Panasonic Unveils Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player

Panasonic has unveiled their newest Blu-ray player - the DMP-BD50. This time with full Profile 2.0 certification and BD-Live support. The player also internally decodes both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio for those that lack an HDMI receiver capable of decoding the advanced codecs. 7.1 analog output is also featured. Price and release date TBA.

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On November 1, 2007, the Grace Period Profile was superseded by "Bonus View" as the minimum profile for new players released to the market. With the exception of the PlayStation 3, profile 1.0 players cannot be upgraded to be Bonus View compliant. On December 17, 2007, the PlayStation 3 became Bonus View 1.1 compliant through PlayStation 3 System Software version 2.10.

When software authored with interactive features dependent on "Bonus View" hardware capabilities are played on profile 1.0 players some features may not be available or may offer limited capability. Profile 1.0 players will still be able to play the main feature of the disc, however.