The Blu-ray format has benefited from Panasonic’s contributions to its development. For instance, Panasonic was the first to produce a Blu-ray disc player with the BD Live functionality in a stand-alone player. One of this company’s many Blu-ray disc players is the panasonic dmp bd60.
As a part of Panasonic’s expanded Blu-ray lineup along with the DMP BD80 and DMP BD70V, the panasonic dmp BD60 features BD Live as well as reduced power consumption. This Blu-ray player combines high-quality images with enhanced networking functions, including VIERA Cast.
Panasonic introduced VIERA Cast functionality in the PZ850 VIERA Plasma. VIERA Cast is an Internet-enabled functionality that gives users access to the Internet, with no need for an external box or a PC, and lets them enjoy YouTube, Amazon Video on Demand (VOD) streaming, Picasa Web albums, Bloomberg, and a weather channel. VIERA Cast gives the viewer access to the extensive selection of titles on Amazon VOD.
Panasonic’s expanded Blu-ray lineup stresses ease of use. To this end, its VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 4) lets users operate audio/video components with one remote control via HD multimedia interface. VIERA Link is a newer name for EZ Sync, though not all VIERA Link features are compatible with previous VIERA Link and EZ Sync compatible products.
Using the Panasonic DMP BD60 with a Panasonic HDTV gives you the integral 1080p high-definition experience. This Blu-ray player’s 1080/24p output reproduces images from a Blu-ray or DVD disc in the original 24p cinema mode, with no need for conversion. With a 1080/24p-compatible TV, the viewer can enjoy cinema images in the same format that movie theaters use.
Panasonic DMP BD60 players each have an SD memory card and a USB slot, so users can view and share digital still images as well as HD video recorded with HD camcorders in advanced video codec high definition.
As for the Panasonic DMP BD60 players’ reduced power consumption, it is Energy Star rated and uses 16 percent less power in standby mode than its predecessor DMP BD35. The reduction of power consumption is in keeping with Panasonic’s pledge to help reduce the planet’s carbon footprint.
Reduction in power consumption is achieved through an auto power standby function, which automatically turns off the DMP BD60 when the user resumes TV operation through the VIERA Link menu. The DMP BD60 also has standby power save; this automatically turns off the Blu-ray player’s quick-start function because when you switch on VIERA, you also switch on the quick-start function.
The Panasonic DMP BD60 Blu-ray player has a UniPhier single-chip LSI to help decrease power consumption by packing a whole video processing circuit on just one chip. Clearly, the DMP BD60 is energy efficient as well as simple to use.
