LG BD390: Best standalone Blu-ray player tested

HD Goofnut · 08-06-2009, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garycal

I just bought my BD390 from Newegg and it works great for playing disks, but the internet features do not work. It connects, but cannot download anything. When I called LG they said I needed at least 4Mb/sec of speed. When I checked my connections I only am getting about 3.6-3.8, so I guess I am screwed! What's the point of all the fancy features if you cannot use them???

Do you have cable or dsl? If you have cable and are only getting 3.6-3.8 then you are being throttled.

Chris Gerhard · 08-07-2009, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garycal

I just bought my BD390 from Newegg and it works great for playing disks, but the internet features do not work. It connects, but cannot download anything. When I called LG they said I needed at least 4Mb/sec of speed. When I checked my connections I only am getting about 3.6-3.8, so I guess I am screwed! What's the point of all the fancy features if you cannot use them???

Unfortunately some products do require faster speeds but that is the first I have seen of that specific speed requirement. Is that described in the literature? I have a BD300 and have never seen it. If you are using wireless, have you tried an ethernet cable? Do you mean you can't stream HD video or can't download anything period?

Chris

Chris Gerhard · 08-07-2009, 02:50 AM

I have DSL and I just checked my speed, I knew I wasn't anywhere near 4 Mbps. My BD300 downloads all updates and streams YouTube just fine and this is my speed test result:

Quote:

Your Throughput

Download = 1.294 Mbps

I assumed I can't stream Netflix HD acceptably and haven't even used that feature but as far as I know, I can do everything else the player can do over the internet.

Chris

Stew4HD · 08-07-2009, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard

I have DSL and I just checked my speed, I knew I wasn't anywhere near 4 Mbps. My BD300 downloads all updates and streams YouTube just fine and this is my speed test result:

I assumed I can't stream Netflix HD acceptably and haven't even used that feature but as far as I know, I can do everything else the player can do over the internet.

Chris

Chris,

What did you use to test your speed?

rubystone1111 · 08-07-2009, 11:02 AM

I bought an LG 370. while it was a fine bluray player, I found the netflix and internet very slow and choppy. the 370 was wired. I got a better reception from the roku machine when it was wireless. I am not sure if its anything with the speed of the net. something about the player that did not work.
I ended up taking it back. I stuck with the roku machine. I didn't need 3 bluray players. was fine with 2.
Jacob

Chris Gerhard · 08-14-2009, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stew4HD

Chris,

What did you use to test your speed?

This site, with the desktop hardwired and this laptop over wireless. I don't know if there is a method to test speed with the players and I haven't tried that but I can't see how it beats what I get with a PC.

http://helpme.att.net/dsl/speedtest/

Chris

Chris Gerhard · 08-14-2009, 09:09 AM

This was my test result using this laptop over wireless just now:

Quote:

Your Throughput

Download = 1.306 Mbps
Upload = 327.03 kbps

Did we ever get an answer as to what Garycal couldn't do with his BD390 connected?

Chris

gossamer · 08-14-2009, 11:52 AM

I too am interested in replacing this player for my PS3. I'm not a gamer and hate that there's no IR.

My internet results are:
Download = 8.298 Mbps
Upload = 2.051 Mbps

rpmiii · 08-15-2009, 02:46 PM

I just purchased a BD390 and all seems fine except when I try to play a show from either of my DirectV HD DVR's. They both show up in the media section of the blu ray menu. They see the playlists of each DVR and all the shows but they will not play anything. The screen just stays black and eventually times out.
Any suggestions

Thanks

dgrigg · 12-16-2009, 09:32 AM

I hope that this is the correct forum to ask this question, but I have gone through a bunch of forum threads and have yet found anything close to answering my particular problem. I hope one of you guys can help.

