Panasonic Smart Network 4K Upscaling 3D Blu-Ray Disc & Streaming Player DMP-BDT270 (Silver), WiFi, Miracast

The purpose of my review thus far is to include a few images I didnt have upon purchase that others may want to see. The only way to do this is to write an actual review so I will update as I use the player more over time. At first glance the player is well made and is no larger than a good sized tablet. You can hold it in one hand. I have an image included of it next to our already small cable box (32" tv above). It really is not much larger than a disc case. Setup was painless and I purposely avoided even looking at the directions for this reason, to see how hard it would be with no understanding of the product. I had it ready to go in less than 10 minutes. The hardest part was turning on my laptop to get the wifi security code. The power cord is similar in shape and size to a cellular adapter.. even the plug is the same. There are only two connections on the back of the player.. the power and the HDMI port.. thats it. So for those who are wondering, there is no ethernet port to connect via cable. Its all wireless.. and if your TV for some reason doesnt have an HDMI port youll need an adapter. The remote is easy to use and if you have a Panasonic TV it will operate that as well. Pictures below and ill update as I use it more. *For quick reference since Amazon chose not to give much at all of a description of the product theyre selling, here is the Panasonic page that describes this player and its features in full detail. [...]

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Before I purchased this Panasonic DMP-BDT220 WiFi Blu-Ray DVD Player, I had researched virtually every player available on the market. Theres a lot to pick from, but I wanted to find the player that had the best all-around features, and a great price that would fit my budget. And after looking at a dozen or so different players, I concluded that this Panasonic player was the best pick in its price range. Other players, have various other options, a varied amount of output connections, and may specify on-board memory configurations, etc. While this player does not specify the memory amount, it appears to be sufficient enough to load streaming media (such as Netflix, Amazon Video or Hulu Plus and play it back without any hesitation or pauses. After receiving the player, I hooked it up, and it worked perfectly right from the start. Found my WiFi network without any problems. I entered the security password information and it was connected to my WiFi network and my Internet connection in seconds. Even configured itself with connecting to my other devices and PCs on my network also without any problems. I did not have to enter any network address configurations or anything except for the router/network access password. I was able to instantly see the pictures and videos on my shared PCs on my home network. I use this for my Netflix streaming and it works great with no problems at all. And there is no lag time between the apps selection under the Internet portion of the player, but that might be because Im using this on a fairly high-speed 10/2 broadband connection. Ive also used several of the other Internet apps on the player, and they all worked great as well. The Pros of this player is that it worked perfectly right out of the box, and it was a snap to setup, connect to the Internet through my WiFi network, and very easy to tell it to automatically download and update the firmware. This can also be done by downloading the firmware file from a computer and putting it on a CD-ROM or a flash drive, and then inserting that into the player, and the player will then see it, and automatically update the firmware. The only Cons of this player, if one at all, would be that it lacks a second HDMI or Component HD connection on the back of the player, but for me, that wasnt a problem, as I connected this player, using the HDMI connection, directly to my HDTV. It does offer also an optical digital audio out connection, which I have connected to my Sony 7.1 Home Theater System, and it works perfectly. Blu-Ray movies look and sound GREAT!! ALL IN ALL, I think this is a terrific WiFi Player from Panasonic and I think anyone would be very satisfied with this player. I know I am. And doing a lot of research before I purchased this did help in picking a very good player. I think its the best WiFi Blu-Ray player in its price category. One last suggestion though, is to purchase a color calibration DVD, which is available on Amazon, to calibrate or re-calibrate your TV using the Blu-ray Player. This will assure you that your television is set correctly, for not only color, but also for hue, brightness and contrast as well.

