If the new player left

After several attempts to find a Blurayplayer which is to play the old and new film treasures for a long time, I finally ended up with the DMP-BDT500EG who has my claims provided as follows and still is our new player.

DVD playback:

Because many existing DVDs the DVD playback is a main criterion: the first disc that I have inserted into the player, was a DVD of the Avatar-drawing cartoon series of Nickelodeon namely especially the DVD No.2 of Season 2, the so in this case, crass focal error holds that they have yet each player, in whom I have placed them, forced to their knees at the latest result in 3. Publisher Paramount introduced me to her "kindly" a test DVD available which brutalstmöglich, the error correction of a drive to the test. I had now been read here the Rezis and therefore be expected that even the Panasonic would fail at this point. However, far from it, the bewitched 3. Follow expired without jolting, halt or jumps! Forward or rewind is in this disc course on the Panasonic impossible. I had it before immediately impressed.
Another challenge is the nuanced watercolors of the series. The Panasonic is the beautiful without exaggeration, very precise and above all without color fringing again. The one hundred euros more expensive Pioneer BDP-LX55 was not the example. Because had the arrow on Aang's forehead always left a pink and a pale green right hem - well.
The third challenge is the reproduction of dark scenes. Here the Panasonic leaves no image detail drown in dark premonitions but has if necessary, even a finely adjustable Black level adjustment. For playback on a projector that is very useful.
The fourth challenge is the deinterlacing of this animated series on DVD. But again, the player did not make any trouble. It kammte nothing, only flicker dark lines or Grieseln often, but this is the abysmal quality of DVD attributable. Another deinterlacing challenge is the English DVDs of Monthy Python TV series. The first brought also the Panasonic only with comb effects at the screen. But after the Progressive setting in the Options menu has been supplied by car on video, these artifacts disappeared and I could wonder about the elderly colors of the BBC TV series, the Panasonic represented considerably fresher. Slowly I got into enthusiasm.
The final challenge is the sharpness control. The Avatar DVDs have been sharpened by from the house to the double edge education, which is why any additional sharpening the player worsens the image. And of course not dispense with the Panasonic on sharpening, whereby the picture for the time being over-sharpened and unnatural presented. But there is this one down adjustable sharpness control in the Options menu. Only one or two degrees to the left and the image is again soft and looks so comfortable and natural. Finally, a relatively well-produced DVD: inserted The Lives of Others and well, the problem of graininess of the image is to be noted also there. If the original material has too much grain or has been sharpened, helps the adjustment of the sharpness that is during playback available also in the options menu. With DVDs and particularly Blurays it always decides case by case whether to accept more grain, or the image softer want. Finding these compromises but every player has to offer in its settings.

All in all, a determine: What's on a DVD it is output completely from the Panasonic. He omits nothing. All shades are finely differentiated and for shadow areas can be adapted to the Black Level. The colors can be made stronger with the color contrast without the image is too yellow colorful, probably a mixture of normal color saturation and dynamic control. The DVD playback masters the Panasonic DMP-BDT500EG very good. But one negative to me is the absolute conversion of DVD restrictions. If the publisher wants to have played his Werbefilmchen, then makes the Panasonic the stubborn.

The Bluray playback:

Test Bluray for 2D is with me, especially the film "Despicable Me 1" because the picture extremely sharp and still Wiech is, very many shades occur, the skin tones are well produced and due to the high image transfer rate test is also the Video Delay good can - and, of course, because we all love this film extraordinary. The color space I have left on the default in the player YCbCr444.
The image is bombastic. The details are displayed sharply and without reproach. Very satisfactory image smoothness is when panning. It is in this case indeed taken some sharpness, but jerky nothing. Because that was a retirement base its predecessor, a 150-Philips, where so went my 24p Gezittere on the mind. The colors simply making them happier. The skin tones are beautiful and natural, which nowadays is a real challenge for many playback devices and playback devices. As quickly debunk color swindlers who are pushing the picture beautiful. Dark parts of the image are drawn cleanly. In the scene where the children from the biscuit Sell return to the Home (Edits Matschekuchen), the images in the dark blue walls in the background are very clearly visible (beamer playback). I've often seen a lot worse.

