Panasonic revamps DMP BD10 Blu-ray player

Panasonic have introduced an improved version of their DMP BD10 Blu-ray player with the BD10A BD.

The most significant improvement is a new audio decoder which offers the lossless 7.1 audio formats of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD which are both High-res formats.

Panasonic has introduced compatibility on the BD10A BD with its AVCHD disc shot on the companies range of HD camcorders, and there is an upgraded version of VIERA link which enables users to operate multiple connected components with a single remote control.

There is nothing much to differentiate the new model from the old, and it is a little disappointing that the BD10A BD does not have an Ethernet port.

Good news for original BD10 owners is that they will be able to upgrade their existing machines with firmware enhancements to bring playback enhancements in-line with the new model. Already available is a patch to enhance picture quality and stability which must be downloaded and burnt to a cd from Panasonics support website.

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