LG BD390 Blu-ray Player to Add Vudu Streaming

I am a little confused and frustrated by my new LG Blu-Ray Player and
the online video services it contains.
You Tube:  fun, free, but the quality is really bad, lots of
blockiness, and it stops to buffer often painful.

NetFlix: Free for 2 two weeks – Not sure I will continue when I
have to pay.  Again the quality is bad, it is blocky, it takes a long
time to start, when I fast forward it is weird and then it buffers for
30 seconds to a minute.  Then some times the video stops and has to
buffer because it is “adjusting quality” and then it gets
Blocky…Frustrating is how I feel about NetFlix.

CinemaNow: This is a good quality but the problem is I have to pay
for videos.  In fact I would say the quality is great it is better
than DVD and my Comcast service.  I notice that it starts up fast and
I never had it “buffer” and I have never seen it “adjust
quality” picture is crisp.  It would be great if this had free
content or subscription like Netflix.

Vudu: Again expensive.  The picture quality is great but the video
constantly stops to buffer.  I was unable to watch a single movie too
painful.

I assume all these services use HTTP (ergo buffering).

Why do most of these have buffering problems I thought all of these
service have dynamic bitrate?

Why is CinemaNow so much better ?

Are some adaptive streaming better than others?

Can you clear this up?

why doesn’t the BD-3900 ave Pandora?  The samsung players have it and I think its a great feature.

To Confused:

Please don’t think that your experience is everyone’s experience.  I’ve watched three movies from Netflix over the past two days and haven’t had a single buffer issue or glitch with the BD390.  I’m on a DSL connection with a wireless G router three rooms and 50+ feet away.  I can’t wait to upgrade to 10Mbps Cable plugged directly into the LG.  I’ll then have access to Netflix HD movie content.  I’ll agree with Cinema Now and Vudu.  They look great but why pony up that kind of cash.  Hopefully one of them will wise up and offer subscription based rentals.

As for the review, I too am REALLY hoping the BD390 adds Amazon OnDemand SOON.

To Confused:

Remember, not all ISPs are the same. Also, how your network is configured is important also.

If your using Comcast, your internet access is shared with your neighbors. If they are all busy on the internet, that degrades your service. People who use DSL don’t share their internet. I have FIOS and it’s great!

Also, if your using WIFI, things can get very flakey. You never know what sort of interference your dealing with when you use WIFI. I don’t like it use it, I’ll run a CAT 5 or 6 cable, that way I know I’m getting a good signal.

You also have to consider how many internet drops you have in your house and how many folks are using those drops.

I have a BD-3900 and it works grade for me! I also have a PS3 which I watch Netflix over and I’ve never had a complaint.

HJ :O)

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