Compare LG BP630, Panasonic BDT320, Phillips BDP7700 and LG BP730

Compare LG BP630, Panasonic BDT320, Phillips BDP7700 and LG BP730

Panasonic DMP-BDT320EG 3D Blu-ray Player (2D / 3D conversion, WiFi, DLNA, iPhone / Android-controlled) (Electronics)

Customer Review

Buying a Blu-ray player now seems to be a mixture of science and lottery. Anyway, I've never try as many devices - and almost all return bitterly disappointed again - need to finally, finally find the one device that actually does what the manufacturer promises.

Here my claims were actually not so unusual:

- Play 3D Blu-rays
- DVD playback
- LAN or WIFI (5GHz)
- Streaming video and audio over the network
- Upscaling of compressed / low resolution formats with the hope of improving quality
- Reasonably chic design

The vast majority of today's Blu-ray players are advertised with exactly these features, which is why I never expected in life with such an Odyssey through the world of current "high-end" technique. Therefore this review is more of a comparative test of the current Blu-ray Player Price range 100-200 Euro is what for the one or the other is perhaps as interesting as a single vote.

Contestant 1: LG BP630 LG BP630 :: Network 3D Blu-ray player with NFC and Miracast (HDMI, 1x RJ-45, USB 2.0) Black

First, I ordered the LG BP630, since I already have an LCD TV of this manufacturer; The idea therefore was thus obvious. The first steps were also promising (because I had never owned a Blu-ray player, I had an extra four current 3D Blu-ray movies ordered). "Avatar" in 3D was a sight for sore eyes! Exactly what I had hoped for. "Gladiator" DVD was clean upscaled to 1080p and looked almost to Blu-ray on TV. A significant improvement to the original image, which I had not thought possible. The streaming movies via DLNA also worked perfectly (at least in theory; more on that later), and also all formats were identified and scaled up with a visible improvement to 1080p. Were significantly reduced even by too high a compression-related artifacts. Actually, I would therefore can be fully satisfied with my first grip already. If it were not ...

If there would not have been a variety of problems. After a successful setup and update the firmware of the BP630 lost permanently the WIFI connection. And, although the 5GHz repeater is attached only 3 meters as the crow flies in the same room. Probably hereby conditionally, it always came back to dropouts when playing movies from the network; partly the player crashed even entirely. Also, the device attached with regularity on (reproducibly about after stopping playback of an audio file), whereas only the unplugging helped. By pulling each time the device out of the rack, crawl behind it and pull the plug, was rather cumbersome in the long run. This suspension happened a total of about 15 times during the trial period of three days.

After the first successful run, the BP630 then suddenly refused to reproduce the Avatar Blu-ray. He got stuck in a loop in the signal switching between 2D and 3D, even before any menu is loaded.

The second thing that convinced me not to want to keep the BP630, was really cheap-acting display. A 7-segment display, the time display even without a leading zero (ie 1:25:30 1:25:30 instead) makes reading of poorly contrasting displays difficult unnecessarily. Then also in green! That's so 80's standard, that it's been almost defies description. Only through this display, it turned the BP630 is an absolute foreign object between my TV and AV receiver.

Candidate 2: Panasonic BDT320 :: Panasonic DMP-BDT320EG 3D Blu-ray Player (2D / 3D conversion, WiFi, DLNA, iPhone / Android-controlled) black

The relevant test reports Browse quickly brought the Panasonic BDT320 as next candidates on the scene. Reportedly blessed with the best image, the highest-quality upscaling, the most connectivity options - and ever: A Panasonic! On paper, the Panasonic also seemed to bring everything I wanted.

Schick sees the BDT320 from anyway. A modern slot-in drive, which is also illuminated by a blue LED strip that changes color when inserted disc in a bright white blue, to a modern, blue-lit dot matrix display. Very stylish.

The drive noise were limited. Of course, you can hear noise when you insert a disc in the player (which I think is also very reassuring, one knows the fact that the player actually does something). However, once the film is running, there was nothing to hear from the noise. Here, then, everything was fine.

