's? Since I saw the posts that PQ was better, I'm hoping that this is improved also. I don't think that the PS3 does as good of a job with upcaling as it could. My old sony upconverting 5-disc seems like it's better, but I only have that connected to my plasma. The PS3 is connected to a pj so I can't say for sure.

[C6 Z06]

OK, just picked one up today. I got it at a great price $374.99 (don't ask it's a crazy story).

I hooked it up to my Panasonic TH-58PZ700U (1080P plasma) and I never thought that POTC would look any better untill today. The pic with this unit is better than my Sony BDP-S300, Panasonic DMP-BD10A and my PS3. The upconverting of SD DVD's is also better with this unit.

BD just seems to get better everyday. Go Blu!!

One more thing I should add here. I put in POTC 2 and timed it to read and play.................................38 seconds. Great job Panasonic!

[Manco]

Originally Posted by C6 Z06

OK, just picked one up today. I got it at a great price $374.99 (don't ask it's a crazy story).

How did you get it so cheap??

[C6 Z06]

Originally Posted by Manco

How did you get it so cheap??

ha ha friends in the right places. Lets just say that that price is just a little above what a local B&M store pays for it. I also got 3 Panasonic DMP-BD10A's the other day for $150 each. I could not pass it up. It's who you know not what you know!

[antoony]

I just came back from Circuit City with the new Panasonic BD30K. I got it for $459 ($40 coupon if you spend $199 or more). I can't wait to hook this up to my new tv, which is on the way from amazon (samsung 5084).

[SoloJedi]

C6 Z06...
How's that 58" panasonic plasma working out for you? I've been looking at Sony A3000 60" as my new tv but I noticed this panny plasma and htought it looks beautiful...especially buddied up with the BD30.
what if any would be the pros or cons of thi tv
thanks

[C6 Z06]

Originally Posted by SoloJedi

C6 Z06...
How's that 58" panasonic plasma working out for you? I've been looking at Sony A3000 60" as my new tv but I noticed this panny plasma and htought it looks beautiful...especially buddied up with the BD30.
what if any would be the pros or cons of thi tv
thanks

Solo, either way you go you can't go wrong. I'm a great Sony fan also and the only reason I went with the Panasonic was due to the fact that Sony does not make plasma. Once I bought my first Panny and started to research their product, I was very surprised to learn how high the Panasonics rated. I then went out and bought all the Pannys you see in my sig.

Shop around though, because I only paid $3300 for my 58" panny when the going price was $5000. I'm very pleased with the mix between the panny plasma and the panny BD30 player. When I hooked up the 30 today I was very happy to see an improvement over the DMP-BD10A.

I plan on trying to replace the 58" next year with another plasma in the 70" range. I never thought I would stop buying Sony TV's. Enjoy whatever you get.