LG Electronics BP250 DGBRLLK Blu-Ray and DVD Disc Player with Full HD Up-scaling and external HDD playback, Black (UK Plug)

If you keep abreast with my reviews, you might have seen the review I recently did for a new TV wall bracket and, consquently, a new TV after my old wall bracket parted ways with the wall and brought my old JVC TV/DVD combi crashing to the floor. Rather than see it as the audio-visual disaster that it evidently was, I instead looked upon it as an opportunity to replace the now-slightly-knackered combi unit and decided almost immediately that I'd get a standalone TV and Blu-Ray player because I have little doubt that 99% of the TV/DVD combi units on sale are cheap and nasty. Lady serendipity intervened and it come to my attention that Amazon were holding a 'Prime Day' event a mere two or three weeks later, so I bided my time and waited with anticipation in the hopes that I'd be able to grab myself some bargains. When it came to the day, I ultimately ended up with a swanky new Panasonic 'Smart' TV and decided to go for one of these wee LG Blu-Ray players as it looked very compact and was well-reviewed here on Amazon. Both of my new gadgets (as well as a few other things) arrived the very next day thanks to Prime, so I only just resisted making a 'squee' noise in delight at the prospect of playing with my shiny new toys. >>>WHAT'S IN THE BOX? In the box for this player, you'll find the gadget itself, its power lead, remote control and a set of instructions. It doesn't come with an HDMI cable, so if you've not got one of them I'd highly recommend going for one of the Amazon 'Basics' ones as I did. >>>IT'S DINKY! When I removed this Blu-Ray from it's box I knew that it was going to be compact, but I couldn't help but marvel at the diminutive size of it. At only 27 by 19.5 by 4.3 centimetres, this thing really is tiny and as a result would be absolutely perfect to sit on top of the wardrobe just behind my wall-mounted TV. >>>A PROPER DRAWER One thing that always irked me about the combi unit that I had was that it had one of those annoying slot-loading DVD mechanisms, which never worked all that well. I was therefore glad to see that this player had a 'proper' DVD tray - and that it works absolutely perfectly. >>>SETTING IT UP This player is a breeze to set up - it's really just a case of connecting it to a TV via HDMI, turning it on, popping a disc into it and Bob's your uncle. You can tinker with the settings if you wish, but there's nothing that needs changed in order to get up and running. >>>FEATURES GALORE This petite thing is actually more feature-packed than its dimensions suggest; it has a USB port on its front that you can plug USB storage devices into and access the video, audio and picture files on them. I've not really tried this yet (and probably won't to be honest as I've got a NAS in my house) but it should support most of the most popular file formats. >>>SOUND AND VISION As you might expect from any new Blu-Ray player, the audio and picture quality is sublime when playing Blu-Rays. This little thing can also upscale DVD discs so they look sharper than normal, too - which is a great added bonus, >>>SHOULD I BUY ONE? Well, if you need a new player and are short on space, this should tick just about every box on your list. It obviously doesn't offer some of the features offered by more expensive players (4K, 3D, networking, etc.) but as a basic Blu-Ray player it's absolutely brilliant and I have no doubt in recommending it to all and sundry.

We are playing blu-ray disks on a 15 year 1372 x 768 screen so although the picture quality looks fine you would need a better screen to tell if there was any shortfall. Can just say that we are not aware of any poor quality. I like the remote control because its simple to use. A feature I like is that you can pause films, switch it off and then you get an option to start from where you left off. From memory the price was around £60, so quite cheap. For most normal users would recommend it. (Maybe if you got a large 4k screen something more expensive would be better but I speculate).

Bought this mainly because of the facility to plug in a HDD and play my collection of movies/TV series downloads, It works well and I have met no compatibility issues, although it is a little slow to activate facilities via remote. The machine is very small and seems adequately robust, main issue I have is no on/off light on the machine. The remote is tiny ( about 4 inches long ) so keys are quite small, which may be issue for some. FF/rewind are pretty slow compare to previous CD /computers. There is supposed to be an inbuilt facility to upscale picture quality I cant say I have seen much improvement in quality. The DVD works well - as I would expect, NB it doesn't record. I don't have any blu ray disks so cant comment on the use. All in all a good machine I'm pleased I bought.