The first test Blu-ray looked good: The picture quality of 3D Avatar was great, although I could not really notice a big difference to the LG BP630 here. Maybe I should have a better TV for this purpose required as my LG LM660s ... Gladiator DVD was clean upscaled to 1080p (which I here also could see no real difference to the LG player).

The Panasonic and DLNA streaming:
The streaming of a media server should now really belong to the standard discipline of a modern Blu-ray disc player. Given the variety of sizes advertised on the website I expected here with the Panasonic really no problems. But it turned out very quickly that Panasonic here has a real sham offer - the BDT320 plays namely almost no media via DLNA from:

- AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc.): None
- FLV (various Subformate): None
- MPEG: None
- Wav Audio: None
- FLAC: None

The only formats that could be played via DLNA, were in my case, MP3 audio and MP4 video!

Demand at the Panasonic hotline provided me the statement that Panasonic supports over DLNA only the most necessary for DLNA certification formats. They include apparently neither AVI, MPEG and even certainly not FLV. On the audio side, it looks very similar. The advertised on the website format diversity that is supposed to govern the BDT320, thus refers only to the playing media on a directly connected USB hard drive. I did, however, no longer checked. Had observed the lack of DLNA support, which I in this form never in a media player (be it a TV, a Blu-ray player or even a pure Media Player), handed me out completely to the unit after only one hour uptime return again.

Who needs only the pure basic functions such as playing discs or purchased from the memory stick, like the BDT320 like to access, but in 2013, belongs in my opinion a full DLNA support absolutely so. ! Especially since you now only a Fritz box or a derivative needed for such a Media Server - or you can serve the same PC as a media server.

What still needs to be highlighted when BDT320 definitely: it offers by far the most extensive recruitment and adjustment possibilities for upsampling and picture quality of all four test candidates.

Candidate 3: Phillips BDP7700 Philips BDP7700 :: / 12 3D Blu-ray player (DVD playback with 1080p, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA, DivX HD Plus, 7.1 surround sound, WiFi n, SimplyShare, Smart TV Plus , CinemaPerfect HD, converting 2D to 3D, Skype capability, MyRemote, USB 2.0) Black

The handle to the Phillips I risked despite the partially scathing criticism about firmware stability, because it looks so cool and image quality standard supposedly should be close to Panasonic tuned.

The Phillips BDP7700 showed similar fancy as the Panasonic after unpacking. A beautiful shape, fine workmanship, chic, blue luminizierende buttons on the top and a shimmering blue also display. The remote control, however, would rather one of 30,00 Euro class to face appliance, as a 150,00 euro expensive Blu-ray player the vintage 2012. In addition, they responded partially as chewing gum. Between pressing a button and the reaction of the player passed before a good second.

From the picture quality here, I can see no great difference between Panasonic and Phillips, at least as Blu-ray and DVD playback was concerned. Again saw Avatar 3D quite outstanding from (although I could not see the film slowly). Also Gladiator DVD was pretty polished, whereas I was not able to observe an improvement in image streamed media. And, although the Phillips everything clean upscaled to 1080p, according to info display my TVs.

The firmware version 3.71 running with me on actually completely smoothly, only a reproducible crash I was able to record: When streaming audio of Phillips froze regularly if you ended the playback means stop button or when you while playing the bakery Button pressed on the remote control to continue to rummage already in the folders can. However, Youtube ran reliably and without errors (here again with visible good scaled image).

Actually therefore a really useful player if you have no need for DLNA streaming, as all other tasks he did so, as it should be.

Speaking DLNA: One reason why the player but was dropped again, that the navigation miserably walked slowly in the folders of the web server of equip. Honestly, a change from one directory to the next underlying took in my model (maybe a Monday model?) At least 20-30 seconds. Navigates Here is precisely through the network folder by 5 subfolders (this includes the initial selection, whether audio, pictures or video to be played back), took loose 3 minutes. Between the click of a film and its actual start again went well for 45-60 seconds. So makes absolutely no fun.

