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Rene

10:22 AM on 1 June, 2009

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From the review i quote "The sound is sweet and crisp with loads of top-end detail, courtesy of the smooth and well controlled treble". I can control the volume of each speaker, the distance, etc. I want to boost up treble a bit. How can "I" control treble?

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Rene

9:28 AM on 6 June, 2009

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From the review i quote "Because the Blu-ray player is Profile 2.0 you can access BD Live extras, but it also supports YouTube video streaming as found on LG’s standalone BD370. The feature isn’t found on the first batch of systems (from which our sample was taken) but a later firmware update will enable it.".

My system is connected to the internet and a connected USB disk is working fine. Now for my question; how do i tell te system to update the firmware? I can't find any menu option to invoke it and there's nothing about this subject in the operation manual.

How can i update the firmware?

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Rene

9:43 AM on 14 June, 2009

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Still looking for a way to update the firmware. Danny Phillips, as publisher of the article you know the answer. Please, take some time to let the world know how it’s done. I, like many others, would like to see YouTube video streaming enabled.

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endre

11:03 AM on 19 July, 2009

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hi, I'm also wondering how to update the firmware...? Rene and/or Danny: can you please help me out... THe LG Services website does now work properly and is no help at all... can you? thanks in advance!

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JamesL

9:29 PM on 27 July, 2010

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Regarding Firmware for this system... LG's support website links a firmware update for the 354bs to the larger 954 system - it would seem the software is the same as this larger system. I have checked this with LG as follows...

My question was..

The type of inquiry : Software/Hardware updates

Product/Model No. : /HB354BS

Please can you confirm if firmware update LG_HB_LV421BP.ROM is the firmware update for my blu ray system HB354BS (it is listed as HB954)?

LG's response..

Dear Mr L,

Thank you for your email.

We can confirm that that is the firmware update that was released on 10-11-2009 for the HB354BS.

Best Regards,

LG Electronics UK Helpdesk

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We like surprises here at TrustedReviews, and the HB354BS is an extremely pleasant one. We admit that we didn't have high hopes given the system's inevitable build quality issues, but its sound quality is more potent and poised than expected, injecting movies with an irresistible sense of excitement despite the lack of centre and surround speakers. Add to that some excellent hi-def picture quality and you've got yourself a very satisfying 2.1-channel system. Because we got one of the first samples, there was no price information available at the time of writing so it's hard to assess its value for money. But knowing LG it's bound to be competitively priced - and after hearing its performance, the press release's claim that it produces "a sound more typically found in systems three times the price" is an encouraging sign. For now it gets a Recommended Award on the presumption that LG will make sure the price is keen.

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Reviewed by Danny Phillips

12 April 2009

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£279.95

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