What Hi-Fi? Verdict
Thoroughly admirable in isolation, but this money can buy even better kit
Pros
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Full-fat spec
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good Smart TV ergonomics
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great high-definition images
Cons
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Sounds a little tentative
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not a brilliant DVD upscaler
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Affordable players aren’t usually the stage for designers to strut their stuff, and sure enough LG’s BD670 isn’t flashy.
It’s nicely screwed together, though, and its spec-sheet is alluring.
Easy to use and good to watch
Thanks to a decent remote and menus, the BD670 is simple to set up and use.
Streamed picture quality is perfectly fine – and the LG remains stable even if your broadband isn’t lightning fast.
As an upscaler of DVDs, the BD670 isn’t without merit: its colour palette is convincingly natural, it does good work with strong contrasts, and black detail levels are high.
Flumoxed by complex patterns
It’s comprehensively flummoxed by complex patterns, though, and there’s evidence of picture noise and edge-shimmer at pretty much all times.
Gratifyingly stable with 3D
The 3D pictures, too, are gratifyingly bright and stable, and the BD670 deals with motion (especially in the tricky foreground) well.
Some rivals offer a touch more roundness, but as long as your display’s up to it the LG’s an absorbing 3D device.
Sound is nicely balanced and well detailed throughout, but it’s sorely lacking in dynamic headroom – the gap between ‘quiet’ and ‘loud’ isn’t as great as it might be.