I recently purchased a BD390, which works great playing BluRay DVD, etc. However, as soon as I try to set it up to connect to my home network, EITHER wired or wireless, the player will lock-up then power off. I have to either unplug the wired, or turn off my Router (for wireless setup), to keep the unit from accessing my network to avoid a lock-up.
I am using a Netgear WPN824 wireless router. I am not sure of the details DHCP, or DNS, or IP setup details that I may need to get this guy to work. My home network is setup nicely with multiple PC, wireless and a ReadyNAS Duo all routed together using a Gigabit Switch from the Netgear Router. I added the switch mainly because the router did not have enough ports, but I doubt that the switch is my issue.
Any ideas??? I just cannot understand why a router setting would cause the BD390 to lock-up.

Thanks ahead of time.

dgrigg · 12-16-2009, 11:34 AM

To add some info to my previous post,

"I hope that this is the correct forum to ask this question, but I have gone through a bunch of forum threads and have yet found anything close to answering my particular problem. I hope one of you guys can help.

I recently purchased a BD390, which works great playing BluRay DVD, etc. However, as soon as I try to set it up to connect to my home network, EITHER wired or wireless, the player will lock-up then power off. I have to either unplug the wired, or turn off my Router (for wireless setup), to keep the unit from accessing my network to avoid a lock-up.
I am using a Netgear WPN824 wireless router. I am not sure of the details DHCP, or DNS, or IP setup details that I may need to get this guy to work. My home network is setup nicely with multiple PC, wireless and a ReadyNAS Duo all routed together using a Gigabit Switch from the Netgear Router. I added the switch mainly because the router did not have enough ports, but I doubt that the switch is my issue.
Any ideas??? I just cannot understand why a router setting would cause the BD390 to lock-up."

I have used mainly the "Dynamic" IP and "Auto" DNS Server settings in the BD390 to connect to my Router. When logged onto my router, I can refresh the "Connected Devices" and I can see the BD390, via its MAC address, connected as 10,0,0,3 while it is locked-up.
I do have the router set for DHCP Server, and the DNS address to be Auto from ISP. I have tried to set the DNS as Manual, but did not really know what to set here and found that I lost connection to the internet by this change, so I went back to Auto from ISP.

Howard Stern · 12-17-2009, 05:24 PM

Here is the difference between the BD 370 and BD 390. The 390 had a 12 bit video DAC while the 370 has a 10bit and its faster too. Here are the specs. I have the 390 and it is amazing. I made an ajustment to my router tonight and the speed went from 110mbps to 270.
I have the Dlink dir655 the setting is in the setup page for wireless it called channelwidth by default it is set to 20 I changed it to 20\40 and bingo my speeds more than doubled. I hope this helps

Player Type: Blu-ray Player
Color: Black
Disc Changer: 1-Disc
Disc Playback Capability: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
File Playback Formats: MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC, SMPTE VC1, AVCHD
Video D/A Converter: 108Mhz / 10-bit
Audio D/A Converter: 192KHz / 24-bit
Decoder: Dolby Digital 2 ch Down Mix Dolby Digital dts Linear PCM Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD dts-HD Master Audio Essential
Model #: BD370

Player Type: Blu-ray Player
Color: Black
Disc Changer: 1-Disc
Disc Playback Capability: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
File Playback Formats: MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC, SMPTE VC1, AVCHD, DivX, DivX HD, MKV
Video D/A Converter: 148Mhz / 12-bit
Audio D/A Converter: 192KHz / 24-bit
Decoder: Linear PCM, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital 2 ch Down Mix, Dolby Digital, dts
Model #: BD390

Howard Stern · 12-26-2009, 01:12 PM

Well I had to return the BD 390 and after much thought I decided to get the PS3 instead. The wireless card and the internal network card seemed to have died at the same time after working perfectly for 2 weeks. I have to say after updating the firmware on the ps3 the blueray player to me looks just as good as the 390 and that is not a knock on the 390 as it was a great player. He is the big difference, the networking in the ps3 is far better in my opinion. The lg 390 wireless card picked up 1 other network and it was the house right next to mine and had a very week signal. The ps 3 picked up 7 networks all with strong signals. So anyway it would be hard for me to recommend this player due to it's short lifespan and high price.

