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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THE PROS: The Panasonic DMP-BD-85K has great audio and video quality. Easy to setup and has Viera cast which allows you to access Netflix, Amazon-On-Demand, YouTube, Picasa and other online sites. It is Wi-Fi ‘Ready’ (Includes USB Wi-Fi Adapter), so no LAN cable is required. It has a “Digital Tube Sound Simulator mode” which provides realistic sounds you would get with a tube amplifier. Internal audio decoding for DTS, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and Dolby Digital Plus. It also has 7.1ch analog outputs.
THE CONS: No DLNA feature and some of its competitors like Samsung BD-C6500 have Built-in Wi-Fi. DMP-BD85K is only Wi-Fi ‘Ready’, meaning a Wireless LAN Adapter is needed. However, you do not need to purchase one because a USB Wireless Adapter is included with the DMP-BD85K. But it would be nice if it was built-in the blu-ray player.
THE FINAL WORD: If you are looking for a Blu-ray Player with excellent Video and Audio quality at a reasonable price, the DMP-BD85 might be the player for you. With the addition of Netfix and Pandora to Viera Cast, it is an improvement on Panasonic’s 2009 models. It has DVD up scaling, Wi-Fi ‘Ready’, 0.5 Second Quick Start mode, HDMI Jitter Purifier and much more. The Panasonic DMP-BD85K provides you a stack full of great features. — Price you should look for when purchasing — Under $250.00
- VIERA Cast: You can enjoy great online content on TV. 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.
- Adaptive High Precision 4:4:4: Get more Vibrant, Smooth and Truthful Color Reproduction with this feature. The DMP-BD85 can reproduce color signals in horizontal directions and with higher resolution. This is not only done with Full-HD movies in 1080p, but also concert and documentary films that are in 1080i can be reproduced with greater quality and details.
- 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.
- HDMI Jitter Purifier: Get the absolute purest music experience, with Sound Faithful to the Original. An HDMI Jitter Purifier has been added to Panasonic’s DMP-BD85 Blu-ray Disc Player, in order to greatly reduce the jitter error you get in the HDMI transfer. This allows for the maximum Blu-ray sound to be achieved for any AV receiver or TV.
- 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.
- 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 reproduces color data with twice the accuracy of normal systems.
- Wi-Fi® Adapter Ready: You can easily connect to your wireless broadband network with a USB Wi-Fi adapter.
- 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.
- Dimensions: 12.3/16” (H) x 16 15/16” (W) x 9 13/16” (D) 5.7 lbs
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