Menus are clear and intuitive -- I had this unit connected to my wireless network very quickly (WRT-54GL w/Tomato firmware). I put in a Blu-ray disc and had no issues playing it. Most of the films I've watched so far take no more than 10 seconds longer than a DVD to load.
The Netflix interface is familiar if you have a Roku Digital Video Player. I saw only minor cosmetic differences between the two.
The CinemaNow service strikes me as completely pointless. It only offers standard definition movies -- no TV shows and no HD content. I would have much preferred Amazon Video on Demand. Given CinemaNow's limited offerings, I'm concerned they won't make it, and I'll have a "dead" feature on my device.
YouTube works fine and it's...well, it's YouTube. Video quality is generally VERY poor. You can log in to your account, but it doesn't seem to pick up favorites correctly.
I set up network file sharing with MediaTomb running on Linux. It worked fine -- I was able to access movies, pictures, and audio files from my PC. Streaming over Wi-Fi works great. You can also access the files with a USB drive -- I found that MKV files wouldn't play over the network, but would play from a USB drive.
BD Live stuff worked fine on the few discs I tried, though I haven't seen any particularly compelling content there.
Firwmare upgrades are quick and easy over the network.
The remote control is absolutely awful and you'll want to replace it with your favorite universal device. It's very light and cheap, and some of the buttons have gray labels on a black background which is very difficult to read in low light.
The front panel design is a bit confusing. The loading tray (which is rather flimsy) has a button just above it -- which turns the unit on. The button to open the tray is on the OPPOSITE side of the unit. There are also play/pause/skip buttons on the front, but strangely, they only illuminate when the unit is booting up. Their labeling is almost unreadable otherwise. The time display is big and easy to read, but ONLY displays the elapsed time. Most DVD players I've owned allow it be configured to display different information, like time remaining and/or chapter number.Get more detail about LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player.
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