Sony introduced BD Live a while ago to bring more interactivity to blu-ray. If you think you are getting the most out of your HD content without BD Live, think again. With BD Live, you can chat with the director, play internet games, chat online, and do much more.

Samsung BD-P1600 and LG BD 390 are just a couple of blu-ray players that support BD Live. You will need an Internet connection to take advantage of BD Live, but once you try BD Live, you’ll never want to watch HD movies without it.

Your take: is BD Live for it? Would you upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray for BD Live?

LG is one of those companies that tries to push the envelop and go where others have not gone yet. The new LG network blu-ray players are part of LG’s efforts to bring YouTube and other web content to your HDTV by using your broadband Internet connection. LG BD 370 is a cool blu-ray player that allows you to use your Ethernet connection to get YouTube and Netflix videos right on your HDTV. With Disc Player you can even use your LAN to get content on your HDTV. It comes with wireless N compatibility, and that makes things even more convenient.

With BD 390, you get Blu-Ray Player with 1GB memory  and NetCast for YouTube & CinemaNow capability. You can download Netflix content to your player with your wireless connection, so you won’t have to necessarily have an Ethernet cable close by. I do like to see more memory on future models, but this is a good start.