New Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player

Panasonic is going to introduce this month, its latest DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player. Being the first Profile v1.1 compliant Blu-ray player to hit the market, the DMP-BD30 holds a bunch of new and enhanced features. Also it includes an SD Memory Card slot for playback of High Definition content recorded in the AVCHD format.

The DMP-BD30 gets a secondary video decoder for Picture-in-Picture (which displays a second image in a sub window), an extra audio decoder (allows the consumer to switch the sound between the main and sub windows), and the player offers the support of Deep Color Compatibility and HDMI 1.3B, 1080 / 24p playback. The Panasonic DMP-BD30 is available in pre-order through the Panasonic's site for $499.95.