We found more proof of the growing trend of Blu-Ray technology.  This month, Panasonic will be offering the first-ever portable Blu-Ray player, the Panasonic DMP-B15.

This 8.9-inch WSVGA screen portable Blu-Ray player features PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus technology to enhance the picture quality and color sharpness.  Its quality and size makes it the perfect player for superior quality viewing on-the-go.  The two and a half hour rechargeable battery could last a whole trip as a portable Blu-Ray player, or you can plug it into your HDTV with a HDMI cable to use it as a stand-alone Blu-Ray player.  It also features a SD memory card slot to view digital photos or HD video files.  Now you don’t have to give up quality for portability!

Look for it in your favorite electronics store later this month, but since portable Blu-Ray players are new to the market, the price of the Panasonic DMP-B15 is starting out rather high with an SRP of $799.95, which may not be affordable for many.  But as the growing popularity of the Blu-Ray technology increases and more portable players are offered and purchased, we will see the price will start to drop.  Most importantly, as we start to see a product like this offered in stores and online, we are seeing that the Blu-Ray trend is not going away anytime soon.