Panasonic DMP-BD35 Expert Reviews

Panasonic has done a great job with the DMP-BD35K, and it's easily a best-in-class Blu-ray player. And it's available at a price that won't break the bank. It does an outstanding job of delivering a true HD experience, even with your existing DVDs. ...

1080p HD Blu-ray player, BD-Live compatibility, Plenty of I/O options, 1080p upconversion of existing content, 7.1 surround sound output

This excellent player also features an HD audio decoder for 7.1-channel...

Panasonic's DMP-BD35 ($299.95 list), the company's third-generation Blu-ray player, serves up sublime video for high-def-hungry HDTVs while consuming significantly less electricity than its predecessors. The BD35 also includes some features that ...

1080p24 DVD upconversion. Energy-efficient. Can automatically update firmware

1080p24 DVD upconversion feature needs to be manually activated. Sluggish menu navigation. BD-Live support requires optional memory card

The energy-efficient Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-ray player delivers an admirable picture but handles discs slowly.

Styling ; picture and sound quality

Could be cheaper

Quite simply, this is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing Blu-ray players on the market. With the BD35, Panasonic is proving that stand-alone players can offer decent performance and other advantages such as lower power consumption, ...

Panasonic brings BD Live at an affordable price

Picture quality, ease of use, BD Live support

Disappointing DVD playback

A feature-packed Blu-ray player that delivers excellent performance and handles like a dream, making it great value for money

You'll probably do a double take when you first see Panasonic's DMP-BD35. It's unfeasibly thin. Sat atop my regular Blu-ray player, Pioneer's hulking great LX-70a, it seems insignificant. How, you might wonder, can this lightweight deliver state-of ...

IF you are looking for a unit to jump onto the Blu-ray bandwagon with, the Panasonic DMP-BD35 should definitely be on your list.

Very good picture quality, stylish, good price, Blu-ray Live

DVD up-scaling produces mixed results, no 7.1 analog audio outputs

If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player and you don't want to spend too much, the Panasonic DMP-BD35 represents excellent value for money.

For that very purpose you'll find an Ethernet port on the rear panel, as well as the obligatory HDMI output (version 1.3 of course). But cost-cutting has led to the omission of any multichannel analogue audio outputs, which leaves the HDMI port as ...

BD Live, best hi-def pictures of all four decks, lots of features, extremely easy to use

No multichannel analogue outputs

Very good picture quality, stylish, good price, Blu-ray Live

DVD up-scaling produces mixed results, no 7.1 analog audio outputs

If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player and you don't want to spend too much, the Panasonic DMP-BD35 represents excellent value for money.

Blu-ray Disc (BD) is hitting the mainstream. Although a select few are still grumbling at the new possibility of watching high quality video in the home - or Â"having to replaceÂ" their DVD collection, depending on your point of view - the fact is ...

Excellent