Region A / Profile BD-Live(2.0)

Video: Video Resolution:1080p/24p DVD upscaling: 1080p Audio: HDMI output: 7.1 Analog output: 7.1 Media: Blu-ray / DVD / CD	Other: HDMI version: N/A Ethernet: Yes Release Date: February, 2010
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Panasonic has revealed its new Blu-ray Players coming out this year. One of which is the DMP-BD85, currently available to purchase. A good sign for consumers is that Panasonic has made some significant improvements to their players this year. For example the DMP-BD85 has better audio processing and Viera Cast has increased its online services to provide us with more movies and TV shows.

• VIERA Cast: You can enjoy great online content. With VIERA Cast you can get access to Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand to stream movies. You also can access YouTube, Picasa, and many more great online sites from the VIERA Cast screen. With the Wi-Fi system, you do not even require the use of a LAN cable to enjoy web content.
• BD-Live Technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts films, movie trailers, movie-based games, and much more. With Bonus View, you can enjoy “picture-in-picture” capability with selected Blu-ray titles. External memory will be required to take advantage of BD-Live.
• PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus: This is a high quality image processing technology which processes each pixel produced by the Blu-ray Disc video signal in the vertical direction. To keep original colors crisp and clear, it reproducing color data with twice the accuracy of normal systems.
• 0.5 Second Quick Start: Avoid the stress and inconvenience of slow booting Blu-ray Players. With ultra fast booting, the boot time from standby to power-on has been vastly reduced from past blu-ray models. Allowing for fast 0.5 second booting. Enjoy movies without the stress of all that waiting time.
• VIERA Link Eco Function: You get Smart Energy Saving with VIERA Link. The Panasonic DMP-BD85 Blu-ray player excels in features such as the VIERA Link energy saving functions. Blu-ray Disc player will automatically turn on/off depending on the TV status.
• Wi-Fi® Adapter Ready: You can easily connect to your wireless broadband network with a USB Wi-Fi adapter.
• Dimensions: 8.2 x 16.9 x 1.9 inches 4.2 pounds

Besides Viera Cast, the Panasonic DMP-BD85 comes with a great set of features and functions. Some of them include Adaptive High Precision 4:4:4 and HDMI Jitter Purifier. These features help provide the DMP-BD85 to achieve the best possible image and sound quality when playing a Blu-ray disc via the HDMI cable. If you are concerned about energy consumption, the DMP-BD85 has a feature called Viera Link Eco Function. The Blu-ray Player will turn itself on/off depending on the status of your TV set.

Video Quality:

You can connect the DMP-BP85 via the HDMI, Component and Composite video outputs. HDMI will give you the best results for image quality. As mentioned earlier, the DMP-BD85 Blu-ray Player has features that help with the image quality. Another such feature is the PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus. This feature keeps the movie’s original colors crisp and clear. The DMP-BD85 provides all the standard up scaling of DVDs to 1080p. On a Blu-ray Disc it provides images at 1080/24p with no requirement of up conversion on compatible TVs.

Audio Quality:
You can connect the audio for the DMP-BD85 via HDMI, the 7.1-channel Analog Audio out, or the Digital Audio out (1 Optical, 1 Coaxial). The Blu-ray Player can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Panasonic seems committed to trying to provide the best sound possible. Along with it’s HDMI Jitter Purifier you get the Digital Tube Sound Simulator (producing warm fuller sounds), Dialog Enhancer, Audio DAC: 192kHz/24bit, Night Surround Mode, and Dynamic Range Compression. Providing you with many options to choose from to get the optimal sound.
All these video and audio features combine to give you a stunning home movie experience. Visuals are filled vibrant and deep colors. Sounds come across as rich and full. Allowing you to enjoy movies at the highest level. Movies can be watched either by a disc or you can take advantage of the Panasonic’s Viera Cast. With Viera Cast, you can access great online content. It provides online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand (new to Viera Cast this year) to stream movies. You also can access YouTube, Picasa, and many more great online sites from the VIERA Cast screen. The Panasonic DMP-BD85 has an Ethernet Port to connect to the Internet. Or you can connect using a wireless USB adapter included with the player. You simply plug it into one of the two provided USB ports. Plugging it into the USB port in the rear of the Blu-ray player is probably the best option.