EdwardGein
12-31-2008, 11:48 PM
Though I only managed to see 1 complete Blu-Ray Movie today, Batman The Dark Knight, the Panasonic BD55 Rocks and thanks to all you people who "sold" me on Blu-Ray Here. Even though I was happy with my Harmon Kardon 31 DVD player, the difference with the Panasonic BD55 is startling, to me a night and day difference, The picture somehow seems more alive and vibrant with "juice" if that makes any sense and the HD True Audio Sound is awesome and this was the first time I really felt like I was experiencing Home Theater as its suppose to be experienced. I wish digital TV/HDTV could sound like this but it doesn't.
As my Denon 3801 Receiver doesn't have an HDMI connection, I connected by analog cables and as I said the sound was fantastic. I did have to call Panasonic up to get some settings and some advice & I'll have that up on my blog tomorrow or Friday as a Quick Step by Step Guide on How to Hook Up and Set Up an Analog Connection to this Model as the Instruction Manual could have been clearer and easier. I'll provide a link on a separate thread if anyone wants to use it if they get this model or try same priciples on another model. I spent 3 Hours not getting all the sound on my Denon because I didn't realize I had to push the External Button In. On the Denon because it is an Analog Connection there will be no Dolby Digital/DTS light showing. My HDTV is a 1080i 34" Panasonic. I'll probably b y another BD55 for my 48" HDTV in my living room,
I paid a discount of $359 for the player, about $36 for 3 pairs of Acoustic Research 1001 Analog Interconnects and $39 instead of $59 for a highly rated Nexxtech 6' HDMI Cable (N6HDMI). I definitely recommend this player to anyone but if your receiver has HDMI, you can get Panasonic's BD35 which I think is identical except for not having analog ouitputs for $289.
Oh, I liked the Dark Knight and it was much better than I was expecting but it was about 45 minutes too long. PS I also had to set my Center Speaker to +5 DBS so the dialog was clear (evreything else was set at 0).
As my Denon 3801 Receiver doesn't have an HDMI connection, I connected by analog cables and as I said the sound was fantastic. I did have to call Panasonic up to get some settings and some advice & I'll have that up on my blog tomorrow or Friday as a Quick Step by Step Guide on How to Hook Up and Set Up an Analog Connection to this Model as the Instruction Manual could have been clearer and easier. I'll provide a link on a separate thread if anyone wants to use it if they get this model or try same priciples on another model. I spent 3 Hours not getting all the sound on my Denon because I didn't realize I had to push the External Button In. On the Denon because it is an Analog Connection there will be no Dolby Digital/DTS light showing. My HDTV is a 1080i 34" Panasonic. I'll probably b y another BD55 for my 48" HDTV in my living room,
I paid a discount of $359 for the player, about $36 for 3 pairs of Acoustic Research 1001 Analog Interconnects and $39 instead of $59 for a highly rated Nexxtech 6' HDMI Cable (N6HDMI). I definitely recommend this player to anyone but if your receiver has HDMI, you can get Panasonic's BD35 which I think is identical except for not having analog ouitputs for $289.
Oh, I liked the Dark Knight and it was much better than I was expecting but it was about 45 minutes too long. PS I also had to set my Center Speaker to +5 DBS so the dialog was clear (evreything else was set at 0).