LG's BD300 Netflix & Blu-ray box lightly stroked

by Richard Lawler posted Aug 1st 2008 at 1:19PM

Need some early impressions of how LG's BD300 Blu-ray / Netflix combo player feels from the couch? Crave got some seat time in front of the device last night, finding its handling of Netflix streams basically the same as the Roku Netflix Player, unfortunately with a much larger price tag. The remote's home button may also link up to music and photos from a PC or the USB port, while BD Live support is present and accounted for. Hit the read link for a few more details ahead of the September launch, and hope "well under $500" is more like $399 at most.

Filed under: Blu-ray, Set-top boxes, Internet

Tags: bd300, blu-ray, digital distribution, digital downloads, DigitalDistribution, DigitalDownloads, lg, netflix, stream

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Stefan @ Aug 1st 2008 2:25PM

With this technology in a Blu-Ray Player, is it at all possible that a NetFlix Streaming option could be added to a PS3 via Firmware update? That would be nice.

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Brent @ Aug 1st 2008 2:32PM

Possible, yes. Likely, I don't think so. Sony wants you to download from the Playstation Store, and unless they get a really nice kickback from Netflix, I don't see them adding that feature.

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burndive @ Aug 1st 2008 2:47PM

I'm pretty sure the Xbox 360 agreement with Microsoft specifically prohibited Netflix from setting up such an arrangement with Sony.

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dukrous @ Aug 1st 2008 3:10PM

burndive, that makes no sense. Why would Netflix agree to something like that when they already have deals with other manufacturers? It's more likely that Sony, who is trying to get the PS3 on the same level as the Xbox 360 is now, likely will put this out but wants to concentrate on the gaming experience of the PS3 first.

I expect to see Netflix streaming on any network set-top within a couple years, including the PS3. It's just more proof that per-movie rental is going away for more a la carte' stuff via the net. Apple needs to get this notice and either bring Netflix officially to the AppleTV or set up their own monthly subscription for a la carte movies.

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