Thread: Panasonic DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55

Welcome to the forum, emilian1907!
I see you are from Romania. Where did you buy the player and the disks? Did you buy them from a well-known retailer or from some on-line seller? Is it possible that the disks are illegal copies?
Also, which region is your player for? A, B or C? Are the disks for the same region? The region is usually indicated on the disk cover and in the player's manual.
If there is nothing suspicious about the seller, the player and the disks, then I would recommend you contact Panasonic Technical Support and discuss it with them. Perhaps you have a bad player. Based on your description, I don't think this has anything to do with HDMI or your TV set. Good luck!

Ilya, thanx a lot!
The disks and the online reseller (from Romania) are beyond any doubt, so the only thing to check is the player.
Today I've hooked it on a Philips LCD TV and I got the same annoying message.
I'm starting to believe that the player is the problem, so I'll have a chat with the guys who sold it, to check it and get a replacement.
I wasn't too worried about the player, 'cos it seemed like a setting or handshake issue so I really haven't considered a replacement till now.
When I spoke with the guys from Panasonic they were very surprised to find that I have a BD 35... so I have the feeling that technical support will not be of too much help.
Unfortunately :-), I'm going on a little vacation these days, so I'll deal with it in January.
I will let you know how the story ends, till then enjoy the holidays!

Received the Panasonic 35 as a gift and watched my first movie this morning. Beautiful picture to say the least. I do have a couple of questions however.

Does it matter if I set the player to 24p? My TV will handle that or does it really matter one way or the other.

Second question is, (probably kind of silly, but...) can I hook this up to the internet via a wireless or does it have to be wired directly to the router to take advantage of BD Live and firmware updates?

Thanks

Originally Posted by stmcld

Does it matter if I set the player to 24p? My TV will handle that or does it really matter one way or the other.

Some TV sets cannot accept 1080p24 signal at all. Some TV sets can accept it, but won't benefit. And some TV sets can accept the 1080p24 signal and properly conver it to 1080p96 or 1080p120 without losing any frames (due to pull-down) - if you have one of those you may see smoother motion when viewing in 24p mode.

can I hook this up to the internet via a wireless

Not directly, but there might be some wireless-to-ethernet converters out there that would facilitate that. I haven't tried any myself though.

Originally Posted by Ilya

Not directly, but there might be some wireless-to-ethernet converters out there that would facilitate that. I haven't tried any myself though.

A wireless bridge or ethernet bridge is what you're refering to. I got a Belkin wireless gaming adapter (it also works as a wireless bridge) I'm going to hook up this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes.

Im using some netgear powerline adapters I bought off ebay for $20, works well. One at the router, one behind the tv with a cable to the 35.

It appears that the 35 is out of stock online and in store at best buy. Some seem to be thinking that the 35 is being discontinued, and Amazon has the 35 for $399 and the 55 for $341. Seems it may be true.

Shows in stock and 279 on Amazon for me.

S~

This is all I see

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMP-BD35K-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B001GAOYCS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1230428327&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: Panasonic DMP-BD35K 1080p Blu-ray Player: Electronics[/ame]



I see a used one for $249