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Product Specifications
Brand NameLG
Color NameGloss Black
Technical Details
- Blu-Ray Player with NetCast for YouTube
- BD-P NetFlix HD BD live
- Full HD 1080p output via HDMI with Cinema mode at 24 or 60 frames per second USB Media Host
- Superior audio performance with 7.1 channels with Dolby Digital Plus & TrueHD & dts-HD
- Quick boot with instant tray opening
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From the Manufacturer LG BD370 (August 17, 2009)
If you think you’re looking at a Blu-ray player, you may need to take another look. This is the LG BD370 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player and it comes with the most exciting entertainment technology available. With NetCast Entertainment Access, you get unlimited access to streaming entertainment services like CinemaNow, Netflix, and YouTube, direct from the Internet. That’s thousands upon thousands of movies and online videos the moment you want them. That’s real entertainment.
LG BD370 unit, Remote Control, Owner's Manual
If you think you’re looking at a Blu-ray player, you may need to take another look. This is the LG BD370 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player and it comes with the most exciting entertainment technology available. With NetCast Entertainment Access, you get unlimited access to streaming entertainment services like CinemaNow, Netflix, and YouTube, direct from the Internet. That’s thousands upon thousands of movies and online videos the moment you want them. That’s real entertainment.
 | Features and Technology |
 Netcast EntertainmentNow buying a Blu-ray player from LG can also mean getting access to virtually endless entertainment and services from the Internet. Want to watch your favorite action film? If you have an LG Network Blu-ray Disc Player with NetCast Entertainment Access and an Internet connection, select an onscreen service and you’ll be enjoying it in moments. Tapping into virtually endless entertainment from the Internet no longer requires a computer or messy wires. This is the future of entertainment, and it’s available now with LG. |
 Cinema NowNow Hollywood’s latest hits can be viewed any time you want. With CinemaNow, LG consumers can get instant access to pay-per-view movies from major studios directly to any LG Network Blu-ray Disc Player. Find major release titles, along with broadcast and cable television programs. The entire premium content catalog can be browsed directly and selections can be watched instantly. CinemaNow and LG have redefined what can be expected of digitally available entertainment. |
 Netflix: Unlimited ViewingMake the most of the extensive offerings on Netflix. Users with a subscription can sit back and enjoy unlimited instant access to over 12,000 Netflix movies and TV episodes* streamed directly to their TV set. Most movies and TV episodes appear in standard definition and many selections are not new releases. *Netflix subscription required and sold separately. |
 YouTubeNow you can watch everything on YouTube right in your living room. Blu-ray players with NetCast give you unlimited, direct access to the millions of Web videos available through YouTube, whenever you want them. All you need is an active Internet connection. Watch that one fellow making a fool of himself over and over again. |
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 The Best Capabilities |
Standard DVD Up-Scaling
It’s not just Blu-ray discs that look great on a Blu-ray player. Standard DVD Up-Scaling delivers exceptional image quality from standard DVDs to near full HD picture quality. That means even your older movies and shows look better on an LG Blu-ray player.
Cinema Mode
Stay in for the theater. Enjoy a true cinema-like experience in your own home with movies the way they are meant to be seen. LG’s Cinema Mode precisely displays 24p source frames on your screen, the same as on a movie screen. If you love movies, you’ll love LG’s Cinema Mode.
 Superior Audio Performance |
Express Reaction Startup
Some Blu-ray players can take what seems like an eternity to load your Blu-ray disc. With Express Reaction Startup, the quick start-up and quick opening tray will have your movie loaded and ready to play before you even hit the couch.
SimpLink
Are your remote controls taking over the living room? Now with SimpLink, you can easily set up and control all of your HDMI connected LG devices with just one remote.
BD Live
Now you can tap into live chats, trivia games and newly developed content right from your Network Blu-ray Disc Player. Coupled with a high-speed Internet connection, BD Live allows you to take advantage of interactive experiences, exclusive downloads and tons of extra features.
LG BD370 unit, Remote Control, Owner's Manual
Product Description
The BD370 is the step-up version of the BD300 and is the first of a new generation of Blu-ray players that expand the format's web capabilities beyond movie-related downloads. It provides access to YouTube via its internet connection, bringing the site's plethora of movie clips into your living room.
