New Panasonic DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80 and DMP-BD70V

**Ian_S** · 08-01-2009, 6:09 AM

From Panasonic US...

Panasonic USA Pressroom

Video + Blu-ray? Wonder if we'll see that one.

timechaser · 08-01-2009, 6:32 AM

Wonder what the pricing will be like, and how much of a premium they will charge for the included VCR (does anyone have VHS tapes

). I have an old VCR which has been gathering dust for about 4 years now, and no tapes!

kingfats · 08-01-2009, 6:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian_S

Video + Blu-ray? Wonder if we'll see that one.

Strange combi

what were they thinking of?

**Phil Hinton** · 08-01-2009, 7:05 AM

Footage of the Panasonic Press conference is being uploaded soon. Yes it's still Wednesday here, well just its 23:04 and Chris just couldn't keep the pace of his first CES press day, he's sparked out.
Have to say the new players look interesting and we will hopefully get a closer look on the showfloor tomorrow (later today UK time).

VinnyP! · 08-01-2009, 8:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kingfats

Strange combi

what were they thinking of?

It must be a Niche market. But a lot of people must have old home movie footage on VHS rather than get it all transferred to DVD this will upscale the VHS which is a first.
For me it's whether the UK players will have more UK centric Cast material and if they can be made Multi region DVD with a Harmony remote sequence still?

McKinley · 08-01-2009, 8:45 AM

Companies like Panasonic need to step carefully. Retiring 'old' products after only a couple of months on the market is a sure-fire way to anger your customers.
If these new players have greatly improved startup times or significant new features/performance, and there's no firmware update for the BD35/55 to match, then I for one will bear that in mind for any future Panasonic purchase.

alpha10 · 08-01-2009, 8:58 AM

It may be quite a while before we actually see them in the UK though, so for the average consumer it will look more like a year between models, it is only the 'enthusiast' that will notice and that is small percentage...

Cheers

McKinley · 08-01-2009, 8:59 AM

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Originally Posted by alpha10

It may be quite a while before we actually see them in the UK though, so for the average consumer it will look more like a year between models, it is only the 'enthusiast' that will notice and that is small percentage...

Cheers

Normally I'd agree, but how long did the BD30/BD50 last

alpha10 · 08-01-2009, 9:03 AM

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Originally Posted by McKinley

Normally I'd agree, but how long did the BD30/BD50 last

The perception to the general public is probably that they arrived at the end of the summer, if we don't see these until well into the summer as I would expect then it will kind of feel like a year. Bearing in mind that people don't see to mind changing their phones every 6 months and they can cost considerably more than these machines....

Cheers

McKinley · 08-01-2009, 9:05 AM

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Originally Posted by alpha10

The perception to the general public is probably that they arrived at the end of the summer, if we don't see these until well into the summer as I would expect then it will kind of feel like a year. Bearing in mind that people don't see to mind changing their phones every 6 months and they can cost considerably more than these machines....

Cheers

Pretty sure the BD35/55 only became available in November. The BD30/50 had been on the market 3 to 4 months (I think).

alpha10 · 08-01-2009, 9:09 AM

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Originally Posted by McKinley

Pretty sure the BD35/55 only became available in November. The BD30/50 had been on the market 3 to 4 months (I think).

You are absolutely right, but it is only the enthusiast that knows that, a straw poll of people coming out of currys probably couldn't tell you the number of the machines they have just seen and don't care.

Although given word of mouth and the number of us who probably give advice to friends, maybe it will damage their reputation

IanS · 08-01-2009, 9:16 AM

Although bear in mind that the BD55 has now been withdrawn. So how long will existing stocks now last (assuming that there are still some in warehouses still to be shipped to retailers)? At some point (sooner rather than later) they will run out, leaving a pretty big gap until the new models appear.

longy · 08-01-2009, 9:25 AM

VHS

Although it gives people an excuse to to nip down the boot fair and
grab some VHS bargains

Richfell · 08-01-2009, 9:28 AM

Interesting to see if they're signifficantly better then the models they've just discontinued.

I couldn't beleive what I was reading.

Does anybody here still have a VHS at home????????

kingfats · 08-01-2009, 9:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Richfell

Does anybody here still have a VHS at home????????

Yeah

well,it's up in the loft.

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