The LG BD-390 is my second Blu-ray disc player. Shortly after Blu-ray won the hi-def wars I bought a Panasonic, feeding my 42" Hitachi projection-LCD HDTV. The Panny worked OK, although it didn't make as dramatic a difference in the picture quality as I was expecting. When I replaced the Hitachi with a 52" Sony Bravia, a problem showed up. The sound would drop out at irregular intervals while playing a DVD. The only way to get it back was to "rewind" the DVD for a few seconds and restart. I messed around with different combinations of outputs and inputs without solving the problem. I couldn't even be certain that the problem wasn't in the new TV, but having somebody come out to look at it for such a speculative and ill-defined problem didn't appeal.
I'm a Netflix subscriber, and have a high-speed wireless LAN in my house, so when LG announced the BD-390 as having built-in wireless connectivity and access to Netflix movie downloads, I was interested. I studied the reviews, which were mostly positive, and ordered one from Amazon, which had a comparatively reasonable price. I've been very happy with the results. The sound-drop problem went away (a relief to know that it wasn't in the TV), the picture quality is better (including for upconverted DVDs), and I'm getting a lot of good out of the Netflix download capability, which is very easy and straightforward to use (and adds no extra cost to my Netflix subscription).
When I was reading the reviews of the LG player before buying it, I noticed two recurrent complaints. One was about the layout of the remote, which some people found difficult to use. I've had absolutely no problem with it. The other complaint was that the tray that holds the disc is flimsy. I can see what they're talking about, and if I had children or teenagers using the device I might be concerned. As it is, I'm the only user, and I'm pretty gentle with my toys, so it's not an issue for me.
The LG BD-390 suits my needs very well, and I can recommend it to anyone in a situation similar to mine.Get more detail about LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player.
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