Despite the reviews to the contrary, the LG BD390 blu-ray player is compatible with Mac/Airport. I imagine some of the Mac/Airport issues mentioned in other reviews have to do with the user's network setup. I have a MacBook Pro running the latest version of Leopard and an Airport Extreme Base Station and I did not experience any issues setting up wireless connectivity between my Airport base station and the LG BD390. However, I have read that LG doesn't support Mac users, so you should keep that in mind while making a purchasing decision. If you run into issues, there isn't likely to be any technical support available (hence, the four star review).
My experience has been very positive so far. The player was a cinch to set up. I basically took it out of the box, plugged it into my LG HDTV with the included cables, and followed the onscreen set up instructions. Within minutes, I was able to watch the movies in my NetFlix instant queue and stream videos from YouTube. The quality is outstanding!
The only thing I couldn't do "out of the box" was view media files wirelessly from my Mac, since the product only ships with PC software to enable this capability. Fortunately, I read some of the reviews on other sites and discovered that Mac users can download software to make this functionality work. I tried EyeConnect 1.6 and was successfully able to view my media files wirelessly after following a few simple instructions (available with the download). You can download the software for a free 30-day trial on a number of sites, just do a Google search on "EyeConnect 1.6."
Overall, I am extremely pleased with this purchase! Get more detail about LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player.
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