The second reason why the Phillips declined: Despite Wifi-N technology allows the BDP7700 does not connect to the wireless network on 5GHz, but only about 2.4 GHz. The hotline Phillips said tersely this, that they would also not explicitly apply to players with 5GHz capability. Of all the test candidates of Phillips was also the only one not fully supported this standard. Why my problem the miserably slow navigation had actually are by the DLNA folder structure on the player and not at the grid connection, as this depended the player to a 1 Gbit LAN line, since my WLAN completely running on 5GHz.

Of all the candidates who had all proved blow into the water, I tended most likely to LG BP630. Had been there just is not the quirks and this unspeakably ugly display. Nevertheless, I ventured a last ditch effort and ordered the big brother of the 630, the BP730.

Candidate 4: LG BP730 LG BP730 :: 3D Blu-ray player with Magic Remote (UltraHD, WiFi, DLNA) black

The hotline is not made me a lot of hope: The 730 differs from the 630 as well as not, a switch so worth not really. No matter. (In practice, then showed indeed significant differences, such as another remote control (MagicControl - similar to a Wii controller), a much faster processor (the more power actually clearly comes to light in the area menu navigation and apps), a " reamed "YouTube app (which looked the only different than for the other candidates), ever more apps and especially an Internet browser).

Then the BP730 came with me on: Instead of the drive tray BP730 as the Panasonic has a slot-in drive - and the miserably ugly display here is blue / white instead of green lighting. Beautifully it looks still not out, but thanks to the bluish color it fits finally the rest of my equipment and no longer looks so extremely out by foreign bodies.

Well ... what can I say? The LG BP730 finally puts all that he is, no crashes (in fact so far without a single), with no restrictions, no ugly design, no noise - and in an absolutely great speed. Everything, absolutely everything runs, felt twice as fast as with the other candidates. Reading a Blu-ray: Ratzfatz done. Navigate through the media server: Butter Soft and quickly. Youtube: Rockt! (And that was to endure for all other players hardly, as lame as that was). Surfing (yes, that goes with the 730er) on the Internet: Fix and well. Can you actually use so, albeit without a keyboard a bit cumbersome.

The picture quality is great, no matter what medium is reproduced by which source. Upsacling works perfectly and without any lag. Firmware: Everything Paletti, far no crashes (the other candidates all had recorded at least one crash), WIFI 5GHz funzt super, the connection quality is top notch.

The only drawback: The remote MagicControl that has already annoyed me by my LM660 TV. The BP730 is the MagicControl but not additional, but unfortunately only in. I fortunately still a Harmony remote that I have dug this occasion again from the drawer. Those who come clear with Wii controllers, the presumably preparing the MagicControl no problems. For me it is anyway far too imprecise (has to be constantly recalibrated during operation, so that the cursor in the middle of the screen remains) and - at least for me - not really helpful (surfing is pointing to the letters of the virtual Tatstatur not pleasant when maneuvering with the normal remote control).

Anyway, I'm going to the LG BP730 reserve now and hopefully be happy in the long run. Honestly, I have absolutely no desire to try, another player.

An addendum yet about volume: When you turn on a "jerky" drive noise is audible (probably checked out the players here, if a disc is already inserted), then there is - at least to my ears - silence. Yes, the Phillips is indeed still a little quieter (especially when starting), but, as I have already written in my review there: I think it's quite reassuring to hear that the player is doing something as long as subsequently at there playing the movie silence. Completely silent equipment always make me suspicious - especially if they suddenly do nothing, but you can not judge acoustically at which action it has overtaken its end. Anyway, I can not detect any disturbing noises at BP730 during operation.

In summary, I have statuieren any case, that it is already an impertinence in which Mass us the manufacturers nowadays foist completely half-baked devices that are in addition also still partly deliberately advertised wrong (alleged format diversity at Panasonic, lack of 5GHz Wi-n when Phillips).

As a conclusion, unfortunately, remains only a sad statement that I do not about keep the LG, because he is the best player, but purely and simply because he was the only one who has ever worked as it should and as it advertised by the manufacturer has been. But the best he is anyway! ; O)

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