hans65 · 12-27-2009, 01:04 AM

Drigg: I experience the same problem. I connect to my home-network via wire and get everything up on the screen just as I wanted. Both from pc and NAS. I start pay the movie-files and it works fine. Then all of a sudden the film freezes and the BD 390 shuts down. Irrespective of from where the file steems. I connect my PS3 to the exact csame network and it the exact same files without any problem. It seems the BD390 has some sort of weakness in streaming content. Or is it just mine?

mikeolivera · 02-03-2010, 02:39 PM

I to have issues playing files over my wired home network. While I can stream Netflix movies at very lo-res (1.5Mbps DSL) the BD390 does not act well with other ethernet devices--it sees them and let's me select files to play but many times it simply times out or returns a message that it can't play the (compatible) file. Frustrating :-/

08-07-2009, 11:02 AM	#50
rubystone1111 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 215	I bought an LG 370. while it was a fine bluray player, I found the netflix and internet very slow and choppy. the 370 was wired. I got a better reception from the roku machine when it was wireless. I am not sure if its anything with the speed of the net. something about the player that did not work. I ended up taking it back. I stuck with the roku machine. I didn't need 3 bluray players. was fine with 2. Jacob __________________ My Home Theater Equipment: Philips "47" PFL7403D/F7 Onkyo 605 7.1 Receiver Awia speakers and subwoofer Panasonic 605 Blu Ray Player Sony PlayStation 3 Direct TV dvr in HD Philips 3980 dvd player

08-14-2009, 11:52 AM	#53
gossamer 50 is the new 42 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Da Boogie-down Bronx Posts: 562	I too am interested in replacing this player for my PS3. I'm not a gamer and hate that there's no IR. My internet results are: Download = 8.298 Mbps Upload = 2.051 Mbps __________________ Living Room: Panasonic TH-50PZ700U Plasma Scientific-Atlanta SA8300HD DVR Sony PlayStation 3 80GB Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Toshiba SD-4700 SD DVD Apple Mac mini, 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo Onkyo TX-SR706 Receiver Paradigm Cinema 110 Speaker System Pioneer CLD-3070 LaserDisc Player Quasar VHQ760 VCR Bedroom: Panasonic TC26LX50 26-inch LCD Scientific-Atlanta SA8300HD DVR Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-ray Panasonic DMRES15 DVD Recorder JVC HR-S8000U S-VHS

08-15-2009, 02:46 PM	#54
rpmiii What is HD? Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	Bd390 I just purchased a BD390 and all seems fine except when I try to play a show from either of my DirectV HD DVR's. They both show up in the media section of the blu ray menu. They see the playlists of each DVR and all the shows but they will not play anything. The screen just stays black and eventually times out. Any suggestions Thanks

12-16-2009, 09:32 AM	#55
dgrigg What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2	Problem in Network connection with BD390 I hope that this is the correct forum to ask this question, but I have gone through a bunch of forum threads and have yet found anything close to answering my particular problem. I hope one of you guys can help. I recently purchased a BD390, which works great playing BluRay DVD, etc. However, as soon as I try to set it up to connect to my home network, EITHER wired or wireless, the player will lock-up then power off. I have to either unplug the wired, or turn off my Router (for wireless setup), to keep the unit from accessing my network to avoid a lock-up. I am using a Netgear WPN824 wireless router. I am not sure of the details DHCP, or DNS, or IP setup details that I may need to get this guy to work. My home network is setup nicely with multiple PC, wireless and a ReadyNAS Duo all routed together using a Gigabit Switch from the Netgear Router. I added the switch mainly because the router did not have enough ports, but I doubt that the switch is my issue. Any ideas??? I just cannot understand why a router setting would cause the BD390 to lock-up. Thanks ahead of time.

