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Panasonic launches $600 DMP-BD10A Blu-ray player, bundles five films
Not too long after Pioneer went and introduced its second generation Blu-ray player, along comes Panasonic to follow suit, but unlike the BDP-LX70, we've got a pricetag as well as a few tempting reasons to pick this one up over the competition. The DMP-BD10A packs an audio upgrade that brings 7.1, Dolby True HD, and DTS-HD on board, and it incorporates Panasonic's EZ-Sync system for "one-touch operation" of your home theater. The overall design doesn't deviate too far from that seen in the first iteration, but you will find 1080p upconversion via HDMI, a 14-bit DA converter with 4x oversampling, support for BD-J, and compatibility between select HD camcorders via the AVCHD (H.264) codec. Notably, Panasonic is giving users two reasons to seriously considering its new offering, as the fairly reasonable $599.95 pricetag looks even better when you consider the five BD films (Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Transporter, Fantastic Four, and Crash) you'll be getting right in the box.[Via Impress]
Panasonic revises Blu-ray player: DMP-BD10A
This week at CeBIT Panasonic introduced the DMP-BD10A, which is a revision to the DMP-BD10. Among other things the A revision brings with it advanced CODEC support including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. We are excited about the support, but wonder if the revision is nothing more than the firmware update that was promised at launch. We certainly hope so at that price and with only a few additions over the non-A version it would be a rip to those who bought the first one otherwise. While Panasonic hasn't updated their firmware for the DMP-BD10 yet, we will keep you posted.
