[CA] English Comparing LG BP175 and Sony BDP-S6700
Experts recommend Sony BDP-S6700 more than LG BP175
As of 8 Aug 2022, experts prefer Sony BDP-S6700 over LG BP175, but both Blu-ray Players have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Sony BDP-S6700 received 3 recommendations: from The Master Switch (3 May 2021), The Techlounge (1 Jun 2022) and Fix the Photo. By contrast, LG BP175 received only 2 recommendations from AnxietyTech (2 Jun 2022) and The Techlounge (1 Jun 2022).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 1 Jun 2022
The Techlounge ranked LG BP175 as #4 and Sony BDP-S6700 as #5 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 7 LG BP175 It Just Works!#5 out of 7 Sony BDP-S6700 A Cheap,But Super-Efficient Blu-Ray Player Packed With Features... ... ... Source: www.thetechlounge.com - On 2 Jun 2022
AnxietyTech ranked LG BP175 as #5
Rank Blu-ray Player ... ... #5 out of 10 LG BP175 ... ... Source: www.anxietytech.com - On 3 May 2021
The Master Switch ranked Sony BDP-S6700 as #2 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 15 Sony BDP-S6700 Best Budget Blu-ray Player Under $100... ... ... Source: www.themasterswitch.com -
Fix the Photo ranked Sony BDP-S6700 as #8 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #8 out of 11 Sony BDP-S6700 Control by smartphone... ... ... Source: fixthephoto.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 70 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Sony BDP-S6700 outranks LG BP175. This is not to say that LG BP175 is a bad option. Like Sony BDP-S6700, it is recommended by experts, but less.
LG BP175 
Sony BDP-S6700 Customers like LG BP175 noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Sony BDP-S6700
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
LG BP175, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Sony BDP-S6700.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling blu-ray player receives a consumer score of 7.9 (great). Both LG BP175 and Sony BDP-S6700 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| LG BP175 |
9.0 Great
|
| Sony BDP-S6700 | |
| Median best-selling Blu-ray Player |
7.9 Great
|
LG BP175 is more popular than Sony BDP-S6700
It's fairly safe to say that LG BP175 is a more popular blu-ray player than Sony BDP-S6700, based on its 5,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for LG BP175 and Sony BDP-S6700 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sony BDP-S1700 | $73 | No expert recommendations | Cheaper | |
 | Sony BDP-S6700 | $98 | 3 expert recommendations | ||
 | LG BP350 | $78 |
 8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations | More Popular |
| Rank | Change | Price | Blu-ray Player | IndieWire  | AnxietyTech | Digital Trends  | Wirecutter  | Crutchfield  | CNET  | The Master Switch | The Techlounge | Fix the Photo | What Hi-Fi  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $328 |  Sony UBP-X800M2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | - | $420 |  Panasonic DP-UB820-K | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 7 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $198 |  Sony UBP-X700 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | - | $1002 |  Panasonic DP-UB9000 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | 1 | 6 |
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Expert reviews [4]
- with a score: 3
- without a score: 1
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
| Average score based on 4 reviews | 87 |
| Lowest score by TopTenReviews | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
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LG BP175 is a very popular and one of the cheapest options. It's in the top 3 bestselling blu-ray players and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Sony BDP-S1700 or LG BP350 .
LG BP175 is $123.01 less expensive than an average blu-ray player ($198).
Sony BDP-S6700 is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling blu-ray players and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as LG Electronics BP340 or Sanyo FWBP706F .
Sony BDP-S6700 is $100 cheaper than the average blu-ray player ($198).
