Circuit City lists LG's BH200 combo HD DVD / Blu-ray combo at $799

by Nilay Patel, posted Oct 30th 2007 at 12:26PM

We're not exactly sure what to make of this, but LG's BH200 combo HD DVD / Blu-ray player is currently listed on Circuit City's website for $799, which is about $100 cheaper than anywhere else and $200 cheaper than a certain blue competitor. It might well be a typo, of course (and probably is), but between Big Red's pre-Black Friday price-chopping and our own fervent hopes for format peace, we're going to keep on dreaming until we hear otherwise.

Update: Yep, too good to be true -- it's back up to $999 now.

[Thanks, Mike L.]

Filed under: Blu-ray, HD DVD, Players, LG

Tags: bh200, black friday, BlackFriday, circuit city, CircuitCity, combo player, ComboPlayer

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h4ldol @ Oct 30th 2007 12:29PM

Sadly, dual format players will be obsolete once that other format goes away for good. Umm... and I'm not referring to blu-ray!

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GhostDoggy @ Oct 30th 2007 12:37PM

I see no reason why it should be obsolete just because one format goes away. The person still get's to play the surviving format. And anyone buying a combo unit like this one will still have spent less than many Blu-ray early adopters.

The format war could end today and the movies I have on the losing format will still be able to be played. Nothing obsolete about that.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 1:22PM

You're right, in 10-12 years, HD DVD probably will be obsolete and we'll have to buy new players.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 1:23PM

You're right, in 10-12 years, HD DVD probably will be obsolete and we'll have to buy new players.

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Jeff N. @ Oct 30th 2007 12:52PM

At $799 it is an afforable solution to the format war. And if one format goes under you can still use it. This player culd be on a lot of peoples radar for Christmas if it really is $799.

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SolidOni @ Oct 30th 2007 12:53PM

h4idol you're laying it on a little thick after that podcast but uhh for adopters of both formats this is a great way to keep your entertainment center nice and organized

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Landlocked @ Oct 30th 2007 1:27PM

The blue and yellow place had it on sale for $799 two weeks ago. They also had to floor models for $499. I almost bought one...but I already sunk 500 clams on the HD-A1 a year ago. I will just have to take pleasure in waiting 2 minutes for it to boot up and open the tray and another minute to cue up the disc.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 1:36PM

You're probably talking about the BH100, the first gen LG combo unit. This is the new model, which actually meets HD DVD spec.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 1:36PM

You're probably talking about the BH100, the first gen LG combo unit. This is the new model, which actually meets HD DVD spec.

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Landlocked @ Oct 30th 2007 2:03PM

Sweet -- thanks for the tip. I believe there's another dual format player from Sammy coming out in December.

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James @ Oct 30th 2007 2:06PM

h4idol Must have been "gang-probed" by space aliens in his past. All I see is anti-HD. What T.V. shows do you watch? Are they in Blu-Ray or HD? On a Blu-Ray T.V. or HD? Sorry buddy HD-DVD isn't going anywhere.

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John B @ Oct 30th 2007 2:06PM

Wait ... why is this a consideration? Yesterday I read an article in Video Business stating that Samsung just announced their dual-format player is expected to come out at $599 before the end of the year, if I recall correctly. Maybe $499. I don't remember specifically, but I know that it was several hundred cheaper than this.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 2:09PM

No, unless something changed, the Samsung Dual-Format player is going to be $999 MSRP.

Samsung hasn't even broken the $500 MSRP barrier with a Blu-ray only unit yet, much less a dual-format player.

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John B @ Oct 30th 2007 2:18PM

Hmmm... I'll have to check again. I have the PDF at home. But I thought I read that someone was coming out with a dual-format player at $499.

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TrentD @ Oct 30th 2007 2:24PM

That would be cool, but I doubt it. Could be wrong though.

Samsung is releasing a $499 Blu-ray player, which probably would have also been mentioned in that article.

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John B @ Oct 30th 2007 2:36PM

That's completely possible. I'll check when I get home. That would be cool if someone would come out with a sub-$500 dual player. That would be a first, HUGE step to this whole format war becoming even more useless than it already is.

Honestly, I see the whole BR/HDDVD fight ending up like DVD-R and DVD+R. It won't matter because all drives will eventually handle both. Of course, it also wouldn't matter if the studios would stop it with their format exclusivity.

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DarkRogue @ Oct 30th 2007 3:14PM

TrentD I've seen it running for 899.99 in Best Buy's system. Then again that might mean nothing since retails sometimes reraise list prices too.

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Speaker @ Oct 30th 2007 3:29PM

It's also 799 at amazon - you just have to click the "click here to see price, too low to advertise!"

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brian @ Oct 30th 2007 11:40PM

the site now says $999

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scyber @ Oct 31st 2007 7:08AM

Amazon has the samsung dual format player listed for pre-order at $799 also:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-BD-UP5000-HD-DVD-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/B000VDG0UK/

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Ninja Tickets @ Oct 31st 2007 2:28PM

The BH100 was also cheaper at Circuit City, actually the same price I recall, so I wouldn't be shocked if this is the right price.

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EricDJ @ Nov 1st 2007 12:29AM

I think they put the BH100's $799 clearance price on the wrong item.

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Dean @ Nov 23rd 2007 2:27PM

"dual format players will be obsolete once that other format goes away for good"

Dude, enjoy watching your HD-DVDs or Blue-Ray (whichever horse you choose not to ride) in cruddy low-def for the next five years+ before the battle ends. Talk all you like about the future while I enjoy every movie possible in high-def, Blue-ray or HD-DVD.

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Mike99 @ Dec 1st 2007 4:30AM

I received free shipping while I purchased Toshiba 19" LCD HDTV Combo at $$429.99 from Circuit-City store at Couponalbum.com.....!

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