We were marginally impressed with the LG BD370 connected Blu-ray player, although reviewer Robert Heron noted two weaknesses: the player’s ability to upconvert video, and its lack of sufficient memory to process BD-Live data (a trait shared by competing models as well).
LG has announced the BD390, which may or may not solve the upconversion problem. But the player does add a full gigabyte of memory, which should help with the BD-Live issue. Another bonus: Wi-Fi networking. although LG did not indicate what flavor it uses.
As an additional treat, both players now support Roxio’s CinemaNow service in addition to Netflix and YouTube. Existing players will require a firmware update, however.
The BD370 and BD390 are available now at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $299.95 and $399.95 respectively, LG said.
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