BD370/390 LG Blu-ray player Master/Owners thread - Page 52

Sorry if this has been covered but I have a issue I hope you can help me with.

I've watched movies on the BD370 for about a week (connected to my Optoma HD20 with HDMI) and just realized the player was set to 1080i res. I switched it to 1080p and now it (the projector) will not connect to the LG. Is this a BD problem or a projector problem?

I'm guessing you bypassed one of the cables when you bypassed the switch so you might want to check to see if it's working fine. You should be able to use a switch but they are of varying quality and different cables and lengths can all lead up to having it work or not work.

How long is your HDMI cable? Might try swapping it and or testing a shorter one if it's over 10 feet or so.

The HDMI is 25 ft. I changed the 1080p display mode from 60hz to 24hz and it works now. Is this normal? Why would it not automatically do this if it wont display at 60hz?

24Hz requires less bandwidth. Since it works along with 1080i your cable simply isn't capable of sending the additional bandwidth required for 1080p. 25 feet is stretching the limit so it's either another cable (try one you can return) or reducing the length which I'm guessing isn't likely. Some devices send stronger signals than others and I'm not aware how the BG370 falls into the range. I have seen where one player wouldn't work and the next would.

This new update is great (for the 390 + wirelessly). I tried it out today. The parts I noticed so far are the following:

1) It's able to play a few file types that it used to have trouble with. This is especially true with some 720p files.

2) It's able to find everything that is shared over vista/xp very easily. Before, I was only able to set up file sharing through one of my 3 computers. It instantly detected all the shares I had on my network. I also had a few folders that wouldn't show up for some reason. Now they all show up. As a test, I tried sharing something new on a different computer. As SOON as I finished setting up sharing, I immediately hit refresh on the server menu and it found it right away. The new server list looks nicer too, you can directly hop onto the sub-folders you want. This player used to have some problems with finding new files that were put into the share, but now it doesn't have this issue anymore.

I'm on about 25 days of my 30 day "trial" with this player, and I was still somewhat on the fence because of a few of the drawbacks. This new update really pushed me over the edge, and I'm now super happy with the player! Not only am I happy with this update, it gives me faith that they will keep putting out great updates in the future!

Changing the length would suck (moving BD). So I guess I should try another cable. The one I have is 24awg (the biggest I see is 22awg) is there anything else I should look for? In case this doesn't work, whats best 720p@60, 1080i@60 or 1080p@24?

LG-BD390 Picture Distortion

I've had this player for a few months and I think it's fantastic. Most of the time the picture is just outstanding especially right now while I'am watching Casino Royale in BR.

My problem is that during most black and white scenes and scenes where the background is white, it seems to be fuzzy(the opening scene in Casino Royale is bad). I'am not sure if this is intentional or not and it bothers me. I have a Panny 58PZ-700U and I sit approximitly 11' back from the TV.

Has anyone encountered this before, is something wrong? I will be borrowing my friends PS3 and trying out this same movie and will see if it's the same or not.

It's hard to tell with HDMI cables. Some times the cheap ones work best and vice-versa. Regarding resolution 1080p24 is native for most Blu-rays hence the best. Of course it won't be an option for 1080p content.

I'm using a 25 ft cable as well, and it works fine at 1080p@24 (or 60, doesn't make a difference.) It is a 24awg, and was purchased from monoprice.com at a very reasonable price.

Wouldn't it be easier to just use the Resolution button on the remote?

Forgetting Sarah Marshall froze on me today and had jerky picture for about a minute. Quite odd actually.

Absolutely, it would be easier than going into the setup menu every time. But I would still have to do this extra step every time I want to switch which format I am watching. While it's not a major issue, it is an annoyance (especially when I have to explain to the wife how to use the home theater without screwing up any of the settings ). The point wasn't which way is easier for me to switch the resolution setting, it was to find out why I have to do it manually in the first place while other owners of this player do not.

I dont understand what you're saying here?

Actually I should be able to get away with 20ft. I'll try that as well.

I wish they would.. and they could add it with a firmware update..
I think they are only reserving this for their home theater players since those are an audio product.. I guess they look at the bd390 as a video product..
I would love it though..

