LG Blu Ray Player €75

gojony

LG BD550 Blu-Ray Player £64.99 with free delivery, works out around €75.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-Electronics-BD550-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/tech-data/B0048WQ38E/ref=de_a_smtd

Pretty much the same one in Argos is €120, the BD555.
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9292242/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7C19780832%7CDVD%2C+blu+ray+and+video%7C14419615/c_3/4%7Ccat_14419615%7CBlu+ray+players%7C14419628/Trail/searchtext%3EBLU-RAY.htm
Another similar one in Argos is over €200, the BD560, the only difference being the built in wifi. http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5338643/Trail/searchtext%3ELG+BD.htm

Review from CNET seems okay giving it a "Quick load time, excellent Blu-ray image quality and a generous suite of streaming services" http://reviews.cnet.com/blu-ray-players-recorders/lg-bd550/4505-9991_7-33971073.html

beglee

I bought this Bluray player just before christmas for about €120-125

Very happy with my purchase, does a great job. And most importantly it has a USB port on the front so i can quickly & easily connect any hard drive and play most video formats off it in HD (assuming you download high-quality videos. Ive yet to find a format it wont play).

I havent tried out the streaming/internet connectivity yet i should say, maybe someone else can comment there.

So this seems a good deal for anyone looking for one

paddyp

My dad got this one at christmas too, very impressed with it only a few quid more than a decent upscaling dvd player.

Freddie59

beglee wrote: »

I bought this Bluray player just before christmas for about €120-125

Very happy with my purchase, does a great job. And most importantly it has a USB port on the front so i can quickly & easily connect any hard drive and play most video formats off it in HD (assuming you download high-quality videos. Ive yet to find a format it wont play).

I havent tried out the streaming/internet connectivity yet i should say, maybe someone else can comment there.

So this seems a good deal for anyone looking for one

Does it definitely have WiFi?

Oracle

Already posted by me in another thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=72208801&postcount=152

Just to say, copying another Board members post and posting it as a separate thread, is not encouraged.

Homer

Oracle wrote: »

Already posted by me in another thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=72208801&postcount=152

Just to say, copying another Board members post and posting it as a separate thread, is not encouraged.

Well in fairness it'll probably get more views and is better suited to the bargain alerts section.

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Mimikyu

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Oracle

Yes perhaps, although if I was going to post something I've copied fom another Boards member, I'd say it and give credit. For example, "this has already been posted by <member> in <thread>." Alternatively I'd use the quote function or post a link to the thread or to the single post.

gojony

Sorry to disappoint you Oracle but I didn't copy, its just a coincidence, I never read your previous thread. I found it while browsing TV's & Blu ray players on Amazon.

PhilieQuinn

Meow!

gojony

@Freddie59 I believe it has to be directly connected, by ethernet, for the streaming services (i.e no wifi).

Jimdagym

Doesn't appear to have a scart connection. Can someone kindly confirm?

Homer

Jimdagym wrote: »

Doesn't appear to have a scart connection. Can someone kindly confirm?

Why would you want it to have a scart connection? It's a blu ray player

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PressTheButton

Just a heads up on the streaming capabilities of the LG BD550:
At least one Amazon reviewer of this product has complained that the product description may be misleading with regard to 'Netcast' online services feature.

Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Network Blu-ray Disc Player
DVD Up-Scaling
NetCast online Services...

Couple of Amazon reviews make the point:

This one doesnt have Netcast!, 27 Jan 2011

Good value Blu-ray player, 27 Mar 2011

One reviewer has pointed out that to obtain the 'Netcast' feature, one would have to buy the more expensive model LG BD560.

Of course if you're just interested in buying a good value blu-ray player without NetCast, this won't affect your decision.

Jimdagym

Homer wrote: »

Why would you want it to have a scart connection? It's a blu ray player

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Because I still have quite a nice CRT, and I want it for the USB playback and DVD upscaling. Then when my tv does die I have the bluray player.

What's wrong with that?

Homer

I doubt you'll find a blu ray with a scart to be honest? Best you could hope for is component output and hope your CRT accepts component and audio in separately?
I'll try see what connections are on that particular model.

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Homer

OK to clarify.. that model does not have scary but does have component and audio separately so if your CRT allows you could connect it that way.

