Panasonic DMP-BD45

68 reviews

May, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 10 expert reviews and 58 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 70/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is Sep 6, 2010. We have compared these reviews to 35456 reviews from other Blu-ray Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 80/100 = Very good. Last update: May 26, 2013.

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(Based on 68 reviews)

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Expert review by: (bluray-players.net)

Panasonic DMP-BD45

The Panasonic DMP-BD45 is one of four new blu-ray players unveiled by Panasonic recently. The DMP-BD45 is the entry level model and comes equipped with a basic feature list at an attractive price.

Although the Panasonic DMP-BD45 is positioned as a basic entry level player, its video and audio performance is not something to be scoffed at. Although it did not break new grounds in performance, it sure did as an eco-friendly player. Furthermore,...

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Consumer review by: mksw (cnet.com)

NOT RECOMMENDED

Complete waste of money: Bought 2 of these for bedroom. Player #1 died after 1 month- will now only read standard dvds (even after firmware update). Player #2 did the same thing after 2 months. On both players, the blu-ray laser died & we were...

Good picture, Fast load-time, Compact design

Sub-par audio, Blu-ray laser dies after a few months, Bad tech support from Panasonic

Dec, 2010

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Consumer review by: shasha111 (cnet.com)

it has good image quality but has limited outputs

overall good product

easy navigation and setup

limited no.of outputs

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: dane1234 (shopping.com)

Panasonic DMP-BD45 blu-ray player

This is a good, entry-level Blu-ray player. It will also play CDs, DVD-R and DVD-RW discs. Further, it accepts SD cards. The unit is slim, at 2 inches high. Width is 17 inches and depth is slightly over 8 inches. It's also lightweight, at 4.2 pounds....

A nice, entry-level Blu-ray player. Easy on the pocket book. Great picture quality

A few hurdles for firmware upgrades if you are a Mac owner

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review by: Nick's name (tigerdirect.com)

It works.

I bought it as an entry-level Blu-Ray player. The load time is quick, just as it says; the tray closes, and within a few seconds the film is playing. I got it for $87 during the holidays, so I figured it was a pretty good deal on a decent player. It...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review by: N/A (newegg.com)

Great for the price!

The bottom line is: if you don't expect to much then you won't be dissapointed. You cannot expect this player to have all the features of the higher priced models. If you just want a simple player to play blu-rays and dvds then you won't be dissapointed.

This plays Blu-rays as expected

None for the price

Nov, 2010

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Consumer review by: HARM NANO (newegg.com)

That Good !

if you have a 3d HDTV , an update is in oder, just down load from Panasonic and burn to CD-R , pop in player, let it do its thing ,when done, will kick out disc and your done.

plays all the Blu -Ray movies so far, from red box , using Asus VE248H Black 24" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1, a winning combination , happy to say i did not go the PC route , player is cost...

it did not come with a Hdmi cable, not a deal breaker

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: Kenneth T. Kelley (amazon.com)

Initial review of Panasonic DMP-BD45

In most cases it is premature to review any hardware item with such short and limited usage. However, it may be useful to others to know that my initial setup and usage of the DMP-BD45 was flawless. I merely took it out of the box and plug it into a...

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: Jeff A. Spain (amazon.com)

Outstanding Blue-ray player

I never knew what I was missing until I upgraded to this player. All Blu-ray discs load fast and look great. My older non-blu-ray DVDs are upgraded by the software to higher res just by using this system. I was resisting the technology change for a...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review by: Besucher98 (newegg.com)