Panasonic DMP-BDT350 Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Item Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.7 pounds
• ASIN: B003962ETC
• Item model number: DMP-BDT350
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,288 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 20, 2010

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Panasonic DMP-BDT350 Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with my older 2008 Mitsubishi DLP WD-60735 in 3D mode, June 20, 2010

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Omer G. Wilson (ORLANDO, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews
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I ordered this player so I could play the 3D "checkerboard" format on my older (2008) Mitsubishi model WD-60735 TV. It worked beautifully with my TV in the 3D mode using the newest technology 3D blu-ray discs (Monsters vs Aliens). The player also came with a demo 3D blu-ray disc that really displayed the 3D capabilities of this player with my TV set. I felt like I was swimming with the fish in the coral formations in the ocean. You have to select "checkerboard" mode in one of the menus to use it with the older Mitsubishi/Samsung DLP sets. The rest of my setup was a pair of XPAND X102 DLP link glasses that require no emitter for use (only works on DLP TV's and projectors utilizing the light bursts from the screen/display to sync with the 3D effect for your eyes). The 3D experience easily exceeded my expectations and was definitely impressive, as good as being at the theater in my opinion. I had to select the reverse option after I turned on the 3D mode on my TV's menu as the 3D effect looked inverted in the normal option. You don't need the Mitsubishi adapter (3dc-1000 starter kit with 2 sets of emitter type glasses-$399.00 or the 3-DA1 without glasses $99.00) with this player. The adapter will be needed to watch 3D on Directv or cable or the updated PS3 as all of these methods don't provide the checkerboard format output (the adapter changes the new format to checkerboard format for these older DLP TV sets note: adapter may not work with older Samsungs-we will find that out when someone hooks one of the adapters to their older Samsung DLP set when it becomes available). So if all you're going to do is watch the new format 3D blu-rays, this player will accomplish that without the adapter for both Mitsubishi and Samsung older DLP TV sets. I really enjoyed watching the 3D movie and demo disc much more than I thought I would and feel it's worth the expense and additional equipment. I'm very glad I made this purchase.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DLP 3D Blu Ray Heaven, July 14, 2010

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Steve - See all my reviews

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I bought this Blu Ray player last week for use with my Mitsubishi 3D ready TV model WD-73736. The 3D effects work perfectly with no additional adapter or computer needed. You just need to select "checkerboard" as the 3D output type during the setup menu for the Panasonic BDT350. Then connect the Blu Ray player to your TV with an HDMI cable {no need to break the bank with expensive cables, just use a high speed Cat2 v1.3 cable). If you have an audio amp, the Panasonic has an additional HDMI output jack designed to feed the Blu Ray's player's audio to your audio amps input. On your Mitsubishi TV name the input DVD Blu Ray, or HDMI1-4 depending on which TV input you plugged into. Enable the TV's 3D mode and use the reverse option. Put on a 3D disc and enjoy eye popping 3D as good as any theatre. I used Expand shutter glasses model X102 DLP link. These glasses do not require any adapter or emitter and will work with all models of Mits and Samsung 3D ready DLP TV's. This Blu Ray player should work equally well for all the legacy Samsung DLP TV's without any adapter being needed, just select 3D checkerboard and follow your TV,s directions to enable 3D. If you choose a different type of shutter glasses, you will need a compatable emitter which plugs into the VESA jack on the back of the TV to properly synch the glasses . I tried an experiment and routed the Panasonic's Main output HDMI cable directly through my Sony AV receiver HT-CT100. This receiver has V1.3 HDMI and both the 3D video and audio were both routed perfectly through it. The audio being processed by the receiver and the 3D video going to the TV's HDMI input also V1.3. I saw no degradation of the video or audio signals. So for all of us 3D DLP users, The Panasonic's second HDMI audio output is not needed and we should not have to buy newer V1.4 HDMI switches or receivers to route 3D audio and video. The Mitsubishi 3D adapter 3DA-1 will still be needed to watch Direct TV's 3D format. This adapter retails for about $99. The Mitsubishi$399 starter kit is not needed unless you also need glasses and an emitter. Now if Mitsubishi would just start shipping the adapters...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING! ASTOUNDING! INCREDIBLE!, July 30, 2010

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Honest Abe (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

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Choose your adjective. About anything will fit, just so long as it's way beyond great! Tonight, after hooking up my new Panasonic 3D BluRay player to my Mitsubishi 73738 3D HDTV and putting on a pair of 3D glasses that came with my Mitsubishi 3D adapter kit, I could hardly believe it was just two short weeks ago that I stumbled on a 3D demo in my local Best Buy store and now here I am in my living room watching my own 3D programming. I had read in a couple of places that the 3D effect from sources for television was nothing like the 3D effect you saw in the movie theater. Well, as far as I'm concerned, it's not........it's far better!! After figuring out how to pick the proper 3D input on my TV and then selecting the checkerboard format on my 3D BluRay player and learning how to turn on my 3D glasses, I was ready to watch both my new 3D demo DVDs, one of which came with my BluRay player and the other with my Mitsubishi 3D Adapter Kit. Both contained programming that was nothing short of mind boggling. Those out here who have raved about the coral reef segment actually understated things as far as I'm concerned. But the one selection that made me actually gasp and then laugh out loud was the Tour of Rome selection which showed an overhead shot of a juggler in action, where suddenly those three white balls actually seemed to be flying into my living room!! Just amazing!! And, the Grand Canyon segment from the perspective of the front of a raft going through some rapids on the Colorado River made me actually reach up to protect my face from the water, which appeared to be splashing into my living room.

Now I can only eagerly await my first sporting event in 3D. If it's even half as good as these demos I've seen, I will feel every penny I spent was more than worthwhile! In buying all this 3D equipment now I really went against my usual way of doing things. Normally, whenever a new technology appears on the scene, I do as much research as I can and then wait to see which of any possible competing formats becomes predominant. I also wait for the prices to come down, which they invariably do. But there are just those rare times (and for me this was one of them) where I say to hell with the cost, do the research and then go ahead and spend the money. For me, after seeing 3D in action, it was just one technology I wanted and wanted NOW!

And, I haven't even gotten into all the other features listed for this BluRay player which, from the look of things, are going to be pretty challenging for this 72 year old brain. But I do know the capability of being able to wirelessly access online movies and other materials is going to be even more amazing yet.

Like the man said, "You only go around once....but if you work it right....once is enough!"