Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray Player To Arrive on European Shelves mid-April

Panasonic's DMP-UB900 Ultra HD Blu-ray player will arrive on European store shelves around mid-April, bundled with two free Warner titles -- San Andreas and Mad Max Fury Road, Panasonic Europe said Monday at its product launch convention in Frankfurt. Both titles are encoded with Dolby Atmos surround, but not Dolby Vision high dynamic range. They were among several Warner titles whose jackets were on display at Samsung's CES booth bearing the UHD Alliance's Ultra HD Premium logo (see 1601060049). Panasonic North America representatives didn't comment on U.S. pricing or availability of the DMP-UB900, which will be sold in Europe for the equivalent of $835, well above the $399 price point of Samsung's Ultra HD Blu-ray player.