According to the provisions of the BDA Alliance, it is actually more practical to say that this is the requirement of film publishers. Domestic licensed Blu-ray drives must be locked in Zone C. Before the Olympic Games, DMP-BD30 was announced to be listed in China together with new PZ800 series plasma products, and so far it has only been used for evaluation. It is really because of the helplessness of the lock zone that powerful consumers can afford high-priced genuine foreign discs but can't watch them on their own machines, which is definitely unacceptable. However, domestic distributors such as Taiwanese students have only recently reached the speed of film production, and other media are not uncommon. BD30 is still a good choice as an entry machine. (entry machine? Because it has reached BD80 abroad)
Panasonic DMP BD-30 Blu-ray player is the first Blu-ray player conforming to FSP (Final Standard Profile), which can realize picture-in-picture function, has HDMI 1.3 output interface, and supports source code output and decoding of Dolby Ture HD and DTS HD. From the perspective of enjoying Blu-ray discs, BD 1. 1 version of BD30 is enough, but it is not enough to support BDlive at present. Of course, the author always thinks that BDlive is useless to China people.
BD30 still has considerable strength in image processing. It combines Panasonic's unique P4HD technology, which has been applied to Panasonic's DMP-BD/KOOC-0/0/KOOC-0/0A DVD player and has been widely welcomed. In addition, the PHL equivalent standard chroma processor used in DMP-BD30 can reproduce clearer color boundaries and show more subtle pictures and differences of movies. Combined with the playback function of 1080/24p, it brings the same frame rate for Blu-ray disc movies as that of cinema 24-fps. DMP-BD30 player is also compatible with HDMI V. 1.3 and Deep Color, which can provide super smooth tones of 4096 colors. These functions greatly improve its image processing performance.
These high-quality image and sound technologies are integrated in UniPhier chip, which is the first system LSI developed by Panasonic by applying 45 nm technology to consumer products. This single-chip integration scheme also greatly reduces the size and power consumption of DMP-BD30.
In order to facilitate networking, DMP-BD30 is equipped with SD memory card slot. So that you can easily connect a high-definition video recorder or a digital camera. As long as the SD memory card is inserted into the slot of DMP-BD30, you can browse AVCHD video images and JPEG photos with the resolution of 1920 x 1080 on the big screen Panasonic VIERA TV.
The design of Panasonic BD30 is very traditional, which is different from Sony's slimming route. BD30 still maintains a wide body size. Starting from BD 10, the panel of the disc player was designed as the baffle of the tray and keys to avoid misoperation, but BD30 also improved several uncomfortable designs of BD 10. The panel of BD 10 is integrated and must be fully opened. In order to make the tray pop up, and there is no open button on the remote control, if you want to play the CD, you must open the panel and press the open button. After a long time, the front panels will not stick together and become a dusty display. The front panel of BD30 is divided into two parts. The left tray baffle can be pushed out by the tray without manual opening. If you don't use the SD card, you basically don't need to open the right panel. The power key and the open key are arranged on the top of the fuselage, which is very convenient to operate.
The fuselage interface is the favorite part of the old power amplifier users. The regular 5. 1 channel analog output terminal can play new lossless audio tracks through the built-in decoder, while the HDMI interface has the ability to output the source code of lossless audio tracks, and both the old and new power amplifiers can obtain the best sound reproduction effect. The shape and button layout of the random remote controller are very similar to those of Panasonic's Vierra TV, especially the sexy shape on the back is more attractive, and the function buttons are wide and comfortable, but unfortunately there is no backlight.
The system menu of BD30 provides quite comprehensive setting options, and the Chinese menu interface is obviously more acceptable to ordinary people than parallel imports. CD settings usually include default subtitles, track language selection and child safety level settings, and most installation settings do not need to be changed. The important features are naturally related to the HDMI connection settings and track selection settings when realizing picture-in-picture.
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The setting of HDMI connection is related to the realization of many new functions of Blu-ray. Resolution and 24P function naturally depend on whether TV supports them, and the choice of RGB output range may be more vernacular in translation. I think it is better to choose standard TV equipment, and it is more appropriate to choose enhanced display or projector.
HDMI connection
HDMI output range
In terms of sound setting, dynamic range compression and sampling rate down-conversion are usually unchanged, unless the decoding equipment is too old to support specifications such as 192Khz and 24bit, but whether various encodings adopt bit stream source code output can be set separately, in the preset mode? Sound quality? In terms of priority, all codes are output in the form of source code, which needs a new generation of power amplifier to decode. Whether the picture-in-picture audio track is turned on depends on whether the audience needs it. If turned on, the second track will drown the main track when watching the picture in picture.
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When it comes to testing disk drives, the author pays attention to the function configuration first, and then the speed. The function configuration has been introduced before. In addition to BDlive, BD30 is fully functional and much faster than the first generation of disk drives. Most movies can appear in a minute, and movies without BDJAVA menu are faster. There is no suspense in the realization of picture in picture.
As for the image quality, it is actually a difficult part to evaluate, and no substantive evaluation will be obtained through photos. Referring to the top-class fever-level Blu-ray player, it is more about the optimization of incremental transformation, such as the difference in image quality caused by DAC bandwidth when simulating color difference. For an entry-level machine, it can also achieve a certain beautification effect through many optimization parameters, but the author still adheres to the principle of original taste appreciation, so the advantages of high-end models are not so obvious.
So much for the introduction of BD30. In fact, Blu-ray audio-visual equipment is still in its infancy. The high price and narrow range of choices are a big problem for both discs and equipment. Rational investment, the pursuit of high cost performance, and the simultaneous improvement of equipment and its own tasting ability are the right way. As a unique Blu-ray drive, BD30 has been widely recognized by enthusiasts, which is beyond doubt. (End of full text)