What to watch your favourite movies and TV shows in glorious
high definition and Blu ray? Then look no further. Panasonic have
this excellent unit which combines both a Blu ray player and twin
Freeview HD tuners all into one.
There is a built in hard drive which allows you to store up to
35 hours of your shows and movies. The images are crisper and
clearer due to 'advanced compression technologies that are
optimised to match each scene'. If you understand a bit about
computers then you should know that files can be compressed to save
space and that is basically what this unit does but in doing so it
doesn't compromise the integrity and quality of the file itself, in
this case the images. Panasonic claim that the 'PHL Reference
Chroma Processor Plus' (the image processor) can reproduce colour
data with twice the accuracy of conventional systems. You also have
the ability to pause and even rewind live TV. So if you miss a part
of your favourite program, no problem, just rewind it back and
watch from the bit you missed.
Some of the customers on Amazon.co.uk who have bought this
product and reviewed it themselves brought up a few negatives with
the system. One major point being how difficult the electronic
program guide (the manual) was to follow and understand. They say
that it is just so inconvenient to use but if you are anything like
me, I usually wouldn't bother reading the manual so that would not
put me off it at all.
Despite this the system receives a rating of 4 out of 5 stars on
Amazon with 36 out of the 48 reviews being in the 4 and 5 star
ranges. In my opinion most of the bad points, and therefore the
reason it didn't get as good a rating as it deserves, is because
most of the people on Amazon are being very picky with their
reasons and justifications, one customer gave the unit a 1 star
rating because the 'buttons were slow'. Even still 4 out of 5 stars
lives up o the excellent reputation that Panasonic has.
So if you're looking to update your current free view box or DVD
player then this is the perfect way to do both at the same time.
Give this unit a go and trust me, you won't regret it.