PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player Review

PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player Reviews

Review score: 8.6 / 10 – Updated April, 2024

Latest Price: £89.99

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PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player Review


Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating
8.6

8.6 average based on 263 reviews.


How customers rate PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player

Ease of use
8.5
Image quality
9.2
Sound quality
8.9
Design
8.7
Value for money
8.7

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PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player features

PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player specs

PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player
Type

Blu-ray & DVD player

Smart TV services

– Catch up TV: BBC iPlayer

Region/Zone

– DVD: Region 2

Blu-ray profile

Profile 2.0

3D compatible

Yes -though this player is 3D compatible, to experience 3D playback you will need other 3D equipment such as a 3D TV, 3D glasses, a 3D-capable HDMI cable and a 3D Blu-ray disc.

2D to 3D conversion

Yes

Readable discs

– Blu-ray: BD-ROM, Full HD 3D, BD-Video, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BDAV, BDMV

Supported file formats

– Audio: MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA, ALAC, FLAC, DSD

Supported audio file formats

– WAV

Audio processing

– Dolby Digital

Video features

Deep Colour Output

Upscaling capabilities

– Upscales to Full HD

Outputs

HDMI x 1

WiFi

Built-in WiFi

Ethernet

Yes

Bluetooth

No

DLNA

Yes

USB

USB 2.0 x 1

Power consumption

– On mode: 13 W

Colour

Black

Box contents

– Panasonic DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player

Dimensions

43 x 312 x 180 mm (H x W x D)

Boxed dimensions

80 x 35 x 27 mm (H x W x D)

Weight

1 kg

Boxed weight

1.2 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee

1 year

Price

£89.99

Number of Reviews

263

Review Score

8.6 / 10

Average score in category: 8.7 / 10

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Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Blu-ray and DVD players. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Blu-ray and DVD players are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Blu-ray and DVD players. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Panasonic are really well respected for making great Blu-ray and DVD players.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Blu-ray and DVD players. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.


Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player and seeing how that compares to other Blu-ray and DVD players and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Panasonic.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Blu-ray and DVD players. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £89.99.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 8.7 out of 10.

How much do Blu-ray and DVD players cost on average?

We searched for all of the Blu-ray and DVD players that we could find at Currys. In total we found 22 different products available.

The average price of Blu-ray and DVD players was £143.00, which makes PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player below average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Blu-ray and DVD players can vary. Of the 22 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £24.99 and the highest price we saw was £499.00.

In the Blu-ray and DVD players category, 10 products cost more than PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player and 11 cost less.

How much are Panasonic Blu-ray and DVD players?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Blu-ray and DVD players made by Panasonic. We managed to find 7 options at Currys.

The average price of these 7 products was £224.71. With the cheapest coming in at £26.99 and most expensive currently showing as £499.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player is below average against other Panasonic Blu-ray and DVD players.


PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 263 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player is just what you’re after.

PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player has a customer review score of 8.5 and our review score is 8.8 out of 10. The average review score in the Blu-ray and DVD players category is 8.7 with an average of 262 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Panasonic is 8.7 based on an average of 155 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Blu-ray and DVD players. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are PANASONIC DMP-BDT167EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player reviews, PANASONIC S500 DVD Player reviews or UBP-X800M2 Smart 4K Ultra HD 3D Blu-ray Player reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like SONY UBPX700B Smart 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player reviews or even SONY UBP-X500 4K Ultra HD 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player, Gold reviews.


Buying Panasonic branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Blu-ray and DVD players.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Panasonic then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.


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Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with PANASONIC DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray & DVD Player and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Blu-ray and DVD players. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.8/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 263 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.


Further product details

    • Product ID 1: 3543978299
    • Product ID 2: 10143729
    • Brand: Panasonic
    • Model number: DMPBDT280EB
    • EAN: 5025232837939
    • Description: Watch your favourite Blu-rays and DVDs in style with 3D playback, smart options, built-in WiFi and 4k upscaling using the Panasonic DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray and DVD Player. Smart connectivity The DMP-BDT280EB features built-in WiFi with a full web browser to allow easy access to the internet. Discover a range of apps, catch-up TV and on-demand services with the Panasonic app store. You can check social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as access services such as BBC iPlayer, YouTube and Netflix to enhance your entertainment options. When connected to the internet, BD-Live can access additional content for your Blu-ray discs. This can include internet chats, scheduled chats with the director and internet games, as well as downloadable featurettes, quizzes and movie trailers to allow you to enjoy your favourite films in even greater depth. Streaming The DLNA feature allows you to access other DLNA devices around your home, meaning that you can stream video, music or photos straight to your TV. You can also take advantage of Miracast to let you display what is showing on your compatible Android smartphone or tablet on your TV screen. This makes it easy to share your favourite photos, videos and songs with your family and friends on a larger screen. Full HD 3D playback Capable of playing all of your favourite 3D Blu-ray discs when connected to a compatible 3D TV, the DMP-BDT280EB can also upscale standard definition DVDs to HD quality. The player can even upscale Full HD video to 4k quality when connected to a 4k resolution TV. External HDD playback As well as being able to play Blu-ray discs and DVDs, the DMP-BDT280EB can directly access content stored on external hard disk drives through a USB 2.0 port. This allows you to play music and video stored on an USB sticks and HDDs, as well as viewing your favourite photos. Enhance your home entertainment setup with the Panasonic DMP-BDT280EB Smart 3D Blu-ray and DVD Player

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