Review 1 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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FEATURED REVIEW
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Fantastic Value & Features
12/20/2009
By jnw1220
from Waynesburg, PA
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What's great about it: easy to set up, great price, superb picture
What's not so great: the usb port only reads pics & music, no video
"This was a fantastic cyber Monday buy. Quality was much better than expected, the setup was a cinch. The remote and screen controls are easy to use and understand.
I anticipated a long load time for Blu-Rays and this player has a very acceptable load time.
The YouTube and netflix streaming are a fantastic bonus!
My only complaint is that the USB port will only read pictures or music, no videos."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 2 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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FEATURED REVIEW
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Perfection
12/11/2009
By Anonymous
from New York, NY
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What's great about it: Easy Setup, Great Picture, Terrific Value
What's not so great: Can't think of one thing
"Upgraded from a Panasonic Blu-ray player (moved to bedroom). Night and day difference.
The LG was a cinch to set up. Plugged the ethernet cable and power in. Connected Blu-ray player to my Yamaha audio-video receiver with an HMDI cable, and the receiver to the TV with another HMDI cable. Upon turning on, machine automatically found a firmware update and invited me to update, which I did. Then a simple setup and I found myself looking at the home screen, including icons for Netflix and Youtube. Was very easy to sign in to my Netflix account (the main reason I picked the LG player).
Discs load much faster than in my old player, and the remote is easy to use and intuitive.
I give it my highest recommendation, a pretty tough standard for this picky engineer."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 3 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Awesome DVD Player
02/09/2010
By Doreenx
from Medford, MA
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What's great about it: Allows me to play dvds, and streamline Netflix and Utube to my tv.
What's not so great: When streamlining movies from Netflix, if there is an issue with your internet provider it can disrupt transmission.
"Really love my new toy. I have wanted to be able to streamline movies from Netflix to my tv instead of watching them on my computer for a while. Works really well, simple to operate. I also like that I do not have to replace all my existing DVD's as that would be quite costly."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 4 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Worth the money
02/07/2010
By happy111111111
from Minnesota
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What's great about it: Good BD player and NETFLIX,YOU TUBE,ETC...
What's not so great: No WiFi
"I have had this unit for about 6 mounths now and it works great,I have been watching a lot of NETFLIX on it and that work great too.
The biggest complaint I have is no WiFi but I got around that with a NETGEAR eathernet power line adapter (it costs $99) it works great, you can hook it up strait to a router if you want , Wi Fi would have been better.
The remote is ok,nouthing to brag about.(standerd remote)"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 5 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Great DVD Player
02/02/2010
By rjhj7387
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"Great DVD Player, especially with a Netflix account."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 6 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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DOA
02/02/2010
By Peering
from LA, CA
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What's great about it: Nothing
What's not so great: DOA
"Wouldn't work right out of the box, lights on, no one home.
- disks, CD, DVD, blueray nothing said 'no disk'. I could hear that the disk wasn't even spinning up. To bad for LG."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 7 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Best Blue-ray Player
02/02/2010
By janda
from Claremont NH
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What's great about it: Easy to set up and operate
What's not so great: None
"This unit was purchased as a gift for a family member. This blue-ray disk player was selected because of the excellant results that I had with an identical unit. The process for connecting the unit was easy and accessing an on-line movie download worked smoothly the first time. The quality of the color and sharpness of the picture on a HD television is excellant."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 8 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Excellent match for 32" LG Led TV
01/31/2010
By FRS
from Massachusetts
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What's great about it: Very simple set-up pairs nicely with my LG Led TV
What's not so great: Nothing I can find
"Have had this for a few weeks and connected it with an HDMI to a 32" LG LED 1080 TV. Excellent results easy set-up and connection beautiful picture quality. No need to be a technician to pair the two, they are made for each other. Like the quality and looks and the compatibility."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 9 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Great Deal
01/30/2010
By dapplschamp
from Hillsborough, NC
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What's great about it: Netcast
What's not so great: setup
""For the price of this player I don't think you can find a better player on the market. Inputs and menu options are easy to use as well. Overall a great player and a great value. Would recommend this player to anyone!" I love netcast."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 10 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Great Blu-Ray Disc Player
01/28/2010
By Mark12547
from Oregon
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What's great about it: So far, everything.
What's not so great: nothing major (see below)
"So far I have had this blu-ray player for two months and had watched 11 blu-ray discs and 75 DVDs. It does a great job playing blu-ray discs (none of the long delays loading enhanced menus I read about for some other blu-ray players), plays BD-Live content just fine, even when using internal memory (some blu-ray players require a memory stick or thumb drive before they do BD-Live; you can use either internal memory or a thumb drive on this player). For most standard DVDs recorded in letterbox, this rescales on the HDMI port to fill my HD TV screen automatically. (I haven't tried any other outputs from the LG BD390.)
I have a Netflix account and tried a movie, and it streams a movie from Netflix just fine, my test showing it and the Roku HD Digital Video Player box (formerly called Roku Netflix Box) producing identical results for the few streams I have tried.
Overall, I am quite pleased with this box.
My setup is the LG BD390 hooked up via HDMI cable to my Samsung 46" LCD TV (120hz). The times I tested the BD390's Internet connection (Netflix streaming, YouTube, BD-Live, software update), it was connected to my router via an Ethernet cable.
Now the down sides:
- The remote has to be pointed directly at the LG BD390; my other remotes are more forgiving, allowing me to be up to 45 degrees off, so I had to adapt to that.
- When playing a blu-ray disc, if one powers off and comes back later, the disc wants to start at the beginning. Fortunately, if one had jotted down the time into the feature, it is rather easy to navigate back to the same spot. Contrast that to a DVD, which will automatically start playing from where it was when it was powered off.