I live in the United States, but do have some UK releases of DVDs and blu-rays that have not been released over here. Many of the studios are no longer putting out region 1 discs (especially for TV shows) for anything but the big blockbuster movies, so I purchased this to have a player which can play the region 2 DVDs and blu-ray discs in my collection. This is a very bare-bones player. It is not Wi-Fi enabled so it does not have any streaming apps which more expensive, higher-end players have. But it plays all my region 2 discs just fine, and so far no issues with the firmware being out of date. There is no display on the player itself, but the remote makes it easy to see information like time elapsed and time remaining. For anyone in my situation, in the United States looking for a region 2 player, this will work fine in the US, you just need an inexpensive plug adapter which can convert a UK plug to a US plug. Once you have that, it powers fine from the 110v outlets over here. For those in the UK looking for an inexpensive blu-ray player, this is a great option as long as you don't need or want something like a 4k player, or a player that can connect wirelessly to the internet.

Rarely watch the collection of discs these days but discovered that my existing player remote clashed with the Sky Q remote. This box solved the problem and seems to work perfectly. As some others noted there is no display on the box which I thought may be a problem but then realised that it is totally unnecessary. All the info needed is clearly shown on the tv so there is no reason to squint at a tiny display. It looks OK, it works OK and the price is good. What else is needed? I find reviews help my buying decisions. If this helps please click “helpful” so I know I am not wasting my time. Thanks.

This is one great little bluray player. Really surprisingly fantastic quality picture. Watched a few live action movies so far and every one has looked perfect. It's completely silent when playing a disc, it's light as a feather and very compact. Looks modern and sits beautiful in our TV unit. Took only one minute to set up via the easy set up and controls are simple and straightforward if you want to tweek the settings further. Cannot fault it for the money I paid. Does exactly what it says on the tin! Only gripe - the remote control is minuscule. We've lost it multiple times already. Please note - this blu ray player DOES NOT come with an HDMI cable so you need to buy your own.

Alles super. Hab es für meine Enkel bestellt. Sie finden es gut LG

Non scrivo molte recensioni, ma questo prodotto della LG merita davvero. Ho da poco comprato un masterizzatore blu ray e dischi Mediarange 25gb HTL per metterci dentro i miei film "copie di backup" ... A buon intenditore.. Tornand a noi. Beh legge tutto super correttamente e velocemente. Ha 1 hdmi e spinotto per la corrente. Punto. Due pulsanti fisici ON/OFF e un per espellere il disco. Punto. Io telecomandino è piccolo ma super semplice da usare. Non vale la pena spendere soldi in più. Questo legge qualsiasi cosa e lo fa bene.

Acheté pour un cadeau, ce lecteur Blu-Ray propose une image et un son de très bonne qualité. La configuration de base est également très simple et les options sont vraiments pratiques. Très bon produit, et de plus, à un prix tout à fait résonnable !

This works great. Very happy with it. Can also serve as a media player.

bei mir funktioniert das Gerät einwandfrei! Da mein alter DVD-Player den Geist aufgegeben hat, musste ein neuer her. Da die Zukunft wohl eher im Blu-ray-Bereich liegt, habe ich mich für diesen entschieden, weil ich viel Schnick-Schnack zum DVD-Schauen nicht benötige. Ich hatte mir aufgrund der anderen Rezensionen gleich das COMAG HDMI Kabel HIGH SPEED mitbestellt. Alles kam in einem Päckchen an. Ich schloss den Player am TV an und wunderte mich zunächst, dass der TV nicht sofort auf DVD / Blu-ray umschaltete, was ich von meinem anderen Player so gewöhnt war. Jedoch konnte man im Menü des TV`s sehen, dass bei HDMI der Player erkannt wurde. Es dauerte kurz und dann war es sichtbar.. man kann Musik abspielen, DVD, Blu-ray... Ich habe sofort ein paar DVDs ausprobiert, da ich noch keine Blu-ray`s besitze. Bei mir funktionierten alle Original-DVDs tadellos. Man konnte vorab den Plyer programmieren, wie man das Bild und den Ton haben möchte.. diese Einstellungen sind auch nach Aus- und wieder Einschalten des Player`s noch gespeichert. Der Ton, das Bild ist super, die Wartezeit bis die DVD lädt, ist auch gut. Von lautem Rauschen oder Ähnlichem habe ich nichts gehört. Fazit: Ich würde dieses Gerät wieder kaufen. Preis-Leistung ist perfekt!