Time to buy Panny BD60

$165 at Amazon. Seems like a great price for a highly rated player. Any reason not to pull trigger on this?

That may be a great deal. One issue of concern is there have been many reports here and at AVSForums and others about random freezing with this model. I don't own it and can't comment first hand. This thread has some discussion of the issue:

http://www.highdefforum.com/blu-ray-players/100232-okay-so-given-choice-oppo-new-panny.html

I would expect that Panasonic can fix it with firmware and it may be recent firmware has fixed it, but you might want to read about the issue. Panasonic Blu-ray players have been highly regarded overall.

Chris

According to the owners' thread at AVS, the freezing issue has not been fixed yet.

According to the owners' thread at AVS, the freezing issue has not been fixed yet.

I would say pass then. If it is a hardware issue, no fix will be possible. There are too many players at great prices now to take the chance on this one.

Chris

Thay also have a poll over at AVS about how many people have actually encountered the freezing.

Definitely yes! 47 votes
Nope, never experienced this. 59 votes
Maybe, it happened so few times it could be a disc issue. 26 votes

Yep sure sounds to me like Panasonic has a major problem on their hands! :rolleyes:

Thay also have a poll over at AVS about how many people have actually encountered the freezing.

Definitely yes! 47 votes
Nope, never experienced this. 59 votes
Maybe, it happened so few times it could be a disc issue. 26 votes

Yep sure sounds to me like Panasonic has a major problem on their hands! :rolleyes:

If you add them all up it comes out to 55.3% either definitely experienced this or had some playback issues that might be attributed to this. Even if you only count the Definitely have an issue that is 35.6%.

I would say that is a problem IMO.

If you add them all up it comes out to 55.3% either definitely experienced this or had some playback issues that might be attributed to this. Even if you only count the Definitely have an issue that is 35.6%.

I would say that is a problem IMO.

Yeah and we know people jump on forums to not complain.
Which way will the wind be blowing tomorrow?

I had the freezing problem with the 60 but not so much with the panasonic 80. I don;t have an aswer as to why that is happening.. becuase I hear others having problems with the 80. who knows.

Jacob

Yeah and we know people jump on forums to not complain.
Which way will the wind be blowing tomorrow?

Forum dwellers are a unique group no question. They are a group that looks for answers and tries to solve them rather than except glitches or returning the product to the store if they show up.

Do i think the issue is affecting as many people as that poll shows? No., but I think if you have a group (forum dwellers in general) that DOES know what to look for and are aware of a problem then it very well could be that many non forum posters just dismiss the issue they see, so it would indicate there IS some sort of problem that is pretty big.

I am a fan of Panasonic. I have a 21 year old Panasonic A/C unit that still works better than any newer A/C units i have, I own a Panny plasma, and I own a BD35 as well. I say this so you understand that even being a fan i would say there IS a fairly widespread problem that people should consider before purchasing THIS model. ;)