Experts recommend Sony BDP-S6700 more than LG UBK90
As of 7 Mar 2024, experts prefer Sony BDP-S6700 over LG UBK90, but both Blu-ray Players have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Sony BDP-S6700 received 4 recommendations: from Fix the Photo (25 Feb 2024), The Techlounge (7 Jan 2023) The Master Switch (3 May 2021) and 1 other. By contrast, LG UBK90 received only 1 recommendation from The Master Switch (3 May 2021).
Rank | Change | Price | Blu-ray Player | Fix the Photo | The Techlounge | Crutchfield | Wirecutter | The Master Switch | What Hi-Fi | IndieWire | TopTenReviews | CNET | Digital Trends |
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6 | - | $118 |
Sony BDP-S6700 The Sony BDP-S6700 is a versatile and reliable Blu-ray player that offers impressive upscaling capabilities, strong connectivity options, and support for popular streaming services. | 8 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
15 | N/A | $247 | LG UBK90 The LG UBK90 Blu-ray player offers excellent picture and audio quality, HDR support, multi-channel audio output, Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity, and support for popular disc formats and additional features such as streaming services and USB playback. | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 3 May 2021 The Master Switch ranked LG UBK90 as #1 and Sony BDP-S6700 as #2
Rank Blu-ray Player Comment #1 out of 15 LG UBK90 Best Overall Blu-ray Player#2 out of 15 Sony BDP-S6700 Best Budget Blu-ray Player Under $100... ... ... Source: www.themasterswitch.com - On 25 Feb 2024 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 - On 7 Jan 2023 The Techlounge ranked Sony BDP-S6700 as #5
Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 7 Sony BDP-S6700 A Cheap,But Super-Efficient Blu-Ray Player Packed With Features... ... ... Source: www.thetechlounge.com - On 7 Dec 2023 TopTenReviews ranked Sony BDP-S6700 as #4
Rank Blu-ray Player Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 9 Sony BDP-S6700 The best HD Blu-ray player.... ... ... Source: www.toptenreviews.com
After counting and adding up the 66 expert endorsements of the March rankings, Sony BDP-S6700 outranks LG UBK90. This is not to say that LG UBK90 is a bad option. Like Sony BDP-S6700, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Customers like Sony BDP-S6700 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-S6700
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Sony BDP-S6700, 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-S6700 ranks higher than that and LG UBK90 ranks lower than that.
LG UBK90 | |
Sony BDP-S6700 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
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Median best-selling Blu-ray Player |
In comparison:
8.1 Great
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Sony BDP-S6700 is more popular than LG UBK90
It's fairly safe to say that Sony BDP-S6700 is a more popular blu-ray player than LG UBK90, 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 UBK90 and Sony BDP-S6700 | |||||
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Sony BDP-S3700 | $110 |
In comparison:
8.4 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular Better Reviews | |
Sony UBP-X700 | $210 |
In comparison:
8.4 Great
| 5 expert recommendations | Better Reviews | |
Panasonic DP-UB420 | $248 | 2 expert recommendations | |||
LG UP870 | $249 |
In comparison:
8.3 Great
| No expert recommendations |
Rank | Change | Price | Blu-ray Player | Fix the Photo | The Techlounge | Crutchfield | Wirecutter | The Master Switch | What Hi-Fi | IndieWire | TopTenReviews | CNET | Digital Trends |
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1 | - | $436 | Panasonic UB820 The Panasonic UB820 is a highly recommended Blu-ray player with exceptional picture quality, good audio capabilities, a variety of connectivity options, and additional features like streaming services and voice control. | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 3 |
2 | - | $210 | Sony UBP-X700 The Sony UBP-X700 is a highly rated and versatile 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player that offers excellent upscaling, HDR support, multi-format disc playback, and a range of connectivity options and streaming services. | 7 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - |
1 | 1 |
3 | - | $278 | Sony UBP-X800M2 The Sony UBP-X800M2 is a high-quality Blu-ray player that delivers exceptional picture and audio quality, with excellent HDR support, multi-channel audio output, and versatile connectivity options. | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | 4 | - | - | 2 |
4 | - | $999 | Panasonic DP-UB9000 The Panasonic DP-UB9000 is a high-end 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player that offers exceptional picture and audio quality, a wide range of connectivity options, and support for a variety of disc formats and streaming services. | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
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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 [9]
- with a score: 6
- without a score: 3
Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
Average score based on 9 reviews | 81 |
Lowest score by m.alatest.com | 48 |
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 Panasonic DP-UB420 or LG UP870 .
LG UBK90 is $2.01 less expensive than an average blu-ray player ($249).
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 Sony BDPS1500 or Sony UBP-X800 .
Sony BDP-S6700 is $131 cheaper than the average blu-ray player ($249).