Panasonic DMP-B500 WiFi Enabled 10.1-Inch Screen Portable Blu-Ray Disc Player Review

If you need someone a fifty-inch screen for watching movies are, this machine is not for you. If you want someone with a Blu-Ray collection and travels in a way to see it move forward. The DMP-B500 has a 10.1 inch screen that runs on a 1024×600 resolution screen. The DMP-B500 does not have a native 1080p screen. However, it is an excellent display for its size. The colors are vibrant and accurate, but if you're like me, you have to turn the color saturation.The default settings run a bit more red then they should, but it is easy to solve. There is no ghost on the screen, there are still artifacts or dark "walls." While the screen is on, there is no blinding in a dark room, while still visible and exposed to sunlight.
The speakers will not drown out a room, but are easy to hear with surprising depth and quality. Keep "rewound to be constantly hear what someone said. DMP-B500 has onlya headphone jack, but when you use a car share or on a level you have to buy a headphone splitter. The DMP-B500 will begin immediately, even though most of the Blu-Ray discs from five to fifteen seconds to go to the main menu for the cinema. native firmware will run all the films on the market at the moment, but there are two firmware updates since I bought my B500 DMP. Avatars and Alice in Wonderland, playing is perfect as the rest of my collection. The fifty oddBlu-Ray I have, I did not have problems playing the DMP-B500 is.
On a fully charged battery, you get three hours of the DMP-B500, with headphones connected, and the screen brightness is rejected, we can for four hours.
The DMP-B500 can be connected to any HDTV with an HDMI cable. While connected to the TV, send the DMP-B500 full 1080/24P image quality and sound.
The DMP-B500-X may Div. AVI files play. ButThese files can not be placed on an SD card. Div-X files to burn to a disc or play off a standard USB thumb drive. Are not yet persuaded to read my DMP-B500 of Div-X files on an external hard drive. The DMP-B500 can play MPEG2 files from the SD card. Fair Warning, the activation functions of DMP B500-Div-X must burn the activation of a CD or DVD. Activation of the file to play via USB flash drive or SD card.
. JPG files are supported, although support when"Doubt." Images taken by the camera. JPG will appear on your DMP-B500, but the machine 'species' pictures for you. A photo of her niece's birthday party will find its way out of the rest of the party and especially in those photos for your holiday. Like you, I do not see how the DMP-B500 sort photos as they are not sorted alphabetically by name, nor the date of registration.
Play MP3 burned hard drive, SD card and USB. I have no problem with one of my MP3, which hadbought from i-Tunes and Amazon have worked well.
Internet video is a nice feature. You can watch Youtube, Amazon and Netflix movies on demand via the integrated wireless adapter or built-in Ethernet jack. So far I have tried all have played, but YouTube videos do not play in full screen mode. Instead, they get about half of the screen on the right side of the display. Picasso photo albums, Internet radio, Pandora, Fox Sports, and a network weather, additional InternetFunctions with more added all the time. The firmware is updated either through CD or the built-in Ethernet connection. Firmware update takes about ten minutes.
The one true negative DMP-B500 I can offer, are the designs and price. The screen does not clam-shell so it can not be thrown in a backpack, because the screen is still suspended. You need to move a special case leading to the B500-DMP. It is also necessary to raise the screen to change CDs. Nor willCaps, but both are trouble. There are also considering the price. The DMP-B500 is not a machine, eight hundred dollars is worth it. Amazon Price Watch days, waiting for a good deal. Six hundred dollars for a machine skills DMP-B500 is a very good price, but eight hundred.
Pros: display, sound, portability, multiple functions, battery life, Disk Read Time.
By: no SD Card supports DivX files, the screen always exposed, the price does not include travelCharger.
This machine is a worthwhile purchase if you watch Blu-ray to be moved on. The DMP-B500 is many times higher than the American version of the B100-DMP in every way but price.
Panasonic DMP-B500 WiFi Enabled 10.1-Inch Screen Portable Blu-Ray Disc Player Feature
- 10.1″ WSVGA LCD Screen
- VIERA Cast
- Movie “Photo Frame” Function
- SD Image Viewer
- Watch your favorite hi-definition movies virtually anywhere with the DMP-B500 Portable Blu-ray Disc™ Player.