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My last Panasonic held up for nine years without a glitch. So I decided to stick with the brand again. Wow! Nine years has brought great improvements! Image quality and color are superb. Playback is quick. It’s outfitted with Wi-Fi, Ethernet, a USB port and SD card slot. I also don’t have to play with buttons on my main remote to lock into the DVD player. It shifts automatically as soon as I hit play. No problems shifting from Blue Ray to standard DVD. Plays all my Netflix rentals without a problem . Only negative: The remote’s a little small (I hate small buttons) but I can live with that. Here’s hoping it holds up as long as my last Panasonic. Great company.

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This is for the Panasonic BDT270 Blu-Ray DVD player. I had an older Panasonic which just died after five years of great performance. Earlier in the week I bought the Sony BDPS6700 to replace it. Everyone said it was great. It was not. I hated it. The Sony did not render DVDs very well at all. Easy to set up and use, but terrible images no matter how much I tried to adjust it. I returned it and got the Panasonic. The BDT270 is a low end player - not nearly as nice as my older Panasonic; however, far superior to the Sony. The rendering of both Blu-Ray and DVDs is great. The images are upscaled to near 4K resolution. The Panasonic is harder to use and take longer to set up then the Sony, but the picture is so much better. I really have no use for the apps as I have a smart TV, but I tried out Netflix and Amazon Prime Videos anyway. They took a little longer to load then I would like, but once loaded, they worked great. Again, I purchased this to watch DVDs and Blu-rays. It works great and provides an awesome picture. The sound is also great. Note, I have a Samsung soundbar with a 55" Vizio 4K TV. I had to set the sound output to PCM, Bitstream did not work with my current configuration. total set up and customization took about twenty minutes. If youre vacillating between the Panasonic and the Sony, its no competition. The Panasonic is so much better. I highly recommend it for an upscaling DVD and Blu-Ray player. I got it on Amazon just under $100.00! You can not go wrong with this product.

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Bought this as an upgrade for a Panasonic DMP-BD35, mainly for the online features, and so far its been great. I dont use Netflix so I cant comment on that but I do use Amazon Streaming a lot. My internet connection is not great, 2 megabit at peak but usually in the 1.5-1.8 range. I connected the player to my wireless network and other than it being annoying to enter a password using a remote control, it was easy and done in a couple of minutes. So far I have watched several movies and probably close to 100 hours of TV shows, standard and HD, and none have been a problem. The picture and sound has always been good and there has not been any choppiness, pauses or any other interruptions. If you are expecting to be able to stream stuff using a 2 megabit or lower connection and it be the same quality as playing a blu-ray, you will be disappointed and you should lower your expectations. From my experience, playing an HD version of something with my connection is like the upconverting of a DVD. It looks a little better and a little crisper but it isnt HD quality. I wasnt expecting it to be so its not a problem. As for the actual player, its exceptional for the most part. There were several setup items that needed to be addressed before I could get the best out of the player, the TV and the disk. Stuff like having to turn on 24p, enabling some picture and sound options and the like. Nothing too hard but without doing them the playback isnt as good as it could be. Compared to my other player, the picture quality is superb. I have no complaints about that. Colors are great, clarity is great and overall its just great. But again, if you havent got the player optimized and your TV calibrated you may find you are disappointed. I havent really played around with the other apps except for YouTube. YouTube does what you would expect it to do although the interface is not that great and it can take you a little while to find things. I also dont have a 3D TV so I cant comment on that side of things. The last thing I did play around with but found it more of a gimmick than useful was the remote control app. Yes, you can control the player from your phone quite easily but there is a slight delay which makes using the remote control far easier. The only thing where it stands head and shoulders above the remote control is when you are entering text. Since you can just type it easily on the phone and send it to the player it beats having to select each letter or number one by one using the remote. Ive upgraded the firmware twice, once initially when I got it and once around the beginning of November. I didnt really notice any differences but nothing bad happened. Overall I am very pleased with this player. It does everything I wanted it to do and it does those things well. Depending on your usage and expectations your may have a different opinion but if you want to stream flawlessly via Amazon even with a slower wireless connection and play blu-ray disks perfectly then this is a great player at a great price.

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