Experts recommend Sony BDP-S3700 more than LG UBK90
As of 5 Apr 2024, experts prefer Sony BDP-S3700 over LG UBK90, but both Blu-ray Players have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Sony BDP-S3700 received 3 recommendations: from CNET (16 Dec 2023), The Master Switch (3 May 2021) and Fix the Photo (25 Mar 2024). By contrast, LG UBK90 received only 1 recommendation from The Master Switch (3 May 2021).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 3 May 2021
The Master Switch ranked LG UBK90 as #1 and Sony BDP-S3700 as #3 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment #1 out of 15 LG UBK90 Best Overall Blu-ray Player... ... ... #3 out of 15 Sony BDP-S3700 Best Blu-ray Player for Streaming... ... ... Source: www.themasterswitch.com - On 16 Dec 2023
CNET ranked Sony BDP-S3700 as #2 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 4 Sony BDP-S3700 Best 1080p Blu-ray player... ... ... Source: www.cnet.com - On 25 Mar 2024
Fix the Photo ranked Sony BDP-S3700 as #5 Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 11 Sony BDP-S3700 Compact design... ... ... Source: fixthephoto.com
After counting and adding up the 68 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Sony BDP-S3700 outranks LG UBK90. This is not to say that LG UBK90 is a bad option. Like Sony BDP-S3700, it is recommended by experts, but less.
LG UBK90 
Sony BDP-S3700 Customers like Sony BDP-S3700 somewhat 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-S3700
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Sony BDP-S3700, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than LG UBK90.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling blu-ray player receives a consumer score of 8.1 (great). Sony BDP-S3700 ranks higher than that and LG UBK90 ranks lower than that.
| LG UBK90 | |
| Sony BDP-S3700 |
In comparison:
8.4 Great
|
| Median best-selling Blu-ray Player |
In comparison:
8.1 Great
|
Sony BDP-S3700 is more popular than LG UBK90
It's fairly safe to say that Sony BDP-S3700 is a more popular blu-ray player than LG UBK90, based on its 10,000+ 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 UBK90 and Sony BDP-S3700 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sony UBP-X700 | $209 |
In comparison:
8.4 Great
| 5 expert recommendations | |
 | LG BP175 | $99 | 3 expert recommendations | Better Reviews | |
 | Panasonic DP-UB420 | $250 | 2 expert recommendations | ||
 | LG UBK80 | $225 |
In comparison:
8.2 Great
| No expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Blu-ray Player | Digital Trends  | CNET | Crutchfield  | Wirecutter  | The Master Switch | What Hi-Fi  | IndieWire  | TopTenReviews 
| The Techlounge  | Fix the Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $434 |
 Panasonic UB820 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| 2 | - | $209 |  Sony UBP-X700 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 3 | - | $315 |  Sony UBP-X800M2 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | +1 | Check price |  XBox Series X | 4 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
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Expert reviews [6]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 2
| Highest score by reviewsmonkey.com | 95 |
| Average score based on 6 reviews | 71 |
| Lowest score by GadgetGuy | 32 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [5]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 3
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
| Average score based on 5 reviews | 100 |
| Lowest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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LG UBK90 is a popular option in the middle of the blu-ray players 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 UBK80 or Sony UBP-X700 .
LG UBK90 is $24.93 less expensive than an average blu-ray player ($246.51).
Sony BDP-S3700 is a top selling and one of the most affordable options. It's a #1 bestseller in blu-ray players category and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Sony BDP-S1700 or LG BP350 .
Sony BDP-S3700 is $170.51 less expensive than an average blu-ray player ($246.51).
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