LG BD300 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player

There are a few reviews that state that you cannot use a wireless connection to your lan with this unit. That is not true. I am using a a Linksys Wireless - G router for my network and a Linksys Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge at the BD-300. The two are in separate rooms separated by maybe 50 feet and Netflix movies stream seamlessly. (I'm using cable to connect to the internet.) The setup was a snap. Right out of the box, I plugged in an ethernet cable to the unit, an HDMI cable to my receiver, turned on the unit and it automatically downloaded an update which took a couple of minutes, did the internet connection setup (specified the dynamic IP setting) clicked "return", clicked Netflix Streaming from the menu. Got the Netflix activation code, went to a computer and logged on to netflix.com/activate and I was watching a moving in 30 seconds. Highly recommended!

I may be underrating this product IF in fact the problem I am having is related to my network & not the LG300. Problem is though, I don't feel guilty as LG tech support has been crap in helping me. The BluRay functionality on this proudct is top notch. It sucks you have to buy a memory stick to get BluRay Live working (cheap!) but you can get them for $10 at Best Buy. Load time is fast. Look & feel of unit is great. The remote is suprisingly light & nicely made as well. My issue is the Netflix Streaming Connection. I have no issues w/ the firmware updating automatically (was rather pleasantly surprised from LG on this.). I have a Linksys WGA600N wireless bridge connecting my player to my Linksys router upstairs. BUT the connection drops out intermittently, crashing the Netflix app & causing me to reboot the player. It doesn't slow down the speed, or get grainy, it completely crashes. Frustratingly there is no one at either OEM who seems to know how to help me. Ne... Read more

I was going to purchase one of these units, saw it advertised in Rolling Stone and thought "YEAH!", I can finally bring streaming Netflix to my main HDTV! Then I got on here and read your reviews. How the heck could they build the perfect unit and FORGET to include Wi-Fi??? This seems like a HUGE oversight to me, and but the HALT on my purchase immediately. Major bummer. I know you can add a wi-fi bridge, but there goes another $75 smakeroo's. DUH! LG should have thought this one out a little better. If your making it for streaming audio, give us the wi-fi connection. That should be a NO BRAINER! Someone here mentioned that wi-fi wouldn't be a good alternative because it wouldn't allow for fast enuff streaming, but that's not true! It is streaming, after all...and if you've got a high speed connection, it's all you need. Damnit, guess I'll just have to wait until they come out with a wi-fi version, which I would have to think would be coming soon. All is not lost, however, I already ha... Read more

Just got this product today, bought it on [...] during a cyber monday deal. Picked the perfect time to buy it because Netflix just announced they will be enabling HD streaming on this device and several others this week. The Blu-Ray quality is fantastic and the Netflix streaming is quite a nice feature especially if you have a speedy internet connection hooked up near where the player is going to be set up. You simply login to your Netflix account on your computer and add something to your Instant Queue and within seconds you can play it on your TV. Great device!

Nice player, does what is advertised: Netflix streaming is great, and both standard DVDs and Blu-ray disks look wonderful. I had thought briefly that this player could play other region disks, but it can't. With luck, someone will figure out (as they did for the BD200) how to work around this, so that those of us who buy disks from other regions can play them on it as well.