Panasonic's new blu-ray player lineup

MikeC78
MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
edited January 2009 in Electronics
Here they are: DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80 & DMP-BD70V:

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Panasonic_s_New_Blu-ray_Line_Includes_VHS_Combo_Deck_and_Portable_Player.shtml
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2009
    I think Panasonic has gotten the act together. They have made stellar performers thus far. Excellent load times, great playback, etc. If BD live had more to offer I would go for the new 80 and move the BD30 to the bedroom. We'll see how the prices are though.
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  • nebborjk
    nebborjk Posts: 425
    edited January 2009
    A VHS and Blu ray Combo:eek::eek:
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited January 2009
    nebborjk wrote: »
    A VHS and Blu ray Combo:eek::eek:

    I was thinking the same thing... Wonder how many of these they'd actually sell?

    Seriously... anyone who is interested in BR, why would they want to look at a VHS??:confused:
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited January 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    Seriously... anyone who is interested in BR, why would they want to look at a VHS??:confused:

    But it upscales VHS to 1080p! :cool:
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,325
    edited January 2009
    Why??? Why do we need new players from Panasonic already? Nothing has changed enough to warrant a change. The 55 is a fantastic all around player and I see no reason for another one.

    I don't get it.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited January 2009
    mutelight wrote: »
    But it upscales VHS to 1080p! :cool:

    :D Ohh yeah.. ok.:rolleyes:
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited January 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    Why??? Why do we need new players from Panasonic already? Nothing has changed enough to warrant a change. The 55 is a fantastic all around player and I see no reason for another one.

    I don't get it.

    55 is last years models, right? Usually every year a new line-up comes out from about every manufacturer.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    I was thinking the same thing... Wonder how many of these they'd actually sell?

    Seriously... anyone who is interested in BR, why would they want to look at a VHS??:confused:


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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited January 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    Seriously... anyone who is interested in BR, why would they want to look at a VHS??:confused:

    Because kids movies rent free at Family Video. While I do not own many VHS tapes anymore, we do rent a fair number of them.......
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited January 2009
    McLoki wrote: »
    Because kids movies rent free at Family Video. While I do not own many VHS tapes anymore, we do rent a fair number of them.......

    Ohh... I didn't know it was marketed towards the crowd who gets free rentals at Family Video?:p

    On a serious note, I didn't even know you could rent a VHS anymore?:o
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    Why??? Why do we need new players from Panasonic already? Nothing has changed enough to warrant a change. The 55 is a fantastic all around player and I see no reason for another one.

    I don't get it.

    +1

    I don't get it either. I think the Panasonice BD55 is only about 3 or 4 month's old itself. They are just releasing new models because they can.. and to confuse consumers and to think they have more players than any other company.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,325
    edited January 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    55 is last years models, right? Usually every year a new line-up comes out from about every manufacturer.
    I have switched gears alittle on my reality. I'm around gear now that stays around for awhile. I'm into that. I'm actually getting worn on NEW!!!. If that makes any sense.
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited January 2009
    mantis wrote: »
    I have switched gears alittle on my reality. I'm around gear now that stays around for awhile. I'm into that. I'm actually getting worn on NEW!!!. If that makes any sense.

    I fully understand, I'm actually the same way! I'm just going to stick to my good old PS3 for awhile... If the new Oppo does everything perfect, I might be interested in that later on down the road.

    I'm really sick of the all the Pre's that are out lately... I can't find anything that I want that didn't have some kind of "bug" that I didn't like. So, I grabbed a Pioneer Elite SC-07 and use that as my pre and I couldn't be any happier at this point. This new AVR is leaps and bounds better than my old Elite 74TXVi. Sounds kinda dumb that I bought this with the ICE amps and not even using them, but it decodes all the latest audio formats and has zero HDMi bugs. The MCACC is wonderful also!!
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,502
    edited January 2009
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    Seriously . . . anyone who is interested in BR, why would they want to look at a VHS??:confused:

    I'm just reclaiming some storage space and found about 400 hours of VHS tapes, mostly of our now teen kids. We used VHS until burning DVD's became easy a few years ago. I've thinned the VHS units in the house to just 1 or 2 and they are getting to the end of their useful lives. This is a reason I would buy one. Panasonic is making some great products these days. We have both their 50 and 58" 1080p plasma screens and the picture quality is excellent.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    I bet that combo VHS/BD player will probably sell pretty well actually. I know plenty of people who still have hundreds of VHS tapes that they still watch on a regular basis. Myself included. I won't buy one personally...but I already have a nice VCR, so I wouldn't really need it. Upscaling of VHS to 1080p is a cool feature though.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2009
    The only thing I use my VCR for any more is the clock.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited January 2009
    It going to be a funny day when it "Eats a Tape" ;)

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