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Friday, October 14, 2011

LG BD690 3D Wireless Network Blu-ray Disc Player with Smart TV and 250GB Hard Drive

Move beyond even the amazing capabilities of Blu-ray and instant streaming entertainment with the BD690 Blu-ray Disc player from LG. You're not just getting a great way to enjoy Full HD 1080p with Blu-ray or the amazing entertainment options of being hooked up to LG Smart TV access. This is fully loaded with a 250GB Media Library that lets you store your music, personal photos and HD movies you purchase from Vudu. This is something better than Blu-ray.

Amazon Sales Rank: #88 in Home Theater Color: Black Brand: LG Model: BD690 Dimensions: 2.00" h x 9.80" w x 16.90" l, 8.80 pounds Enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p Smart TV enables an easy way to access limitless content, thousands of movies, customizable apps, videos and browse the web all organized in a simple to use interface The 250GB hard drive allows for easy storage and instant playback of music, photos, personal videos and VOD content available through the Vudu movie service Integrated Wi-Fi Connectivity allows you take advantage of Smart TV from any available Wi-Fi connection Standard DVD Up-Scaling delivers exceptional image quality from standard DVDs with 1080p up scaling via HDMI output

Internet-Ready Devices Internet-ready devices use your broadband connection to deliver dynamic content to your television, whether it's streaming video from Netflix, or a quick glance at today's weather forecast. Although there is overlap, each manufacturer offers a unique bundle of free or paid services, including streaming video and music, social networking apps, online photo galleries, news and financial updates, weather info, sports scores, and a variety of other smartphone-like applications. Manufacturers continue to add new content to their offerings, keeping customers current through firmware updates, and making a bit of research a prudent step in your buying decision. Learn more about Internet-ready devices and HDTVs, how they work, what services are offered by different manufacturers, and exactly what you'll need to get started at our Internet TV 101 customer center. Move beyond even the amazing capabilities of Blu-ray and instant streaming entertainment with the BD690 Blu-ray Disc Player from LG. You're not just getting a great way to enjoy Full HD 1080p with Blu-ray or the amazing entertainment options of being hooked up to LG Smart TV* access. This is fully loaded with a 250GB Media Library that lets you store your music, personal photos and HD movies you purchase from Vudu. This is something better than Blu-ray. KEY TECHNOLOGIES

Most helpful customer reviews 49 of 53 people found the following review helpful. Iffy so far By K. Weisser Received it and it worked fine for about 15 minutes. After downloading the update, the bd690 shut down and the HDMI port quit working. The component and composite outputs worked fine. After testing two HDMI cords and connecting the bd690 through my Denon 3808 receiver and directly into the TV it was obvious that the problem was the bd690. LG customer service was very quick to answer but the service was average at best. The person was helpful, but was definitely reading from a script. After telling her everything I had done she started asking me to test other HDMI cords, etc, which I had already done. They even had me download the incorrect update file the first time around. Will update when I get my replacement. Hopefully the firmware update doesn't blast the HDMI port every time... Update: (5/8/2011) Called LG about replacement on 5/7 as I still have not received it. This time around they tell me I'm not getting a replacement but that they are in fact "repairing" my unit Not what they told me on the phone 3 weeks ago, and so much for the 7-10 day window. LG customer service falling quickly in my eyes. The conversation went something like this. Wondering when my replacement will come? We are repairing it so it will take a little time to go through service I was told I would get a replacement in 7-10 days I don't see that in the notes So I'm not getting a new one? Yes you will get that as soon as possible But you just said I was getting it repaired Yes So I'm getting a repaired one? Yes. Divide by zero at this point and hung up! 47 of 53 people found the following review helpful. MUCH Better Than The LG BD590...And NO PROBLEM w Upgrades By Win2000 OK...so I purchased the LG BD590 because I don't have a 3D television or plan to get one anytime soon. However, I purchased it at a great price from Amazon.com ($199). but, when you do the upgrade it prompts you to do, you have it and a few more things including a Google portway to get on the internet and use your TV as a full internet ready setup...WOW. This unit cost me $50 more than the BD590 but was well worth it...including the ability to do Hulu Plus and other stuff---games, puzzles and more...I LOVE this player...and even though it was $50 more, it also came with a FREE $5.99 credit for Vudu to watch a movie on them....great right there...Get this player and you WON'T be disappointed!!! LOVE IT. 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful. Great dvd player! By crichcreek I purchaed the 690 from Amazon several weeks ago. I received it on time and hooked it up quickly. I'm using 1.4 HDMI to my Panasonic 50GT25 and optical to my Yamaha receiver for 5.1 sound. It updated flawessly, wirelessly with a Netgear dual band router (my router is about 30 feet away in another room). Connection was no problem at all just push the button on the router and away you go It was much less fussing.

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