Panasonic Brings 4K Up-Scaling, Web Browser and Smart Home Networking to New Premium Blu-ray Disc Recorder

New Blu-ray Disc Recorder offers the ultimate visual and audio experience with instant recording from any location

Amsterdam, 24 March 2014 – Panasonic has today announced the launch of the DMR-BWT740 premium Blu-ray Disc Recorder. Utilising advanced technology to deliver the highest quality picture and sound, 4K up-scaling, smart home networking capabilities, and flexible recording, this new Blu-Ray Disc Recorder delivers the ultimate visual and audio experience in your home.

Delivering a 4K Blu-Ray experience

With built-in 4K up-scaling the DMR-BWT740 offers an outstanding viewing experience. Panasonic’s advanced image processing technology analyses the colour and luminance of every pixel, boosting the input signal to generate an ultra-high quality 4K video signal that is four times the resolution of Full HD. Adaptive Chroma Processing generates an extremely high colour resolution picture, showing the finer details and shades in your favourite movie scenes.

The sound performance is also boosted by the Pure Sound Mode which restricts the movement during disc playback that can cause excess noise.

Instant recording wherever you are

Thanks to Panasonic’s new Remote Recording Service rushing out and not setting your recorder or relaxing by the pool and realising that you forgot to set the recorder doesn’t mean missing the chance to capture your favourite movie, series or other TV content.  Regardless of where you are in the world, providing you have internet access and a browser compatible device such as smartphone, tablet or PC, you can still programme the recorder via a web page or app on your smart device to record whatever you want. 

The recorder’s Twin HD Tuner also enables you to record in HD quality without disrupting programmes that are being watched by other members of the household, so if you’re stuck in traffic on the way to the game and it’s being broadcast on TV you’ll always be able to see that first minute goal even if you don’t make it to the ground on time.

With a high-speed start-up time of approximately one second, it’s quick and simple to capture your content even at the last minute while the starting credits have just begun and if you’re watching live TV, you won’t ever miss that crucial moment again with the Rewind Live TV function located on the recorders’ multifunctional remote control.

This latest Blu-ray Disc Recorder is also capable of Long Time Archiving in HD Quality. With varying recording modes, the DMR-BWT740 can record up to 684 hours of content in HM recording mode, with auto encoding to H.264 for maximum storage time.

Smart connectivity for flexible viewing

With the DMR-BWT740 you can view content in comfort from anywhere in your home via Multiroom TV Streaming.  This allows you to wirelessly send a recorded programme or live broadcast to your smartphone or tablet for flexible viewing if you need to move away from your TV. For added convenience, recorded programmes and live broadcasts can be controlled using the DIGA Player App.

With Panasonic’s Miracast function, HD content can be mirrored from your Miracast compatible mobile device to your TV for shared viewing with the whole family, while intelligent Wi-Fi Direct technology allows the recorders to receive motion image content without even needing a Wi-Fi access point in the home.

The DMR-BWT740 also enables convenient web browsing and access to internet apps and services, direct on your large TV screen.

Michael Friedrich, Senior Manager Product Marketing, Home AV, said: “Regardless of whether content is recorded or viewed live, it should always be of exceptional quality and be available to view from any room in the home. Panasonic continues to develop Blu-ray Disc Recorders that deliver the ultimate entertainment experience to suit any member of the family’s viewing preferences whether that’s all together in the same room or on different devices in different rooms.”

Technical details:

DMR-BWT740

·  Built-in 4K (UHD) Up-scaling

·  FULL HD 3D Blu-ray Disc Playback

·  1TB HDD

·  2D-3D Conversion

·  Multiroom TV Streaming

·  Noise reduction for SD

·  Adaptive Chroma Processing

·  Full HD Up Sampling

·  Pure Sound Mode

·  Built-in Wi-Fi

·  Twin HD Tuner

·  Miracast

·  Smart Link with tablet

·  SD Image Viewer

·  USB Playback