LG LST-3510A DVD Player / Receiver
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- Number of Discs: 1
- Progressive Scan: With Progressive Scan
- TV Tuner: With TV Tuner
- Playable Disk Types: DVD Video VCD SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW HDCD Picture CD
- Playable File Formats: MP3 WMA JPEG
- DVD Type: DVD Player / Receiver
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A great HD tuner and DVD player
Pros
Multiple resolutions, built-in DVD player, phenomenal reception with only an antenna.
Cons
None.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
The LG LST-3510A has outstanding reception from OTA sources, with an antenna, and the built-in DVD player eliminates the need for one home theater device.
I recently bought a Philips 30PW8420 HD-ready widescreen TV. HD-ready means it has no internal HD tuner. So, to get the most out of this TV I needed what's commonly called an STB, or set-top box. The LG LST-3510A filled the bill.
I bought mine on eBay from a refurb seller. LG's list price for this tuner is $549, but the refurb price was $165 plus shipping.
This tuner is awesome, the family agrees. By choice, we've never had cable or satellite service, so we rely on OTA (over-the-air) broadcasts picked up by antenna. About fifteen years ago I put a Radio Shack roof antenna in our attic, which helped a lot with analog reception, though out in the country like we are we could only get three really clear channels along with about six others in various stages of graininess. When I hooked up the 3510 to the antenna, it was simply amazing. Every channel that we had received in analog form now came in HD-clarity. Not only that, but we went from about nine channels to 21, several of them unscrambled cable. Wow!
The 3510 has several connection possibilities. It has one DVI out which I now use to connect to the TV via a DVI/HDMI combo cable. DVI doesn't transmit sound, so I use the digital audio out to connect to our Sony receiver. For using only the TV's built-in speakers, I use a set of AV outs. I believe there are two sets of those, the second of which feeds our VCR.
You can also choose from several TV resolutions with this tuner: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, plus native and two variable settings. I keep ours set on 1080i, producing a beautiful clear picture, which is especially clear on HD broadcasts.
The DVD player works great and with the HDMI connection is able to upconvert DVDs. Thus protected DVDs with a native resolution of 480p can be displayed at 1080i. Our TV doesn't support 720p. There's a striking difference between what you see at 480p and the same images at 1080i. A nice thing about the DVD player is that it's accessible with one touch of a button on the remote, with no need to change channels on the TV.
The remote is big, but easy to use. The display on the front of the 3510 tells you exactly where you are along with resolution and signal mode. One thing that's a bit inconvenient is that resolution changes can only be made on the front of the 3510; the remote doesn't control that function. But 1080i suits me, so that's a minor issue.
This is a great tuner that I highly recommend.
I bought mine on eBay from a refurb seller. LG's list price for this tuner is $549, but the refurb price was $165 plus shipping.
This tuner is awesome, the family agrees. By choice, we've never had cable or satellite service, so we rely on OTA (over-the-air) broadcasts picked up by antenna. About fifteen years ago I put a Radio Shack roof antenna in our attic, which helped a lot with analog reception, though out in the country like we are we could only get three really clear channels along with about six others in various stages of graininess. When I hooked up the 3510 to the antenna, it was simply amazing. Every channel that we had received in analog form now came in HD-clarity. Not only that, but we went from about nine channels to 21, several of them unscrambled cable. Wow!
The 3510 has several connection possibilities. It has one DVI out which I now use to connect to the TV via a DVI/HDMI combo cable. DVI doesn't transmit sound, so I use the digital audio out to connect to our Sony receiver. For using only the TV's built-in speakers, I use a set of AV outs. I believe there are two sets of those, the second of which feeds our VCR.
You can also choose from several TV resolutions with this tuner: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, plus native and two variable settings. I keep ours set on 1080i, producing a beautiful clear picture, which is especially clear on HD broadcasts.
The DVD player works great and with the HDMI connection is able to upconvert DVDs. Thus protected DVDs with a native resolution of 480p can be displayed at 1080i. Our TV doesn't support 720p. There's a striking difference between what you see at 480p and the same images at 1080i. A nice thing about the DVD player is that it's accessible with one touch of a button on the remote, with no need to change channels on the TV.
The remote is big, but easy to use. The display on the front of the 3510 tells you exactly where you are along with resolution and signal mode. One thing that's a bit inconvenient is that resolution changes can only be made on the front of the 3510; the remote doesn't control that function. But 1080i suits me, so that's a minor issue.
This is a great tuner that I highly recommend.
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