Tuesday 6 March 2012

LG HB44S | LG HB44S Review

Product Description

LG 2.1 Blu-ray & DVD Home cinema systemPlay Blu-ray and DVDs with improved picture quality and 400W of audio output from this compact LG home cinema system.

1080P upscalingDVD or Blu-ray players featuring 1080P up scaling can improve the picture quality of a Standard Definition (SD) DVD to that of Full High Definition (FHD) 1080P picture by using the HDMI connection and filling in the missing details. For the ultimate picture a Blu-ray disc will provide all the detailed picture quality without the need for picture to be up scaled.

DLNA
Access music photos & videos from a PC laptop mobile phone & other DLNA devices.

Picasa from LG NetcastAccess libraries of photos that have been uploaded by friends and family from around the world.

LG Sound Gallery
LG Sound Gallery provides 7 sound options to maximise the audio experience. MP3 UP - Improves MP3 music by up scaling it to CD quality sound. Natural Plus - balances the tones to give a natural sound. Game Equalizer - Delivers dramatic effects when using a game console. Night Mode - reduces the heavy bass notes so that it does not waken those sleeping in the other room. Clear Voice - Emphasises the vocal parts of the sound track. VSM - Adds a virtual 10.1 surround sound effect to 5.1 home cinema systems or a virtual 5.1 surround sound effect to 2.1 and soundbar home cinema systems.

BD-Live
Stream or download bonus content from Blu-ray movies featuring the BD Live logo. Extra content can include deleted scenes games trivia photos and much more.

YouTube from LG Netcast
Access videos from around the world which are uploaded to YouTube. With an easy search facility and the ability to sign in with a YouTube account finding your favourite videos is easy and simple.

AccuWeather from LG Netcast
Get the latest 7 day weather reports for any town or city in the UK and around the world.

HD Sound Quality
All LG Blu-ray home cinema systems and Blu-ray players come complete with Dolby and DTS High Definition decoders to produce uncompressed high quality sound.

Product Features
  • 2.1 Channel
  • Blu-ray & DVD Playback
  • LG Netcast
  • 400W Total Power
  • FM Radio Tuner
  • Blu-ray
  • YouTube from LG Netcast
  • AccuWeather from LG Netcast
  • 1080P upscaling
  • Picasa from LG Netcast
Review 

Not sure about the negative review, sounds great with adjustable bass levels and differant sound presets, saying that an equiliser would have been nice. linked to sony bravia 40" via 1080p on hdmi and optical cable from tv.
I was initially disapointed with the picture quality as very grainy, i worked out the was over processing of the picture and turning the sharpness setting down on the blu-ray fixed that.
There is a built in fm radio, and two optical in ports on the back.
Picture quality on dvds is fantastic and upscales very well at 1080.
Media streaming is very good and a free copy of nero home media is supplied to help with transcoding on the fly of you home media.
The web services avalable are youtube, picassa, and acuweather. Picassa is especially impressive as it seems very fast with well aranged menus.
In conclusion, if you are looking for a surround settup then look elsewhere as this is really a replacement for your tv speakers with attitude. There is also no upgrade option to 5.1 sound so you are getting 2.1 sound
If you however want a great bluray player and want to see just how pathetic you tv speakers really are, and trust me there will be a gulf of quality ; then this is for you.








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