yromj
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Jan upgraded my blu-ray player in the theater to the Panny BD89 and I couldn't be happier. Before this I had always used Sony BD players and been very happy. However, a few weeks ago I noticed that the BD89 was a DLNA renderer and could play FLAC files via DLNA.
The unit is fairly small and light. I wish it were heavier so it wouldn't scoot quite so easily. One thing I like is that the buttons are top of the unit and labeled w/ white letters making seeing and using them very easy. I was about the only one of the three of us who could use our previous Sony because the buttons were labeled in gray and very small.
Initial set up was very straight forward and easy. I use a wired connection for the network so that was especially easy to configure since I just let client devices use DHCP for address assignment. Also, I was surprised to discover that the unit had the latest firmware installed out of the box. I started browsing my network and found my Twonky server running on my NAS and started browsing my media. I played a couple of songs to verify FLAC was functional then I configured the device to allow control via the LAN.
I thought that I could use a Panny app on my Android devices to control the player, however that's not the case. Once I confirmed that I started using Bubble Soft's BubbleUPNP app to browse songs using my phone and tablet. We spent the next couple of hours just browsing and playing songs.
The manual led me to believe that I would have to browse the menu and start the DLNA renderer function but this is not the case. I can simply start the UPNP app on a device, select a song, and play it to the player as long as it is turned on. Also, Pauly take note of this, I can play music WITH THE DISPLAY TURNED OFF!!
I incorporated the unit into my URC fairly seamlessly. The only difficulty was locating discrete on/off commands but thank goodness for http://www.remotecentral.com and its discrete code database.
Some other info that may pertain to some but not really me is that the player can be configured for up to four different users. I configured the first user which was easy. The video services are more limited than the Sony but my Netgear NeoTV takes care of all of that for me so that's no biggie. You can adjust the picture in the player's menu, too. I didn't try this because I like to only adjust one device. Also, the thing turns on in a SNAP!! I was really surprised how quickly it comes on.
I'm really glad that I can finally sit on my couch and browse my music library on my tablet and play any song I want. That's the best birthday present I've gotten in a while and it was only $80! Jan did very well!! :eusa-clap:
John
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The unit is fairly small and light. I wish it were heavier so it wouldn't scoot quite so easily. One thing I like is that the buttons are top of the unit and labeled w/ white letters making seeing and using them very easy. I was about the only one of the three of us who could use our previous Sony because the buttons were labeled in gray and very small.
Initial set up was very straight forward and easy. I use a wired connection for the network so that was especially easy to configure since I just let client devices use DHCP for address assignment. Also, I was surprised to discover that the unit had the latest firmware installed out of the box. I started browsing my network and found my Twonky server running on my NAS and started browsing my media. I played a couple of songs to verify FLAC was functional then I configured the device to allow control via the LAN.
I thought that I could use a Panny app on my Android devices to control the player, however that's not the case. Once I confirmed that I started using Bubble Soft's BubbleUPNP app to browse songs using my phone and tablet. We spent the next couple of hours just browsing and playing songs.
The manual led me to believe that I would have to browse the menu and start the DLNA renderer function but this is not the case. I can simply start the UPNP app on a device, select a song, and play it to the player as long as it is turned on. Also, Pauly take note of this, I can play music WITH THE DISPLAY TURNED OFF!!
I incorporated the unit into my URC fairly seamlessly. The only difficulty was locating discrete on/off commands but thank goodness for http://www.remotecentral.com and its discrete code database.
Some other info that may pertain to some but not really me is that the player can be configured for up to four different users. I configured the first user which was easy. The video services are more limited than the Sony but my Netgear NeoTV takes care of all of that for me so that's no biggie. You can adjust the picture in the player's menu, too. I didn't try this because I like to only adjust one device. Also, the thing turns on in a SNAP!! I was really surprised how quickly it comes on.
I'm really glad that I can finally sit on my couch and browse my music library on my tablet and play any song I want. That's the best birthday present I've gotten in a while and it was only $80! Jan did very well!! :eusa-clap:
John
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