Official Panasonic DMP-BDT 220/320/500 Owners Thread - Page 106

Yes you can customize it. I removed the Skype app from the first page and replaced it with another app.

Yeah--drill down to the "Setting" "app" and choose "Customize Home Screen". It will let you move the various apps up and down through the layers and around within the layers.

Enabling all output formats on my TiVo I streamed something HD and it output 720p at the highest bit rate (3.2 Mbps).

Hi,

is there a size limit on the files that can be played by BDT220 (from USB Drive) ?

Trying to play a 8GB mkv file, but it throws an error "Cannot play this file"

Thanks

I was wondering if regular PC speakers can be hooked up to this player? I wish I could connect my speakers directly to my Panasonic TV, but it only had digital out.

Hook this up to the tv: Digital Coax & Optical Toslink to R/L Stereo Audio Converter

Thanks for the info and the link, farkem. Actually, I did try a similar highly rated converter bought on Amazon. The trouble is, it's not Dolby compatible, and I mainly use my TV for playing HD content off my HD cam and various external hard drives. And most of those files do not play sound via that converter. I was thinking of buying this $90 converter from Amazon that supports Dolby , but the price is too steep for a tiny device that just converts and some people say these converters do not last long...
So are you saying my PC speakers will not work with this player?

I'm having some trouble getting audio from the center speaker with this player in my 3.1 setup. My receiver is the Denon AVR-1910, and to my knowledge everything is set up correctly there. When using my Playstation 3, sound comes from all channels and the receiver says it's running in MULTI IN. But no matter what setting I seem to select in the standalone player, it only runs in stereo mode. I hope someone here can help me, and I apologize for my audio inexperience ahead of time.

How are you connected to your receiver?

Al

Everything is connected via HDMI.

What are your player's audio settings? Digital Audio Output (PCM/Bitstream, Downmix, etc.)

Also, does your receiver have a center channel on/off setting that can be checked?

Hi, I own the bdp220. I'm not an English native speaker so I often need subtitles in my movies. I can't work around subtitles on 3d sbs mkv movie backups. Either they don't display, or they get shifted or split. Is there anyway to solve this directly from the player? I really don't want to deal with external programs such as 3dsubtitler, etc.

"24P ON" for a non-native 24P movie can cause stutter effect.

Does anyone here know of any DVD multiregion hacks for the US model of the Panasonic DMP-BDT220 (aside from firmwareinfo.com)?

Search the thread. It's in here somewhere several times. Panasonic has uses the same remote code for a decade or so. However, without the firmware hack, Panasonics will not support PAL disc playback, nor will they convert from 50 to 60.

S~

Really? Why would you set the 24P to the ON setting when watching non-native 24P material?

Al

Have you went to the menu and played test tones?

Al

I know Pannys can be hacked with Harmony and One-for-All remotes (the latter I know has been posted in this thread), but I don't know if these work with the US BDT220. Or is it a different hack I should be searching for? (I would have searched the thread before posting tbh, but I'm not sure what terms to search for to get the specific hack I need).

i am confused what you are asking...I have a Harmony and there was no hack to get it to work with my 220 ?? Or am I missing something ?

You could probably rig a dual rca to 1/8"stereo jack for output to stereo pc speakers [they usually have a single 1/8" / 3.5mm male stereo jack]. But the output on the player is fixed. You'd have to use the volume control on the speakers to adjust levels.

My original reply was regarding your statement " I wish I could connect my speakers directly to my Panasonic TV, but it only had digital out." Can't your TV downmix the Dolby tracks to stereo? I'm assuming your pc speakers are a stereo pair, and not a multichannel setup. If you have multi channel pc speakers, well, they're the wrong tool for the job.

Unfortunatelly, my TV does not have a phone out jack. Otherwise, I could have just hooked up my stereo speakers to it. I'll probably end up buying some entry class receiver.

I was just talking generally, that you can hack some Panasonic players with a Harmony remote, I wasn't sure whether the BDT220 was one such player though.

Yeah sorry, I still have no idea what you are trying to accomplish, hopefully someone else will chime in.

I believe by hack he is referring to making the player region code free.

Panny's as a brand are notoriously hard to. The best place I have found for region code hacks is http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks, but I have not seen anything for a Harmony remote.

I searched "all for one remote hacks" in this thread and found what you're looking for. These hacks should work with any all in one remote.

Al

I don't think people are following me!

I know about the All for One hack, but there's no specific confirmation that these remote hacks work on US machines. We all know they work on the European models, but in 9/10 cases the hacks that work on European models don't work on US models.

For example: One of the best known methods of making a Panasonic DMP BDT220 region-free for DVD is the custom remote control that's being sold on E-bay here, but this remote doesn't work on US models.


Are you talking about this post? If so, the poster doesn't really state where he's from and what nationality his player is. I'm inclined to assume he's European and hacked a European BDT220 purely because an internet search for the One-For-All remote he's using doesn't reveal many US etailers, the vast majority are UK sellers.

Apparently, because US players only play NTSC and not PAL, you'll have to buy the firmware hack or buy a region free player.

Al

Okay, now I think I understand.

I have not tried any of the region code hacks on my machines personally, but it is my understanding that if you would like to play a non region 1 PAL DVD disc you will need both the region code hack and the firmware update. The Panasonic machines sold in the US are strictly for the NTSC standard. Any attempt to play PAL (or SECAM discs for that matter) will require a firmware update.

Interesting, well thanks for the advice everyone, much appreciated! I'm only inquiring for a friend anyway, got a modded Oppo BDP-103 myself!

That's not quite right. If you have the hacked firmware, you don't need to do the remote hack. In any case, the remote hack supposedly* only works on non-US players and only makes DVD region free, not BD. It's cheaper and easier just to buy a region free player to begin with. I used to have a couple of Insignia players (Best Buy house brand) which cost me less than $40. They were very easy to make region free. You should be able to easily find a region free player for less than the cost of a panasonic plus the custom firmware.

* I say supposedly because one user has posted success with the remote hack on a US player in one of the other panny threads. I personally could not get it to work on mine. I have used the same remote hack on older panny players in the past and it has worked. It hasn't worked for me on any recent models.