LG370 and390 bluray players.. Just what is the difference in these two blu-ray players? Read specs--syill dont get it? please tell....is it in the networking? wireless,etc. IF so---please explain a little clearer if uou know... LG370 and390 bluray players.. Just what is the difference in these two blu-ray players? Read specs--syill dont get it? please tell....is it in the networking? wireless,etc. IF so---please explain a... » Read More LG370 and390 bluray players.. Just what is the difference in these two blu-ray players? Read specs--syill dont get it? please tell....is it in the networking? wireless,etc. IF so---please explain a little clearer if uou know... « Show Less
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I just received the one I ordered and I had ordered it because you could also watch Netflix, etc., but I didn't notice that it wasn't a wi-fi like my Wii is. I have a wireless router for my Wii but its back in the room with my computer and the blu ray player is in the living room. I can't have a long cable laying all over to trip over. Ha. Unless I can get it to work with an ethernet adapter or something I will just use it as a player. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't notice you had to connect an ethernet cord. Not very convenient. Well I could buy an ethernet bridge for $99 but then I may as well have gotten the BD 390 with the wi-fi on it because its gonna cost about as much. I just received the one I ordered and I had ordered it because you could also watch Netflix, etc., but I didn't notice that it wasn't a wi-fi like my Wii is. I have a wireless router for my Wii but its back in the room with my computer and the blu ray player is in the living room. I can't have a long cable laying all over to trip over. Ha. Unless I can get it to work with an ethernet adapter or something I will just use it as a player. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't notice you had to connect an ethernet cord. Not very convenient. Well I could buy an ethernet bridge for $99 but then... » Read More I just received the one I ordered and I had ordered it because you could also watch Netflix, etc., but I didn't notice that it wasn't a wi-fi like my Wii is. I have a wireless router for my Wii but its back in the room with my computer and the blu ray player is in the living room. I can't have a long cable laying all over to trip over. Ha. Unless I can get it to work with an ethernet adapter or something I will just use it as a player. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't notice you had to connect an ethernet cord. Not very convenient. Well I could buy an ethernet bridge for $99 but then I may as well have gotten the BD 390 with the wi-fi on it because its gonna cost about as much. « Show Less
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I have a Roku (purchased from Netflix for $99), however I do not have a wireless router, lol. So since my TV is about 25 feet from my PC, I run an ethernet cable between the 2 whenever I want to "stream" movies from Netflix or Amazon. Tricky, but it works.
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I used a powerline adapter to run internet from my router to the TV area. One small box plugs into an outlet at the router and another at the TV. They then use the electrical lines to carry the internet signal. The speed is 11 MBps which is fine for HD streaming with Netflix. (Actually I have a 4 port hub behind the TV because my Direct TV receiver, XBox 360, and Sony TV, and soon Blu Ray player all use the internet).
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Help this is a old post, but you mention you are using a powerline adapter to run internet from router to tv area. I have a powerline adapter connected to my blue ray player and now I realize that I need to connect my direct tv reciever to the internet as well to get the on demand features and I do not know how to share the powerline adapter so that they both can get the internet, what hub are you using and does this mena that the powerline adapter is connected to the hub and the ethernet cable from the direct tv reciever and blue ray player are plugged into the hub thanks for the help
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I have a "stupid" question. My LCD sets are only 720p. Will I get a markedly better picture from my DVD player that I currently have when I put in a Blu-Ray disc on these sets?
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Does anybody have any insight for how this performs with documentaries? I read one really insistent review that bashes the LG BD370 performance with 1080i, but I'd like to hear if anybody has practical experience. Most of my Blu Ray discs are BBC documentaries, so if it looks horrid, I'd like to know. How does it compare to standard dvds? Thanks!
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The 390 has wi-fi while the 370 has ethernet, the 390 has 1GB built in hard drive for your Profile 2.0 download material (for the 370 you would have to use a separate USB thumdrive), and can read .mkv and divx files. It also has analogue audio out if your receiver doesn't get audio from HDMI, so you can get the HD audio formats with older recievers. If that is worth $100 for you, then go for the 390.
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Didn't want to pay the extra $100 for the BD390 built-in wifi feature. Bought the BD370 and used an old Linksys wireless router (WRT54G version 2) as an access point. Flashed the Linksys router with Tomato (also could have used DD-WRT) so I could configure it as an access point. This talks to my primary wireless router 60 feet away and runs at 11 mbps. Netflix streaming seems to work fine; picture quality seems like SD (definitely not HD).
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I'm kind of wondering the same thing. I went to the Onkyo website and compared the items and while I didn't compare the 9300THX (out of budget) I didn't see any difference between the 6300 and 7300, except the speakers. The 7300 has the towers and smaller surround. Also the casing I think is plastic/wood on the 7300 vs just plastic on the 6300. I put in this same questions to onkyo a few days ago but have not heard back yet. I will update when/if I hear anything.
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These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had... » Read More These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. « Show Less
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Did they just forget these features when they made Blue ray players? I doubt it, they just left room for improvement so we would have a reason to buy newer models. The proof in this is to ask yourself how many DVD players you have boughtt over the years, and how many of them were bought because the old one stopped working, versus you just wanted some of the cool upgraded features they offered?
