LG BD590 Reviews & Tests

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Amazon.com review summary for LG BD590

alaTest has collected and analyzed 244 user reviews of LG BD590 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

75% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Lincoln Spector (pcworld.com)

LG BD590: A Pricey Blu-ray Disc Player With a Very Large Internal Hard Drive

The LG BD590 contains an internal 250GB hard drive--a unique feature for a Blu-ray player and one that does much to explain the player's $300 street price (as of November 23, 2010). But how useful is an internal hard drive to a Blu-ray player?

250GB internal hard drive for multimedia playback ; Very good image quality ; Wi-Fi ; Can convert all audio formats to DTS

Expensive ; Larger and heavier than standard Blu-ray players ; Hard drive storage has limited functionality

For most people, the player's 250GB internal hard drive won't justify the LG BD590's relatively high cost.

Dec, 2010

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Expert review by : Terrence Russell (wired.com)

Review: LG BD590 Network Blu-ray Player

Hard drive and a Blu-ray drive? GTFO! It's the LG BD590 and it's coming to a home theater near you.

Spruces up a ho-hum product with digital media verve. Surprisingly slim and quiet (even with the HDD). Lossless ripping allows high-def music playback. Integrated 802.11n wireless connectivity delivers fast, crisp content across the network. Plays back...

Just shy of being competitively priced. Clunky menus and occasionally laggy interface. Lack of 3-D shortens its potential shelf life

Apr, 2010

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Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com)

LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder review: LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD

LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder

Excellent Blu-ray image quality; rips CDs directly to built-in 250GB hard drive; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; plays music, videos, and pictures off a connected USB drive or via network.

Does not support 3D Blu-ray; no quick-start mode, which makes it feel slower compared with some other players; media interface is overdesigned; must change the output mode to 1080p.

The LG BD590 deftly handles Blu-ray playback, CD ripping, and streaming media services like Netflix from a single box, but you'll have to pay for that simplicity.

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : Andrew Gash (audioholics.com)

LG BD590 Network Blu-ray w/250GB Review

Blu-ray players have come down in price considerably and now it seems the fight is on for features and market share. LG has tackled this problem by filling its new BD590 with all of the network features you could want, including built-in 802.11n...

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com.au)

LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder review: LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD

LG BD590 - Blu-ray disc player / digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder

Excellent Blu-ray image quality; rips CDs directly to built-in 250GB hard drive; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; plays music, videos, and pictures off a connected USB drive or via network.

Does not support 3D Blu-ray; no quick-start mode, which makes it feel slower compared with some other players; media interface is overdesigned; must change the output mode to 1080p.

The LG BD590 deftly handles Blu-ray playback, CD ripping, and streaming media services like Netflix from a single box, but you'll have to pay for that simplicity.

Mar, 2010

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Expert review by : Lincoln Spector (macworld.com)

Review: LG BD590 Blu-ray player

For most people, the Blu-ray player's 250GB internal hard drive won't justify the LG BD590's relatively high cost.

On the other hand, if you use Vudu's on-demand video service a lot, and if you prefer buying movies from that service to renting them, the hard drive becomes much more valuable. You can download the movies you buy to the drive, resulting in...

Dec, 2010

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LG BD590 Review

LG BD590 reviewed by ConsumerSearch, which notes pros and cons, along with reviews and ratings for the LG BD590 and comparisons to other Blu-ray Players

Great image quality with Blu-rays and DVDs; Internet streaming; DLNA compatible for streaming from a PC; 250 GB hard drive

Expensive; User interface could be a little more polished; No 3-D capabilities; Not as fast as some Blu-ray Disc Players

Aug, 2010

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Expert review by : David Vaughn (soundandvision.com)

LG BD590 Blu-ray Player

Price: $430 At A Glance: Fast loading of Blu-ray Discs • 250-GB built-in hard drive • 802.11n Wi-Fi • VUDU HDX streaming • CinemaNow • Netflix More Than Just a Disc Player LG Electronics has proven itself to be the most innovative manufacturer of...

Jul, 2010

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Expert review by : David Vaughn (hometheater.com)

LG BD590 Blu-ray Player

LG Electronics has proven itself to be the most innovative manufacturer of Blu-ray players in the world. It was first to market with an HD DVD/Bluray Disc combo player (BH100), a player with Netflix streaming (BD300), and a player with 802.11n Wi-Fi...

Jul, 2010

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Expert review by : David Vaughn (hometheatermag.com)

LG BD590 Blu-ray Player

LG Electronics has proven itself to be the most innovative manufacturer of Blu-ray players in the world. It was first to market with an HD DVD/Bluray Disc combo player (BH100), a player with Netflix streaming (BD300), and a player with 802.11n Wi-Fi...

Rear-panel connections include HDMI 1.3a with x.v.Color. (The BD590 isn't Blu-ray 3D ready and isn't upgradable.) The back panel also includes component video and composite video outputs. Audio connections include TosLink, coaxial digital, and stereo...

Jul, 2010

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