My Panasonic BR player was seriously starting to annoy me because of its slow start, now is the day and night. Plus he reads all formats (avi, mkv, ts) I presented him since my little notebook HDD connected via USB. SimpLink function works perfectly with my LG TV. The network connection and access to shares is done without prob either. At very happy balance of this fairly compact device. Note that it is 3D but I have not tested with no 3D TV.