subject: Lg Bd390: Buying A Blu-ray Player [print this page] If you think you are prepared to purchase a Blu-ray player then it can be well worth spending a little time getting to fully grasp the essential Blu-ray features and terms. You will discover subtle variations between players and also it is best to determine what you're searching for.
Blu-ray is the typical high definition (HD) format now used by the entire domestic movie market. High definition means that the picture you view is at a much greater resolution than the older DVD standard.
DVD (NTSC) standard 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 as well as 1080p relates to the most effective vertical resolution which Blu-ray provides which is 1080 pixels down and 1920 pixels across.
Most existing LCD and plasma TVs will display the entire Blu-ray resolution but it is ideal to ensure that your Television can achieve this. First of all your Television should have an HDMI socket on the backside and secondly verify the user handbook for reference to 1080i or 1080p. If either 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 actually transmitted.
That's the fundamentals of HD discussed, now for the much more subtle variations between Blu-ray players.
Upscaling to 1080p via HDMI indicates that you're playing a reduced resolution media like DVD on a Blu-ray player and that is then scaled up to the 1080 resolution. The actual picture is a little better compared to the original DVD if it were played via a DVD player but doesn't reach full Blu-ray clarity.
Much like DVD players, there are regions that players will cover. DVD uses regions 1 to 8 and also is actually region free.
Blu-ray makes use of regions A, B and C.
Region A: North and South America, South and South East Asia, including 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 Mongolia.
Essentially just about all Blu-ray players possess online functionality. This is provided either via a LAN or perhaps Wi-Fi interface to your internet modem. Online connectivity is completely optional because it is not at all times convenient to connect. Should you decide to get connected then there are a number of companies available to you depending on the brand name of player you decide to purchase.
Sony's BD-Live enables you to download additional movie content.
Samsung as well as LG players provide access to YouTube videos as well as MKV files.
Panasonic has Viera Cast, it is on demand TV service and, a lot more services are appearing all the time as manufacturers bring constantly evolving services by way of the web.
Now for me, online features is of very little benefit as We live in the country and my bandwidth is quite bad but, for those of you who have access to good bandwidth then the online services available to you through your Blu-ray player are really worth it.
The capabilities accessible are extremely extensive but I hope the ones I've shown you previously are useful and provide you a great starting place from which to select your Blue-ray player.
by: Tim Caroll...
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