It's both small and cheap, and it also supports Dolby Vision! 4K Blu-ray player LG UP970 new experience!

As one of the 4K leaders, LG has launched a number of excellent and sophisticated 4K HDR televisions. In addition to supporting the traditional HDR10, some models support Dolby Vision in Dolby Vision. At the same time, OLED is widely used. Also done very well. In 2017, most of the new 4K HDR TVs introduced by LG adopt OLED panels and HDR support for Dolby Vision. At this point, no one has done more than they do, even though Dolby Vision HDR movies are still available. Not much, but despite the establishment of the HDR10+ alliance this year, there will be an impact on them.

And one of the characteristics of this brand is that it is like to make things small enough and thin enough. Go see last year's flagship TV W7 series, really should have a word: thin as wallpaper. Let's take a look at LG's mobile phone, which is not how thin it can be. Of course, in addition to some home appliances are powerless.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray player we reviewed this time is the thinnest and smallest 4K UHD Blu-ray player I have ever seen except the Philips BDP-7501. However, when you are young and you are small, you have to try to know.

Since it is a parallel import (it does not have a country line like this goods), it will inevitably have some tattered or dirty. However, this is a trivial matter, as long as the machine is okay, for a Haitao people, the problem is not great.

The overall package is quite satisfactory. After seeing more of these machines, we found out that, in fact, not many people on the packaging will seriously work hard. Apart from the OPPO, others are relatively free.

In addition to some of the supported formats on the side, there are also special collaboration media: YouTube and Netflix. Unfortunately, in the Mainland, it is not so easy to experience YouTube and Netflix. However, Kozumi will still give you a look and play the effect of these two media.

After opening the outer packaging box, there is a small box besides the machine body. This box contains a remote controller, a simple manual and a battery...

Nothing in the accessories was introduced. Take a look at the mainframe. The direct experience that this goods give me is small and thin, which is very small compared to OPPO UDP-203 and UDP-205. And the design is very simple, front only one optical drive, four buttons and a USB interface, even a LOGO are wood.

Comparing OPPO UDP-203 and UDP-205, and even comparing Haidi's Q10 four generations, LG's UP970 is small and light.

What needs to be explained here is that the whole enclosure is made of plastic, except that the bottom is made of steel. This gives me a feeling of a bit of a junkie, but considering that this machine only sells for around US$177, it can be understood (it was priced at US$299 just after the listing, and it was also the Sony UBP-X800 that was just listed at US$299). Genuine steel plate).

On the top left is the LOGO for LG, and the right side shows its supported formats and media.

Look at the back, I'm just a word: simple!

A network cable interface, two HDMI OUT interfaces, and a fiber interface are all finished. Compare OPPO UDP-203, you can only say that although this is a professional 4K UHD Blu-ray player, but compared with OPPO, the use of materials and workmanship, is indeed not on the grade. But considering its price... well, this is the second time I mentioned this issue...

However, neither the packaging nor the host itself has seen any information about Dolby Vision HDR because the machine did not support Dolby Vision at the time it was first listed, but LG guaranteed Later through the firmware upgrade. Also in December of last year, LG finally announced the firmware upgrade. In other words, now that this machine can support HDR as long as the firmware is updated, then let's boot.

Because it was a beautiful business that was bought, at first, it was very worried that the power supply would not meet the standards. However, after checking it, I discovered that this machine is wide voltage, so it can be used directly without the need for adapter plugs.

After booting up, you will find a surprise, that is, the interface actually supports the selection of traditional and simplified Chinese display! This is really a conscience enterprise. To know that Sony UBP-X800 is all English, my English level is really a headache.

Since there is Chinese, the setup aspect is much simpler, and step by step, the setup is complete.

We enter the main interface. I'll take it. Is this a return to reality? ? ? This interface is not like the design of 2017. If you look at Sony's ICON and look at the OPPO's ICON, then it's not good. Look at the UI design of domestic high-definition player brands, which is not better than this. I can only say that this interface is really a big discount.

Let's take a look at setting this up. Compare OPPO, Sony, or domestic 4K HD HDD player. It's really simple. No extra settings are given to users. For entry-level players, it's really good enough, but for those who like to For the user who defined the settings, it is slightly less than adequate.

Click on the firmware update, and indeed found a new firmware, we first try to update, but I do not know what aspects of this version to upgrade, do not feel like to support the Dolby HDR vision upgrades.

The Kobe test environment has already met HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR output effects, so the screen shots that everyone sees will be the most authentic.

TV: LG OLED 55 B6P

Amplifier: Denon AVR-X2200W

Sound: Combined 5.1.2 sound

HDMI Cable: Honeywell HDMI 2.0 Cable

4K UHD Blu-ray discs: HDR10, Dark Knight (HDR10), Dunkirk (HDR10), Speed ​​& Passion 8 (Dolby HDR), etc.

Since it is a CD player, then, like other 4K UHD Blu-ray players, we will focus on disc testing.

The discs for this test included "The Star Awakening", "Speed ​​& Passion 8" and Nolan's "Dunkirk" and "The Dark Knight".

