- Final Standard Profile Blu-ray Player (BD-ROM Profile1 version 1.1)
- 1080p output: 24p/60p via HDMI v1.3 with Deep Color
- Up-conversion of standard DVDs to 1080p Playback
- Dolby True HD Decoder, DTS/DTS-HD High Resolution/Master Audio Decoder
- Pixel Precision Progressive Progressing for HD
Blu-ray means incredible full-HD images, breathtaking sound and 5x the data capacity of DVDs. Now Blu-ray means something else too: an entirely new movie-viewing experience, made possible by Final Standard Profile, which adds features never seen before, like four Picture-in-Picture modes including Enhanced Commentary (from directors and actors), Backstage Pass, Peek Behind the Animation and Audio Mixing. Combining a PHL Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing) imaging technology, UniPhier(R) — the Precise Digital Video processor — reproduces crisp, natural colors that are extremely faithful to the original movie. It does this by up-sampling the color information in decoded video signals, while the super high-speed P4HD up-converts content recorded in 480i/p, 720p or 1080i format to 1080p by correctly generating each pixel according to information drawn from up to 60 surrounding pixels. The image motion of each pixel is then categorized into one of 16 levels, from stationary to super fast. Image quality is further enhanced by Diagonal Processing, which creates smooth, sharp diagonal lines, and 3:2 Pull-Down, which optimizes the processing accordingly for film or video making the images look natural and lifelike. In addition, the DMP-BD30′s HDMI output is Deep Color compatible, with 4,096 steps of gradation for even smoother, finer-quality images that meet Hollywood’s stringent demands, so you can experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced. With Precise Digital Audio, Blu-ray’s beautiful images are complemented by exceptionally pure, accurate sound thanks to Dolby(R) TrueHD and DTS-HD(TM). UniPhier(R)’s advanced processing capability decodes these audio signals with high precision and outputs them in bitstream form with no degradation. It also brings re-mastering to Blu-ray for the first time, which compensates for data lost during the compression process creating a fuller, richer sound.Blu-ray means incredible full-HD images, breathtaking sound and 5x the data capacity of DVDs. Now Blu-ray means something else too: an entirely new movie-viewing experience, made possible by Final Standard Profile, which adds features never seen before, like four Picture-in-Picture modes including Enhanced Commentary (from directors and actors), Backstage Pass, Peek Behind the Animation and Audio Mixing.
Images So Real, You Feel Like You’re in the Picture
Combining a PHL Reference Chroma Processor with advanced P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing) imaging technology, UniPhier — the Precise Digital Video processor — reproduces crisp, natural colors that are extremely faithful to the original movie. It does this by up-sampling the color information in decoded video signals, while the super high-speed P4HD up-converts content recorded in 480i/p, 720p or 1080i format to 1080p by correctly generating each pixel according to information drawn from up to 60 surrounding pixels. The image motion of each pixel is then categorized into one of 16 levels, from stationary to super fast. Image quality is further enhanced by Diagonal Processing, which creates smooth, sharp diagonal lines, and 3:2 Pull-Down, which optimizes the processing accordingly for film or video making the images look natural and lifelike. In addition, the DMP-BD30′s HDMI output is Deep Color compatible, with 4,096 steps of gradation for even smoother, finer-quality images that meet Hollywood’s stringent demands, so you can experience movies just the way they were meant to be experienced.
Incredible Sound Completes the Hi-Def Experience
With Precise Digital Audio, Blu-ray’s beautiful images are complemented by exceptionally pure, accurate sound thanks to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. UniPhier’s advanced processing capability decodes these audio signals with high precision and outputs them in bitstream form with no degradation. It also brings re-mastering to Blu-ray for the first time, which compensates for data lost during the compression process creating a fuller, richer sound.
HD Networking with SD Card
The convenient SD card slot on the DMP-BD30 allows easy viewing of hi-def videos and photos on your HDTV. Videos shot with a Panasonic HD camcorder are output in their original 1920×1080 resolution, while still images taken with a Panasonic Lumix digital camera are up-converted and output in 1920×1080 resolution1.
One-Touch Control from Your TV’s Remote
With EZ Sync HDAVI Control, you can control your Blu-ray Disc player — and all your home theater components — with your TV’s remote2. Simply press the EZ Sync button and select “BD Player” on the menu screen; the BD player’s menu will be displayed and you can begin playback.
Buy “Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player” For Only $379.95

March 5, 2010
#1
This very same model has a MSRP of $499 but for a limited time you can buy it here at Amazon for only $749.
March 5, 2010
#2
Why is Amazon selling this unit for $749 when it averages $450-$499 elsewhere? Im disappointed that Amazon participates in what is basically price scalping because the demand just happens to be great.
March 5, 2010
#3
Overall Panasonic makes great electronics but they’ve cut this player in half with features. It lacks many things that other HD players selling for 3 times less price have including ethernet/online accessibility, internal audio decoding (you will need an external audio/video receiver in order to take full advantage of the quality) and a few beefs here and there worth less mention.
The problem I’ve stumbled up is that no Blu-Ray standalone player will play all features of upcoming discs. I’m not sure why I needed to pay the premium at all when I’m getting an incomplete product.
For example, a Toshiba HD-A35 or A30 HD players sell here on Amazon for $[...] and have absolutely every imaginable feature with stellar sound and video quality.
After research, I found out what the problem with Blu-Ray is:
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Fortunately Amazon is great and I managed to return this Panasonic player as I will be waiting for a Profile 2.0 player that has all features. In the meantime I’ll be enjoying HD on Toshiba players.
March 5, 2010
#4
I have both types and I like this one better. It fills the screen on my 50″ Pany more often than the Tosh. Stunning quality.
March 5, 2010
#5
Kind of ridiculous that they raised the price by $300 once Toshiba decided to throw in the towel on the HD-DVD format. I guess it’s true what they say about monopolies (although I know that this doesn’t fit the technical definition). But it’s disturbing, now that the format wars are won, retailers are extorting the public, by raising the price from about about $450 to over $700. I was about to buy one of these, but now it looks like I’ll have to wait awhile.