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Does not come with an ethernet cable (which makes zero sense for such an IP based device).

Does not come with an HDMI cable (really? not even a short patch cable? c'mon...).

Other than that, after a quick order from Monoprice, I'm satisfied with the player.

]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Better to just go buy or make the appropriate length.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 12:50PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 12:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 1:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
TrentD - I agree with the premise of your comment. And Drew; reasonable point.

Would it drive up costs? Sure. Do most people need the accessories anyway? Probably. Where each person chooses to shop to obtain said accessories is up to them. But it's likely that the majority of consumers would prefer to have what they need in one solution.


My notations were simply a measure of contents that *I* would have expected to see in the package. Perhaps I was wrong for thinking that, much less, posting a comment regarding such thoughts on a public forum.

Either way, I obtained the needed accessories, and I am satisified with the experience overall.

]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
The main reason an HDMI and Ethernet cable aren't included has nothing to do with BOM cost...it's all about the retail store's profit margins.

Stores don't like included accessories, because that prevents them from selling $60 HDMI cables and $30 Ethernet cables. That's the real reason.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:54PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Doesn't come with a TV to watch the Blu-Rays on. Doesn't do any good without one!
:-|

But really, including accessories that not everyone needs just adds unnecessary costs. I don't need a patch cable, I already have boxes of them. I don't need an HDMI cable, because I already had one, as I am just replacing a DVD player with this. Why would I want to pay for some cables I don't need?]]>Feb 2nd 2009 5:05PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 1:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
The power requirement and explanation of multiple outputs being active at the same time is really useful, nice job.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/The PS3 only takes that long if you have standby off, otherwise the PS3 is drawing power all the time.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 1:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 2:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 2:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 2:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 2:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
I agree it's stupid they come with composite cables, but since composite always works, it's a nice troubleshooter. Imagine having only an HDMI cable connection and being unable to make your TV and player sync up. How would you access the menu for troubleshooting?]]>Feb 3rd 2009 9:05AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 3rd 2009 11:53AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 2:33PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
Oh and all of that is when the LG feels nice enough to actually connect to the internet, which apparently it is deathly-afraid to do.

Note: this is all with the most current firmware available.

Now, other than all of that, it puts out a great picture!]]>Feb 2nd 2009 2:36PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 3:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 4:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
I suspect we are about to see new Blu-ray players hit the market sooner than originally thought.]]>Feb 2nd 2009 4:27PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 5:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 5:50PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
@Jeff- I've noticed that Amazon seems to overcharge when these players are scarce. I got my BD35 at $250, and Amazon had it for about $400! When the major retailers sell out, it seems like Amazon goes to smaller sellers who jack the price way up!]]>Feb 2nd 2009 7:25PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 8:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
http://www.hometheatermag.com/discplayers/lg_bd300_network_blu-ray_player/index.html]]>Feb 2nd 2009 7:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 2nd 2009 9:31PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 3rd 2009 1:01AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/Feb 3rd 2009 1:57AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/
I picked one of these up at BB ($300 in Winston-Salem, FYI) this past weekend, and have two questions:

1) Where did you get your discrete on/off codes? I have URC MX-900s and one MX-880 and don't see this player on any list. Remote software is up-to-date.

2) Have you played WALL-E? I can't get any of the BD-Live functions to work, though it may be the DNS issue you mentioned. When I first selected BD-Live the on-screen menu informed me that there was a required update, presumably from Disney. The update ran fine, but then I got a blank screen. For like, 20 minutes. I tried this several times, making sure to clear off my 4GB USB stick in-between. Same result every time. So is DNS playing with my mind, or is there another issue that I just can't figure out?

Thanks for your help, and an excellent post!]]>Feb 3rd 2009 3:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/02/02/lg-bd300-blu-ray-player-review/http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-discrete/thread.cgi?3917

As for the BD Live. I had this problem at first, but had to enable full BD Live functionality in the settings.]]>Feb 3rd 2009 3:41PM