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Panasonic DMP-BD85 Blu-ray Player Electronics

February 14, 2010 | MP3 Player, Panasonic | 2 Comments

Last week we take a critical look at the DMP-BD45, a well-meaning if disappointing attempt to bring Panasonic aos Blu-ray brightness to the masses. And, as promised, this week will be followed by a review of its big brother, the DMP-BD85, which is currently the best model in the specified range (until the 3D-DMP may BDD300 fate later This year, that is).

Panasonic DMP-BD85 Blu-ray Player

As the most advanced (and expensive) player in the line-up, the BD85 Profile 2.0 is equipped with an arsenal of advanced features, most of which are absent from the BD45. Chief among these is support Wi-Fi, which lets you connect to the Web or stream content from your home network, making it a strong challenger to wireless bridges as BD390 LG and Sony BDP – S760.

But the main difference between the BD85 and its rivals is the Wi-Fi adapter itself – there ISN, AOT built in. Instead, Panasonic provides a USB dongle in the box, which plugs into a port on the Rear drive, or you can use the supplied cable extension so it’s hard to find the wireless airwaves. Built-in Wi-Fi has the Sony and LG is clearly the most attractive option on paper, especially since Panasonic aos square shaped dongle is much larger than your average USB key, but in truth he aos without inconvenience, AI, once installed, you Äôll forget aos even there. She aos Note that this USB dongle is supplied with the BD85 but, to aos optional BD65 cheaper.

Like the Sony BDP-S760 and LG BD390, the BD85 supports 802.11a/b/g, and the specifications faster n. Having a wireless connection is a cinch to download or listen to the BD Live content, but it certainly doesn, aot do it faster. Terminator Salvation, aos BD Live portal took several minutes to access, although the clips flow fast enough and play without problem.

The bridge is also DLNA certified, meaning that you can nose around in computers and the NAS on your home network and access music and photos stored on them. And using Panasonic Viera Cast aos bridge, the gate is still more content available, including videos from YouTube and photos to Google Picasa. [via trustedreviews]