Blu-ray.com Exclusive: Blu-ray Player Benchmarks

[aiman04]

Blu-ray.com Exclusive: Blu-ray Player Benchmarks


*Table by aiman04


*Chart by Y3k Bug

Power on time:
Measures the time the player takes, in seconds, to power on from the remote control and to convey that it is ready to work via the HDTV display. The lower the number the better.

Disc Eject Time:
This test measures the amount of time it takes, in seconds, for a player to fully eject the disc tray while playing a Blu-ray movie. The lower the number the better.

Movie Load Time – Basic:
Measures the amount of time, in seconds, that a player takes to load a film, encoded without Java or BD+, from the time the disc tray starts closing to the time that content appears on the screen. BD drive speed can impact this number. The lower the number the better.

Movie Load Time - BD-J:
Measures the amount of time a player takes, in seconds, to load a film, encoded with BD-Java, from the time the disc tray starts closing to the time that content appears on the screen. BD drive speed can impact this number. The lower the number the better.

Movie Load Time – BD+:
Measures the amount of time a player takes, in seconds, to load a film, encoded with BD+ copy protection, from the time the disc tray starts closing to the time that content appears on the screen. BD drive speed can impact this number. The lower the number the better.

BD-J Overall Performance:
This measurement calculates the player's overall ability to efficiently execute BD-Java content. This will affect the player's smoothness of menus, games, and other features using BD-J. Some players will not execute this benchmark and are marked with a red “NO” in the performance section. A "NO" rating does not indicate poor performance, but simply that the player in question does not support the form of media that the test disc is recorded on. The higher the number the better.

The following tests measure player's BD-Java graphics abilities. These numbers show how efficient the player will be at loading and navigating menus as well as Java based games.

BD-J Small Object Performance:
Measures smoothness and speed of small Java graphic objects – the higher the number the better.

BD-J Large Object Performance:
Measures smoothness and speed of larger Java graphic objects - the higher the number the better.

BD-J Scaling Performance:
This test measures the player's ability to scale Java graphics for BD menus and games. The higher the number the better.

BD-J Opacity Performance:
This measurement calculates the player's ability to render graphics that are opaque. The higher the number the better.

While none of these numbers indicate how a player will perform from a picture quality or audio quality standpoint, they do indicate the players that have the ability to handle complex Blu-ray content in the most efficient and seamless manner. Numbers also tend to improve as firmware updates are rolled out for each player. So, don't be too disappointed if your favorite player doesn't score very well. Our hope is that these numbers help to answer several of the many difficult questions asked while in the decision-making process for finding the right Blu-ray player for each reader's own personal needs.

As more Blu-ray players are made available to us and new firmware is released, we will continually update the players section with the most up-to-date performance data.

Original article posted at Blu-ray.com by Ben Williams.

[un4gvn94538]

very nice!

[SlmShdy1]

So, from the looks of it, PS3 comes out on top.

[lpfan71]

Now all we need is user ratings.

[aiman04]

LG BD300 clearly wins in the standalone player category.

[ps3andlovinit]

Thanks for taking the time to create this. Deserves to be a sticky thread.

[ryoohki]

Btw the Startup time of the S350 and S550 in Standby mode is 7 seconds. Standy Mode is the suggested mode to use by sony.

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by aiman04

LG BD300 clearly wins in the standalone player category.

Too tired to think correctly..

[owa]

Originally Posted by caliblue15

How do you come to that conclusion? The s350, and s550 beat it...

Most of the important numbers are in LGs favor. In the first part, the lower the number the better and in the 2nd part, the higher the better.

Sony vs LG
20 vs 22
07 vs 08
28 vs 17
62 vs 40
67 vs 41
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No vs No
07 vs 11
21 vs 24
20 vs 25
17 vs 22

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by owa

Most of the important numbers are in LGs favor. In the first part, the lower the number the better and in the 2nd part, the higher the better.

Sony vs LG
20 vs 22
07 vs 08
28 vs 17
62 vs 40
67 vs 41
--------
No vs No
07 vs 11
21 vs 24
20 vs 25
17 vs 22

Damn it I was reading the panasonic.. im tired from studying, i retract my statement.

[quest88]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS TEST.

Now where's the PQ ratings

[ricky tee78]

my favorite is that the olevia literally takes 46 seconds just to turn on!

guess their Blu players are just as bad as their TV's







viva la ps3!

[Hunter]

Wow, 17 seconds to eject on the Panasonic.

[Blu Titan]

Another great feature in this site. Thank you guys!

[Midnightsailor]

Doesn't really seem like my PS3 takes 13 seconds to power on...

I'll have to time it.

[img eL]

I wonder how long until there are seperate firmware updates for all the PS3's that are different from each other, not just hard drive GB's.

[mikejet]

Makes me glad I got the PS3!

[hoju3508]

I just forwarded this to a friend of mine who's buying his first player.

[FredT]

Originally Posted by Hunter

Wow, 17 seconds to eject on the Panasonic.

Must be a typo. I just timed my 35 and it took seven seconds.

[aiman04]

The LG BD300 even beats PS3 for basic movie loading time.

PS3: 30 seconds
LG: 17 seconds