Panasonic BD60, Sony S360, or LG BD-370? - Blu-ray Forum

Schrute Farms · 11-25-2009, 04:03 PM

Panasonic DMP-BD60
Sony BD-S360
LG BD-370

I am going to put my current Panasonic BD35 in my bedroom, and I need a new Blu-ray player for the theater. I love the panasonics, but am open to new brands.

I am looking for relatively fast load times, excellent PQ & AQ (obviously), and excellent up-conversion of DVDs. I would also like a player with Slow-motion capabilities. I believe all three of the players above have ethernet ports for downloading firmware upgrades, but consider that a requirement too. I am looking to spend less than $150 shipped, so if anyone can recommend a player that isn't on this list I would be interested.

Thanks!

eiker_ir · 11-25-2009, 04:50 PM

i'd go for the Sony, haven't heard anyone complain about them. The Panasonic has had the reported freezing issues and the LG audio out of sync problems i think.

Harry88 · 11-26-2009, 01:02 AM

I have the sony and would recommend it. The picture quailty is spot on. Same with DVDs as well.

joker552 · 11-27-2009, 07:28 PM

Lg players, like SAMSUNG players, have playback issues. Sony/Panasonic have either very few or NONE whatsoever. I have had the Sony BDP-S350 for more than a year now and has not failed me since!
Your choice. Personally I'd go with the Sony 360.

SDBlu · 11-27-2009, 08:36 PM

Just ordered the Sony S-360 from Dell for $109 free shipping. Cant wait

This is my first stand-alone BD player...hope it lives up to my expectations...

SatinKzo · 11-27-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcosG

Just ordered the Sony S-360 from Dell for $109 free shipping. Cant wait

This is my first stand-alone BD player...hope it lives up to my expectations...

Did you use BING to get an extra 20% off, if not, might be able to cancel and re-order.

SDBlu · 11-27-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SatinKzo

Did you use BING to get an extra 20% off, if not, might be able to cancel and re-order.

I tried to do that but couldn't figure it out. What site do I do this on? Couldn't find the Bing option from the Dell site???

I tried going on Bing.com and they didn't have Dell.com as an available option...

tvine2000 · 11-27-2009, 08:46 PM

bdp-360 is 118.00 at walmart and a mag 78.00.one note on the 360 the remote has no open&close button for the draw.your gonna have to get up and open it on the player. hoeever my bdp-350 remote works on the 360,so i can use that for the open,close draw.

callas01 · 11-27-2009, 08:55 PM

OP, I too have the Panny BD35, and it has been good, I just ordered the Sony S360 just to try it out. I needed another player. My BD10 seems to be dying... stupid $600 player. But in anycase from what I hear the Panny may be a little better with upconversion of DVDs.... otherwise if you don't mind getting up to press the open close button, there isn't anything wrong with the Sony. Personally from 6 feet away getting up is not an issue for me. Plus the Sony is supposed to load pretty quickly.

gettodamoofies · 11-27-2009, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvine2000

one note on the 360 the remote has no open&close button for the draw.your gonna have to get up and open it on the player.

Personally I don't see why some people think that's a major con of the player. If you're ejecting or putting in a disc you actually have to go to the player to take it out/put it in the tray so ultimately you aren't having to make a trip to the player just to hit eject. Now if it was a stop/play/skip button that would be a different story and a major inconvenience, but in truth all it is is a difference and doesn't affect performance or ease whatsoever.

I've owned the BDP-S360 for about 2 or 3 months now and you don't even notice that it's not an option after a while for the exact reasons I've said above. Blu-ray playback is great, load times are fast and the menus are easy to use.

I've never used a Panasonic or LG, but between the Samsung BD-P1500 and the Sony the Sony wins hands down.

stlcards · 11-27-2009, 10:57 PM

I also ordered the S360 from Dell for my parents for Christmas. I signed up for bing. I searched for Dell and clicked on the cashback link. It listed 20% for dell.com so I hope it applies to the S360. I guess I will know in a day or so if my bing account lists the purchase.

KEN C · 11-28-2009, 09:04 AM

I missed the open/close button on my old philips upconverter. it opened and closed slow too witch did'nt help matters. stood waiting alot. I bought the panny bd-60. love it. fantastic picture..

