Panasonic has officially announced its latest Blu-ray Disc player, the
DMP-BD30. This next-generation Blu-ray player will be the first to offer full support for the Final Standard Profile (BD Profile 1.1)
which adds new functions such as Picture-in-Picture and Audio Mixing. The DMP-BD30 also includes features like 1080/24p output, support
for HDMI 1.3B and an SD Card slot for playback of High Definition content recorded in the AVCHD format.
Panasonic, a leader inHigh Definition technology, announced today the
introduction of theDMP-BD30, the next generation High Definition 1080p Blu-ray Disc player.The DMP-BD30 is the first Blu-ray player to be
introduced with FinalStandard Profile, which adds a variety of new and enhanced features to theBlu-ray arena and one that separates the
Panasonic Blu-ray player from therest of the field. Also unique to the DMP-BD30 is the inclusion of an SDMemory Card slot for playback of
High Definition content recorded in theAVCHD format. The SD slot also allows for viewing of digital still imagesrecorded to an SD Memory
Card.
Final Standard Profile is an advanced function added to the Blu-raystandard, which opens the door to new functions such
as Picture-in-Picture(which displays a second image in a sub window) and Audio Mixing (allowsthe consumer to switch the sound between the
main and sub windows).
The DMP-BD30 is expected to ship to retailers in mid-November and will retail for about $499.
Full details can be found on Panasonic's website.
