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Posted by M.I.5 on 01/09/07 13:11
"Derek Janssen" <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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> chrisv wrote:
>
>> Mark Burns wrote:
>>>I personaly have an Oppo 971 HDMI upconverter on a 3-yr old 52" JVC
>>>RPTV as well as an Oppo 970 on a 3-month old 42" Visio LCD and am very
>>>happy with both of those. I can't justify the Blu-ray or HD-DVD either
>>>compared to what I am getting and what that I have seen in the stores.
>>>I too believe that either of the new formats is better, just not better
>>>enough.
>>
>> I've been curious to try the Oppo w/upconvertor on my Toshiba CRT
>> RPTV, which is similar in age to yours. I've not, though, because I
>> only have one digital (DVI) input, and I wanted to reserve that for
>> future use (e.g. HDCP-protected HD). However what I've read recently
>> indicates that the older version of HDCP that my set has might be
>> obsolete, which means I may as well use the DVI for upconverted DVD.
>
> As to the LG model, the first facts are in:
> (http://www.thedigitalbits.com )
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> As expected, LG Electronics officially announced their new combo player at
> an afternoon press conference, which will be capable of displaying both
> HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc content. The LG Super Multi-Blue player will
> retail for about $1,199. It will appear sometime in the first quarter of
> 2007 and feature 1080p output. According to LG president Hee Gook Lee,
> "We've developed the Super Multi-Blue Player to end the confusion caused
> by the current competition between Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. Customers are
> no longer forced to choose between the two formats." Interestingly, it was
> revealed that it will display Blu-ray menus normally, but the menus on
> HD-DVD discs will be displayed via its own custom interface (due to the
> fact that the player was originally intended as a Blu-ray deck, and HD-DVD
> capability was added late in the development process).
This will doubless be resolved in future models, especially when the price
falls to the level where you decide to take the plunge (assuming one side
doesn't capitulate before this time).
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