Panasonic announces DMP-B15 portable Blu-ray player

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Panasonic announces DMP-B15 portable Blu-ray player
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8 January 2009 0:41 GMT / By Chris Hall

Panasonic have launched the world's first portable Blu-ray Disc player at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Going under the model number DMP-B15, some may raise an eyebrow at the point of a portable Blu-ray player. It comes equipped with a WSVGA 8.9-inch screen for watching those movies on the move, but features an HDMI for hooking up to an HDTV for the full fat high-definition experience.

The DMP-B15 will, as do other players in the Panasonic line-up, benefit from VIERA CAST, allowing BD-Live functionality and access to online content, such as Amazon’s video on demand service, YouTube, Picasa and so on. An SD card slot is also present for the playback of media such as camcorder videos or digital photos.

Panasonic are citing a battery life of 3 hours for the device.

It will be available in May, but no details of UK launch or prices.

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  • My husband and i disagree over this portable blu-ray player.His opinion is that you need the biggest and best hd tv to get any extra joy out of blu-ray.In my opinion i expect to get good quality viewing from this portable blu-ray player,as i am a disabled young lady and spend a lot of my time in and out of hospital and watching movies this would be fantastic.also when i am at home having the player close to me i can operate/change blu-ray discs independantly. Posted by michelle priestley, Britian

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