Customer Reviews
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308 of 317 people found the following review helpful
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Of the new model year '2009' Blu Ray players, we own the LG BD370, Samsung BD-P1600, and a PS3. By far, the BD370 is the nicest for Blu Ray content. Loading is FAST and the drive is completely silent (this is not the case on the BD-P1600 by Samsung). Piano Black finish on the face is plastic, and looks good. We have found that it does not scratch easily too! The rest of the case is black-ish metal and sturdy.
One of the great things about the LG BD370 is you can customize the look of the interface on your TV. There are 4 themes and all are in high-definition. The remote on the BD370 changed from the BD300, and I feel it was a step down. It's got a faux-leather finish on it - why? No idea. The one improvement is buttons that don't get used much are hidden behind a panel on the remote.
Netflix 'Watch Instantly' is very cool and the setup is literally 30-40 seconds if you already have an account. Just after we got ours, it alerted us that a firmware update was available! It added CinemaNow - we hadn't used CinemaNow before, but a quick registration on their site and connecting was just as easy as Netflix. Rented a couple movies to try it out - VERY cool. YouTube is also available on the player and it's AWESOME. I'd easily compare it with an AppleTV, though believe it or not, the BD370 is a bit faster at searching and playing YouTube videos - it also does them in Full Screen, no problem.
One odd thing we've noticed... with Netflix and CinemaNow and YouTube we have only watched 3 or 4 movies on Blu Ray. So much other content available that this player is really a STEAL - it's a fantastic Blu Ray player (audio and video as good as you imagine it would be), but WOW is it awesome to have a player that does so much other stuff.
No wireless on this player, nor does it have built-in memory for using BD-Live. Neither of these items should be cause for concern - I haven't seen a BD-Live feature YET that has been worth while... all the good stuff is usually already on the Blu Ray disk itself.
The thing that makes it just a bit better than our Samsung BD-P1600 is the front display. The circular button assembly on the front glows a soft blue when playing Blu Ray, soft red when playing DVD, and purple on certain Netflix, YouTube, and CinemaNow video. The main display is also helpful, showing 'NETFLX', etc and most importantly, you can SEE the display (the Samsung player's display is so dim you wouldn't believe it).
For the price and feature set, I don't think there's another player I'd even consider after having used them all!
One of the great things about the LG BD370 is you can customize the look of the interface on your TV. There are 4 themes and all are in high-definition. The remote on the BD370 changed from the BD300, and I feel it was a step down. It's got a faux-leather finish on it - why? No idea. The one improvement is buttons that don't get used much are hidden behind a panel on the remote.
Netflix 'Watch Instantly' is very cool and the setup is literally 30-40 seconds if you already have an account. Just after we got ours, it alerted us that a firmware update was available! It added CinemaNow - we hadn't used CinemaNow before, but a quick registration on their site and connecting was just as easy as Netflix. Rented a couple movies to try it out - VERY cool. YouTube is also available on the player and it's AWESOME. I'd easily compare it with an AppleTV, though believe it or not, the BD370 is a bit faster at searching and playing YouTube videos - it also does them in Full Screen, no problem.
One odd thing we've noticed... with Netflix and CinemaNow and YouTube we have only watched 3 or 4 movies on Blu Ray. So much other content available that this player is really a STEAL - it's a fantastic Blu Ray player (audio and video as good as you imagine it would be), but WOW is it awesome to have a player that does so much other stuff.
No wireless on this player, nor does it have built-in memory for using BD-Live. Neither of these items should be cause for concern - I haven't seen a BD-Live feature YET that has been worth while... all the good stuff is usually already on the Blu Ray disk itself.
The thing that makes it just a bit better than our Samsung BD-P1600 is the front display. The circular button assembly on the front glows a soft blue when playing Blu Ray, soft red when playing DVD, and purple on certain Netflix, YouTube, and CinemaNow video. The main display is also helpful, showing 'NETFLX', etc and most importantly, you can SEE the display (the Samsung player's display is so dim you wouldn't believe it).
For the price and feature set, I don't think there's another player I'd even consider after having used them all!
