LG BX580 Single-disc 3D Blu-ray Disc player

Go wireless. Go 3D. Go Blu-ray with the BX580 from LG. Ready for the latest leap in home theater technology, the BX580 serves up 3D Blu-ray movies, as well as 2D Full HD 1080p video and 7.1 channels of studio-quality surround sound. Further, thanks to a built-in ethernet port and Wi-Fi capability, this player's NetCast technology also lets you access movies, music, and more from online providers such as Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, YouTube, and AccuWeather. While BD-Live functionality delivers interactive online movie extras, DNLA compatibility allows you to access movies, music, and photos on your home computer network.

Unlock Blu-ray . . . unlock 3D


Now that you've got your brand new 3D HDTV sleekly mounted onto your living room wall, you're equipped to watch the latest Full HD 3D content. All you need is something to watch. Hook a BX580 player up to your HDTV using each unit's advanced HDMI v1.4 connections, and you can unlock the ultimate source for both HD and 3D viewing — Blu-ray Disc. Innovative LG engineering, solid construction, advanced video processing, and ultra-high-bandwidth HDMI v1.4 output combine to create a Blu-ray Disc player built to do one thing: bring you the most vivid, lifelike, and immersive home viewing experience possible. And as you'll see, this is only the beginning.



There's something out there . . .

. . . on the internet, that is. Sure, as a Blu-ray Disc player, the BX580 from LG brings Full HD 1080p video and studio-quality surround sound to your living room. But thanks to its built-in ethernet port and Wi-Fi capabilities, this single-disc Blu-ray player also equips you to discover vast entertainment possibilities on the world wide web. Whether you choose to use the RJ-45 ethernet port or the 802.11 wireless connection to hook up to your home's existing internet service, the BX580's NetCast Entertainment Access suite serves up instant access to movies and music from a heavy-hitting list of online providers. Stream movies from Netflix (using your pre-existing subscription). Chill out with your own personalized radio station from Pandora Internet Radio. Catch the latest DIY craze on YouTube. Discover even more HD movies at Vudu.com. Heck, you can even check the weather at AccuWeather.com. There's something out there . . . and it's waiting for you.



Oh, yeah, there's more

We've got just two words for ya: BD. Live. Okay, so it's more like two letters and a word, but one way or another it spells an expanded, interactive Blu-ray Disc viewing experience. When you combine internet access, your favorite Blu-ray movie, and a USB storage device, the BX580's BD-Live functionality gives you the ability to delve into a wide array of bonus materials and interactivity features. Using BD-Live you could: watch deleted scenes, hear director commentary, or enjoy special movie shorts; participate in online gaming; or, you can even chat with other BD-Live users via online voice and video messaging. But guess what? Yep, there's more.



Still not finished

Boy, thanks to a simple ethernet port and wireless capability, it's incredible just how much you can expand your home entertainment experience with the BX580. As a final note, DLNA compatibility makes it possible for you to access any photos, music, and video stored on your home's computer network for playback on your home theater system. Whether it's online audio and video streaming, interactive extras for your favorite Blu-ray movie, or your personal photos and video, the BX580 delivers.



Blu serves up the full home theater experience

Full, high definition audio and video . . . all thanks to a teeny blue-violet laser. That's the revolution offered by Blu-ray Disc. While DVD technology uses a wide red laser to encode audio and video on DVD discs, Blu-ray Disc technology uses a much narrower blue-violet laser, making it possible to fit a significantly larger amount of data on a disc of the same size. How much more data? Try five times more data! So, while DVDs store standard definition 480i video and 5.1-channel compressed surround sound, Blu-ray Disc serves up full 1920 x 1080p high definition video as well as 7.1-channel, studio-master-quality audio. And that's not all. There's still space left over on Blu-ray discs for a wide range of bonus features, including extra scenes, director commentary, interactive features, and picture-in-picture BonusView viewing. Discover the Blu-ray Disc experience with the BX580 Blu-ray player from LG.



