The LG BD-390 is a very good Blu-ray DVD player and much more. Overall I am very pleased with this player, with most of my complaints are a result of the remote.
Network setup for a wired network was quick and painless, pretty much plug and play. When you first hook it up and power it on it gets an IP from your router and is aware of the world around it. The software update process is straight forward and should be done frequently.
DVD and Blu-ray playback have thus far been flawless. I am using the component (YPbPr) out into a 42" 1080i plasma and I cannot say enough about picture quality, it is great. It gives me none of those annoying split second pauses during playback that I used to get on my old DVD player. After the third time in for repair the manufacturer gave up on it and scrapped it out.
As others have stated the tray feels a little flimsy, but the effects of that fact remain to be seen. If it causes a problem I will make appropriate revisions.
The built-in NetFlix user interface is without peer, the 'watch instantly' list is easy to navigate and includes cover art. It does take a bit of time to load with 90+ entries, but is tolerable. The episodes of TV seasons show up in folders and will play in order if properly named.
A really nice feature of the of the 'My Media' video function is that it will play episodes in order based on the file names. The convention I had been using for file names was 'Series Name S??E?? Episode Name' as in 'Sanctuary S01E01 Pilot'. It understands the format and will play episodes in order for me. Playback of HD content over a wired network is flawless, I cannot speak to wireless though.
There is a limitation of 2000 files and directories on the 'My Media' music feature, this is buried fairly deeply in the manual and I wasted quite a bit of time fighting this 'feature'. If you limit the number of files the BD-390 can 'see' on the server it works well, complete with cover art.
TV Power button on the remote is very limited, it can only be programmed with 9 different codes, for LG, Zenith, GoldStar, Samsung, Sony and Hitachi TVs. Rather a disappointment. The cover for the numeric area on the remote is VERY difficult to open.Get more detail about LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player.
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