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DaveLazarus

9:49 AM on 4 December, 2008

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Danny, being fortunate enough to own a Pioneer 508XD 50in i was wondering if the extra expense of the Pioneer BDP-LX71 would make better sense for me than the panasonic? cheers

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Premfab

7:00 PM on 4 December, 2008

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This player was announed back in August. I immediately cancelled my pre-order for the BD50 player which was one of the best at the time.

Then it was a waiting game. Early indication were that this would be released in September, then it became October .....

I contacted Panasonic UK twice and got no reply.

The player has finally started tricking into shop in the December.

Too late for me - I got the Sony S550 and saved over £100 in the process. Whilst I really wanted the BD55, the Sony is fantastic and fast - I have no regerets.

Sorry Panasonic, you really need to sort out your communications and product releases.

I've gone and bought the Sony

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Ian6

5:21 PM on 8 December, 2008

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Danny, Appreciate your thoughts on relative performance of this vs Pioneer BDPLX71A? tks

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don

11:25 AM on 2 January, 2009

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Will this player play any region dvd?

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kjones

10:48 AM on 9 January, 2009

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On some sites the BD35 is being touted as multi-regional, is this the case for the 55?

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NassimBovet

1:35 PM on 12 February, 2009

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The BD55 is just perfect... which is probably why it is already sold out! I was lucky enough to get it for free, thanks to the special Panasonic offer when you buy it together with the Plasma THPZ50800. AND I just made it multizone, using the tricks described at: http://www.dcevolution.net/panasonic/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=54

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The Panasonic DMP-BD55 is without doubt the best Blu-ray player available right now. It boasts an unrivalled feature list, which includes full BD Live compatibility and wide ranging format support, plus it's slick, easy to use and delivers even better picture and sound performance than the BD35 - all of which makes its price tag look pretty reasonable, especially when you consider there are Profile 1.1 players that cost almost twice as much. The only downside is that the added audio features don't completely justify the extra expense over the BD35, so if you don't need 7.1-channel analogue outs then it might be worth saving money and going for the cheaper option. But if you want the very best Panasonic has to offer no matter the cost then make a beeline for the BD55 immediately.

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Reviewed by Danny Phillips

04 December 2008

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£349.00

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