BD370/390 LG Blu-ray player Master/Owners thread - Page 114

Originally Posted by chartgraves

SORRY FOR BEING FORCED TO TRIPLE POST



I would figure 100+ pages of a thread someone would figure out how to get us US people to be able to view DiVX/XViD/MKV through USB or DVD+R. I don't know why LG is allowing the rest of the world these features on their BD 370's and not ours.

So I tried the above quoted idea.

I have a US version of the BD 370. I bought it yesterday thinking it played DiVX/XViD based off reading Amazon.com specs it listed for the player. Sadly pissed off when I found out it didn't. So I hooked it up to Ethernet and upgraded firmware to whatever the latest US firmware is in hopes that would fix it. It didn't.

I proceeded to read through every single page of this thread for a solution. Found none. Surely, in the 6 months this has been out someone would have found a hack/solution... right? Or at least LG would of noticed they were treating US customers unfairly and released a firmware upgrade... right?

Nope.

So the above quoted intrigued me.

Once again, I am using a US version of the BD 370...

I found the download for the Canadian version of the BD 370 (which supports everything we US buyers want) here:
http://www.lge.com/ca_en/support/pro...oduct-profile#

Now, when you go to this site you download .zip files (I'm going to try and be specific, since most of these posts in these forums are very non-specific & non-helpful) - I extracted the file found in the .zip file (LG_BD_370M.ROM) and put it in the root directory of my USB device, had my DVD player on the home menu, and stuck my USB in - Nothing happened on my US version of BD 370.

So I tried this with both .zip files found on the Canada LG site for the BD 370. Nothing happened when I put my USB in the player.

I then went to the US LG site and found the download firmware page for the US version of the BD 370 - I took the name of the US version firmware upgrade and renamed my Canadian firmware with the US name.

Success! I got my US player to recognize the Canadian .rom file and the "firmware upgrade" screen popped up right away from my home screen.

I choose to upgrade my firmware... No dice!


So that is where I got stuck at. I only tried both Canadian version of firmware on my BD 370 - Who knows if another countries firmware will work, etc.

I just wanted to let everyone know the EXACT steps I took. So many people post here and are not specific and it just leads to more questions...

Someone take my info and see if we can get a solid solution to this problem with playing DiVX/XViD/MKV through DVD+R/USB/ETC - Our US player should be the same as the rest of the worlds.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

I've begged to get someone to find the Canadian firmware and post it.

Originally Posted by expressmoria

Some of the BD Live sites like Warner Home Video require a login to access their content.
Is there a keyboard function available in the BD390 to allow me to type letters and charcaters?

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

I think the reason why we don't have MKV etc. support is because LG either did not buy the 'rights' to offer them here or the BD390 is not widely available on other countries?

I see from someone elses quoted posts you found a workaround?

Originally Posted by sportage

One thing to consider. The 390 is a great media player besides BR and netflix. I use my 390 more so for media than BR disc playing.
Tried a lot of media players. Western digital's, Dlink's. The 390 is the best all in one solution.
Vudu is really looking nice. Youtubes look better than on a pc.
And if you add a networked hard drive to yuor router, the 390 can play media off that. The 390 does BR too, btw.

Originally Posted by ptsenter

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...s#post17175106
I'd like to get rid of my DSM-520, but 390's implementation of DLNA is subpar.

Originally Posted by goonstopher

The second generation of this product should be great but just like anything that breaks new barriers, there are sometimes hiccups

Originally Posted by raymondeast

this player looks good but i need to confirm before i buy it...if i down load a mkv file of a 720p movie e.g terminator salvation from the internat to my external hard drive then plug that into the usb port of the 390 will it play it without any trouble...and can it browse internet tv through a wireless modem via internet? thanks

Originally Posted by goonstopher

This fact helped me stay with my current set up. The second generation of this product should be great but just like anything that breaks new barriers, there are sometimes hiccups

Originally Posted by Derek87

before i close the possibility of getting the 390, i was hoping some other owners would speakout regarding how useless or perhaps somewhat useful the minimal adjustments available on the 390 were...what kind of db range is there for the soft/medium/loud settings? distance/delays isn't a big deal for me, i realized since my speakers are close to equidistant from the central seat in my family room, but relative sound level is...

thanks for any thoughts/experiences...

Originally Posted by kalebson

I know this is likely covered somewhere in the 112 pages but I cant seem to find this error but on one page. I have a BD390 and have read that it will play .mkv. I put an .mkv on my thumb drive and I get "video codec not supported". Am I doing something wrong? The drive is formatted NTFS. I use it daily to play DIVX and other file typs with no issue. Any ideas for me would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by ben12345

My 390 plays .mkv movies just fine. However, it is playing through my wireless DLNA hookup. I have not tried using the USB port.

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

I see from someone elses quoted posts you found a workaround?

Originally Posted by berger6696

I'm sure this has been posted somewhere, but I'm unable to find these answers. Thanks to anyone who can answer these for my or point me in the right direction.

I have the BD370.

Is there any way to get 5.1 audio while streaming netflix? Love the feature, but I'm only getting 2 channel audio.

Also, is there ANY way to get pandora on this thing?

One other question - should mp3's be in 5.1? again mine are only coming through in 2 channel.

BluRay & HD cable do play in 5.1.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by berger6696

Is there any way to get 5.1 audio while streaming netflix? Love the feature, but I'm only getting 2 channel audio.

Also, is there ANY way to get pandora on this thing?

One other question - should mp3's be in 5.1? again mine are only coming through in 2 channel.

Originally Posted by ssampath

Wish list for next software release:

My only issue with the BD390 is that it does not seem to want to play the avi files from my Canon SD1100 camera. Will one you influential experts on the forum please get LG to get this to work. I hear it is in the h.264 format or something! Seems like it would be some kind of standard and that LG should be open to supporting it.

Originally Posted by Carlos Martinez

I am not too sure yet on what Dolby PLIIx does, though I will learn about it soon, as my brand new Onkyo RC180 has it.

But, AFAIK, Dolby Surround will always be encrypted in two channels with a surround mix, and can be captured from any Dolby stereo track. It's an analog encryption, so you need an analog decoder. If the amp/receiver has Dolby Surround, it should be able to decode it. Have you tried?

Originally Posted by Carlos Martinez

Is there anyway to save the original firmware to get back to it in case of any problems?

I did try to get a Canadian BD390, but to start with I couldn't get to know if there really were differences there.

Originally Posted by skoretsk

I'm having the same problem with BD390 not playing .avi video files from my older Cannon Powershot camera. Get a message "codec not supported"

Originally Posted by Brajesh

Guys, how is AVCHD support in the 370 or 390 w/the latest firmware? I'm referring to so-called BD5 & BD9 discs. I've got camcorder footage recorded to single/dual-layer DVD media as AVCHD discs w/simple menus. These play great on my PS3, but wondering how well they might play on the 370 or 390. Thanks.

Originally Posted by arbeck77

AVI is just a container. Do you happen to know what codec your camera is actually using?

Originally Posted by Sammy1600

Hi Guys, I was wondering if someone could give me their opinions on this. I bought my first standalone player (Samsung BD-P1600) 2 days ago. I read many complaints about the firmware updates and causing the player not to play multiple BDs. Also occured before firmware updates as well. It has no wireless for firmware updates/streaming (unless I get the wireless adapter for $80). So I plan to return this unit and replace it with the LG BD390 instead. I know my answer is answered somewhere in this thread but there are over 100 pages. Would anyone recommend me to switch to the BD390 and also are there the same kind of problem with this unit as well compared to the Samsung BD-P1600? Please let me know some of your thoughts on this. Thanks in advance.