LG BD390 Blu-Ray player likes DIVX too

May 20th, 2009

The marketeers over at LG have decided to turn their BD390 Blu-Ray player which already sports Wi-Fi connectivity into a DIVX playing unit too. According to the press release from LG

Consumers are using HD video across multiple platforms and devices, and there is a strong demand for playback of DivX HD files. By adding DivX support to the BD390, now consumers can play DivX video up to HD 1080p burned to DVDs or stored on USB flash drives. DivX HD 1080p content can also be streamed directly from a network with a DLNA server making it simple for consumers to playback their library of favorite HD videos.

Which of course in turn boils down to great news for the consumer. Just in case you hadn’t checked out the features on LG’s BD390 Blu-Ray player already, here they are

* Integrated Wi-Fi Connectivity allows you take advantage of NetCast™ Entertainment Access and BD Live from any available Wi-Fi connection
* Blu-ray disc playback delivers exceptional Full HD 1080p video performance, gives you access to real-time extras on BD Live
* You can choose Cinema mode to watch movies at the 24 or 60 frames per second
* Standard DVD Up-Scaling
* Superior Audio Performance that supports surround sound up to 7.1 channels with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Advanced Digital Out
* 1GB Built-in Memory
* Supports Audio CD, CD-R/RW, Blu-ray Disc, BD-R/RE, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW discs
* Supports format MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX/DivX HD, MKV video formats
* Blu-ray BonusView & Blu-ray BD Live
* Composite Output Up to 480i, Component Output Up to 1080i, HDMI Output Up to 1080p (24 & 60Hz)
* Digitial Optical & Coaxial outputs
* Component, Composite, HDMI outputs
* 17.0″ x 2.2″ x 10.9″
* 6.0 lbs

Impressed? We are! The price tag on the BD390 unit rocks in at US$400 over at Best Buy as well as a few other places, and it also sports a 4.3 out of 5 from customers at Best Buy. Could be just the unit to make you take that Blu-Ray plunge!

Source: DIVX