Panasonic on June 22 announced the debut of its first-ever Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD10, a matching receiver, the SA-XR700, and speaker system, the SB-TP1000. Each will be available for retail in September 2006.

While sold separately, these three products are designed to work seamlessly together as a complete high definition home theater system. Each has been designed to optimize the benefits of Blu-ray Disc technology when integrated with Panasonic’s industry-leading Plasma HDTVs. For high definition entertainment optimization, Panasonic will also debut its first 1080P-capable 65-inch Plasma display (TH-65PX600) in fall 2006.

The DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player is Panasonic’s first Blu-ray Player, with a suggested retail price of US$1299.95, and delivers superior high definition digital image quality. Key features include:

Panasonic’s proprietary P4HD technology performs IP conversion at the pixel level for the finest details; a 296MHz, 14bit Video D/A Converter that provides high quality 4x oversampling for 1080i/720p output; noise shaping video processing shifts the noise component to an unused band to further boost the signal-to-noise ratio; five times more disc capacity than a standard DVD providing more storage for high definition movies, TV shows, music concerts and other programming, plus additional space for other added-value content; backward capability with DVDs and CDs and up-converts video playback from DVDs to 1080P, by using HDMI.

Panasonic’s SA-XR700 Blu-ray matching receiver, with a suggested retail price of US$999.95, features:

A full-digital amplifier and advanced dual amplifier with up to 7.1 channels; powerful stereo mode with 100w/channel (20 kHz, 6 ohms, 0.09% THD); 192 kHz/24-bit audio A/D converter for analog input; DVD-audio ready for high quality sound (88 kHz reproduction, S/N 103dB); wireless ready; XM satellite-ready3 HDMI connections: 2 in, 1 out; 6 channel discrete inputs; and gold-plated terminals and high performance components

The Panasonic SB-TP1000 Home Theater Speaker System is designed to complement and optimize the Panasonic Blu-ray Disc High Definition Home Theater system’s audio capabilities, said the company. The SB-TP1000, with a suggested retail price of US$2999.95, includes front speakers, surround speakers and a subwoofer. Key system features include:

Twin Center Speaker Technology, which enables listeners to accurately hear dialog from the center of the plasma screen regardless of listening position - without a separate center channel speaker; 32 streams of audio deliver outstanding surround audio that optimizes Blu-ray’s potential; wall mounting or free standing configurations depending on the consumer’s décor and preference; large speaker terminals; is DVD-audio ready and offers a wide frequency range.

source: www.digitimes.com

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