Has LG Made The Right Call on 3D TV?

While everyone at CES 2010 in Las Vegas is hailing the announcements by several major players in the Blu ray player market of the now seemingly ubitquitous 3D format new kid on the block LG has decided to go in another direction completely and wait to see how the 3D media takes off.

Instead of getting on the hype created by latest 3D bandwagon, LG has gone in a different direction with its new flagship Blu-ray player, the BD590, which includes all the features that made it’s previously popular BD390 a hit–like built-in Wi-Fi, tons of streaming services (Netflix, Vudu, Pandora)–plus a 250GB hard drive that can be used to rip your music collection and store photos.

The BD590 also has built-in Gracenote software to automatically add metadata to ripped digital music.

Some how I can’t help feeling that just maybe this holding back from launching a 3D Blu ray player could prove to be a very prudent move as I for one am yet to be convinced of the 3D medium and it’s ability to become little more than a fad in serious home theater. If I was buying a new Blu ray player this year so far this would get my cash.

To see how good the LG BD390 is watch the video provided by CNET.com. Some people are saying that for gamers the PS3 is better option but for home theater I would always choose this Blu ray player any time how about you?

Related articles on the LG Blu ray Player

• New LG BD590 Blu-ray player sports a 250GB hard drive (engadget.com)
• VUDU comes to LG Blu-ray home theater systems (engadget.com)
• 3D, or Not 3D? That Was the Question at CES (gigaom.com)