Panasonic has been building a reputation for excellent DVD upconversion in its Blu-ray players, particularly at the relatively low price points they are able to meet. For 2010, Panasonic has made some pretty significant enhancements to its Uniphier video processing platform, but these enhancements are only available in the DMP-BD85 and in the Blu-ray 3D players (DMP-BDT300, DMP-BDT350). Unlike previous years where all the players in the line shared the same video processing, Panasonic is offering a more compelling reason to upgrade to the higher end players this year, beyond the analog multi-channel outputs, WiFi and improved audio circuitry. The entry-level BD45 and BD65 players are certainly not bad at upconversion - in fact, they use the same video processing as in last year's BD60 and BD80, but for the BD85, Panasonic has gone a bit further.
