DMP-BD30

BONUSVIEW (Final Standard Profile) - an advanced function added to BD-ROM Profile 1 Ver. 1.1 - creates a range of exciting new entertainment possibilities. It opens the door to new functions such as Picture-in-Picture (which displays a second image in a sub-window) and Audio Mixing (which lets you switch the sound between the main and sub windows). A function that will allow new kinds of bonus movie content is also a possibility.

Combining a PHL Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P⁴HD imaging technology, Panasonic's original digital consumer electronics integration platform, UniPhier® reproduces crisp, natural colours that are extremely faithful to the original movie. The beautiful images are complemented by an exceptionally pure, accurate sound achieved through Audio Re-master and other leading-edge sound technologies. UniPhier® reflects the advanced encoding and authoring technologies developed by Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory (PHL) in collaboration with film industry professionals. With UniPhier® at its heart, the DMP-BD30 provide a level of image and sound quality that meets Hollywood's stringent demands - so you experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced.

The PHL Reference Chroma Processor up-samples (4:2:0 to 4:2:2) the colour information in decoded video signals. Using unique Panasonic technology, this innovative circuit faithfully reproduces the fine details and nuances of Blu-ray video streams that have been recorded with high quality image compression system. It generates images with all the clarity and depth that BD-Video movies have to offer.

P⁴HD processes more than 15 billion pixels per second and applies the optimal processing to every pixel. So that it can render progressive images superbly, expresses motion smoothly, and draws crisp diagonal lines.

The DMP-BD30 are Deep Colour ready, which means they can reproduce images with 12-bit, 4,096-step gradation. You enjoy exceptionally rich, natural-looking colours, with smooth, detailed gradation and minimal colour banding.

The DMP-BD30 provide 1080/24p output. It reproduces movie images from a Blu-ray Disc in their original form, with no need for conversion. You see movies in the same format used in movie theaters.

The SD Memory Card slot on the DMP-BD30 makes it easy to link your camcorder or digital still camera by simply inserting an SD Memory Card with the data that you have recorded. The DMP-BD30 also supports VIERA Link™, which lets you operate interconnected Panasonic AV equipment with the single remote control of your Panasonic flat-panel TV.