Let's first take a look at the performance of the “Alien Awakening” 4K UHD Blu-ray disc. The DVD's configuration is HEVC 2160p HDR10 + Dolby Atmos. The quality rating in Bluray.com is 4.5 stars, and the sound quality rating is A 5 star perfect score can be said to be a disc close to the demonstration level audio and visual effects.

We can see that the overall effect is excellent, and the contrast between bright and dark is clear. Since the film is used as a background in space and space capsules, there are many dark scenes. Of course, there are plenty of light sources entering the scene, such as the emergence of aggressiveness. In the scene of Alien Reynolds's attack, Reynolds picked up the electric light stick and attacked it. A lot of light sources appeared here, and the overall feeling was not very scattered. The leveling was good.

However, there are some scenes that appear to be slightly inadequate during the transition. This is related to the configuration of the machine itself. Under the same scenario, the performance of OPPO UDP-203/205 and Sony UBP-X800 is more three-dimensional and the transition is even.

In terms of sound effects, due to the support of Dolby's panoramic sound, the sense of presence was great, but it was limited to the machine itself. Both the high school and low school seemed to have a slight lack of confidence and were not full.

Next, try the Dolby Vision HDR DVD “Speed ​​and Passion 8”, which is known as the first live-action movie DVD with HDR in Dolby Vision. The quality rating on Bluray.com is 4 stars and the sound quality rating is 4 and a half stars. perform well. What about performance in LG UP970?

In the picture performance, as in the previous “Alien Awakening”, it is limited by the performance of the machine itself. In some scenes, the transition of the tone scale is very unnatural, and even a large range of color-level faults appears in some details. This is not It can be seen only when you look at it closely, but it can be seen from a distance, such as some sunlight or especially in the daytime scene.

Let's take a look at two of the novels, “The Dark Knight” and “Dunkirk”, where “Dunkirk” was rated as a model-level effect on the bluray.com mid-range picture quality. Both indicators were rated as 5 stars out of 5 stars. Although the rating of “The Dark Knight” has not yet come out, my personal subjective feelings should also belong to the demonstration level. Connaught’s personal guidance, including the use of color correction and HDR calls, basically achieved a perfect presentation at this level.

Dark Knight and Dunkirk are full of IMAX scenes. In IMAX scenes, open matte (full-frame) displays are used, and thanks to the ultra-high resolution of IMAX 70mm film, these scenes In the picture, the picture is almost impeccable.

The LG UP970 also played well in both films. Although the color is not as good as the Sony UBP-X800 and OPPO UDP-203, it still wins a lot of blue light, and there will not be a large area of ​​uneven color transitions. The overall senses are obviously higher than the first two, and the contrast between light and dark scenes is also handled relatively well.

Both films are DTS-HDMA 5.1 soundtracks, some of them are full of lively and explosive scenes, but they appear to be slightly thin in background music and do not reach momentum. This is because the performance of the machine itself is limited, after all, such a small body, the lack of materials is also normal.

But there is a problem here, that is, there will be abnormal noise during the disk reading process, the rotation sound is too large, especially at the beginning of the disk reading, a period of time quiet, this phenomenon whether in the Sony UBP-X800 or It does not appear in OPPO UDP-203/205. This also revealed a major drawback of the small body, that is, the shock problem, coupled with the material aspects of its own shell, also makes this issue exposed to very serious.

This LG UP970 is packaged with Netflix and YouTube software, so it can be used as long as the network is licensed. Just as Kotahachi's network is up to the standard, everyone will have a look at the effect of using Netflix to watch videos. If broadband licenses are available, it would be better to watch 4K.

Another function is to access the hard disk or USB disk through the USB interface to watch movies, but as with the Sony UBP-X800, when reading ** Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Surround sound .mkv files (the original disk is not Will), can not be broadcast, or there is no sound screen, this is limited by copyright, so everyone watching videos through mobile hard disk or U disk friends should pay attention to this problem.

In addition, this machine is unable to read the NAS playback video over the LAN. This is a bit of a pity.

Although the LG UP970 is compact and exquisite, it has great advantages in terms of portability and space. However, because of problems in workmanship and materials, the hardware configuration cannot achieve a considerable effect on sound quality. It can only be said that the sound quality of the picture is quite satisfactory, and the Sony UBP-X800 with the same level is not comparable. But if it's a novice entry-level 4K UHD Blu-ray player, it's a pass. Of course, some people will say, I buy XBOX ONE S is not better? That is to say, but on the performance of audio and video, XBOX ONE S is still a little inferior, in addition, XBOX ONE S does not support HDR Dolby vision, the control is not as convenient as LG UP970.

All in all, although the sparrows are small and complete, they are only limited to passing standards. It is completely recommended for entry level users, but this machine is definitely not influential for enthusiast users. We hope that LG will be able to introduce more exciting products in the future. It.

Appearance:★★★★

Manipulation: ★★★★

Accessories: ★★★

Quality:★★★☆

Sound quality: ★★★☆

Subtitles: ★★★★

Extension: ★★★★

Price: ★★★★★

General comment: ★★★☆