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Soarer

Don't think a CRT would have component either. What you'd be looking for would be composite.

M00lers

Plenty of CRTs had/have component connections.

Soarer

Never seen one. All the ones I've seen have phono, s-video, and composite.

Happy to admit I'm wrong though.

M00lers

I had a Panasonic 32" CRT that had component, back in the days when progressive scan DVD players were all the rage.

Mimikyu

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taung

Homer wrote: »

OK to clarify.. that model does not have scary but does have component and audio separately so if your CRT allows you could connect it that way.

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It has a Composite video output as well as the Component output, so no problem to connect to 'legacy' TVs.

taung

PressTheButton wrote: »

Just a heads up on the streaming capabilities of the LG BD550:
At least one Amazon reviewer of this product has complained that the product description may be misleading with regard to 'Netcast' online services feature.


Couple of Amazon reviews make the point:


One reviewer has pointed out that to obtain the 'Netcast' feature, one would have to buy the more expensive model LG BD560.

Of course if you're just interested in buying a good value blu-ray player without NetCast, this won't affect your decision.

Well, the LG support webpage for the BD550 brings up a manual which states that "BD-Live" (online movie trailer download) IS available (but may be restricted in some countries due to content provider restrictions)....:(

Jimdagym

Thank you for the replies.

PressTheButton

taung wrote: »

Well, the LG support webpage for the BD550 brings up a manual which states that "BD-Live" (online movie trailer download) IS available (but may be restricted in some countries due to content provider restrictions)....:(

taung: Have you noticed that when you click through for the BD550 manual the .pdf manual you download has Model No. BD555 on the front? Wonder if Model BD555 is a newer version of the BD550? Sorry if this is adding to the confusion; just don't want anybody to be disappointed if product delivered is other than described.

Links follow to LG website for:

LG BD550

LG BD560

Click on FEATURES tab for each and compare. BD560 has BD-Live and YouTube from LG NetCast. No mention of these features for the BD550. Perhaps some Boardsie owner of the LG BD550 (UK version) might clarify as there is a question mark over Amazon's description of the LG BD550 having 'NetCast online Services'.

DingDong

I have the LG BD560 since Christmas picked it up in powercity for about 110. The odd time video playback from USB is sluggish but on a whole I'm happy with it.

Here's a good owners thread and how to transform a BD560 into BD570 .

Link

Link2

Propane Nightmare

No Optical output.... DAMN!

Murt10

Only thinking of this now after I placed my order but are blue rays like DVD players with different regions?

If so, is this one easy to hack?

mailburner

spent ages looking at this one on sunday night but decided
against it as a refurb was my only option on amazon
didn't check anywhere else
http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-BD370-Blu-ray-Definition-YouTube/dp/B0026B8AW6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Charlie Haughy

Sony Blu ray player for £40 exc delivery at HMV: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=55038&affiliate=awin&awinuid=882&affId=47868&WT.mc_id=101915

PressTheButton

Charlie Haughy wrote: »

Sony Blu ray player for £40 exc delivery at HMV: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=55038&affiliate=awin&awinuid=882&affId=47868&WT.mc_id=101915

Great price but seems to be unavailable, i.e. out of stock.

beglee

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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The first one doesnt have a USB connection for connecting hard drives for playback of video files according to the amazon technical details. I think it might have a USB connection on the back, but purely for firmware upgrades

The second one is a bit iffy about playing MKV files according to a review i found. Im pretty sure ive played mkv files on the OP bluray player without any issue (might have to re-check though).

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I looked into it a month or two after i bought mine, and couldnt find an unlock code, and found a number of posts on various forums inquiring about it without success. Seems it's one of the few that couldnt be unlocked. That may have changed since i looked so might be worth my while having a look around again as its been 2 or 3 months since i checked



And to the person who asked about wireless...No it doesnt come with wireless connectivity, just an ethernet port

Murt10

Thanks Beglee.

Will you send me a pm if and when you do succeed in unlocking it.

Murt

Charlie Haughy

Does this definitely play video files off a usb stick? As reviews on the amazon page say it doesn't! Anyone had any problems with it playing video files?

Mimikyu

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LFC5Times

Does this Blu-Ray player play mkv files via usb stick?

Thanks in advance