- YouTube videos are a mixed bag; some are positively ugly (and some are ugly on the PC screen when expanded to fill the monitor). Also, a change at the YouTube end no longer brings up one's favorites on the LG BD390, but the search interface is tolerable if one remembers the title.
- An occasional older DVD recorded in letterbox won't automatically rescale to make maximum use of screen real estate. I think that is an issue with the encoding on the disc, not a player problem.
For my uses, I consider these issues minor.
Overall, I am quite pleased with the LG BD390--it does quite well what I had purchased it to do: to watch blu-ray discs and DVDs I rent from Netflix on my 46" LCD TV,and I consider it well worth the money I paid for it."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 11 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Won't Play Blu-Rays, Junk Warranty
01/25/2010
By HTScustomInstaller
from Dover, DE
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What's great about it: Nice case, decent home page.
What's not so great: Quit playing Blu ray discs after only 6 months. No eject button on front... how stupid!
"Had to pay $35 to have it looked at since labor warranty is only 3 months. Service department called to inform me that repair would cost $150 in labor. They told me that I don't even want to know what the parts cost, like it was a good thing that the parts were still covered for 1 year. They recommended that I buy a service contract if I choose to buy another unit.
I have purchased THOUSANDS of dollars worth of LG equipment for my clients over the last 3 years, including over $17000 for 1 job alone, but that ends today. I will never recommend any products from LG to my customers from this moment forward, nor will I buy any. I read the reviews here and must concur with the service reported by those who had trouble with this unit. Think before you buy. Sony offers a 1 year warranty on parts & labor on their BDP units."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
No
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Review 12 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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LOVE - LOVE - LOVE This DVD Player
01/25/2010
By HotGranny
from Florida
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What's great about it: Wireless was easy to set up.
What's not so great: Remote does not work with Insignia (Best Buys Brand) TV
"Love to use Pandora for music. Have not yet rented movies, but was easy to set up. Looks great too. Although it does collect dust easily."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 13 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Smart BluRay Player
01/25/2010
By topcover
from South Carolina
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What's great about it: Easy to set up, works great smartest player I've ever had
What's not so great: would be perfect if the remote control keys were backlit
"The player was easy to hook up out of the box, I used the HDMI connection to a LCD flatscreen TV. Provides a great picture in bluray or dvd. Hooking up the direct connection for Netflix and other computer options goes smoothly as long as you have an easy path to run your cable to your router. Once hooked up all special features,Netflix,YouTube,and the video channel worked correctly and were straight forward. The feature I like best is one I did not know was even available. If you watch part of a disc and take it out to watch another movie, when finished, you can put back in your previous movie you did not finish and hit the play button and it will start right where you left off!!! It has some kind of builtin memory. Great player and has worked as advertised. Would have given Ease of Use a 5 if the control was backlit. Good looking and another quality LG product!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 14 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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This is a great player!
01/21/2010
By smanofsteel76
from Westmont, IL
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What's great about it: It works great with my LG TV.
What's not so great: I can't think of anything to put here.
"I have loved this player since I bought it. You won't regret buying this."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 15 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Great player
01/21/2010
By NatlieO
from Springfield, MO
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What's great about it: easy to set up, easy to use
"We got this player free with the purchase of an LG LCD TV. We couldn't be happier with both. The player was quick to set up and use right away. The picture detail is great.
We didn't realize until we got it that you can set it up to your internet connection and download movies through Netflix or view YouTube. That was a pleasant surprise."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 16 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Really like this Blu-ray player
01/19/2010
By Taeya
from Memphis
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What's great about it: Great price, lots of features--Netflix, You Tube, etc
What's not so great: No challenges so far
"We have had this blu-ray player for about 2 months and have really enjoyed it. It plays both Blu-ray discs and dvds and the picture quality is great. We really enjoy the ability to stream Netflix videos and use that feature all the time. We've also had a lot of fun with the YouTube feature--the kids really like watching Disney shorts on the tv (of course the quality of those videos isn't great, but what do you expect when you blow up web videos to 50"--and the kids don't mind at all!).
Because of the experiences a few of the previous reviewers had, we did purchase the extra warranty through Best Buy, but so far we haven't had any problems whatsoever. I highly recommend this player!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 17 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Likes a lot
01/19/2010
By nicky1015
from Minot, ND
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What's great about it: Very quick and easy set up, Netflix watch instantly
What's not so great: Nothing yet!
"The setup of this product was very easy! Load times are quick and the netflix capability is great!"
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 18 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Easy set-up, Works great!
01/18/2010
By shally
from Lubbock, TX
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What's great about it: Works well. Has Netflicks ability which works great also. No problems
What's not so great: Nothing so far
"See above. Great! We ;have had no problems. Easy to set up. Netflicks works smoothly."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 19 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Not too shabby.
01/18/2010
By 501Blues
from Texas
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What's great about it: It just works.
What's not so great: The remote looks a little bland and can be hard to use in the dark.
"This player has all of the functionality of a traditional player, but the online content through our Netfilx account through our new Roxio Cinema Now account have saved us trips to the video store. I chose this particular model because I did not need the wireless connection since my location allows me to use a wired location. Nothing about the setup was difficult, it just worked. I had one ding on the remote because some buttons are hard to see and usein the dark, but I would still purchase the same player again."
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Would you recommend this product to a friend?:
Yes
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Review 20 for LG Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output
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Working just Fine for Me
01/17/2010
By WashJeff
from Frankfort, IL
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What's great about it: Great value.
What's not so great: Have not found a way to eject discs without using the remote.
""A wise and frugal government ... shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government."
-- Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801"
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