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CES: Panasonic Intros First BD-Live Blu-ray Player

Sun Jan 06, 2008 at 04:37 PM ET
Tags: Panasonic, CES 2008 (all tags)

Panasonic has unveiled plans to release the very first BD-Live Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD50.

The new player will include all of the features of the company's recently-released DMP-BD30K (read our review), plus internal TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and analog outputs allowing for full 7.1 channel surround sound when connected with a 7.1 channel amplifier and speakers.

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The player's BD-Live functionality will enable users to connect the DMP-BD50 to the internet to download such data as images and subtitles, and to join in multi-player interactive games that are linked to bonus movie content contained on Blu-ray discs.

"Panasonic was the first to bring a Blu-ray player with Bonus View (Final Standard Profile 1.1) to market and now with the DMP-BD50 we are again leading the industry with the inclusion of BD-Live," said Gene Kelsey, Panasonic Vice President Entertainment Group. "The beauty of the Blu-ray player is that we can now see movies the way the film maker intended, in glorious HD video and audio. The consumer can now combine the new generation DMP-BD50 with a VIERA flat screen televison to create a true living in high definition experience."

No word yet on pricing or a release date for the player. Stay tuned...

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Related links:
Panasonic Previews Latest Blu-Ray Disc Player [Press Release]
Earlier on High-Def Digest:
Hardware Review: Panasonic DMP-BD30 (Nov 26, 2007)


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