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amazon: http://www.amazon.com/LG-LHB335-1100-Watt-Network-Blu-ray/dp/B003BYROQA

Really bad reviews over on Amazon....

OMG it has an iPod dock! Huge selling feature!

@epixinc: Word is these have been refurbished and the whistling issue should have been addressed as part of that process.

tempting... this price makes this seem really worthwhile, refurb or not.

I purchased a LG HTIAB Refurb (not this model though) a few months back and I have been quite happy with it. My stupid roommates even dropped something very heavy on it (huge dent in it the week after I purchased it) and it still works just fine. The only complaint I have is that the rear speakers are REALLY weak. The front speakers sound great (although it takes a bunch of tinkering with the setting to get it how you want it) thats about all I have to say about this since mine was a different model.

I'm confused, or missing something here... The Woot description includes "Wi-Fi" and says "Netcast lets you stream ... direct to your TV from the Internet, no computer required", but I don't really see anything else that indicates Wi-Fi is built into this unit (including Woot's picture of the packaging). To confuse matters more, the Amazon description of the same unit doesn't include anything about "Wi-Fi" either. Does anyone know if this one has wireless capabilities built-in, does it require a "dongle", or does the streaming depend on connecting directly with a LAN connection, etc?

If I buy this, are the speakers used only for bluray and streaming content delivered through the player? Or is there a way to use them when watching regular TV and video games as well?

i don't see anything at all on the MFG documentation that says this has any kind of WIFI connection. You should see a bump or something on the picture on the rear that has the wifi antenna. There should be mention somewhere about whether its wireless B/G/N.
Here is the mfg's page for the owners manual and specs on the Support tab. http://www.lg.com/us/tv-audio-video/home-theater-systems/LG-home-theater-system-LHB335.jsp

http://reviews.cnet.com/home-theater-systems/lg-lhb335/4505-6740_7-33995806.html cnet says it has wi-fi

@uskrewed: No it doesn't, it actually states the opposite.

So...where is the Wi-fi one?...

Bought this set Summer of 2010 and still love it. I have the whistling noise issue, but it's very faint and is gone within 5 minutes it seems. I'm a bit OCD about electronics and frequently forget about it. Speakers are strong, though the subwoofer is nothing notable. The iPod dock works great with iPhone 4 and there is no interference.

It doesn't have wifi - but it has a port for a LG wifi adapter. The cheaper route to take it to grab a wifi-to-ethernet adapter on amazon and just set that up. Netflix and Vudu come highly recommended.

Favorite thing: It has a powered USB port at the front so you can plug in a harddrive with movies and watch within seconds. It read every format I threw at it.

Hated thing: LG refuses to update the software to include things like Hulu plus or updates to its apps. I know this is a bit unrealistic to expect, but knowing how easy it would be to do it does upset me a bit. I bought this when it was still $450 afterall.

@rcpma2011: That's too bad. I was hoping bluray players would all eventually upgrade to include compatibility with HBO-GO someday soon. I hardly ever use Netflix or the others. Thanks for a solid review though!

I have this exact system and couldn't be happier with it. They didn't include wifi with this model when I bought mine. The newer versions of this model come with a USB dongle that plugs into the USB port in the back that takes care of the wifi connection.

Are the smaller speakers wireless. Will there be unsighly cords connecting everything together?

If you buy wire, don't waste your money on monster wire. Just get regular zip cord.

We're going to give it a shot. Bought the 42" TV they had up a few weeks ago. Really happy with that. So maybe we'll be happy here. Comeon Woot.

We own a model similar to this (with the tall set of speakers). Bought it refurbed from the newegg.

Within the first week, the remote stopped working. Took the company 3 months to send me a new one (they lost my claim somewhere in their online system).

It was our first Blu Ray player and we switched to Blu Ray from netflix. ALOT of them didn't play and I kept sending them back as damaged (assuming other people destroyed them). After a while (4 months?), DVDs wouldn't play at all and Blu Ray were still 1 in 10. Then it stopped playing Blu Rays all together.

The LG 5.1 Blu Ray package we got was such a disappointment, that we won't put another LG product in our home.

@darklegion00: The packaging photo doesn't list wi-fi and the packing list doesn't either. However, given that Woot mentions wi-fi several times I would trust them to make good on delivering.

@autryld: absolutely. my complaint was that LG included Hulu Plus in their new players with a new draft of their software. so it just boils down to a tactic to encourage you to keep spending. makes sense from a financial standpoint, it's just rather soulless. not surprised, just discouraged.

i will say that before the new models were announced and january, LG did add several services to this system. not sure about the system from here on out. still a great value though!

I would probably buy this, if it had actually had wifi, as a gift for a family member. Oh well.

I have this machine and it's not worth the money. My first one the blu-ray/dvd drive went bad and got it repaired under warranty. My second one will ocasionally forget about a speaker channle and not play sound out of it. I spent alot of time rebooting it so i have have all 5.1 surrounds ound again. The netflix interface on this machine is horrible (alot like the old ps3 disk interface). The whistle problem was fixed in newer/refurb modles but just be warned this machine is not a good deal.

I bought this same setup just over a year ago. It is not wireless capable, and it does have the whistling noise, although it's not loud enough to be bothersome to me. I can only really hear it when the player first starts before any audio starts playing. The only real problem I have is that the sound occasionally cuts off for no reason, and I have to change audio inputs to get it back. Occasionally means sometimes I'll go a couple of months without it happening, sometimes it happens daily for a few days. LG said they never heard of that problem, and it doesn't happen often enough to go through the hassle of getting a new system. So yes, the system does have issues, but it's not a bad deal for this price. The actual playback and sound is pretty good.

@imfrombigd: It does not. That would be a 7.1/7.2 system.