Went Best Denki and bought an LG BD660 Bluray player yesterday.
Even though I don't have a Bluray disk or any intention to get one in the near future, I got it because of the following reasons:
• relatively affordable ($149)
• dlna-compatible
• can watch YouTube videos
Other than the faulty HDMI cable (free, but I intend to get it changed), the setup was quite painless.
Reading files from my network drive was effortless and the upscaled picture looked great on the 20" TV in my room.
However, there are limits to what it can do.
Due to the use of LG apps, which were limited (less than 10), there's not much you can do on the internet. YouTube videos stream at normal res, not HD. My optimus 7 couldn't stream to the player as well. And most challenging of all was to type your searches without a proper keyboard.
That being said, I'm quite happy that I bought it and will try it on a larger TV in the living room to see if it will serve us better there.
Even though I don't have a Bluray disk or any intention to get one in the near future, I got it because of the following reasons:
• relatively affordable ($149)
• dlna-compatible
• can watch YouTube videos
Other than the faulty HDMI cable (free, but I intend to get it changed), the setup was quite painless.
Reading files from my network drive was effortless and the upscaled picture looked great on the 20" TV in my room.
However, there are limits to what it can do.
Due to the use of LG apps, which were limited (less than 10), there's not much you can do on the internet. YouTube videos stream at normal res, not HD. My optimus 7 couldn't stream to the player as well. And most challenging of all was to type your searches without a proper keyboard.
That being said, I'm quite happy that I bought it and will try it on a larger TV in the living room to see if it will serve us better there.