422 of 444 people found the following review helpful
While LG broke new ground with their BD300, the first Blu-ray player to include Netflix online streaming and YouTube, the BD370 is simply more of the same, with slight improvements to their already quick disc loading times, but little to no improvement to their Achilles heel: video performance on DVD upconversion and 1080i Blu-ray content.
Choosing among current Blu-ray Disc players revolves around two things: performance (audio and video) and online content access. If performance is the most important element for you, then LG player should probably not be your first choice. The BD370 is decent at DVD upconversion but it fails to properly de-interlace 1080i material. 1080i is used for many nature documentaries and concert films on Blu-ray Disc due to the underlying frame rates not being compatible with 1080p/24 fps encoding. Because the player can't detect and correct for the underlying 2:2 or 3:2 cadence, 1080i material is actually resolved at half resolution (1920x540 pixels), which means you effectively lose half of those precious details from your high definition picture. It's true that 1080i content represents a fairly small portion of what's available on Blu-ray (most discs are 1080p at 24 frames/second) but people generally buy a Blu-ray player expecting top notch performance on ALL material and you won't get this with the LG BD370.
But the player's online content access is strong, with full BD-Live support, Netflix online streaming and YouTube. Between Netflix and YouTube, you get an enormous selection of professional (Netflix) and amateur (YouTube) videos that will keep you entertained for hours at no additional cost (above the standard Netflix subscription fee, that is).
Meanwhile, with its direct competitor, the Panasonic DMP-BD60, you'll get excellent performance on 1080i and 1080p Blu-ray discs and near excellent performance on upconverted DVDs. But the current selection of VIERA Cast online content on the Panasonic players is fairly limited: YouTube and Picasa photo sharing, plus weather and stock widgets (Amazon's on-demand movie streaming service is coming to VIERA Cast later this Spring). The VIERA Cast platform is extensible, so more content can be added without the need for a player upgrade, but based on what's available today, the Panasonic player's online offerings are fairly limited.
And if we look to Samsung, in the entry-level BD-P1600, we see video performance that is comparable or very close to the Panasonic players, plus Netflix online streaming and Pandora music streaming, which are two of the "killer apps" of the online content streaming world. The BD-P1600 is a little slower than the newest Panasonic and LG players (and even the step-up Samsung models), but still pretty respectable compared to earlier Blu-ray player models.
The best things going for the LG BD370 right now are its Netflix and YouTube online content access, its disc-loading performance and its low cost. But if you really want top-notch video performance from your Blu-ray/DVD player, you may need to look elsewhere.
A complete review of the BD370 is available on Big Picture Big Sound (dot com).
Choosing among current Blu-ray Disc players revolves around two things: performance (audio and video) and online content access. If performance is the most important element for you, then LG player should probably not be your first choice. The BD370 is decent at DVD upconversion but it fails to properly de-interlace 1080i material. 1080i is used for many nature documentaries and concert films on Blu-ray Disc due to the underlying frame rates not being compatible with 1080p/24 fps encoding. Because the player can't detect and correct for the underlying 2:2 or 3:2 cadence, 1080i material is actually resolved at half resolution (1920x540 pixels), which means you effectively lose half of those precious details from your high definition picture. It's true that 1080i content represents a fairly small portion of what's available on Blu-ray (most discs are 1080p at 24 frames/second) but people generally buy a Blu-ray player expecting top notch performance on ALL material and you won't get this with the LG BD370.
But the player's online content access is strong, with full BD-Live support, Netflix online streaming and YouTube. Between Netflix and YouTube, you get an enormous selection of professional (Netflix) and amateur (YouTube) videos that will keep you entertained for hours at no additional cost (above the standard Netflix subscription fee, that is).
Meanwhile, with its direct competitor, the Panasonic DMP-BD60, you'll get excellent performance on 1080i and 1080p Blu-ray discs and near excellent performance on upconverted DVDs. But the current selection of VIERA Cast online content on the Panasonic players is fairly limited: YouTube and Picasa photo sharing, plus weather and stock widgets (Amazon's on-demand movie streaming service is coming to VIERA Cast later this Spring). The VIERA Cast platform is extensible, so more content can be added without the need for a player upgrade, but based on what's available today, the Panasonic player's online offerings are fairly limited.
