VUDU equips LG’s BD390 Blu-ray player with movie streaming abilities

LG’s WiFi-enabled, DivX-friendly BD390 Blu-ray player has been shipping here in the States since May, but not until now have you really had a reason to pick one up. Here at CEDIA, VUDU is taking one step further away from its standalone movie set-top-box by announcing that the aforementioned deck will become the first of its kind to tap into VUDU’s growing library of on-demand film rentals. Of course, adding VUDU to this player was a natural move given the built-in Ethernet port, though users will have to wait until the end of this month to suck down the free update. In case you’re wondering, the VUDU interface on LG’s player will be the same as the one found on the company’s own hardware (not to mention a few LG HDTVs), and the $399 price point will remain the same even after the new functionality is added.

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