Panasonic DMP-B500 WiFi Enabled 10.1-Inch Screen Portable Blu-Ray Disc Player Overview
Watch your favorite hi-definition movies virtually anywhere with the DMP-B500 Portable Blu-ray Disc™ Player. 10.1″ WSVGA LCD Screen With the Large Screen, Enjoy Various Content Virtually Anywhere The 10.1 inch wide SVGA screen lets you view movies with much higher image quality than standard definition portable DVD players. With the DMP-B500, you can enjoy Blu-ray Disc™ movies or AVCHD movies and JPEG photos in an SD memory card almost anywhere. VIERA Cast™ Enjoy Online Content with WiFi System VIERA Cast is powered up with Netflix* and Amazon Video on Demand which allows you to stream movies. You can also access YouTube, Picasa, and other Internet sites from the special VIERA Cast screen. In addition, with the wireless LAN adaptor plugged into the USB terminal, VIERA Cast and other online content can be enjoyed wirelessly by accessing the wireless LAN router**. *Netflix unlimited membership required. **This function is not compatible with public Wireless LAN. Movie “Photo Frame” Function Enjoy Precious Memory with Enhanced Slideshow The DMP-B500 works as a photo frame which can playback JPEG photos taken with a digital camera and AVCHD movies taken with a camcorder. You can enjoy the original slideshow with a combination of photos and movies. It is also possible to view a slide show along with a calendar and clock display. SD Image Viewer You Can Immediately Enjoy your Movies and Photos Using an SD Memory Card SD Image Viewer allows you to play your photos and movies taken with digital camers and camcorders by just sliding in an SD memory card into the SD memory card slot on the product. You can enjoy the content easily during your trip with elimination of cables to connect to digital cameras and camcorders.
Panasonic DMP-B500 WiFi Enabled 10.1-Inch Screen Portable Blu-Ray Disc Player Specifications
Enjoy your high-definition video library on the go with the Panasonic DMP-B500 portable Blu-ray Disc player, which features a 10.1-inch screen, Wi-Fi connectivity with VIERA Cast functionality for accessing Internet video content, and Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot that can play back JPEG photo slideshows as well as high-def AVCHD video. The DMP-B500 has a photo stand-like design that makes it easy to watch videos on your own as well as show off photos and video to others.
The Wi-Fi enabled Panasonic DMP-B500 portable BD player. |
Photo slideshows with calendar screen. |
Other features include a USB port, HDMI audio/video output, Dolby Digital and DTS HD audio decoding, compatibility with a wide variety of disc and file formats, and up to 3.5 hours of battery life.
Despite its small, easily portable design, the DMP-B500 offers much of the same state-of-the-art technology found in Panasonic’s stand alone Blu-ray Disc players, including the PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus technology–a proprietary image-processing technology that precisely processes each pixel of the Blu-ray Disc video signal in the vertical direction. It reproduces color data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems, resulting in faithful and sharp colors.
VIERA Cast Online Content
Panasonic’s VIERA Cast service allows you to stream movies, TV shows and music from a variety of sources without the need of either an external box or a PC. Powered up with Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand, you can also access YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg, and other Internet sites from the special VIERA Cast screen. In addition, with the wireless LAN adaptor plugged into the USB terminal, VIERA Cast and other online content can be enjoyed wirelessly by accessing the wireless LAN router (an Ethernet port is also provided for wired networking). And as additional sites are added to the 2010 VIERA Cast service, they are added automatically.
Key Features
- 10.1-inch LCD screen lets you view movies with much higher image quality than standard definition portable DVD players.
- SD memory card slot enables you to play your photos and movies taken with digital cameras and camcorders by just sliding in an SD memory card into the SD slot. You can enjoy the content easily during your trip with elimination of cables to connect to digital cameras and camcorders. You can also view a slide show along with a calendar and clock display.
- Wi-Fi connectivity with wireless LAN adapter
- VIERA Cast online content
- Built-in speaker (2-channel)
- Single headphone jack
- VIERA Link utilizes HDMI to enable control all VIERA Link combatable products with one remote.
- Up to 3.5 hour battery life
What’s in the Box
Portable BD player, remote control, AC adapter, rechargeable battery, wireless LAN adapter, operating instructions
Specifications
- Resolution: 1024 x 600
- Surround sound: Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD
- Picture adjustment: Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Color, Gamma Correction
- Dialog enhancer: Yes
- Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 2.2 inches
- Weight: 3.9 pounds (with battery)
- Warranty: 1 year parts, 90 days labor
Input/Output
- One 3.5mm headphone jack
- HDMI output
- SD memory card slot
- Ethernet (for BD-Live, VIERA Cast, Firmware update)
Disc/Media Compatibility
- BD-ROM: BD-Live; BONUSVIEW
- BD-RE / BD-RE DL: Version3; JPEG
- BD-R/ BD-R DL: Version2; DivX/DivX HD
- DVD-ROM: DVD Video disc
- DVD-RAM: DVD-VR; JPEG; AVCHD
- DVD-R/-R DL/-RW: DVD Video; DVD-VR; AVCHD; DivX/DivX HD; JPEG; MP3
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- DVD+R/+R DL/+RW: DVD Video; AVCHD
- CD: CD audio disc
- CD-R/-RW: CD audio; MP3; JPEG; DivX/DivX HD
- SD memory card: AVCHD; MPEG2; JPEG
- USB: MP3; JPEG; DivX/DivX HD
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*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Jul 25, 2010 16:30:30
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