Bottom line: Excellent soundtrack support and Profile 2.0-compliancy make the Panasonic DMP-BD50 the most recommendable standalone Blu-ray player to date, but the PS3 is still better and cheaper.

The Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player we checked out recently was terribly exciting, but we’re even keener on the company’s DMP-BD50, which adds one important feature to the Blu-ray arsenal — BD Live.

Today in NYC, Panasonic showed off its DMP-BD50, the company’s first BD-Live Blu-ray 2.0 player—and the second in the market besides the PlayStation 3—setting the price at $700. It’s an improvement ...

The BD50 also offers a unique DVD-upconverting feature not found in other players, but the resulting picture quality lags behind the competition. And at $599.95 (list), it's not exactly cheap. Case ...

Our good friend Gary Merson the HD Guru reviewed Sony’s BDP-S350 and Panasonic’s DMP-BD50, the latest Blu-ray players from each company, Battlemodo style. Both BD players scored high marks on video ...

Panasonic have announced pricing for their upcoming BD50 Blu-ray player. Set to be the company's flagship high-definition player, the BD50 will cost $700 and will launch, according to the company's ...

Panasonic's pricey Profile 2.0-compliant DMP-BD50 can't really be worth that much more than the PlayStation 3, can it? According to a review over at CNET, the answer is likely no, but if you can ...

Panasonic just introduced their new Blu-ray player, the DMP-BD50. Like we heard at the press conference, BD-Live is getting rolled out across the lineup and this unit has all the other goodies you'd ...

When it was introduced earlier this year, the Editors' Choice–winning Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray disc (BD) player set the performance benchmark by which all other BD players are to be judged. And that ...