I am blu · 11-28-2009, 10:33 AM

I was already using the S350 and wanted to upgrade a little more
I hesitated between the S360 for its price and the panny bd80
I finally chose the bd80 for dvd upgrade

Intotheblue · 11-28-2009, 10:38 AM

dangit, i paid $128 for my s360 and thought i got a steal, then tried to cancel it so i could get it for $118 at walmart, but it got delivered in only 2 days after i initially bought it so i was pretty happy about that.

i think at the price range, no one should be getting anything but the Sony for trouble-free blu-raying.

Scorxpion · 11-28-2009, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schrute Farms

Panasonic DMP-BD60
Sony BD-S360
LG BD-370

I am going to put my current Panasonic BD35 in my bedroom, and I need a new Blu-ray player for the theater. I love the panasonics, but am open to new brands.

I am looking for relatively fast load times, excellent PQ & AQ (obviously), and excellent up-conversion of DVDs. I would also like a player with Slow-motion capabilities. I believe all three of the players above have ethernet ports for downloading firmware upgrades, but consider that a requirement too. I am looking to spend less than $150 shipped, so if anyone can recommend a player that isn't on this list I would be interested.

Thanks!

Choose only Sony Or Panasonic

TechPro · 11-28-2009, 01:57 PM

i picked the 360 up a few days back for my family room viewing pleasures. i am pleased with it. good pic quality, 7.1 audio....i do not use SS upstairs. it may load a little slow, and no eject button on remote. still a good buy. in my opinion still does'nt beat the ps3.

EnderEightyFour · 11-28-2009, 03:01 PM

My Panny BD60 worked great, but it did occasionally randomly freeze. I experienced freezing for 2-3 seconds in maybe 1 out of every 15 movies. Then it started freezing more frequently until it died.

The LG BD370 was the biggest waste of time and money yet. Everything about that player is phenomenal except for the audio syncing issue. I don't know if this is true for all BD370's, but the audio on mine was delayed a fraction of second which means adjusting audio delay on my amp just made it worse. So, I don't know how you would go about fixing that. I ended up returning it.

I just got my Sony BD360 the other day, and I couldn't be happier with it. No problems yet.

Schrute Farms · 12-24-2009, 09:46 PM

I bought the Panasonic BD-DMP60 for $129 shipped on Amazon and it has worked flawlessly! I have the setting set for the quick start-up and I love it! It opens and loads quicker, and to my eyes looks perfect!

De Ja Blu · 12-29-2009, 07:41 AM

The Panasonic and SONY were my two choices as well. I went with the SONY, but you can't go wrong with either one.

krazeyeyez · 12-29-2009, 08:16 AM

Out of curiosity, does anyone here have both the panny and sony mentioned? I too am thinking of getting a new one, it will be one of these 2 models. I originally had a sony (no HD codecs) then i upgraded to the panny for the HDaudio, but i noticed a significant drop in dvd upconversion performance. SIGNIFICANT!.... now this was the bd30 and i remember it did very poorly in most tests in the DVD area. Did panasonic remedy this in the newer models? I would prefer to get the panny over the sony but having a pretty extensive TVdvd collection it is an important feature.

11-25-2009, 04:03 PM	#1
Schrute Farms Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Central Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:387 Blu-ray reviews:19 Trading Score:31	Panasonic BD60, Sony S360, or LG BD-370? Panasonic DMP-BD60 Sony BD-S360 LG BD-370 I am going to put my current Panasonic BD35 in my bedroom, and I need a new Blu-ray player for the theater. I love the panasonics, but am open to new brands. I am looking for relatively fast load times, excellent PQ & AQ (obviously), and excellent up-conversion of DVDs. I would also like a player with Slow-motion capabilities. I believe all three of the players above have ethernet ports for downloading firmware upgrades, but consider that a requirement too. I am looking to spend less than $150 shipped, so if anyone can recommend a player that isn't on this list I would be interested. Thanks!

11-27-2009, 07:28 PM	#4
joker552 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:New York Blu-ray reviews: 3	If you want dependebility...go with the Sony or Panasonic. Lg players, like SAMSUNG players, have playback issues. Sony/Panasonic have either very few or NONE whatsoever. I have had the Sony BDP-S350 for more than a year now and has not failed me since! Your choice. Personally I'd go with the Sony 360.

11-28-2009, 09:04 AM	#12
KEN C New Member Member since:Nov 2009	Need the button I missed the open/close button on my old philips upconverter. it opened and closed slow too witch did'nt help matters. stood waiting alot. I bought the panny bd-60. love it. fantastic picture..

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11-25-2009, 04:50 PM	#2
eiker_ir Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:194 Trading Score:20	i'd go for the Sony, haven't heard anyone complain about them. The Panasonic has had the reported freezing issues and the LG audio out of sync problems i think.

