[Peter Culdrose]

Panasonic DMR-BW780 will it play in 3D?

many thanks

Pete

[Lumstorm]

Looking at the spec page on Panasonics site no it isn't a 3D capable player.

[Peter Culdrose]

what would you reccomend that has the same same capabilities of the current unit but plays 3D or a blue ray player only with 3D?

[fastest finger]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

Panasonic DMR-BW780 will it play in 3D?

many thanks

Pete

It won't play 3D Blu-rays, but you will be able to record and playback 3D television programmes on BBC HD.

[Peter Culdrose]

so basically i should stick with the Panasonic ive got and simply get a cheap Panasonic blue ray 3d player?

[fastest finger]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

so basically i should stick with the Panasonic ive got and simply get a cheap Panasonic blue ray 3d player?

That should cover all the bases with the minimum outlay.

[Peter Culdrose]

if i decide to go for totally replacing mu unit and go for a 3d blue ray recorder and twin hd freeview with pvr any suggestions which Panasonic to go for, there seems to be quite a few models out there, thanks

Pete

[captainkremmen]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

if i decide to go for totally replacing mu unit and go for a 3d blue ray recorder and twin hd freeview with pvr any suggestions which Panasonic to go for, there seems to be quite a few models out there, thanks

Pete

You'll get a run down of the various models and their features here:
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_G...sCategory.html

[Peter Culdrose]

thanks, that extremely helpful, it was the one that i had narrowed down last night, just to confirm, will this record onto to dvd and also record onto the dvd a true blue ray 3d image? really appreciate al your help

pete

[Chris Simon]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

thanks, that extremely helpful, it was the one that i had narrowed down last night, just to confirm, will this record onto to dvd and also record onto the dvd a true blue ray 3d image? really appreciate al your help

pete

It will record onto DVD, but it won't record a bluray 3D image onto DVD. It should be able to record "proper" HD and 3D stuff onto bluray but as to where you'll get content from that can be recorded is debatable! "True" HD 3D is only possible from pre-recorded bluray disks and I doubt the recorder will allow you to copy these. You will be able to record HD TV broadcasts but there may be restrictions on what can be copied to bluray.

[chrisjr]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

thanks, that extremely helpful, it was the one that i had narrowed down last night, just to confirm, will this record onto to dvd and also record onto the dvd a true blue ray 3d image? really appreciate al your help

pete

Presumably you mean the BW780?

As far as the recorder is concerned there is not any real difference between a Freeview 3D broadcast and a 2D one. So there should be no real reason why you cannot record any Freeview 3D broadcast to a Blu-Ray disk (not DVD).

Out of idle curiosity more than anything else, I recorded a short bit of the 3D broadcast of the Olympics on the BBC HD channel on Freeview. Neither my Humax PVR or TV are 3D yet both coped with it, albeit that I saw two images side by side on the TV.

So I suspect the BW780 will record a similar image and leave it up to the TV to sort out the 3D bit.

Mind you given the rarity of 3D on Freeview I wonder if it is worth it? 3D would certainly not be anywhere near the top of my list for a Freeview recorder. Might be worth it for satellite as there tends to be more 3D on that platform. But not sure if that applies to Freesat as most of the 3D stuff I've seen advertised has been Sky Sports and the like.

[Peter Culdrose]

thanks all, done some test tonight any my current set up plays 3d blueray perfectly so need to upgrade after all,

pete

[captainkremmen]

The BluRay recorders wont record direct from Freeview onto BluRay, you have to record to the HDD first and then dub onto BluRay I believe (that's what the manual seems to suggest).

Freeview HD 3D broadcasts (although rare) will record on any Freeview HD recorder. The images are recorded side by side, just as they are broadcast, to the recorder it's just another normal broadcast stream. It's your TV that combines the two side by side images into a 3D image.

[Peter Culdrose]

thanks, yep i was realy concerned as to wether it would play blue ray 3d and it does , perfectly! so i now wont have to peurchse any other and just to let everyone know the Panasonic model DMR-BW70EBK blue ray disk recorder will record in hd and play back blue ray 3D Perfectly.

thanks for all your help chaps

Peter

[Chris Simon]

Out of interest, which Bluray disk have you managed to play in 3D? It looks like this is the first non-3D Bluray player than can play 3D!

[Lumstorm]

Reading the instructions it is not a 3D capable machine. Are you sure your playing 3D Blu-ray as your TV detects the 3D content. Or are you watching the film in 2D and switching the TV's fake 3D effect on.

Some 3D discs play in a normal player in 2D, you might find with a dedicated 3D disc it won't play.

[Peter Culdrose]

no its not in conversion mode, which is usually very poor 3D, its actually playing true 3D to the plasma panel, weve tried a separate blue ray 3d player and there is no difference in quality, i think that possibley they list it as not 3d compatible is because it may not be able to recognise 3D off a tv broadcast, But for me that not an issue, i can watch the very limited selection of 3D programmes on the 3D plasma anyway, the main issue is whether I could get a true 3D image from the blueray panasonic and indeed i can. Now whether it would be able to display a 3D image from broadcast transmission im not sure of, it may be that it cannot and why its listed as being non 3D compatible. But as far as playing true blueray hidef 3D it works perfectly which is what i needed.

[Peter Culdrose]

Originally Posted by Lumstorm

Reading the instructions it is not a 3D capable machine. Are you sure your playing 3D Blu-ray as your TV detects the 3D content. Or are you watching the film in 2D and switching the TV's fake 3D effect on.

Some 3D discs play in a normal player in 2D, you might find with a dedicated 3D disc it won't play.

no its a true blueray 3D disc

[fastest finger]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

no its a true blueray 3D disc

May I ask which disc it was? I'm intrigued as to how this machine is playing it when there is no indication of 3D capabilities in the marketing materials or instructions. If this is a proper frame-packed 3D retail release Blu-ray, then there must have been a serious firmware upgrade, or Panasonic have made a serious error.

Or perhaps the model number in your original post is incorrect? The BWT720 for example, is definitely 3D Blu-ray capable.

[Peter Culdrose]

Originally Posted by fastest finger

May I ask which disc it was? I'm intrigued as to how this machine is playing it when there is no indication of 3D capabilities in the marketing materials or instructions. If this is a proper frame-packed 3D retail release Blu-ray, then there must have been a serious firmware upgrade, or Panasonic have made a serious error.

Or perhaps the model number in your original post is incorrect? The BWT720 for example, is definitely 3D Blu-ray capable.

DMR-BW70EBK and weve tried 20 x 3D only bluray discs

[fastest finger]

Originally Posted by Peter Culdrose

DMR-BW70EBK and weve tried 20 x 3D only bluray discs

That is different to the model number you gave at the start of the thread, no wonder the information wasnt correct.

That said, I can't find any information on that either. The closest I can find is the BTW700 which CAN INDEED play 3D Blu-rays, and will also allow you to watch, record and replay any 3D broadcasts on Freeview HD channels.