LG Blu-ray player for LG TV?

[timeshifter]

Need a recommendations on a DVD player for a client for his TV.

Background: he's a great guy, a near retirement aged lawyer who's very successful. He recently bought a new home and completely renovated it, top notch. I helped him get a new laptop ($3,500) and two new TVs - LG OLED models that were $3,500 and $2,500. He likes high end stuff and doesn't flinch on the price. He also is not very tech savvy, so whatever he gets should be EXTREMELY easy to use.

I've kept his setup simple. Just the LG TV. No cable box. Uses Youtube TV, built in app. So just one remote, the one that came with the TV.

I dread the thought of introducing another remote. "OK, use this remote to switch to HDMI2, then pick up this remote to control the playback". You know how people struggle with something we find so simple.

Anyway, was thinking the best bet would be to get an LG Blu-ray player and hope that it works seamlessly.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-streaming-4k-ultra-hd-hi-res-audio-wi-fi-built-in-blu-ray-player-black/6215814.p?skuId=6215814

Sure, it's $299, but he won't mind. Especially if it's easy to use and on the chance that he may pick up some 4K content to play on that gorgeous TV.

Thoughts?

 

[Porthos]

Sure, it's $299

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[HCHTech]

I love the idea of using the built-in apps on the TV. One remote, much less tinkering around. However, there is a downside, and there is no escape from it.

The apps on the TV are NOT maintained well by the manufacturer. If you are lucky, you'll get one update before they move on to caring more about the current model than your 2-year-old outdated model. During the same timespan, the services themselves (Youtube, Hulu, Spotify, Pandora, Netflix, amazon prime, etc. etc.) will be frequently updating their services. So, little things will start not to work right, Pandora will start skipping to the next song before the current one is finished. Netflix will start buffering, Prime Video will get stuck on a low-res feed.

By the time the TV is 3 years old, they will hate it because of all of these little annoyances.

Another fun problem that I've experienced. Apparently Panasonic and Hulu got into a spat about licensing fees early last year that couldn't be resolved. End result? Panasonic pushed an update to all of their smartTVs to remove the Hulu app altogether.

Do yourself a favor and get them a Roku, and use that TV as only a display device. Then, in 3 years when there are problems, it's a $100 fix instead of a $3,500 fix.