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Panasonic DMP-BDT310 vs Samsung BD-D8500

16.93 in
1.38 in
Panasonic DMP-BDT310 Blu Ray Player
Panasonic DMP-BDT310
16.93 in
11.77 in
Samsung BD-D8500 Blu Ray Player
Samsung BD-D8500
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Full Comparison

General

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
TV tunernoyes

Connectivity

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outnoyes
Composite output number01
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number11
HDMIyesyes
HDMI version1.41.4
Number of HDMI outputs21
SCART outnono
USByesyes
USB 2.0 ports quantity21
Total USB number31
Ethernet connectionyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes

Image properties

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Supported image filesJPEG/JPG
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
Supported video modes
  • 576p
  • 1080p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
Supported video files
  • AVCHD
  • DivX HD
  • DivX
  • Matroska
  • MPEG2
  • AVCHD
  • DivX
  • Matroska
  • Xvid

Audio properties

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Audio format
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS HD High Resolution Audio
  • DTS HD Master Audio Essential
  • DTS HD Master Audio
  • DTS
  • Dolby Digital
  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS
  • DTS-HD
  • DTS HD Master Audio
Supported audio filesMP3
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP3
  • WMA

Design

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver

Dimensions

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Height1.38 in11.77 in
Width16.93 in16.93 in
Depth7.05 in2.36 in
Weight56.44 oz126.99 oz

Compatibility

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
3D support (3D-Ready)yesyes
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Ultra HD Blu-raynono

Storage

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Blu-ray recordingnono
Built-in hard drivenoyes
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-R
  • BD-RE
  • BD-ROM
  • CD
  • CD-R
  • CD-RW
  • DVD
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+R DL
  • DVD+RW
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-R DL
  • DVD-RW
  • BD-R
  • BD-RE
  • BD-ROM
  • CD
  • CD-R
  • CD-RW
  • DVD
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+R DL
  • DVD+RW
  • DVD+RW DL
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-R DL
  • DVD-RW
  • DVD-RW DL
Memory card readeryesno

Power

Panasonic DMP-BDT310Panasonic DMP-BDT310
Samsung BD-D8500Samsung BD-D8500
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 13< 33
Power consumption (standby)0.2 W1.0 W
Power consumption (typical)13.0 W33.0 W

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