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- Panasonic DMP-BD60
- From our perspective, the Panasonic DMP-BD35 was a landmark for the Blu-ray format, as it was the first standalone player we could wholeheartedly recommend, earning the Editors' Choice award. The Panasonic DMP-BD60 is the successor to the DMP-BD35 and it keeps everything we liked about last year's model, including Profile...
- Tags: Portals, Video on demand (VoD), Web technology, TV & Home Theater, Flash memory, disc tray, playback button, VieraCast, Panasonic DMP-BD60, Panasonic, NetFlix Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-03-27
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- Panasonic SC-BT300
- Photo gallery:Panasonic SC-BT300Panasonic released one of the first Blu-ray home-theater-in-a-box HTIB systems in 2008, the SC-BT100, but we didn't bother to review it. The reason: it was still a Profile 1.1 disc player and its high price tag made it easier to put together a great system of separate components...
- Tags: sub, speaker, Panasonic SC-BT300, Panasonic, tall-boy speaker, Blu-ray HTIB, SC-BT200, center channel
- Product reviews 2009-08-03
- Panasonic DMP-B15--photos
- CNET takes a first look at the Panasonic DMP-B15, the first portable Blu-ray player on the market. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Panasonic, Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-06-09
- Tax Refund Special: Home theater
- If you wind up with the average household tax refund this year, you can set up a nice little home theater for around $2,500. Here's how I would configure it with that budget. HDTV ...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Home Theater, Blu-ray, Kuro PDP-5020FD, Home Entertainment, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Financial Planning, Finance, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Gefen EXT-WHDMI wireless HDMI extender
- Photo gallery:Gefen EXT-WHDMIIn 2008 we gave the Best of CES award to the Belkin FlyWire, the first mainstream wireless HDMI system that was promised to go to market. After numerous delays that system still is not available, but the idea is still going strong. CES 2009 saw multiple manufacturers, including...
- Tags: Corporate communications, TVs, Gefen EXT-WHDMI, transmitter, HDMI system, HDMI, wireless
- Product reviews 2009-01-30
- Panasonic's new Blu-ray players
- Panasonic had a stand-out 2008 on the Blu-ray front, with the DMP-BD35 earning the first Editor's Choice award for a standalone Blu-ray player. The company rolled out four new Blu-ray players at CES 2009, including the first portable Blu-ray player and the first VHS-Blu-ray combination player. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Panasonic, Blu-ray, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-01-08
- Samsung BD-P2500
- Editors' note: The Samsung BD-P2500 is nearly identical to the Samsung BD-P2550, the only exception being that the BD-P2550 is exclusive to Best Buy and adds Pandora streaming to the feature set. Otherwise the two products are identical and buyers should opt for the BD-P2550 unless there is a...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Samsung BD-P2500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung BD-P2550
- Product reviews 2008-11-26
- 2008 Holiday Buying Guide: Midrange home theater setups
- Last week, I gave some recommendations for budget home theater setups. This time, I'm looking at home theater products for a slightly larger budget: TVs that cost between $1,000 and $2,000, plus slightly more expensive components. Even with the additional outlay, it doesn't add up to...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Video, 1080p, Blu-ray, PN50A550, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, DVD, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-23
- Sony BDP-S550
- Sony has made standalone Blu-ray players since the format's inception, but they've always been overshadowed by the company's game console, the PlayStation 3. In many ways, the Sony BDP-S550 is the company's first standalone that might be a smarter buy than the PS3 for nongamers. The BDP-S550 is Profile 2.0...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Games, Game players, TV & Home Theater, Sony BDP-S550, Sony Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-11-17
- Samsung BD-P2550
- One of the main criticisms against Blu-ray is that the technology just doesn't offer much of an advantage over DVD. While we'd argue that the superior image quality can be worth it, we'd agree that many of the other features, such as BD-Live or animated, pop-up menus, don't offer a...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, user experience, Samsung BD-P2550, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-11-15
- Panasonic DMP-BD35
- Editors' note: The Panasonic DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 are virtually identical in most respects, and therefore their reviews are similar as well.Over the last couple of years, the Sony PlayStation 3 has been one of the best bargains for home theater fans. It plays Blu-ray discs as well as any other...
- Tags: Home entertainment, INTERNET, Games, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, DVD, Overall IT, Panasonic DMP-BD35, Panasonic
- Product reviews 2008-10-15
- Panasonic DMP-BD55
- Blu-ray has almost gotten its act together. After putting the stake in the heart of HD DVD, prospective buyers have had to deal with confusing Blu-ray profiles, varying audio-decoding capabilities, and standalone players with prices above $500. As we head into the 2008 holiday season, however, we're finally starting to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Flash memory, Consumer electronics, Overall IT, Panasonic DMP-BD55, Panasonic, SD-Card
- Product reviews 2008-10-01
- Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theater Preview
- ZDNet got a demonstration of Panasonic's new DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 Blu-ray players, which debuted at CEDIA 2008, as well as the company's SA-BX500 receiver. Here's a photo play-by-play of the presentation. Go back to the original article: The Toybox: Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theater Preview by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca, product photos, home theater, toybox
- Image galleries 2008-09-24
- Memorex announces $269 Blu-ray player
- The move to mainstream Blu-ray continues with the latest low-cost player announcement. Memorex, best known for its blank media (and its "Is it live or Memorex?" commercials from the analog days), has introduced the $269 MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Disc Player, which will be available starting in...
- Tags: Memorex, MVBD-2510, Blu-Ray, Consumer Electronics, DVD, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theater Preview
- Your faithful editors here at The Toybox got a demonstration yesterday of Panasonic's new DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 Blu-ray players, which debuted at CEDIA 2008. We snapped photos, took notes and got a general sense of the company's new home theater products (the demonstration also included the company's...
- Tags: Panasonic, Home Theater, Blu-ray, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-09-17
- Insignia NS-BRDVD
- Pundits debate whether Blu-ray will be as successful as DVD, but they're relatively united on one issue: the prices of the players need to drop before the format takes off. The Insignia NS-BRDVD is part of a new breed of bargain players we've seen this year, and its $300 list...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, playback control, Insignia NS-BRDVD
- Product reviews 2008-08-18
- Sony BDP-S350
- Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, beginning with the $1,000 BDP-S1. Unfortunately, that...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Game players, Media players, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, Sony BDP-S350, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Samsung BD-P1500
- The most important question for any standalone Blu-ray player is whether it's better than the Sony PlayStation 3. Let's answer that one right off the bat: Samsung's new BD-P1500 is not. They both cost the same ($400 list), but the PS3 has better image quality, currently supports both Blu-ray Profile...
- Tags: Overall IT, Samsung BD-P1500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3
- Product reviews 2008-07-01
- Panasonic DMP-BD50
- Sony may be the face of Blu-ray, and Samsung made the first Blu-ray player, but lately Panasonic has been leading the technological race among standalone (non-PlayStation 3) Blu-ray players. Last October, the company released the DMP-BD30K, which was the first Blu-ray Profile 1.1 player on the market, beating its competitors...
- Tags: Game players, Panasonic DMP-BD50, Panasonic, SDHC, SDHC card slot
- Product reviews 2008-06-06
- Philips BDP-7200
- When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its $350 price tag, which was $50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, a couple of months have passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for $400, precisely the...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Philips BDP7200, Philips Electronics N.V.
- Product reviews 2008-04-28
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