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re: Is this true?!! - (Panasonic BD55 & 35 being replaced in near future?)
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Originally Posted by Gary Shipley
I don't have the BD55 yet, but was planning on getting one around Feb. 15th. It's gotten great reviews and was the editors pick in Home Theater Magazine for 2008. It just doesn't make any sense to be replacing something that has only available since the end of October.
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The new models are DMP-BD60 and DMP-BD80 ... here's the scoop @ Cnet ... January 8, 2009 11:55 AM PST
Panasonic rolls out two new Blu-ray players
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... the DMP-BD60 and DMP-BD80, are mostly incremental updates to the existing Blu-ray players, with the biggest new feature being Viera Cast support.
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re: Is this true?!! - (Panasonic BD55 & 35 being replaced in near future?)
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Originally Posted by David Willow
Also, even if it is announced at CES, it doesn't mean it will ship any time soon...
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I think the target timeframe for their release is April but we'll see if that happens. I would expect wide availability sometime around the end of Q2 or early Q3.
They definitely look pretty nice but my hope is that they're release pushes the price of the DB35 down lower as it is a really nice machine that I've been wanting to pick up for some time.
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re: Is this true?!! - (Panasonic BD55 & 35 being replaced in near future?)
I believe the BD35 and 55 will be somewhat hard to find going forward. Many places are already out and don't plan on getting any more. Panasonic underestimated the demand on these 2 players and only produced so many in anticipation of the new models.
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