Panasonic unveils world's first portable Blu-ray disc player

by Tarinder Sandhu on 12 January 2009, 07:16

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With Blu-ray now the de facto high-definition optical standard, it was only a matter of time until one of the big-name manufacturers released a portable disc player.


Conveniently ignoring laptops with a Blu-ray drives, Panasonic has been first to step up to the plate with the DMP-B15, which includes an 8.9in LCD with a native WSVGA (1,024x600) resolution. It also features an HDMI connection for exporting the video to larger screens, as well as an SD card for, presumably, making it into an expensive photo frame. There's also BD Live compatibility, as well.

Announced in January, the player isn't shipping until May, and Panasonic wouldn't be drawn on price.


My thinking is that if you're going to release a portable Blu-ray disc player, you might as well go the whole nine yards and ship it with a 1080p-capable screen. To me, it's kind of a pointless release because it's not much more than a netbook with a Blu-ray drive, but whatever floats your boat,.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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To me, it's kind of a pointless release because it's not much more than a netbook with a Blu-ray drive, but whatever floats your boat.
Well then at elast it is a netbook that can play a BluRay without stuttering, something that most netbooks can't do.

You could also look at it as a BluRay player that also happens to work when you are not at home. Far better value for money than most others.

(there was also an extra ‘,’ at the end of that article)
The point of this is simple - its for people with blu-ray at home who are annoyed all the new blu-ray movies they got for christmas won't work on their (or their kids) portable DVD player.

Or at least, it will be when the price comes down.
Surely it's such a small screen size and resolution that it renders Blu-ray pointless? :S
Subnet1
Surely it's such a small screen size and resolution that it renders Blu-ray pointless? :S
Bingo! It's a silly idea…
Subnet1
Surely it's such a small screen size and resolution that it renders Blu-ray pointless? :S


My first thought as soon as a read “portable”.