[petet66]

My Panasonic plasma arrives next week (42" X10 - roll on Wednesday!) and I'm getting a Blu Ray player for Christmas.

My current Blu Ray player short list is:

Sony BDP 360
Panasonic BD35/BD60

I prefer the look of the Sony and it has coaxial digital out for audio which is useful as I'm short of optical inputs. The Sony is also a bit cheaper However I can shuffle the audio inputs around if I need to and the BD35/60 will connect to my Panasonic plasma with the added beneit of Vieira link.

What is Vieira link and is it something worth having? I really do prefer the Sony but would go for a Panasonic if the connectivity with my TV is better.

[YellowSphere]

Viera Link allows the television remote to control the player, and also turn it on when you want to watch it.

To be honest, I think Viera Link's benefits lie more in HTIBs and recorders than Blu-Ray players.

[jaymac]

Originally Posted by petet66

My Panasonic plasma arrives next week (42" X10 - roll on Wednesday!) and I'm getting a Blu Ray player for Christmas.

My current Blu Ray player short list is:

Sony BDP 360
Panasonic BD35/BD60

I prefer the look of the Sony and it has coaxial digital out for audio which is useful as I'm short of optical inputs. The Sony is also a bit cheaper However I can shuffle the audio inputs around if I need to and the BD35/60 will connect to my Panasonic plasma with the added beneit of Vieira link.

What is Vieira link and is it something worth having? I really do prefer the Sony but would go for a Panasonic if the connectivity with my TV is better.

I have the 360 and the 37x10 What connectivity could be better with Viera .Assuming you have an AV amp with Hdmi you dont even connect directly to the Tv.

[petet66]

Thanks to you both for your replies.

I agree that Vieira link is more useful for a dvd/hd recorder - my dad has one and the whole "pause live tv" thing works much better because of Vieira link but am reassured that I'm not missing out with a plain old Blu Ray. Roll on an Blu Christmas with my new Sony BDP 360!

[paulr2006]

I have the older Sony S350 which I rate & it works perfectly via the viera Link on my Panasonic TX P50V10