12-16-2009, 11:34 AM	#56
dgrigg What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2	Problem in Network connection with BD390 To add some info to my previous post, "I hope that this is the correct forum to ask this question, but I have gone through a bunch of forum threads and have yet found anything close to answering my particular problem. I hope one of you guys can help. I recently purchased a BD390, which works great playing BluRay DVD, etc. However, as soon as I try to set it up to connect to my home network, EITHER wired or wireless, the player will lock-up then power off. I have to either unplug the wired, or turn off my Router (for wireless setup), to keep the unit from accessing my network to avoid a lock-up. I am using a Netgear WPN824 wireless router. I am not sure of the details DHCP, or DNS, or IP setup details that I may need to get this guy to work. My home network is setup nicely with multiple PC, wireless and a ReadyNAS Duo all routed together using a Gigabit Switch from the Netgear Router. I added the switch mainly because the router did not have enough ports, but I doubt that the switch is my issue. Any ideas??? I just cannot understand why a router setting would cause the BD390 to lock-up." I have used mainly the "Dynamic" IP and "Auto" DNS Server settings in the BD390 to connect to my Router. When logged onto my router, I can refresh the "Connected Devices" and I can see the BD390, via its MAC address, connected as 10,0,0,3 while it is locked-up. I do have the router set for DHCP Server, and the DNS address to be Auto from ISP. I have tried to set the DNS as Manual, but did not really know what to set here and found that I lost connection to the internet by this change, so I went back to Auto from ISP.

12-17-2009, 05:24 PM	#57
Howard Stern How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29	Here is the difference between the BD 370 and BD 390. The 390 had a 12 bit video DAC while the 370 has a 10bit and its faster too. Here are the specs. I have the 390 and it is amazing. I made an ajustment to my router tonight and the speed went from 110mbps to 270. I have the Dlink dir655 the setting is in the setup page for wireless it called channelwidth by default it is set to 20 I changed it to 20\40 and bingo my speeds more than doubled. I hope this helps Player Type: Blu-ray Player Color: Black Disc Changer: 1-Disc Disc Playback Capability: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW File Playback Formats: MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC, SMPTE VC1, AVCHD Video D/A Converter: 108Mhz / 10-bit Audio D/A Converter: 192KHz / 24-bit Decoder: Dolby Digital 2 ch Down Mix Dolby Digital dts Linear PCM Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD dts-HD Master Audio Essential Model #: BD370 Player Type: Blu-ray Player Color: Black Disc Changer: 1-Disc Disc Playback Capability: Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW File Playback Formats: MPEG2, MPEG4 AVC, SMPTE VC1, AVCHD, DivX, DivX HD, MKV Video D/A Converter: 148Mhz / 12-bit Audio D/A Converter: 192KHz / 24-bit Decoder: Linear PCM, Dolby TrueHD, dts-HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital 2 ch Down Mix, Dolby Digital, dts Model #: BD390

12-26-2009, 01:12 PM	#58
Howard Stern How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 29	Well I had to return the BD 390 and after much thought I decided to get the PS3 instead. The wireless card and the internal network card seemed to have died at the same time after working perfectly for 2 weeks. I have to say after updating the firmware on the ps3 the blueray player to me looks just as good as the 390 and that is not a knock on the 390 as it was a great player. He is the big difference, the networking in the ps3 is far better in my opinion. The lg 390 wireless card picked up 1 other network and it was the house right next to mine and had a very week signal. The ps 3 picked up 7 networks all with strong signals. So anyway it would be hard for me to recommend this player due to it's short lifespan and high price.

12-27-2009, 01:04 AM	#59
hans65 What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Drigg: I experience the same problem. I connect to my home-network via wire and get everything up on the screen just as I wanted. Both from pc and NAS. I start pay the movie-files and it works fine. Then all of a sudden the film freezes and the BD 390 shuts down. Irrespective of from where the file steems. I connect my PS3 to the exact csame network and it the exact same files without any problem. It seems the BD390 has some sort of weakness in streaming content. Or is it just mine?

02-03-2010, 02:39 PM	#60
mikeolivera What is HD? Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Santa Fe, NM Posts: 1	I to have issues playing files over my wired home network. While I can stream Netflix movies at very lo-res (1.5Mbps DSL) the BD390 does not act well with other ethernet devices--it sees them and let's me select files to play but many times it simply times out or returns a message that it can't play the (compatible) file. Frustrating :-/

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