10/06/2012

LG BD630 Network Blu-ray Disc Player: It Could Be The One For You

By Cris Pillow


At first glance, the LG BD630 Network Blu-ray Disc Player does not seem to be all that impressive. On the player's face there is an on/off button, as well as play/pause, stop and eject. A USB slot is on the right side, and in the middle is the disc drawer. It is not cheap looking, and just like they say, great things can come in tiny packages, particularly when it is what's inside that is important.

This compact and light player has a printed manual, which is pretty good, a basic cable, and a useful remote that uses one AAA battery which is provided. The cable for power is included, and it has a composite video out, stereo RCA audio out, Component Video and HDMI out, a Coax Digital Audio out, and you could connect your home network to a LAN port. Because of its very affordable price, the device lacks the ability to play video clips because it's not DLNA enabled. If you wish to stream videos, you will have to have an external hard drive or thumb drive. This device can not be connected by way of an Ethernet connection, but with more expensive models this feature is available.

This player can connect with a 1080p HDTV or a standard analogue television set. The Video output can be set to match your television resolution, and you can stretch the picture aspect to play shows that are 4:3, so they fill the display screen. As stated early, connecting an external drive or a USB thumb drive is quite easy to do. It could support as many as 4 drive partitions and is not very fussy about the format of the hard drive. Setting everything up is extremely simple, and should just take a few minutes. The player can immediately load and playback Blu Ray dvds. All in all, the up-conversion of DVDs is average at best but nevertheless better in comparison with older Blu-ray players. The disc tray is well made and does not appear to crack very easily.

The unit can have the firmware updated as necessary. The firmware may be downloaded from LG via LAN port or you can do it via the site and install it via disk or memory stick. The firmware updates for the player will continue for sometime by LG. It really is worthwhile to mention that the local media files can be viewed through the Blu-ray player. The asking price of this Blu-ray is worth it because it can also do up-conversions of DVD, it really is quick loading and more.

The LG BD630 Network Blu-ray Disc Player is superb at what it does and for the cost. Before you rush out to purchase it, you need to decide on a budget and calmly have a look at the other product reviews.




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