![]() Once you’ve linked the BDT320 to your PC, you can then access content from that PC on your tablet or smartphone using the BDT320 as a renderer. The list of supported formats includes MP3, JPEG, DivX, AVCHD, MKV, WAV and – most pleasingly – FLAC. The DMP-BDT320 is also equipped to stream music, video and photos from Windows PCs on your home network, as well as video and photos from Panasonic recorders. Skype video calling is a definite highlight, allowing you to call other Skype users from the comfort of your sofa, but it requires Panasonic’s TY-CC10W communication camera, which costs around £120 online – a luxury that many won’t be able to afford. (Read our full Viera Connect review as part of our Best Smart TV Service Round Up) That’s a much healthier selection than Viera Cast, but another benefit is the addition of Viera Market, which allows you to install new third-party apps. It’s joined by Skype, Netflix and Acetrax movie streaming, YouTube, Picasa and Dailymotion, plus Facebook and Twitter social networking sites. The interface looks similar, but now there’s a more compelling range of services, chief among which is BBC iPlayer. We’re pleased to see that Viera Cast is now a thing of the past on the Blu-ray range – now you get the Viera Connect system introduced on last year’s TVs. It even supports Wi-Fi Direct, which as the name suggests allows you to connect Wi-Fi devices directly to the DMP-BDT320 without having to go through a router. Crucially there’s access to internet content and networking features, all of which are easy to access thanks to the built-in Wi-Fi. ![]() What’s left is a fairly simple line-up of sockets, including HDMI, optical digital, analogue stereo and composite video outputs, an Ethernet port and a second USB port.Īs ever, Panasonic has shovelled a generous array of features into this player. On the back, the DMP-BDT320 does away with the second HDMI output (which is now reserved for the DMP-BDT500), but given the wide availability of HDMI v1.4-compatible receivers it’s no great loss. Under a flap on the right hand side you’ll find an SD card slot and USB port, which allow you to play back digital files from SD, SDXC and SDHC cards up to 64GB (as well as providing the storage memory for BD Live), and memory devices up to 2TB. The fascia sports a glamorous mirrored panel, with an LED display on the left and a glowing white light above the central disc slot (another welcome addition). Like the BDT310 the dappled top panel has a row of touch sensitive buttons embedded into it, but the Touch-Free Sensor (which opened the tray with a wave of the hand) has gone. And we really do mean slim – the BDT320 measures just 27mm from bottom to top, which will slide under your TV pretty much unnoticed. Panasonic’s players have never been the prettiest but this year they look gorgeous, due largely to the addition of inward-sloping edges on the slim bodywork. The first thing to notice about the DMP-BDT320 is the revamped design. It’s also the successor to last year’s DMP-BDT310, but no longer heads the range due to the introduction of a new flagship deck, the DMP-BDT500. ![]() It’s one of four dedicated Blu-ray players in Panasonic’s 2012 range, joining a bunch of Blu-ray/HDD recorders, PVR combis and all-in-one systems. And just when you thought they couldn’t get any smarter, companies like Panasonic keep adding little innovations that make them more and more advanced – and the DMP-BDT320 is a fine example. Now they’re sophisticated entertainment hubs, able to interact with tablets and smartphones, access internet services, play multimedia formats and stream content from networked computers. Blu-ray players were conceived to do a simple job but over the years they’ve morphed into much more than mere disc spinners.
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