Region A / Profile BD-Live(2.0)/ 3D Full HD

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Being just 8 inches in depth and 1.7 inches in height, the BX580 is a very slim design and does not require a large amount of space. Going for a minimalist design the front panel flips down to reveal the controls, the LCD Display, the disc loading tray and a USB port. Many people consider the flip down panel to be a design flaw. The BX580 does not have any internal memory. Therefore a USB drive is need for downloadable BD-Live content. Once a USB drive is inserted you can not flip the panel back up. Some may find this to be inconvenient and spoil the clutter free look of the player.

• 3D Blu-ray Disc™ Full HD 1080p playback: Enjoy the 3D experience home. You can enjoy 3D Blu-ray Disc™ movies in Full HD 1080p. Supports standard Blu-ray Disc movies in HD and upscales DVDs.
• Nero MediaHome 4 Essential software: This will allow the player to act as a media server. For example, instead of displaying the plain CD track numbers, the BX580 will be able to show album cover art, the artist names and the song titles will automatically be downloaded from the internet. Done so by Gracenote Technology, the whole process takes less than a few seconds to complete once the CD is inserted. You will also be able to rip CDs directly to an external USB memory device such as a thumb drive or MP3 Player. Tracks can be encoded in MP3 format using 128kbps, 192kbps, 320kps data compression or in lossless quality with ID3 metadata.
• Integrated WiFi Connectivity: You can use NetCast™ Entertainment Access from any available Wi-Fi connection with in range. Also has an Ethernet Port.
• NetCast™ Entertainment Access: This will bring you the best that online services have to offer right to your TV. You can instantly have access to 1000’s of movies and TV shows, news and weather and the world’s largest library of High Definition movies all in 1080p. This includes Netflix, Vudu, CinemaNow, YouTube, Pandora, Picasa and AccuWeather.
• DLNA Compliant: With this DLNA certified media player you can access videos, photos and music from a connected computer.
• USB 2.0 Media Host: With USB Media Host you can view photos and listen to music from a USB storage device.
• DVD Upscaling via HDMI technology: DVD Upscaling via HDMI will make your standard DVDs look better on your HDTV by upscaling them to near HD quality.
• BD-Live Technology allows you to download and stream bonus content such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. And with Bonus View, you can enjoy “picture-in-picture” capability with select Blu-ray titles. External memory (sold separately) is required.

Video Quality:
Beside 3D Blu-ray discs, the BX580 still can playback Blu-ray and DVD discs. Video connections are located on the back. They include a HDMI 1.4 Output, Composite Outputs, and Component Outputs. HDMI connection will give you the best possible playback quality. It does have the latest HDMI 1.4 version Output, however, a 1.3 HDMI cable is sufficient for 3D playback. There is no need to go out an purchase a new HDMI 1.4 cable.





Audio Quality:
Audio connection can be done via the HDMI 1.4 Output, Digital Audio Outputs(Coaxial, Optical) and 2.0-channel Analog Outputs. The BX580 has internal audio decoding for Linear PCM, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and DTS. Unfortunately, there are no multi-channel 7.1 analog outputs. An audio/Video receiver with a HDMI input is require to decode the high-resolution surround sound that are found on Blu-ray movies.


The LG BX580 comes pack full of features. As stated it is the first LG Blu-ray player with Full HD 3D capability. It also has an Ethernet Port and a high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi built-in for connecting to the internet. The BX580 includes LG’s NetCast Entertainment Access which has Online Streaming Media Services such as Netflix, Vudu HD, YouTube, Picasa, AccuWeather and many more.


Another great feature is that the BX580 is DLNA compliant. You can connect the Blu-ray Player to your Home Network and stream video, music and photos from a connected computer or USB device and display them onto your Television. The following are the files and supported media formats:


Music: MP3, WMA, WAV
Photo: JPEG, PNG
Videos: Standard-definition (MPEG-1/2/4, DivX) and high-definition (MKV, H.264, DivX HD)


Bundled into the BX580 is Nero MediaHome 4 Essential software. This will allow the player to act as a media server. For example, instead of displaying the plain CD track numbers, the BX580 will be able to show album cover art, the artist names and the song titles will automatically be downloaded from the internet. Done so by Gracenote Technology, the whole process takes less than a few seconds to complete once the CD is inserted. You will also be able to rip CDs directly to an external USB memory device such as a thumb drive or MP3 Player. Tracks can be encoded in MP3 format using 128kbps, 192kbps, 320kps data compression or in lossless with ID3 metadata.