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Thanks. I've done all that with no results. My last resort is to test the player with a few other Blu-Ray discs. If they play with no problem, I'll return this set to Amazon and ask for another one.
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Go to www.lg.com/us/blu-ray-burners-and-drives Then do a compare for the drives you want to know the differences.
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to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may havebest of luck to you to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any... » Read More to try and offer some advice:i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic qualityi had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my playerwith an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may havebest of luck to you « Show Less
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I have two of them and they both play CDs and DVDs just fine . I would recommend updating the firmware to the most current one . You most likely though will have some issues playing some of the newer blu ray releases but otherwise it's a great player . Good luck
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Thanks, Tolik - you helped me decide- upgradability and the game modes are big things. The Samsung seemed to have more power but I've learned you can't really rely on what they say the wattage is. I haven't owned enough Samsung equipment in the past to know what to expect - the TV is great but a sound system is another story.Mark - thanks for the CD info - for some reason I thought I'd get even better sound with a dedicated player ... if you can give me the model # on the Kenwood I might be interested (with over 400 CDS, a changer is sweet.).Don
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The strong point of this unit is playing Blu Rays, that it's THX certified and has all sorts of adjustments. In re wi fi, I have mine hooked up to a hub, so you ought to check out their website. But if you get the Onkyo amp I have, both work together seamlessly. In fact, that is one of the main reasons I bought both. I would also add that this unit isn't the greatest to use for internet functions like Netflix which it does work with; but again if you have the amp I have then there is a separate HDMI PC channel, so that if you have a reasonably fast laptop (for example) you can access Netflix &c via the laptop and feed it thru the amp. The amp is most definitely wi fi you don't need any adapter. But with the amp and the PC you get far more internet options and the access to the particular service (Neflix for example) is much much faster. Once you're connected tho, there is no real difference, although the menus for the services, especially Netflix, works much better via the PC. Hope that helps
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I was shocked to discover that the BD370 USA model doesn't play movies from a USB drive period. Something about the software/firmware only allows access to photos/music. I read many reviews claiming support but just now realized that these reviews were coming from Europe, where the firmware differs slightly. From what I've read the BD390 can play all movies, even MKV files. I think I'm going to return my BD370 for a BD390, and now I understand why the BD390 is almost double the price.
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Thanks, A. Haught ,for the clarification! I shall connect the wireless dongle to the BluRay player. Although I purchased the BD-85K BluRay player at panasonic.com on Black Friday, I just received the unit a few days ago as it was on back order.
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I have the same player you have and have played those very same blu ray dvd's I would unplug the player.wait a few min. allow it to reboot........andtry it again if all else fails...I would try a different disc from that collection.and If that doest work you may have gotten a defective set of discs.
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I tossed the package, but I joked one up to me new ?blu Ray player and the other one to my brother in laws new Samsung ?Blu Ray Player. That is about all I can answer. Is there a test I could do for you?
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The only benefit with having both your TV and Blu-ray player support streaming content is if you have each one from a different manufacturer. Personally I went with an LG TV and Panasonic Blu-ray player because LG has Vudu, The Weather Channel, Bloomberg TV and CinemaNow while Panasonic has Amazon VOD. They both have Netflix and YouTube, although one might have a better picture quality and interface than the other. When it comes to electronics it's generally better to mix and match since one company does one thing particularly well, better than the competition. For example, Samsung makes great TVs with high quality picture, while their sound isn't the best, so to get the best sound, get Onkyo, Yamaha, Polk, etc. For the best DVD/Blu-ray, you can go with Pioneer, Denon, etc. Same concept applies to receivers, sub-woofers, etc.
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My player doesn't upscale very well at all. And, I am hooked up using HDMI. No way does Blu-ray Disc compare to HD DVD. I used to have an HD-XA2 and an HD A35 and those players were amazing at upscaling. Sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between high-def and standard def.
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I'd buy the Samsung BD-P4600 Blu-Ray player, read up on web-site's about what to buy, Samsung,I have one and love it!, especially that since I also have a Samung 5084 50 inch Plasma TV also, HA!, so far everything I loaded into it has played without a problem, I have a Harmony 550 remote and down loaded codes from thier site and I'm having no problems so far. Haven't used the netflex yet but I can't see a problem there, but I think you got to have to right router (wireless or hard-wired) to use anything your going to use, maybe your just thinking to hard about this crap, buy it and read about what you have bougth and learn how to use it. I have a ONKYO TX-SR605S receiver with HDMI that I run this thru, and I never would even think about buying a F'*ING SONY, I'm sorry I forgot they own half of the ""USA"" !, "OH CRAP", sorry again, Rolacoy, I'm a happy person with Samsung so far, just "read" what the hell is in the box, and I see you know how to use the internet,surf the web and you'll find just about anything you might want to know about this S!!T, hoped this had a clue to what you need, like the old saying, It's better some time's to be going without being asked. Ben Tice