And if we look to Samsung, in the entry-level BD-P1600, we see video performance that is comparable or very close to the Panasonic players, plus Netflix online streaming and Pandora music streaming, which are two of the "killer apps" of the online content streaming world. The BD-P1600 is a little slower than the newest Panasonic and LG players (and even the step-up Samsung models), but still pretty respectable compared to earlier Blu-ray player models.
The best things going for the LG BD370 right now are its Netflix and YouTube online content access, its disc-loading performance and its low cost. But if you really want top-notch video performance from your Blu-ray/DVD player, you may need to look elsewhere.
A complete review of the BD370 is available on Big Picture Big Sound (dot com).
77 of 84 people found the following review helpful
My 5 year old finally killed the DVD player in his bedroom and, rather than buying a cheap replacement, I decided to give him my (not-so) oldPhilips DVP5990 HDMI 1080p Upscaling DVD Player. The slow response times to its remote, especially when moving back a scene, which happens often when the aforementioned five year old needs my attention, had been a thorn in my side since we brought it home.
After doing a bit of research, I couldn't find a plain old DVD player, at an acceptable price point, that fit my needs any better than the one I had and hated the slow response time from its remote.
Then I started researching Blu-ray players. I'm a gadget girl. I constantly drool over the newest technology, but I've been sitting on the fence in the whole high definition disc wars (which was fortunate, since I would have thrown my lot in with HD-DVD) for years now. By the end of the war, I was so irritated that I continued my fence sitting even though one side of it was now barren.
I have 600+ DVDs, and perfectly fine upconverting machines. I don't need a Blu-ray player. So there!
Then my Netflix envelopes started advertising their streaming service via devices that took it right to your TV (I'd been using it via my computer for sometime). Eh, I don't need a standalone player. So there, times two!
However, when I started my research and found out there was a Blu-Ray player that also streamed Netflix to my TV? I have to admit: my curiosity was piqued.
So when the kid's DVD player died, I read the reviews, both critic and consumer. I have a fondness for LG products ever since I found my plasma TV, while living in Holland, and discovered it tolerated both 220 and 110 voltage power (not to mention the picture is still spectacular). So, I figured I'd give this black box a shot.
Several days later, I'm in love. I'd read horror stories about how long it takes to load up a disc on a Blu-ray player. Not this one. It loads just as quickly as any DVD player I've had. The machine's boot up time might be a BIT longer, but not so much as to be whine worthy.
Netflix set up was stupidly easy, my only nit pick on the functionality is that I'd like to be able to search and add to my queue via my television rather than relying on my computer. If the networks teamed up with Netflix to offer their lineup on demand (as most do on their websites now) to my TV via this technology - it would be perfect. (I'd happily cancel my cable to pay a la carte for the stations I actually wanted to watch!)
I've only picked up one Blu-ray disc so far, strangely a movie I already have on DVD. The picture and sound is fantastic. I did a blind test with a friend of mine asking him to tell me which disc was the BR and which was DVD based small samples. He was easily able to do so. So, maybe, as other people suggest, the picture quality on this machine isn't the best out there, but it's still playing BR discs at a resolution easily identifiable as superior to DVD.
Sound is full and rich, even on my middle grade surround speakers.
Response time to remote commands is fast and the remote itself is quite intuitive, with rarely used buttons hidden behind a slide cover. My one, small sticking point is I would have liked to have seen the TV input button on the outside of that cover.
I have my internet router and cable modem in my living room, so it was no issue for me to not have wireless built in (which the BD390 has, for about $100 more). For the best results for streaming video you really should have it physically connected anyway.
All in all, I have no bad things to say about this player that should dissuade you from buying it. If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player and don't need the biggest, best, most expensive one - this is a strong contender.
After doing a bit of research, I couldn't find a plain old DVD player, at an acceptable price point, that fit my needs any better than the one I had and hated the slow response time from its remote.
Then I started researching Blu-ray players. I'm a gadget girl. I constantly drool over the newest technology, but I've been sitting on the fence in the whole high definition disc wars (which was fortunate, since I would have thrown my lot in with HD-DVD) for years now. By the end of the war, I was so irritated that I continued my fence sitting even though one side of it was now barren.
