LG BD300 Blu-ray with Netflix streaming

j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
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We've been waiting for this since January: LG's promised Blu-ray player with built-in Netflix movie streaming is official. Available this fall for "well under $500," the BD300 is the third major box Netflix has invaded with its unlimited streaming service offering over 12,000 titles.

After adding flicks to your instant queue, you can access them directly from the player, just like with the Roku box. Basically, the BD-300 is a BD-Live Blu-ray player with an invisible bolted-on Roku box—and that's totally awesome, since it chops the number of boxes you need down by at least one (and shows why Netflix's strategy to win the set-top box war is brilliant). If you're a Netflix subscriber, this is three levels of win. We'll see this baby later tonight, but here's all the details we got in the meantime.
 
Adam

Adam

Audioholic Jedi
Hmmm. I might just consider getting into Blu-ray with this kinda combo unit.
 
BMXTRIX

BMXTRIX

Audioholic Warlord
This is the future right here ladies and gentlemen.

No matter what some critics may say, HDDL service is just not there, but SDDL as a rental service or part of the unlimited programs of Netflix is here and now. It isn't ownership, but when combined with Blu-ray you are just a click away from buying a rental that you like directly from Netflix and owning it at full HD, or even on regular DVD.

All they need to do now is to integrate it all into a single Pioneer Elite plasma and we will all drool together! :D
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
Yep, that is likely where you will see it next, built directly into your TV. If they can fit it into a player, they can fit it into anything.
 
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