Those waiting for a dual-format player to solve the conflict between
HD DVD and
Blu-ray will be waiting at least a little longer, or maybe forever. LG had indicated they would be replacing their canceled
BD199 Blu-ray player with one capable of playing both formats, but they told TWICE that they have no plans to release such a device this fall. They did mention that they have been a strong supporter of the Blu-ray format, with their
GBW-H10N burner already available, and when queried about 2007 only responded that they have not finalized their 2007 product plans yet. With Samsung still maintaining their "
no plans" line and
Ricoh's multiformat laser not due till the end of next year and still playerless it could be a very long wait for a compromise. We're trying to remain optimistic but we know how these types of things
usually end up.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jim @ Jul 26th 2006 1:34PM
Sounds to me like someone with influence in one of the camps got to LG and put the kabosh on the dual-format player. If I had to guess it is probably the Blu-Ray camp, hoping the PS3 with it's Blu-Ray capabilities will turn the tide away from HD-DVD.
I say put 2 blue-laser pickups in the thing, remove the red-laser altogether to lower the cost (no CD or SD-DVD, all of us already have these things) and these players would sell like hotcakes until the universal Ricoh solution was ready next year.
hmurchison @ Jul 26th 2006 2:01PM
Flaky Korean companies
If you don't know what you're going to do keep your f***in piehole shut. Both Samsung and LG have looked like complete idiots over this mess. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
Carl Trimble @ Jul 26th 2006 3:03PM
The years not even over yet. How can you say that for sure?