Official Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-Ray player thread - Page 15

Grant H · 02-21-2007, 09:13 PM

The 899.99 price is now showing up on the ValueElectronics site. Unless it just has some spooky way of knowing I'm a HTF member (I didn't go through a link or anything). When I put it in my cart (to check shipping), it did say "HTF-member price."

A lot more units should start selling with 400 bucks off retail. I just wonder if the DMP-BD10a's price will keep falling if and when it debuts in the U.S. It's not a full-fledged new model so it doesn't really warrant being priced more than the original; it would be worth waiting for if the price drops a little more and it has all the audio decoding out of the box.

jgwatt · 02-24-2007, 07:44 PM

Hi,
I am new to this forum as you can see but I am extremely keen on high quality audio & video. As I am from Australia, info is not so easy to get so I have decieded that the panasonic BD 10 is the way to go. To help me how to set this up can somebody please explain how to set the panny up to output LPCM to the analoge outs (6) for the highest possible sound quality as I am going to use the Conrad Johnson MET1 valve 6 channel Pre Amp. How would this compare to say the digital dolby trueHD. Lastly, which Blu ray titles are LPCM. Bitstream, is not the way to go so I understand.
Thanks Mates

Dave_P. · 02-24-2007, 08:12 PM

I use HDMI for my audio so I'm not too familiar with the analogs. All Sony & Disney discs have lossless PCM tracks. Lion's Gate is beginning to put them on their recent discs as well. Fox has their DTS-MA version of lossless PCM, but no players can decode those yet.

Southpaw · 02-24-2007, 08:42 PM

Is the VE price of $900 the best I'm going to find right now?

Grant H · 02-26-2007, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Southpaw

Is the VE price of $900 the best I'm going to find right now?

Looks like it. If you want good laugh, head to Vanns.com, where they have a SALE on it--$20 off! $1279 instead of $1299.

Still playing the waiting game myself. Interesting that it's now cheaper than other models that debuted for less than the Panny. Then again, it's been out a lot longer.

Southpaw · 02-26-2007, 10:08 AM

Ordered. I'm soooo pumped.
Went with Robert's $899 + shipping + extended warranty
I did see Vann's price and I got a chuckle out of that.
I can't wait to get it.

Ben_Williams · 03-05-2007, 01:15 AM

Jason... how are you liking your Panny? Robert is a great person to do business with!

Southpaw · 03-05-2007, 02:54 PM

Ben - I am loving it. I just watched Crank and the PQ blew me away. Uncompressed sound is heaven. Man this thing rocks. After having some issues getting 1.4 loaded, the thing has been spotless.

Ben_Williams · 03-06-2007, 12:02 AM

fantastic! The Panny just doesn't behave like a 1st gen unit, does it? I have been continually impressed with its flawless operation!

Rachael B · 03-06-2007, 02:43 PM

My Panny has had some minor episodes but NOTHING like all the Toshibas I have/had. Last week The Sentinel frooze up my deck. I put it in and I loaded it. Then I changed my mind and decide to view another title. I hit eject and the deck just sat there chugging, unable to comply. This went on for about 3 minutes and then the deck powered down. I turned the power back on and it was then wiling to eject. A few days later I tried The Sentinel again and had no problems. It must of been some kind of fluke...?

I did have another, similar freeze-up incident but I can't recall it clearly. It might be in one of my posts? I've driven my Panny hard and I'm quite content with it's fun per gallon. My Panny ain't purr-fect but close enough for comfort.

GoldenRedux · 03-06-2007, 03:17 PM

I haven't had a single incident with my Panny running any firmware revision (at 1.4 now). If I didn't know that it was first generation, I'd never believe it.