Panasonic has released specifications for their highly anticipated upcoming BD-Live (Profile 2.0) Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD50. As a BD-Live player, the biggest difference between this player and the current BonusView (Profile 1.1) player is the Ethernet port. Also of note is that this player will support both internal decoding and bitstream output for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD (both HR and MA) audio formats and is a certified DivX product.
Here are some features:
Video Features
PHL Reference Chroma Processor
P4HD (Pixel Precision Progressive Processing for HD)
Precise Pixel Generation
16-Level Motion Detection with Pixel-Based Motion Adaptive
Diagonal Processing
Detection of 3:2/2:2 Pull-Down Progressive Processing
i/p Conversion for 1080p* Playback
Up-Conversion to 1080p* Playback
1080/24p Playback (Blu-ray disc)
HDMI™ V.1.3 with Deep Colour™ and "x.v.Colour" *1
148.5MHz/12bit Video D/A Converter
Digital Noise Reduction (3D-NR/ Integrated NR)
Picture Mode (Normal, Soft, Fine, Cinema, User)
Picture Adjustment (Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour, Gamma Correction)
Audio Features
Built-in Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus and DTS™-HD*2 Decoder
High Quality 192kHz/24bit Audio D/A Converter
Pure Audio Components
High-Speed 50Mbps Optical Output
Audio Re-Master for All Formats (BD, DVD, CD, MP3 and DviX®*3)
Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) Creates a Surround Effect for BD and DVD from Only Two Speakers (2 Modes)
Dialogue Enhancer
Dynamic Range Compression
Output
HDMI AV Output
Component Video Output
S-Video Output
Video Output
5.1ch Audio Output
2ch Audio Output
Digital Audio Output (1 Optical, 1 Coaxial)
Convenience Features
VIERA Link*4 for Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Product Line-up
Movie (AVCHD) & JPEG View with SD Memory Card Slot
JPEG Slide Show with Music
Multi-Format Playback [BD-Video(BD-Live*5), DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, AVCHD (SD Memory Card/DVD), DVD-RW*6, DVD-R*6, DVD-R (Dual Layer)*6, +R*6, +R (Double Layer)*6, +RW*6, CD, CD-R/RW*7, MP3*8, JPEG, DivX®*3]
Super Hi-Speed Scan: 5 Speeds up to x200
Easy Setting Guide
Graphical User Interface
Audio/JPEG Navigation Menu
Remote Control
Notes:
* HDMI connection required.
*1 x.v.Colour is a registered trademark.
*2 DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio
*3 Official DivX® Certified product. Plays all versions of DivX® video (including DivX®6) with standard playback of DivX® media files. Certified to the DivX Home Theater Profile. GMC(Global Motion Compensation) is not supported. DivX®, DivX® Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX®, Inc. and are used under license.
Maximum number of folders recognizable: 300 folders. (including the root folder)
Maximum number of files recognizable: 200 files
*4 This function is available for Panasonic products that support VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 3 or above).
*5 BD-ROM Profile 2
*6 Discs recorded and finalized on DVD video recorders/cameras.
*7 Playability may vary depending on the contents, discs and quality of the recording.
*8 For contents recorded on CD-R/RW for your personal use only.
For more detailed information on the DMP-BD50's specifications and features, click here
http://panasonic.net/pavc/blu-ray/dmp-bd50/