Panasonic has announced pricing for the DMP-BD50 third generation Blu-ray player, originally announced at CES this past January. The DMP-BD50 is expected in stores this spring and will carry a lofty SRP of $699.95.
The new DMP-BD50 will include all the bells and whistles found on the DMP-BD30, but will also pack final profile 1.2 with BD-Live, onboard 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and VIERA Link, a technology that allows VIERA Link equipped home theater components to be operated by a single remote.
The DMP-BD50 features the PHL Reference Chroma processor and P4HD i/p conversion processor, which combine to create Uniphier, a precise digital video processor that produces imagery as close as possible to the original movie.
“Panasonic was the first to bring a Blu-ray player with Bonus View (Final Standard Profile 1.1) to market and now with the DMP-BD50 we are again leading the industry with the inclusion of BD-Live,” said Gene Kelsey, Panasonic Vice President Entertainment Group. “The beauty of the Blu-ray player is that we can now see movies the way the film maker intended, in glorious HD video and audio. The consumer can now combine the new generation DMP-BD50 with a VIERA flat screen televison to create a true living in high definition experience.”
