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LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player |
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Amazon Sales Rank: 27
Publisher: LG
Type: Electronics
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Blu-ray Disc Player w/1GB Memory, 7.1 discrete analog output, BD-P, Netflix HD, YouTube, CinemaNow Full HD 1080P Output via HDMI, DVD 1080p Up-conversion.
Average Rating: 
Review: 2009-11-20
Great, easy, and sleek. Yet a little pricey.
Pros-
-I received it in about 3 days.
-Set it up in about 4 minutes.
-Updated the software wireless.
-Watched a netflix steaming movie in a mater minutes.
-Blu Ray movies load super fast, and I haven't had any video lag.
Cons-
-Costs ad much as a PS3 which has many of the features I wanted. (however I justify this by the fact that I don't game, and the forward compatibility of a Internet connected device)
-Not sure how to set up "my media" and no instructions.
-No HDMI cable included (a lot of money spent, but no freebies)
Over all I am extremely happy with my purchase, but if you enjoy playing video games this would be a waste of money.
I researched my purchase, and to get a great player with network compatibility you have to spend some dough(200+)
If you are not a critic of video quality there is a cheaper option. Best buys brand Insignia just released a network player with about the same features, but lower quality video playback. The best part, $100 with netflix coupon. I researched many "cheap" players and there were too many bad reviews out there.
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I will figure out how to access my media(which may be a software update), but I am disappointed there were no instructions in the box.
Review: 2009-11-19
Rethinking the box
Forget Windows Media Center TV, Apple TV, DVico, Roku and all the other wanna-be's that purport to make your digital video viewing experience easy and seamless: the LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player is the biggest leap in consumer friendliness and video feature set than any technology product I have had experience with. If you have a modern PC or, better yet, a network attached storage server with multimedia capabilities, setting up the video and audio streaming capabilities on the LG BD 390 is pretty much a connect-the-cables-and-flip-the-switch affair. When you're done you will be able to enjoy up to 7.1 analog output, access to Vudu, Netflix, YouTube and other online content as well as excellent image quality and performance. Firmware updates promise to bring even more varied network features.
I cannot speak to the wireless capabilities of the product. I think people who try to stream video content with today's wireless standards are hopelessly optimistic. But with wired Ethernet, this product cannot be beat. My only quibble is that even after I manually input my network information, the LG still wants to scan a few seconds for my NAS box instead of displaying the multimedia content on the server immediately.
But overall, despite its plain looks, the LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player is deserving of all the kudos it has received in reviews. It is fast, reliable, easy to use and produces great video and audio output.
Review: 2009-11-19
Just know what you buy. No region free on this model.
When I bought this unit, I did it because of two main reasons: it could be hacked for region-free play and it could stream from my PC, as a media center. The latter I haven't yet tried, but I am very much frustrated about the former attribute. Apparently, if you buy the BD390 or the BD370 in the US, you don't get a firmware that allows you to change region and it blocks the hack.
As I haven't yet tried the streaming capability I can't say nothing about it, but let's hope it works as such.
At the time I didn't buy Pioneer and JVC models, or even the Oppo, all of them having much better image quality. But I felt I was getting a better deal from LG. If you also think so, think again, as you are not. AFAIk, right now only Oppo allows a firmware hack to change DVD region and make it region-free.
Review: 2009-11-19
Better than the other 3 I've tried
I've tried the BD 370 and two Samsung players which are similarly priced to this unit, and this is definitely the best choice. It works remarkably fast and is very responsive. I have seen people complain about networking issues but I had none, even though I use Apple Airport Express to create my wireless network. The only trouble I had with set up is that I could not find a way to use capital letters when entering my network passcode. Once I changed my code to just lowercase and numbers, there wasn't a problem.
Streaming quality for Netflix is a little hit or miss. Generally, if it says the network connection is too slow I tell it to ignore that, and the network quality suddenly jumps to good. Don't know why that happens, but I haven't yet had any trouble watching a Netflix stream.
I use Playback as a third-party UPnP on my Mac to connect wierlessly to the BD player and have not had any trouble. It can play my home movies, show photos from iPhoto and play all of my mp3 music from iTunes. It has worked flawlessly, though the menu system and the playback options mean that I'm more likely to just play music over Airtunes directly from my computer since the workflow is much easier. Perhaps Apple should start creating BD player menus. . .
I have had one fairly major complaint which has so far applied to all Blu Ray players. I cannot get the sound to synchronize with the video. I use the digital output to go to my HT and HDMI to my Sanyo projector (video looks great at 103"). The video is consistently faster than than the audio, whether I'm playing SD DVDs, BDs or even Netflix. This appears to be a very common complaint in all of the forums I've visited trying to find a solution, but have yet to come up with one - Anyone with an idea I'd love to hear it!
Overall a great player - fast and easy to set up, works great with my Apple network and computers. Just need to sync audio and video.
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