Amazing audio player review 1080p#
Amazing audio player review update#

While 4K HDR image quality may be of utmost importance to many reading this review, a lot of people still have a large library of 1080p Blu-ray discs that they may want to view through this player.

Amazing audio player review update#

You'll find useful settings here, such as output frame rate, resolution, and chroma type, as well as network settings, HDMI and optical audio output options, and an option to update the player's firmware, if available. Going into the menu system, you're greeted with options that are unambiguously named. In my testing, both discs and the apps loaded lightning fast. The player boots up quick and leads you to the home screen, which gives you access to the disc tray, local attached media, streaming apps, and the menu system. While many companies have opted to use white on black, LG has gone with a more inviting, lighter user interface based on the LG logo color scheme, white and maroon. I found the look of the user interface and menu system on the UBK90 refreshing. Both HDR10 and Dolby Vision HDR streams are supported within these apps when such content is available. The UBK90 also has Netflix and YouTube apps built in. For those with media on an external hard drive, the UBK90 also supports a wide variety of file-based video formats, including MPEG2, H264, and H265 video in commonly used containers such as MKV and MP4. The player supports popular disc-based formats such as CD, DVD, Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray. While I would classify the UBK90 as one of the more basic Ultra HD Blu-ray players currently available, it still has a lot of functionality to discuss. The included remote is a bit small, but it's well laid-out and has a good selection of buttons for most of the functions you'd typically use. Additionally, you'll find a LAN port to connect to the internet (WiFi is built in too) and an optical S/PDIF port if you want to send audio to something like a soundbar or an integrated amplifier. The back of the unit features two HDMI ports: one a full-bandwidth 18Gbps HDMI 2.0 port, the other an audio-only HDMI 1.4 port, meant to connect to legacy devices that lack HDMI 2.0 support. On the front of the player you'll find the disc tray, physical buttons offering basic control of the player, and a USB port for local media playback. It's the type of player that would look good under most televisions. The design aesthetic is minimalistic and doesn't draw too much attention to itself.

The chassis is a mix of metal and plastic and is finished in matte black. The design of the UBK90 follows that of previous LG Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Available Dolby Vision encoded content has been growing at an exponential pace, so support for this high-performance HDR standard is paramount for a player in 2019, especially at the UBK90's $279 asking price (though prices for this model do seem to flucuate a good bit from week to week). Unlike earlier offerings in this category, though, the UBK90 adds support for Dolby Vision encoded content found on both Ultra HD Blu-ray discs and from streaming services such as Netflix. LG's UBK90is a basic, no-frills Ultra HD Blu-ray player.