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A few days ago, we ran some initial info about LG’s upcoming dual HD disc player. Now we’ve got the good stuff…
LG has announced that the BH100, which will play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD high-definition content, should be launching in the United States during the first quarter of 2007.
They also plan to put the same superpowers into computers, with the GGW-H10N, which is also compatible with both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats. The Super Multi Blue 50GB drive is compatible with Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD read/write and HD-DVD-ROM (read). It will also be available in the first quarter of 2007
In addition to offering Full HD 1080p picture quality from high-definition discs, the player incorporates interactive functions based on BD-Java, which allows advanced menus and functions to be displayed over the video of Blu-ray discs. The company, however, says that the same level of advanced menu interactivity is not available while playing HD DVD discs.
- $1,199
- Available in Q1 2007
- Supports MPEG-2, VC-1, H.264 video, MPEG1/2 audio, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital+, DTS & DTS-HD audio
- HDMI out, component/composite video outputs, and optical/coaxial/discrete 5.1 channel audio outputs, etc.
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I own a 1st generation HD DVD player, and am ready to acquire Blu-Ray now too. This unit really intrigues me, because it would mean 1 less HDMI input is needed to enjoy both format’s. However, one of the things I like most about HD- DVD is the ability to pull up the menu while watching the movie. Now, perhaps LG means to say that you won’t be able to use the advanced menu settings like U Control, which I don’t care for anyway. But if they mean you cannot pull up the menu period while the movie is playing, I will pass. However, I can see a lot of people going for this option, especially if they have never owned either, so they won’t know what theyr’e missing anyway. Perhaps that’s what LG is counting on. The other drawback is of course the low quality and lower tier technology of LG product’s. So this player’s inability to offer the menu function really isn’t that surprising when compared to other LG products that typically aren’t up to par with the competition either.