LG BD390: Picking a Blu-Ray Player

By Tim Caroll


If you believe you are ready to buy a Blu-ray player then it can be really worth spending a little bit time getting to understand the basic Blu-ray features and terms. There are subtle differences among players and it's best to determine what you're looking for.

Blu-ray is the typical high definition (HD) format now adopted by the whole domestic movie industry. Hd implies that the picture you view is at a much greater quality compared to the older DVD standard.

DVD (NTSC) normal resolution is 720 pixels across by 480 pixels down the display.

DVD (PAL) normal resolution is 720 pixels across by 576 pixels down the screen.

Blu-ray 1080i and 1080p pertains to the most effective vertical resolution that Blu-ray provides that is 1080 pixels down and 1920 pixels across.

A lot of current LCD as well as plasma Televisions will display the total Blu-ray resolution however it is ideal to ensure that your Television could achieve this. Firstly your TV should have an HDMI socket on the backside and also secondly verify the user manual for reference to 1080i or 1080p. In the event that both is missing you won't be able to attain full Blu-ray resolution. HDMI is the connection down which the High definition video and audio is transmitted.

That is the basics of High definition discussed, now for the much more subtle distinctions among Blu-ray players.

Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI means that you are playing a lower resolution media like DVD on a Blu-ray player and that is then scaled up to the 1080 resolution. The actual picture is slightly improved compared to the initial DVD if it were played via a DVD player but does not reach complete Blu-ray clarity.

Much like DVD players, you will find regions that players will cover. DVD uses regions 1 to 8 and also is region free.

Blu-ray utilizes regions A, B and C.

Region A: North and South America, South and South East Asia, which includes Japan, Korea and also Malaysia.

Region B: Europe, Australiia, New Zealand, Africa, Middle East and also Greenland.

Region C: Central and South of Asia including China; Russica and also Mongolia.

Virtually just about all Blu-ray players have on-line functionality. This is provided either through a LAN or perhaps Wi-Fi interface to your internet router. Online connectivity is totally optional because it is not at all times easy to connect. Should you decide to get connected then there are several services available to you depending on the brand name of player you choose to purchase.

Sony's BD-Live enables you to download further movie content.

Samsung and LG players provide access to YouTube movies and MKV files.

Panasonic has Viera Cast, it is on demand Television service and, more services are showing up all the time as manufacturers bring continuously evolving services by means of the internet.

Now for me, internet features is actually of very little benefit as I live in the country and my bandwidth is quite bad but, for those of you who have access to excellent bandwidth then the online services available to you through your Blu-ray player are well worth it.

The capabilities accessible are very substantial but I really hope the ones I've shown you previously are beneficial and provide you a good starting place from which to select your Blue-ray player.




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