Testseek.co.uk have collected 24 expert reviews of the Panasonic DMP-BD85 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic DMP-BD85.
May 2010
(80%)
24 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
The Panasonic DMP-BD85 is a feature-packed Blu-ray player that boasts great playback performance. Unfortunately, it is slightly let down by its load times and sluggish interface. Chris Jager, PCWorld.idg.com.au ...
Stunning pictures, Stylish black look, Crisp cinematic picture
Fiddly operating system, Slow disc loading, Needs a USB dongle for Wi-Fi
Now this is more like it. After the disappointment of the DMP-BD45 and its lack of BD Live, the DMP-BD85 reminds us why Panasonic is one of the best names in the Blu-ray business. It's a superb Blu-ray player, packed with all the picture and sound tech th...
Two USB ports, Excellent Internet video options, Access to geeky information,
Unspectacular image quality, Ugly and difficult onscreen display,
The DMP-BD85 offers only middle-of-the-road image quality and an ugly, confusing menu system, which together make this Blu-ray player a poor value. ...
While Panasonic has considerably improved its Blu-Ray players, the Panasonic DMP-BD85 still has some shortfalls, such as the smaller, less-ergonomic remote and lack of DNLA compatibility. Overall, this device exemplifies advances in Blu-Ray technology,...
Excellent video performance on DVD upconversion, Superb Blu-ray playback, Strong audio performance, Netflix streaming, YouTube and (soon) Pandora Internet radio, WiFi included, Quick start-up and reasonably fast disc load times
Awkward user interface, Aspect ratio issues with AVI and YouTube playback, Some glitches with Xvid-encoded AVI file playback, Remote lacks some basic functions (subtitle, set-up), No DLNA or home network media sharing feature, STILL no on-board storage or
Although I spent a lot of time describing the operational idiosyncrasies of the player, these are relatively easy to get used to over time. Casual users will not need to access the set-up menus often (if at all) and so will most likely never notice m...
Abstract: Panasonic and Sony have "Quick Start" options, that reduce startup time from 20 or so seconds to under 5 seconds. I don't get it, because it doesn't make any other part of the process faster: The Panasonic is..