I have 600+ DVDs, and perfectly fine upconverting machines. I don't need a Blu-ray player. So there!
Then my Netflix envelopes started advertising their streaming service via devices that took it right to your TV (I'd been using it via my computer for sometime). Eh, I don't need a standalone player. So there, times two!
However, when I started my research and found out there was a Blu-Ray player that also streamed Netflix to my TV? I have to admit: my curiosity was piqued.
So when the kid's DVD player died, I read the reviews, both critic and consumer. I have a fondness for LG products ever since I found my plasma TV, while living in Holland, and discovered it tolerated both 220 and 110 voltage power (not to mention the picture is still spectacular). So, I figured I'd give this black box a shot.
Several days later, I'm in love. I'd read horror stories about how long it takes to load up a disc on a Blu-ray player. Not this one. It loads just as quickly as any DVD player I've had. The machine's boot up time might be a BIT longer, but not so much as to be whine worthy.
Netflix set up was stupidly easy, my only nit pick on the functionality is that I'd like to be able to search and add to my queue via my television rather than relying on my computer. If the networks teamed up with Netflix to offer their lineup on demand (as most do on their websites now) to my TV via this technology - it would be perfect. (I'd happily cancel my cable to pay a la carte for the stations I actually wanted to watch!)
I've only picked up one Blu-ray disc so far, strangely a movie I already have on DVD. The picture and sound is fantastic. I did a blind test with a friend of mine asking him to tell me which disc was the BR and which was DVD based small samples. He was easily able to do so. So, maybe, as other people suggest, the picture quality on this machine isn't the best out there, but it's still playing BR discs at a resolution easily identifiable as superior to DVD.
Sound is full and rich, even on my middle grade surround speakers.
Response time to remote commands is fast and the remote itself is quite intuitive, with rarely used buttons hidden behind a slide cover. My one, small sticking point is I would have liked to have seen the TV input button on the outside of that cover.
I have my internet router and cable modem in my living room, so it was no issue for me to not have wireless built in (which the BD390 has, for about $100 more). For the best results for streaming video you really should have it physically connected anyway.
All in all, I have no bad things to say about this player that should dissuade you from buying it. If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player and don't need the biggest, best, most expensive one - this is a strong contender.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great DVD/Blu-ray player. Just don't expect NetFlix to work!
This has been a reliable and easy-to-use Blu-ray player for us for a couple of years. However, one of the main reasons we got it was to stream Netflix, and there it has been a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jonathan Birge
Awesome Blu-ray player!
We purchased two of these when they first came out and play them at least once a day, sometimes to watch two or three movies in a row. Absolutely no problems what-so-ever!! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kenneth Marcum
Poor Firmware, substantard hardware
I have owned the LG BD370v player since 2009. Mostly used it for watching Netflix streaming. I also own a Roku streaming device. Read more
Published 7 months ago by William Moeur
Good for the price
I bought this unit specifically because I wanted the Netflix streaming. I have not had any of the over-heating problems others have reported. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. Robin Preston
Two words from a (former) LG fan: It's garbage
I've owned this for over a year now and it has been nothing but problems from the start -- unfortunately, none of these problems sufficient to invoke the warranty. Read more
Published 10 months ago by JMinSF
Worked great BUT
Well, it worked nicely for about a year-and-a-half. BUT...for some reason LG must have stopped putting the firmware updates on the servers. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. Frobisher
Yet again, somone who thought they were immune
I have encountered the same problem as many, started after about a year, if even that long. First my dvd tray wouldn't open properly, then i had flickering almost a pixelated... Read more
Published 11 months ago by PBJ
Ok player with 2 drawbacks
The player is good, especially given that I paid $150 in November 2009 and it costs $250 now...
The main drawbacks for me are
1) can not play video files from the... Read more
The main drawbacks for me are
1) can not play video files from the... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Nico
Not impressed at all.
I have owned this unit for well over a year. I was happy with it for about two weeks. It has always been treated gently, and asked to perform about twice a week, as it was a part... Read more
Published 12 months ago by J. Hakala
Ho hum
Simply stated: there are two main issues: 1) Blu-ray discs don't look any better than regular DVDs, so an inexpensive upscaling (to 1080p) DVD player is just as good; 2) the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Catholic Reader
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