Product Comparison: Panasonic DMP-BDT360 vs Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB

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Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D Blu-ray player

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Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play

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General Specifications

Brand

Panasonic

Model

DMP-BDT360

DMR-PWT550EB

Origin

Japan

About the Product

Enjoy 3D high definition and connected entertainment at home for less with the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 player. Not only that, this Blu-ray player lets you have aÂ near Ultra HD 4K image via its upscaler (compatible TV required).Not only does this 3D Blu-ray 3D plunge you into 3D cinema, it also lets you enjoy your DVD, CD and CD Audio sources just as easily.

This Freeview Play Compatible HDD recorder lets you enjoy a wide variety of content. With TV anywhere, you can watch and record programmes both at home and while you're away. In addition, a host of image-enhancing functions include 4K upscaling and 4K networking.

Key Specs

Smart Capable

Yes

Maximum Video Resolution

2160 p

Wi-Fi Built-in

Yes

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D Blu-ray player

First off the picture is amazing, it up coverts 1080p pictures to a really nice clarity on my 4K tv.
Solid player, remote is fine, and picture quality is exceptional. It upscales DVD's to at least 1080, they look every bit as good as native BluRay.
Installation and setup was simple, unit works very well, stunning picture with old DVDs.
I was looking forward to the smart functions, but they simply do NOT work. It is a fine Blu-Ray player, but I expected more.
This is an average 3D blue ray player but it had a picture issues that I had to do a power cycle to fix it other than that it works fine.

Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play

Discs play quickly and picture quality on both disc and TV channel's is excellent.
This is one of the few machines with a Blu-ray player, dual Freeview tuner, HDD recorder, and SmartTV in the same box.
Great picture quality. Highly recommend.
Image quality is slightly worse than the tuner in my Sony TV.
Main thing for me is the TV guide is SOOO slow to navigate. There is at least a half second delay when moving up or down the channels.

Size & Weight

Height

1.69 in.

2.3 in.

Width

16.3 in.

16.9 in.

Depth

7.16 in.

8.2 in.

Weight

2.65 lbs.

4.4 lbs.

Features

Disc Loading Type

Tray

Compatible Disc Formats

BD-ROM, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, BD-Video, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, CD, CD-R, CD-RW

BD-ROM, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW

Pre-Installed Services & Apps

Netflix

Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Instant Video

Supported Formats

JPEG, MPO, Xvid, MKV, DVD-Video, AVCHD, FLAC, WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, CD-DA

BD Video, BDAV, AVCHD, AVCHD 3D, JPEG, MPO, Xvid, MKV, MPEG2, AAC, ALAC, DSD, FLAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, DTS-CD, CD-DA

Built-in Audio Decoders

Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

Dolby Digital, FLAC, LPCM, MP3, Vorbis, WMA, WAV, AAC

USB Port(s)

Ethernet Port(s)

Yes

Wireless Connection

Wi-Fi, DLNA

Controls

Remote control

Extras

Miracast screen mirroring technology, BD-Live™, x.v.Color

Freeview Play, Remote Recording, Multiroom TV Streaming, Pure Sound Mode

USB Port(s)
Ethernet Port(s)

What customers say about "Features"

Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D Blu-ray player

Put a SDXC AVCHD card in and got the best picture I have ever seen of our video taken with a HD camcorder. Broadcast quality in my opinion.
Netflix interface seems pretty nice. The graphics and program presentation is pretty snappy.
The DLNA transfer plays distorted poor quality video, no matter the format.
Loses wifi connection and and application passwords (e.g Netflix).
Really let me down miracast. It just did not work. Player worked briefly with my phone, but kept disconnecting.

Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play

Flexible recording - record 2 things at once whilst watching a third.
Pause live TV. Didn't think I'd use this feature half as much as I do! It's great to be able to get a cup of tea, take a phone call etc and just pick up where you left off!
If your watching TV when a programmed recording starts, your viewing gets interrupted - annoying.
It seems Panasonic has put a cheap low end processor in this machine and also probably skimped on RAM, which would be fine if this was a cheap recorder, but its not.
Smart functions are slow - slow loading for netflix and on demand channels, slow navigation in channel 4 and BBC apps, although netflix is not too bad.

Outputs

HDMI

Optical Digital Audio

Coaxial Digital Audio

What customers say about "Outputs"

Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D Blu-ray player

Surprisingly one of the few remaining models equipped with digital optical as opposed to just coaxial digital which my minimalist set-up has zero use for.
Player is very light in weight not like the older versions but it's functions & controls, video is top notch!
Important feature: this player has rear ports for LAN, HDMI and TOSLINK optical audio.
Perfectly functioning home stereo equipment. The connection is stable and easy set up.
Does not have two HDMI outputs only one. Remote is too small for man hands.

Panasonic DMR-PWT550EB Blu-Ray Player and HDD Recorder with Freeview Play

If you have a surround sound system connected to your TV via HDMI (with ARC support) then the audio return channel (ARC) works well and supports 5.1 Dolby surround sound.
The Panasonic also supports control via the HDMI cable so if your TV supports this function then you can control many aspects from your TV remote.
This Panasonic player does NOT have separate jack sockets for connecting to a sound system.
Player can have only few connections (only one HDMI).
Navigation with the remote lags as you move one line at a time, making browsing very frustrating.

Accessories

Included With Unit

Remote control, Batteries

Remote control, HDMI cable

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications