LG BD370 Blu-ray player headed for Asia

Philip Wong | Mar 09, 2009

Popular YouTube online video served through the LG BD370.

First unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in January, the LG BD370 is now finally heading to Asia. The entry-level Blu-ray player is already out in Indonesia for US$316 and will be released across Asia next month. Besides sporting all the latest Blu-ray bells and whistles, from BD-Live Web content download to onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio decoding, the BD370 will also playback YouTube online videos. Another unique feature is its ability to support MKV, MP4 and AVI files in H.264/MPEG-4 encoding.

However, the Asia model will not support US-oriented movie-streaming services such as Netflix and CinemaNow. On the bright side, the BD370 is possibly one of the fastest standalone Blu-ray players out there thanks to its quick bootup and instant tray open features. Switching on the AC without a disc inserted, our review unit clocked 16 seconds flat to display the menu onscreen, and slightly under 1 second to eject. Stay tuned for a First Take video of the LG BD370 soon.

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