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Panasonic DMP-BDT167 compact 3D Blu-ray player review

A compact Blu-ray player that plays MKV files from USB — which makes it a disc player and a local media player at once.

In brief

A Full HD player that also handles local files and 3D — the right choice for an existing collection, and not for a 4K one. Key figures: 3D Blu-ray · Full HD upscaling · internet apps · LAN · USB · MKV playback. It is a European model with no Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026. Our score: 8.4/10, specification-checked.

Note for US buyers: the EG suffix marks the European model, so check disc region and voltage before you import one.

What it plays

3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD, with Full HD upscaling for the last of those. Plus MKV files from USB, which is unusual and which turns the player into a local media device.

What it does not play

UHD discs. This is a Full HD player, and 4K Blu-ray is a separate format with its own license and its own hardware. If the collection includes or will include 4K, this player is the wrong choice regardless of everything else.

Why 3D is worth noting

It has quietly disappeared from most current players. If a household has 3D discs and a display that supports them, the number of players that will play them is now small.

The internet apps

They age faster than the mechanism. A disc player bought today will still play discs in ten years; its apps will have been abandoned long before. Treat them as a bonus rather than a feature.

Where it belongs

Behind a Full HD television or projector, with a collection of discs and a USB drive of files. In that role it does two jobs and does them for a long time.

Availability

This product was not available to buy new on Amazon.com when we checked on October 31, 2026, so we show no US price. It is a listing for the European market.

Prices and stock change often. The live price, when there is one, is at the top of the page.

Buying it in the United States

Not sold on Amazon.com when we checked on October 25, 2026. This is a model of the European catalog: we hold Amazon references for it in Europe only, so the button can only run a search on Amazon.com. Read it as a description of the design, and buy from the list below.

On this shelf, with an Amazon.com offer on October 25, 2026:

In its favor, and against it

Strengths

  • MKV playback from USB, so a local media collection plays without another device
  • DVD upscaling, which matters for a collection that predates Blu-ray
  • 3D support, which has quietly disappeared from most current players

Compromises

  • Full HD rather than 4K UHD — it will not play UHD discs
  • Internet apps on a player of this generation age faster than the disc mechanism does
  • No Dolby Vision or HDR support, which follows from it being a Full HD player

Specifications

Disc formats3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD — stated
UpscalingFull HD upscaling for DVD — stated
NetworkLAN and internet apps — stated
Local mediaUSB with MKV playback — stated
ResolutionFull HD — this is not a 4K UHD player
Amazon referenceB01BH4H03M
EAN5025232837724

What gets asked most

Will it play 4K discs?

No. It is a Full HD player: Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and DVD. UHD discs need a UHD player, and that is a different product with a different license. If the collection is or will be 4K, this is the wrong shelf position.

Is MKV playback useful?

If you have files on a drive, yes — MKV is the common container for them, and a player that reads it removes a separate media box. It is an unusual feature on a disc player and a genuinely practical one.

Our score

8.4/ 10

A Full HD player that also handles local files and 3D — the right choice for an existing collection, and not for a 4K one.

Who should pick this one, among 4K Blu-ray players

An existing Blu-ray and DVD collection, plus files on a USB drive, without a 4K requirement.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

The method applied to these 4K Blu-ray players

Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.