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Harry88 Senior Member Member since:Jun 2009 Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:1	I have the sony and would recommend it. The picture quailty is spot on. Same with DVDs as well.

11-27-2009, 08:36 PM	#5
SDBlu Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:So Cal Blu-ray collection:171	Just ordered the Sony S-360 from Dell for $109 free shipping. Cant wait This is my first stand-alone BD player...hope it lives up to my expectations...

11-27-2009, 08:46 PM	#8
tvine2000 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:267 Blu-ray reviews:50	bdp-360 is 118.00 at walmart and a mag 78.00.one note on the 360 the remote has no open&close button for the draw.your gonna have to get up and open it on the player. hoeever my bdp-350 remote works on the 360,so i can use that for the open,close draw.

11-27-2009, 08:55 PM	#9
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	OP, I too have the Panny BD35, and it has been good, I just ordered the Sony S360 just to try it out. I needed another player. My BD10 seems to be dying... stupid $600 player. But in anycase from what I hear the Panny may be a little better with upconversion of DVDs.... otherwise if you don't mind getting up to press the open close button, there isn't anything wrong with the Sony. Personally from 6 feet away getting up is not an issue for me. Plus the Sony is supposed to load pretty quickly.

11-27-2009, 10:57 PM	#11
stlcards Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Land Of Lincoln, USA 4K collection:240 Blu-ray collection:1168 MA collection:972 Digital collection:1588 iTunes collection:925 Prime collection:973 Trading Score:154	I also ordered the S360 from Dell for my parents for Christmas. I signed up for bing. I searched for Dell and clicked on the cashback link. It listed 20% for dell.com so I hope it applies to the S360. I guess I will know in a day or so if my bing account lists the purchase.

11-28-2009, 10:33 AM	#13
I am blu Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Orleans, France Blu-ray reviews:16 Trading Score:3	I was already using the S350 and wanted to upgrade a little more I hesitated between the S360 for its price and the panny bd80 I finally chose the bd80 for dvd upgrade

11-28-2009, 10:38 AM	#14
Intotheblue Member Member since:Nov 2009	dangit, i paid $128 for my s360 and thought i got a steal, then tried to cancel it so i could get it for $118 at walmart, but it got delivered in only 2 days after i initially bought it so i was pretty happy about that. i think at the price range, no one should be getting anything but the Sony for trouble-free blu-raying.

11-28-2009, 01:57 PM	#16
TechPro Member Member since:Jan 2009	i picked the 360 up a few days back for my family room viewing pleasures. i am pleased with it. good pic quality, 7.1 audio....i do not use SS upstairs. it may load a little slow, and no eject button on remote. still a good buy. in my opinion still does'nt beat the ps3.

11-28-2009, 03:01 PM	#17
EnderEightyFour Junior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:North Carolina	My Panny BD60 worked great, but it did occasionally randomly freeze. I experienced freezing for 2-3 seconds in maybe 1 out of every 15 movies. Then it started freezing more frequently until it died. The LG BD370 was the biggest waste of time and money yet. Everything about that player is phenomenal except for the audio syncing issue. I don't know if this is true for all BD370's, but the audio on mine was delayed a fraction of second which means adjusting audio delay on my amp just made it worse. So, I don't know how you would go about fixing that. I ended up returning it. I just got my Sony BD360 the other day, and I couldn't be happier with it. No problems yet.

12-24-2009, 09:46 PM	#18
Schrute Farms Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Central Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:387 Blu-ray reviews:19 Trading Score:31	I bought the Panasonic BD-DMP60 for $129 shipped on Amazon and it has worked flawlessly! I have the setting set for the quick start-up and I love it! It opens and loads quicker, and to my eyes looks perfect!

12-29-2009, 07:41 AM	#19
De Ja Blu Junior Member Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:417 Blu-ray reviews:4	The Panasonic and SONY were my two choices as well. I went with the SONY, but you can't go wrong with either one.

12-29-2009, 08:16 AM	#20
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	Out of curiosity, does anyone here have both the panny and sony mentioned? I too am thinking of getting a new one, it will be one of these 2 models. I originally had a sony (no HD codecs) then i upgraded to the panny for the HDaudio, but i noticed a significant drop in dvd upconversion performance. SIGNIFICANT!.... now this was the bd30 and i remember it did very poorly in most tests in the DVD area. Did panasonic remedy this in the newer models? I would prefer to get the panny over the sony but having a pretty extensive TVdvd collection it is an important feature.

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