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There’s no question that the Loewe is a decent Blu-ray player that offers fantastic HD picture quality.īut when you compare its limited feature list with players such as the Panasonic DMP-BD30 or the Sony BDP-S500, we can only conclude that the BluTech Vision is hugely overpriced.įor this sort of cash, we’d have expected DTS HD Master Audio support, compressed media playback and better DVD upscaling – although we can just about forgive the Profile 1.0 spec, given its original launch date. The deck’s inability to handle DVD-A and SACD is a minor disappointment (no-one has included it on a Blu-ray player yet), but CD playback is enjoyable, with a fluid balance of bass, midrange and treble with no distortion. Spider- Man 3’s Dolby Digital track sounds clean and energetic through the 5.1-channel outputs, while True HD playback on a compatible amp is spellbinding. The deck’s reproduction of detail in The Fellowship of the Ring, when upscaled to 1080p, lacks the sharpness and crisp edge definition we’ve come to expect from DVD upscalers, and this comes as something of a disappointment. While its HD performance is superb, its treatment of DVDs is less impressive. The player also delivers some commendably deep and punchy blacks to your display and it doesn’t lose any shadow detail during dark scenes, a virtue that’s demonstrated perfectly by Spidey and Sandman’s scrap in the subway. However, there is some slight flickering on vertically scrolling objects such as end credits. With the 24fps mode engaged the frenetic action is smoothly handled, with fast moving objects remaining focused, and horizontal camera pans reproduced without any judder. Even the most minute patterns and textures are clearly visible, ramming home hi-def’s picture superiority over DVD, and there’s no edge noise or dot crawl to spoil the party.Ĭolour reproduction is also powerful and natural-looking, giving Sam Raimi’s warm, comic-book visuals the depth and vibrancy they deserve, particularly during bright outdoor scenes. It handles the abundant detail contained in the Spider-Man 3 disc with aplomb, bringing the CG effects and busy New York cityscapes to life. The deck struggled with the Java-heavy menus on our Spider-Man 3 disc, making the animation look jerky, and it froze up on more than one occasion.ĭespite its shortcomings, the Loewe gets it right in the high-definition picture department, delivering images that will blow you away. Could it be they are one and the same?ĭuring our test we encountered a few glitches. This facility is also found on the Sharp BD-HP20H player, which also sports an uncannily similar menu system and feature list.
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With Quick Start activated, discs take roughly 35 seconds to start playing, compared with almost two minutes in normal mode. It is, however, one of the most elegant zappers we’ve encountered, made from aluminium and with keys that give a satisfying click. The menu system is well laid out but sluggish to navigate, and the Loewe Assist remote control is littered with puzzling buttons. In our experience, Loewe products can be tricky to use and, in places, the BluTech Vision displays these traits.
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The deck upscales to 720p, 1080i and 1080p, which gives a definite boost to the quality of a DVD collection.
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It will, however, play BD-R/-RE, most recordable DVD formats and CD-R/-RW. Sadly the Loewe doesn’t support DTS HD Master Audio at all, but there’s always the chance its firmware could be upgraded in the future using the USB service socket on the rear.įormat compatibility is poor, as it refused to play any of our homeburned discs containing MP3, WMA or DiVX files. However, the latter sound formats cannot be output from the analogue outputs, which means you can only enjoy them if you own an HDMI-equipped receiver with the relevant decoding.
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On the rear panel is a healthy set of connections, including an HDMI v1.3 socket that can output 1080p pictures at 24fps, as well as Dolby True HD, DTS HD and Dolby Digital Plus bitstreams.