Comparison between Panasonic Bluray players BD-55 / BD-60 / BD-80

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Dear All,

Can anyone has an idea which of the above Bluray players are the best !!! (I know the BD-55 was awarded by What hifi in 2008),

but how about the other latest models - are they worth the extra money ??

Thanks for all the help.

 

[Anonymous]

No - that's my personal opinion. I have done thes tests myself.

 

[d4v3pum4]

I think the new players are evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

 

[Andrew Everard]

ValianTX:No - that's my personal opinion. I have done thes tests myself.

 

[Anonymous]

I know - I'm no expert like you. Just my own eyes and ears.

 

[Anonymous]

ValianTX:No - that's my personal opinion. I have done thes tests myself.

What is your opinion ???

 

[Anonymous]

Panasonic DMP-BD35 vs Panasonic DMP-BD80

Well, just got myself a BD-80 this morning. Been testing it all day against the BD-35 and my conclusions are as follows:

(Budget 2nd generation vs Top-End (from Panasonic, that is!) 3rd generation)

1. Picture Quality - ZERO difference (IMHO)

2. Sound Quality - MARGINAL difference (IMHO)

I'm really not into this Viera Cast thingy with YouTube and stuff. My priorities are picture and sound quality.

So, in a nutshell:

A) If you currently have the BD35, don't bother upgrading to the BD60 (IMHO)

B) If you currently have the BD55, don't bother upgrading to the BD80 (IMHO)

I
feel Panasonic is taking us for a ride with these 'new' models. Unless
you are really into these 'feel good' add-ons, picture and sound
quality, which in my opinion should be of primary consideration,
remains the same (IMHO)

 

[Tom Moreno]

It would appear that these latest releases from Panasonic aren't necessarily aiming to get us current owners to replace our recently bought players. The quick step up from the bd35/55 to the bd60/80 appears to be more of a response to the Netflix-enabled competition in the US. Panasonic is fighting a good hard fight for top spot in the budget BD player stakes and waiting a year to introduce a internet streaming enabled player in the US could have seriously hindered that fight. I would be very surprised if the internals of the BD35 and BD60 are very different.

 

[Alec]

Andrew Everard:

ValianTX:No - that's my personal opinion. I have done thes tests myself.

Oh Andrew, Andrew, Andrew.

Its a perfectly valid opinion from someone who has doen something themself and hasnt just offered WHFs advice as so many do.

I know no one can do that right now, but when you do publish your verdict, opinion is all it will be, albeit a weird kind of aggregated opinion, after your reviewers have poured over many details mere mortals may not notice. You pretty much admited this in a post a few weeks ago where you said that, yes, sometimes differences are very small.

(tho i cant tell a lie. ValianTX's opinion appeals to me as i thoought long and hard about what to do and plumped for the BD35, so id be very happy if the much pricier bd80 turned out to offer no real improvement).

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew - I don't think you have anything to be confused about.

ValianTX did those tests himself using his own equipment and provided his own opinion on these tests - he did qualify every statement with IMHO. It is merely that, his own opinion.

It has no reflection on the tests carried out by WHFSAV, and should remain as that.

IMHO.