When Sifi-3D test classics Avatar I could for the first time let the projector at normal 3D running in eco mode. Despite lower luminosity all the details were very easy to recognize. The 3D image is displayed in the broadly acceptable colors (radio Shutterbrillensystem). The spatial representation is excellent. In fast scenes where a cheaper Player latest manages only shaky botch, the Panasonic still delivers a convincing performance. The camera pans over Pandora's jungle landscapes run by largely clean. And in the opening scene where a vehicle passeth with huge wheels on the new arrival, betrayed the arrows that stuck in the tires, that here has a player in front of him, which is not frustrate the film fan in the long run with its annoying shortcomings. In the 3D version of Para Norman stepped in fast scenes, however, but on distinct motion judder. Obviously there are differences in the media.
The 3D Settings in the Options menu allow the adjustment of the 3D scene. So you can adjust the 3D playback on its own needs, which helps not least also avoid eyestrain and headaches. 3D cinema is with us, where many movies, too, though rather exceptional, but if even a 3D Bluray is pushed into the player, then is made for acceptable playback. Playback of 3D material on large screen sizes in home cinema is still in its infancy. As always also determine as all components in the chain from the footage to the video and sound playback quality of representation. But the future is likely to still some way in the price-performance ratio, because so far would have to be if you aspired full satisfaction, to decide between a new car or a home theater system.

Viedeo audio offset, called Video Delay, arises especially when playing HD content. But for the DMP-BDT500EG offers an absolutely brilliant highlight: An audio delay control! Although that can be invoked only from the Home menu, but is essential in old amplifier technology. The Pana produced innately only a slight delay (kick-ass example was in the context of the Onkyo BD-SP809, in which even on a PC monitor still fat Delay arrived - and the Onkyo does not control it) With our projectors already filed 60 ms audio delay and if now his colleagues repeatedly pops one of the Minions in Grus application at the orphanage with her head on the keyboard, then the sound fits exactly to the millisecond.

The sound (with us only 2.0):

The Stereo audio comes in 2k 5.1 Setting the way from the two 7.1 Sourroundback cinches. This is neither in the manual nor anywhere else. Only the caption 2ch / Sourroundback on the rear panel indicates. It is up to a relatively high level, so that the amplifier needs to be controlled accordingly. The Burr Brown DACs I have already heard in the Onkyo and was satisfied. The music is dedicated, well-structured and with strong, clean bass. The function raising the voices you need often in stereo downmix. The playback via HDMI, however, puts me in astonishment. For my impression of sound over HDMI is even better. As Gru on his first attempt to enter the vector fortress, being massaged by his clenched Cartoon missile defense with a powerful thud in the ground, the blast came noticeably.

Operation:

The remote I immediately retired and the Pana loaded from the network on the Harmony One Logitech. The arrow keys work as usual and also all other functions be served - with lighting ;-). The flap of the player opens and closes to insert the discs on its own. The charge has plastic appearance as with most players, but doing their duty. Unfortunately, a disc can not be good sides touched and taken out again. This is without risk only on the little finger into the hole method. The read-in process does not take much time, during which you will hear a whistling sound. The volume of the drive are very cautious when playing. I have good ears and react particularly sensitively to cunning example in higher frequencies laminated drive noise. This is not the case with the Panasonic. The two meters above our heads installed Beamer dominated with his fans to be the außerfilmische soundscape.
The menus appear somewhat confused. But if the initial settings are all set, can be called for the current playback options menu. There are important ways of image adjustment, some sound settings and useful selection of audio track and subtitles available.

If you want to build a truly high ended Beamer environment along with sound system into the home, one may nowadays usually take good ten to twenty thousand Euro in the hand, because one thing is certain, for the absolute perfectionists remains even until Einunderttausend-Euro-equipment enough space for quality differences. Therefore the normalbegüterte John Doe will keep humble and for devices lookout that meet his requirements without driving him into personal bankruptcy. The Panasonic is such a device. I have quite a few, although not nearly enough tested current Blurayplayer, but I am convinced that there is currently definitely is no equivalent or even better players such as the DMP-BDT500EG for this price! If Panasonic has now not yet incorporated as a cuckoo such as planned obsolescence into the player, then this is the device a real class. As far as I can know about this player with a clear conscience.

PS: It looks chic!