LG's problem: what will be the fate of the hybrid desktop player?
There was a very serious problem with LG's desktop drive that also reads Blu-ray and HD DVDs.
As we said in our previous news reported, the South Korean hybrid desktop player, the BH100-branded Super Multi Blue, handles both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. The main source of the problem is that LG prefers the Sony format, so a "minor trick" was used in making the device.
LG BH100 Super Multi Blue - $ 1199
In fact, we can only talk about full support for Blu-ray media, although the HD DVD standard developed by Toshiba is known to LG's product, but it can only play the movie, iHD (interactive High Definition) content, ie various extras, menus are already displayed. unsuitable.
Toshiba HD-A20 - $ 599
That’s why he voiced displeasure at the DVD Forum, which “scours” the HD DVD format, and without their rating, the HD DVD logo can’t be placed on the device, nor can the BH100 be promoted as an HD DVD player. If LG doesn’t modify the product properly, it will be taken to legal action, as the device is far from exploiting the potential of the standard, so it would pursue an unfair business policy and put Blu-ray in a brighter light than HD DVD.
PlayStation 3 20 GB - $ 499
The market price of the BH-100 in the US is $ 1199, but for that amount we can buy up to a Sony PlayStation 3 and a Toshiba HD-A20 desktop player, and we will already be able to play both formats, plus we save $ 101 and another it will also have a console for the kids.
