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HWM+HardwareZone.com Editor's Choice Tech Awards - Part 2

By Team HardwareZone - 13 Feb 2010

Best Blu-ray Player

Best Blu-ray Player

The Sony PS3 console is widely regarded as a one-size-fits-all solution for HD gaming and Blu-ray playback but AV enthusiasts would prefer to own a dedicated Blu-ray deck if gaming isn't their forte.

Besides evaluating their high-definition processing muscle, we've also set these players through the paces to see how well they upscale DVD content on a 1080p screen. Supplementary features like widgets are nice to have, but our eyes are still hawked on their visual capabilities ultimately. For this comparison, we optes

Nominees

  • LG BD370
  • Panasonic DMP-BD60
  • Philips BDP7500
  • Pioneer BDP-120
  • Samsung BD-P1600
  • Sony BDP-S360

And the Winner is

The LG BD370 is our best Blu-ray player.

We didn't expect LG's BD370 to snatch this. However, quality shouldn't be denied its fruits. This Korean deck doesn't flaunt the sweetest design, yet it won us over with its set of features like a YouTube app, comprehensive multimedia support and easy usability. Comparatively, its video processing capabilities were only second to Sony's. All things considered, LG has produced a winner with the BD370 in the features department as well as overall BD and DVD performance arena.

Criteria/Model LG BD370 Panasonic DMP-BD60 Philips BDP7500 Pioneer BDP-120 Samsung BD-P1600 Sony BDP-S360
Physique 9.0 8.5 9.0 7.5 8.0 9.0
Features 9.0 9.0 8.5 8.5 9.0 8.0
Performance 9.0 8.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0
Value 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 9.5
Overall 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 9.0
Price S$599 S$549 S$499 S$599 S$499 S$399

For more details on how we selected our winners, check out the full reviews and articles listed at the References section at the end.

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