Panasonic's portable Blu-ray player previewed in Japan

by Richard Lawler posted Feb 21st 2009 at 5:37PM

The Japanese variant of Panasonic's slick all in one portable Blu-ray player has peeked out from behind cover, ready to launch March 15. The DMP-BV100 adds a 1seg TV tuner but is otherwise the same as its U.S. cousin, ready to play your HD discs on its 1024x600 screen, or a max 1080i via HDMI out. BD-Live is still part of the package, as well as SD card reader, DLNA, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA support. If you're watching on the go, a 7 hour charge time will yield 2 and a half hours of either Blu-ray or OTA video, so getting through the LOTR trilogy on an airplane ride is unlikely unless you can plug in. Around 850€ ($1,070) will nab one for anyone who can't wait for a localized antenna-less version in May. Check out our CES hands on or more pics over at AV Watch.

[Via AV Watch & Akihabara News]

Filed under: Blu-ray, Players, Panasonic

Tags: 1 seg, 1-seg, 1seg, bd-live, blu-ray player, Blu-rayPlayer, dmp-b15, dmp-bv100, panasonic, portable

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Jon @ Feb 21st 2009 6:29PM

Why ?

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owen chadmire @ Feb 22nd 2009 12:18PM

Because they Can

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Vic @ Feb 24th 2009 3:19PM

Why? So, if you're like me and have shifted most of your purchases away from DVD to Blu-ray, you can watch said BDs on the go.
I don't think they're trying to convince anyone that you need Blu-ray on your 9" screen because it will look vastly superior to DVD (although I am sure it will look a little better, especially in terms of color and contrast).
No, I wouldn't buy this unit, especially considering the $1K price tag, but prices will come down over time and many people will have a need (i.e. parents with children who want to watch their Disney Blu-rays while on long car trips).

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Andy @ Feb 21st 2009 6:39PM

1024x600 is hardly even better than DVD

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J.Goodwin @ Feb 21st 2009 6:52PM

Why is a very good question. You have been able to get brand new "name" laptops with Blu drives in them for over a year at that price.

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Deejay Fresh @ Feb 22nd 2009 12:49AM

the greater question is why does it only output 1080i...punishment for portability?

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daaper @ Feb 23rd 2009 8:36AM

you're right, that's the best question. The point of a portable BR player is so you can watch all your media on the move, not just your old DVDs. However, once you plug this into a regular TV, you have full HD audio, but only 1080i? Seriously, why the hell would they do that? They even made it 1080i over HDMI and not component...what the hell?

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EdgeOne @ Feb 22nd 2009 10:43AM

5x better looking than a DVD! (minus 3.5x due to limited screen resolution)

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