LG BD370 BLu-ray Player

This player firstly has one good thing going - it loads discs fast and also is quieter than a PS3, no doubt about that. We slid in DVE and then a Kung Fu Panda Blu-ray disc. The player was not bad at all, with good enough rendering. Static patterns of color pluges and black to white were also passed well. In the movie we straight away took to the chapter where Tai Lung escapes from prison. I simply love the color scheme there, and the fast action that ensues when the formidable villain is an Audio video feast.

One thing, I want  to remind a prospective BD player buyer: region issues are still there. Our player only plays region A discs. Yes, I know HD DVD should have won the war, at least we wouldn’t have a stupid region problem.

Playback is smooth and crisp, with a decent level of saturation in colors, more on the neutral side. I have seen heavier, more vibrant hues in other players though. The detail is again no real problem, as we had switched the mode to 1080p/24 Hz playback, so there is no real cadence detection or upscaling that this player has to do. But then Blu-rays are not the only thing one will play, at least not for the next 2 years. DVDs are still around, thus I put in my trusty I Am Legend DVD in.

Here we chose the player to upscale the image to 1080p, thus giving it some work to do. The colors and dynamic range came through well here too, proving that overall this player can belt out accuracy in the contrast and color bandwidth, with minute parts coming out well. But detail does suffer a bit here and there, the usual ‘jaggies’ and ‘moiring’ occurs.

Conclusion
The MRP is Rs. 19,990, while MOP is Rs. 17,990, thus we have reasonable price comparatively. The player has a very nice YouTube feature, which is not a gimmick. It looks sleek enough for the most post modern decors and finally, most importantly, the performance is above average. Details suffer in small, nitpicking  proportions, and also the color depth and dynamic levels of video are not jaw dropping spectacular, but unless you do an A/B comparison with a player and view closely, there is no difference. It’s a good entry level Blu-ray player.