Video Quality
When evaluating HQV-HD scores, it is important to remember that while numbers are produced, the outcome is still somewhat subjective, so results should only be evaluated within the context that created them; in this case connected directly to a Panasonic TC-P58VT25. In this case the NSZ-GT1’s performance was consistent with similar devices with one notable exception not captured in the numbers; it is the first I’ve tested to pass all of the multi-cadence detection tests.
Power Consumption and Disc Load Delays
Compared to other Blu-ray players I’ve measured the Atom CE4100 equipped NSZ-GT1 consumes slightly more electricity in standby and idle states and falls squarely in the middle for disc playback; disc load times are also decent with an average time of 27.93 seconds. Player startup time from the low power standby mode is a little generous however because the clock stopped when the home screen was displayed, but the remote was very sluggish for several seconds after.
HDMI Input Audio
HDMI input on the NSZ-GT1 is limited to stereo PCM, so those with an AVR and more than two speakers will notice a loss in audio capability for most HD content sourced from the cable/satellite STB. I was interested to see if it was possible to force AC-3 using AC3Filter with the HDMI input, so I connected it to my home theater PC. Unfortunately, while it was possible to connect to the device using AC-3 disguised as PCM, the audio stream would not pass through the device, so we are stuck with only two channels until Sony updates the player.
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