BD300 Blu-ray player offers Netflix streaming

It is rather surprising to see that nobody has covered this piece of news yet, but LG’s latest Blu-ray player, the BD300 is able to support Netflix streaming through the TV, where customers will be able to access the Netflix instant Queue as it appears on the TV. Of course, this opens up a whole new world of possibilities where entertainment is concerned, but how many of the movies on Netflix are recent enough to keep people interested? Granted, there are over 12,000 movies available in its back catalogue, but we don’t really need to watch the entire Star Wars trilogy (the original one before George Lucas put money before ideas) one more time just to experience the “wonder” of movie streaming, right? Anyways, I digress. More on the LG BD300 and the Netflix service right after the jump.

Available this fall, the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will play high definition Blu-ray discs, up-convert standard DVDs to 1080p and allow Netflix subscribers to instantly stream more than 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the TV for no additional charge. Instantly streaming content from Netflix to the TV via the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will rely on a wired broadband connection and Queue-based user interface. Netflix members will use the Netflix Web site to add movies and TV episodes to their individual instant Queues. Those choices will automatically be displayed on members’ TVs and available to watch instantly through the LG player. Once selected, movies will begin playing in as little as 30 seconds. With the BD300’s accompanying remote control, Netflix members will be able to browse and make selections right on the TV screen and also have the ability to read synopses and rate movies. In addition, they will have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding the video stream.

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LG Prada KE850

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LG Prada KE850
The Prada phone by LG is a unique, sophisticated and elegant mobile phone with the first complete advanced touch interface. It's a stunning-looking device, just 12mm thin and weighs 85g. It has a 3 inch touchscreen with an easy to use interface, simply touch the screen with your finger to select the option you want. The Prada phone has a 2 megapixel camera with Schneider Kreuznach lens, flash, zoom and video record. It also has a built-in FM radio, an MP3 player and a video player. Videos can be viewed in widescreen by turning the phone sideways. There are several games built in, plus all the useful features you expect in a modern mobile phone; address book, organiser, alarm clock, Bluetooth, web browser, Macromedia Flash and a document viewer, supporting Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files.

LG Prada KE850 Silver

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LG Prada KE850 Silver
The Prada phone by LG is a unique, sophisticated and elegant mobile phone with the first complete advanced touch interface. It's a stunning-looking device, just 12mm thin and weighs 85g. It has a 3 inch touchscreen with an easy to use interface, simply touch the screen with your finger to select the option you want. The Prada phone has a 2 megapixel camera with Schneider Kreuznach lens, flash, zoom and video record. It also has a built-in FM radio, an MP3 player and a video player. Videos can be viewed in widescreen by turning the phone sideways. There are several games built in, plus all the useful features you expect in a modern mobile phone; address book, organiser, alarm clock, Bluetooth, web browser, Macromedia Flash and a document viewer, supporting Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF files.

LG Viewty Purple

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LG Viewty Purple
The LG KU990 Viewty Purple is exclusive to Orange. It's a sophisticated and usable touchscreen phone with a 5 megapixel camera and HSDPA. It has a 3 inch touchscreen with an easy to use interface, simply touch the screen with your finger to select the option you want.

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More than a year after leaving the first mobile phone from the collaboration between LG and Italian brand Prada, LG will market a successor to its best-seller, + compatible 3G and WiFi, with a large sliding keyboard.

Despite its high price and limited connectivity (Edge only), the LG Prada has been an undeniable success, thanks to its design ‘in the Wind “, its wealth but also its functional interface original touch. In late September, LG claimed to have sold over a million copies of Prada. Today, the Korean manufacturer announced it will market by the end of the successor, Prada II.

This new model is gaining more connectivity 3G/3G + (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps) and WiFi, a photo sensor 5 million pixels and hides behind his great touch screen a full QWERTY keyboard. In short, with these advantages, this mobile phone which is not a smartphone itself (its operating system owns) has ambitions to go compete with the flower of the “smart phone” with similar characteristics and operating Windows Mobile or Android: HTC Touch Pro, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 or the latest T-Mobile G1.

The LG Prada II could reach a wider clientele, individuals as professionals. To do this, this phone also offers an HTML browser, a client manager e-mail attachments, a viewer documents … Its price has nothing to envy rather than those of smartphones since the LG Prada II will be offered from 600 euros.