What the director intended for you to hear

While DVD technology marked a huge advancement over VHS, sacrifices still had to be made in transferring your favorite movies from the silver screen to your home theater. And perhaps the largest sacrifice concerned the audio portion of the home cinema experience. Audio data occupies much more space than does video, so in order to fit a movie's soundtrack on a DVD, the audio had to be compressed, or altered from its studio-original quality into a more compact form. Naturally, realism-enhancing detail was lost. Thanks to the dramatically improved storage capacity of Blu-ray disc, however, full 7.1-channel studio-quality surround sound can be placed on a single Blu-ray disc along with the video. Delivering this HD audio experience to the rest of your A/V system, the BX580 from LG sports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding, the latest processing technologies from Dolby and dts. Further, 7.1-channel audio output delivers this full surround sound experience with superior fidelity. Hear movie audio as the director intended for you to hear it.



Hardly the end for DVD

Fear not: investing in the LG BX580 does not mean "lights out" for your DVD collection. Quite to the contrary. Advanced video-processing technologies allow the BD570 to upscale standard definition DVD video to near-HD, 1080p-equivalent levels via HDMI, optimizing your DVD collection for viewing on your HDTV.



A little multimedia functionality

There's no doubt about it — your HDTV would make a great venue for sharing all your latest digital photos. If only there were a way to get your photos from the computer to the HDTV . . . Enter the BX580 from LG, featuring a built-in USB 2.0 Media Host. Load your favorite shots onto a USB thumb drive, connect the thumb drive to the BX580 via the USB port, and voilà, you and your friends are reliving your adventures on your widescreen HDTV. You can also access music and video stored on a USB device. Further, with support for a vast array of audio and video formats, the BX580 lets you play everything from CD and MP3 audio to DivX-formatted online video and JPEG photos.



Included with purchase

The following items are included with the purchase of the BX580 from LG: BX580 Blu-ray Disc player, 1 RCA-type A/V cable, 1 Nero MediaHome Bundle Disc, 1 universal remote control, and 2 AAA-size batteries for remote.



Comparison Specifications

•Processing decoding: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Digital Plus / dts-HD Master Audio, dts / LPCM

•HDTV-ready progressive: DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI

•Playable formats (disc): Blu-ray Disc, BD-R, BD-RE / DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW / Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW

•Best video out: 1 HDMI v1.4

•Best audio out: 1 digital optical out / 1 digital coaxial out

•Other outputs: 1 component-video / 1 composite-video / 1 L/R analog audio out

•Video DAC: 162MHz / 12-bit

•Audio DAC: 192kHz / 24-bit

•Remote control: 1 universal remote included

Additional Specifications

•3D-capable Blu-ray Disc player

•Wireless capability: Built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (@2.4GHz)

•NetCast Entertainment Access online streaming: Netflix / Vudu / YouTube / Roxio CinemaNow / Pandora Internet Radio / Picasa Web Albums / AccuWeather

•BD-Live capable (BD Profile 2.0)

•USB Media Host (music, photos, and video)

•Other connections: 1 RJ-45 LAN ethernet port / 1 front USB v2.0 port

•Playable formats (video): DivX, DivX HD / MPEG4 AVC, HP@L4.1 / MPEG2, HP@ML / SMPTE VC1, AP@L3 / AVCHD / MKV

•Applications: Home Link (DLNA Client) / Blu-ray BonusView / Music ID

•Home Link playable content format: DivX, DivX HD / MPEG2 TS/PS / MPEG1 SS / XVID / MKV / AVI / WMA / MP3 / AC3 / AAC / JPEG / PNG

•ENERGY STAR qualified

Manufacturer Specifications

•Video capabilities: 60Hz NTSC / Deep Color / x.v.Color / 480i composite output / Component output up to 1080i / HDMI output up to 1080/24p, 1080/60p

•Audio capabilities: 100dB signal-to-noise ratio / 2ch down mix

•NOTE: LG Design and Life's Good are trademarks of LG Electronics, Inc.

•Power requirements: AC 120V, 60Hz

•Power consumption: 20W

Dimensional Specifications

•Dimensions: 16.9" W x 1.7" H x 8.0" D (approximate)

•Weight: 4.4 lbs (approximate)

LG BX580 Warranty Details

1-year parts, 90-day labor warranty



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