Panasonic DMP-BD35

Panasonic says it has produced a reference quality BD player at a mainstream price

A feature-packed Blu-ray player that delivers excellent performance and handles like a dream, making it great value for money

Panasonic goes mainstream with a full-featured Blu-ray player that offers amazing performance at a decent price. It may be the perfect player for anyone who doesn't require analog multichannel outputs to get their high resolution sound.

Price: $299, $399 At A Glance: Full complement of onboard audio decoding • Exceptional video processing • Bonus View and BD-Live compliant • Plays back DVD at 1080p/24 Hot on the heels of the DMP-BD50 (HT, September 2008), Panasonic has debuted two new players, the DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55. Despite the DMP-BD50’s recent release, these two players replace the current DMP-BD30 and DMP-BD50 models. These new players are identical except for their analog audio outputs.

Quite simply, this is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing Blu-ray players on the market. With the BD35, Panasonic is proving that stand-alone players can offer decent performance and other advantages such as lower power consumption, nearly silent operation and a much more sensible form factor

We liked Panasonic's DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player and the same can be said of the DMP-BD35.

Panasonic's DMP-BD35 is a fantastic entry-level Blu-ray disc player.