What Hi-Fi? Verdict
If HD pictures and sound are your priority, the BDT110 excels at the money
Pros
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Fine spec
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low price
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outstanding high-def 2D and 3D pictures
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forceful, nuanced sound
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now has Viera Connect
Cons
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DVD upscaling can be bettered (by the Sony)
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remote control could stand a rethink
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Last month’s issue included a five-star First Test of Panasonic’s £230 DMP-BDT310.
This BDT110 does without a few of its sibling’s specification highlights, as well as being usefully cheaper – and we think it could represent even better value.
Having just one HDMI output makes the BDT110 less flexible than the BDT310, but we don’t miss the more expensive machine’s touch-free disc tray sensor.
And in every other respect the BDT110’s right on the money: all your favourite disc formats are catered for, there’s plenty of online functionality (both a wi-fi dongle and Skype-orientated camera are cost options) and DLNA support too. It will even turn 2D into depth-adjustable 3D.
White tones are clean, and while the colour palette is a little on the sombre side of neutral, it’s expansive and vivid enough to endow movies with real drama. Lifelike skin-tones, as well, add to the impression of a sorted high-def device.
As a 3D player, the Panasonic’s the most enjoyable of its peers – if only by a tiny margin.
Less impressive upscaler
It’s at its least impressive when upscaling DVDs. It’s no catastrophe, but do experiment to see if your TV might upscale the standard-definition picture better.
The picture quality it’s capable of when streaming online content just tightens the BDT110’s grip on five stars.
