'This lack of internal decoding is particularly disappointing because the older DMP-BD10A itself offered internal decoding for all of these formats except DTS-HS Master Audio.'
'Image and audio quality mediocre.'
'decent button layout'
'Any DMP-BD30 owner whose AV receiver lacks built-in decoding for the new audio formats won't be able to enjoy the high-resolution soundtracks available on many Blu-ray discs (unless the disc includes an uncompressed soundtrack, as well.)'
'It does a fantastic job of upconverting DVDs and the VHS tapes look pretty good too.'
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'Both models support VHS to DVD dubbing – a nice feature to have if you are one of those with loads of home video – as well as 1080p upconversion via HDMI.'