Were you able to replicate the problem or was it just one instance?

Just one question - is there any chance to share files/folders between my computer and 370, through the router or maybe using some different way?

I have not retried it. I may this weekend.

Here is a screen shot to show what the Maximum Movie Mode timeline looks like. As you can see from the photo the timeline is garbled and jumbled together.

What model player do you have and what s/w version?

I have the 390 with the current software version. Do you have this disc and if you do are you experiencing something different?

Originally Posted by THE DU3C3
I'm starting a list if anyone is interested of discs that have confirmed playback issues on the 370/390. Let me know if I am missing any. Thankfully the list is short but with BD-Java and BD+ there will always be more problem discs.

Star Trek: TOS Season 1 - Angle icon pops-up during playback and cannot be disabled

Watchmen - Audio dropouts during playback, most significant between chap. 10 and chap. 11 - results in audio/video sync issues - Maximum Movie Mode menus and overlays are garbled
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On the Star Trek BD, the angle icon is intentional, indicating that one can switch between enhanced and original effects shots. This is noted on the menu screen.

Hi Vance,

I'm trying to determine if my problem is the same as yours was.

I've searched this forum, however, couldn't find any similar issues, please excuse me if this has already been discussed and I missed it.

I purchased my BD390 about 2 weeks ago, connected wirelessly and have been using netflix, nero, etc. flawlessly - even been able to watch the HD movies from netflix.

Now for the past two days, while still "seeing" my router the only way I can actually connect is if I unplug the BD390 for a few moments. I plug it in, turn it on and I'm automatically connected until I turn it the player off again.

I try re-connecting to no avail until I unplug the player. I've reset the router numerous times.

LG "Customer Service" was no help and very condescending.

I'm using wireless g and have FIOS with 20/5 speed (Windows XP).

I can't imagine it's a weak signal as nothing changed since it was working so great before.

If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Thanks!!!

Vancwa,

First, I am not surprised about the LG Customer Support. They are pretty worthless. You will get better support here and elsewhere (router forums, etc).

When you say that it "sees" your router, do you mean that it sees your Nero server?

One thing that has changed with the 390 recently that MIGHT be an issue is the new update which added access to files shared directly on Windows (so that you don't even need to use server software like Nero). If you updated, maybe that is causing a problem with Nero somehow.

Can you still access You Tube or Netflix when you can't access your Nero server? If so, you might try setting folders to "share" and then accessing files on your computer that way. If not, then you are right, it is a failure to connect to the router and I would have no idea why it would change all of the sudden.

Hi Vance,

Thanks for the quick reply and suggestions!

When I say it "sees" my router I mean my router shows up when the player scans for "all available access point or wireless routers", however, when I try the next step - connection setting (page 21 of the manual) I get the message it failed. Hopefully, that makes sense!

I haven't been able to do the new update yet, as a matter of fact the problems started when I tried to download it - everytime I try I lose my connection- gave up after 3 attempts.

After I unplug the player I can access everything, YouTube, My Media (Nero), Netflix and CinemaNow, however, if I turn the player off and back on then I no longer have a connection until I unplug it.

He work's for LG

Wondering if the latest update improved the divx lip sync issue for those that saw the problem?

Sweet. Hopefully it will get forwarded on and an update can be written to correct it.

Call. If you want it fixed, call. Numerous people need to complain to get the ball rolling. I've done it, you should as well.

I tried searching the forum, but haven't found anything directly answering my concerns. Hoping you guys can give me a quick post with some advice:

1. I have a BD390 and an Onkyo TX-SR604, which has hdmi inputs but cannot decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master, and speakers in a 6.1 configuration. For best results, what type of hookup should I use: analog/hdmi/optical/coax? What setting should the audio output be at in the 390's settings page?

2. I see two shares in my media, my computer name and the nero share. I can access the nero share fine, but my computer name in the servers doesn't show with a globe icon next to it. How do I access my computer's shared folders? Using Windows 7 x64 rtm

3. When watching a vob over the network using nero, I can't fast forward. What workaround (format conversion, different dvd ripping software (I use dvd shrink), file extension rename, etc) should I use to be able to fast forward through ripped dvd files?

Thanks for the help!