Netflix search function Does the LG smart TVs have a search function in Netflix?I'm specifically interest on the 42lv3700 or the 42lv5500.I've been researching about TVs that have a netflix app and some of them only allow you to play movies saved in your netflix queue.I've been looking everywhere but there isn't a lot of info on the new LG TVs yet. Netflix search function Does the LG smart TVs have a search function in Netflix?I'm specifically interest on the 42lv3700 or the 42lv5500.I've been researching about... » Read More Netflix search function Does the LG smart TVs have a search function in Netflix?I'm specifically interest on the 42lv3700 or the 42lv5500.I've been researching about TVs that have a netflix app and some of them only allow you to play movies saved in your netflix queue.I've been looking everywhere but there isn't a lot of info on the new LG TVs yet. « Show Less
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It depends on what LCD panel you get in the Panel lottery. If It's a AUSD/Va panel you are going to get a picture with a very narrow viewing angle. Lg customer support will tell you this is within specifications!!! How ever LG does not tell you what the specifications are or where you can find them. Also they will not listen to any complaints about the Va panels which are vastly inferior to the IPS panel's. Lg used to be a very good company to do business with but lately they have been using inferior panels and will not replace them. I have filed a Deceptive practice act complaint with the FTC about this practice. It depends on what LCD panel you get in the Panel lottery. If It's a AUSD/Va panel you are going to get a picture with a very narrow viewing angle. Lg customer support will tell you this is within specifications!!! How ever LG does not tell you what the specifications are or where you can find them. Also they will not listen to any complaints about the Va panels which are vastly inferior to the IPS panel's. Lg used to be a very good company to do business with but lately they have been using inferior panels and will not replace them. I have filed a Deceptive practice act complaint with the... » Read More It depends on what LCD panel you get in the Panel lottery. If It's a AUSD/Va panel you are going to get a picture with a very narrow viewing angle. Lg customer support will tell you this is within specifications!!! How ever LG does not tell you what the specifications are or where you can find them. Also they will not listen to any complaints about the Va panels which are vastly inferior to the IPS panel's. Lg used to be a very good company to do business with but lately they have been using inferior panels and will not replace them. I have filed a Deceptive practice act complaint with the FTC about this practice. « Show Less
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Yes, Netflix has a search function of their streaming library on the 42LV5500.
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Mine is an -UAAUSYLFR. My visual inspection with the TV on suggests that the Y is an S-IPS panel.
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I am a novice on 42lv5500 or any hdtv but I am interested in rec. Netflix in both streaming and disc format, is it possible?Is it easy to set up and operate?Is the picture as clear as in store LED?Jim
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How do I know which one I have? I do notice the viewing angle is not great.
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You have got a VA panel. To verify this look at the serial no. on rear of set. if you see in the number AUSD you have a Va panel.
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This is just from my experience, if you have an Android phone, you can download the LG TV remote from the play store and install it on your phone. I think if you are just watching regular tv, the remote control which came with your tv is easier to use, but if you will be using the smart tv features, i think the tv remote app is easier to use for searching, or if you have some money to waste, you can buy the optional LG Smart remote control.
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You can watch Netflix if you can get the device to work. I bought 3 of them and returned all 3 the very next day. They reboot nonstop and could not do anything with this device. I would not recommend this device. I bought the Artchros tablets and have no problems so far, they are also 9 inches and comes with the Google play store preinstalled and yes Netflix works great in it too.
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I'm losing my confidence in the LG brand within the TV/Audio/Video category. I'm a veteran consumer software engineer (20+ years) and am appalled by the recent update to my BD-690 and its impact on my ability to stream Netflix content. Recent updates in the past months seemed to have been making the player less and less stable than it was when I first purchased it. This latest update (Dec 2011) has really been bad for stability and usability. I have a screaming internet connection but suddenly I'm seeing all kinds of playback buffering problems with the latest release. Last night I had to keep pausing the movie I was watching so many times to let the buffer catch up (the playback started stuttering and pausing) that I finally gave up and went back to reading a book. At times the device just freezes in the Netflix UI. Pressing the Home button sometimes causes the device to shutdown. A couple of times I've had to do cold boots on the device just to get it to work properly again (for a while). To make matters worse, the Netflix UI has been given a facelift and in the process has become less usable for my main use case - finding and watching a movie in my queue. The new UI compacts the Netflix movie queue from a scrollable 5 thumbnail across table design (I could see about 25 movie thumbnails at time on my screen) into a single horizontal scrollable line (I can see about 5 movie thumbnails at a time). If you're like me and have a family with 100+ movies in the queue this is an awful, awful design decision. I was considering getting a new LG Smart TV for another room in the house but after this latest update I'm not sure I want to trust LG for my Internet streaming needs. Enough said.
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No, this model (BP300) only has Netflix and Vudu. The next model up (BP330) has Netflix, YouTube, Vudu, CinemaNow, Pandora, Picasa, Accuweather and HuluPlus according to the LG Chart. You have to go to the BP530 to get the full LG Smart TV Apps
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Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you for contacting Panasonic. Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this... » Read More Panasonic Support response to my question: I am hearing that Netflix will not be available for the DMP-BD70V. Does this mean that the DMP-BD70V is an obsolete machine and will not receive new updates and services as they become available?Thank you for your inquiry.The 2010 Blu Ray players models will have the NetFlix feature by default. There are no current updates available for our 2009 or earlier models to add this feature. Please continue to check our website for firmware updates. Current release for new Blu Ray players is Spring 2010.We hope this information is helpful to you. Thank you for contacting Panasonic. « Show Less
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I have not tried it but I can see an amazon icon in my LG tv apps. I do not have any amazon service, but I got 6 months of Netflix subscription free with this tv which I am currently using.
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Jim, could you send me a link to where you read this information? I checked Sony's website and could not find anything mentioning netflix streaming on this device. Thanks -
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There is NO DIRECT "Netflix" button , you can access the Smart-Hub and find the Netflix app there.
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My Netflix icon showed up right away. I did have a connection issue when initially setting up the TV. I called the 800 number that is listed on the owned manual and they were very helpful. Try calling LG.
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This is not a smart TV, so Netflix is not built into the TV itself. However, any streaming media device, like Roku for example, will have Netflix. Even many blu-ray players have Netflix as well. Just hook that to your new TV and you will be ready to go!
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I love my Smart TV. We have Netflix. It works great. Picture and sound quality is very, very good. We take turns, because everybody wants to look at the Netflix movies on it. Thinking seriously about purchasing another tv. We also have connected to our wi-fi and it works wonderfully. Wish we could use a keyboard with it. That's my only issue. No problems or complaints about it.
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Nope, LG has it's own apps store where you can download applications for this TV and it uses Internet to update TV's software, but no, you can not get in to an email account or search in google or any other browser
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Because only those models have this optionshttp://www.lg.com/us/tv-audio-video/discoverlgtvs/smarttv_partnergrid/popup/amazon.html
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Jeanette Tanega, Not with this model. Unfortunately, the LN40C530 doesn't have the Smart Apps platform. However, many of the Samsung Blu-Ray players will have either individual Apps like Netflix and Pandora, or a whole Apps Platform (for the newer models) that would work just fine with this model. Thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions. --Mr. S
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Here's the site that lists the apps http://www.samsung.com/levant/smarthub/smartHub/app_list.html. Seeing the large list is what made me go with tv over a LG even though I liked the WebOS.
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I looked this up because I owned this player but it has been well over a year since I got rid of it. I dont recall being able to use Netflix from the device. A few forums talk about the same issue, however, tech support responds and says there is an option for it. Ultimately, I do remember being disappointed with this player. I would not recommend it.