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Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/13/07 23:02
CJ wrote:
> The LG Dual Format player may get canned before ever being released. The
> DVD Forum will not give the player certification because it does not support
> iHD. Without certification from the DVD Forum, LG cannot publically claim
> the player supports HD-DVD.
>
> Microsoft is also rather upset at LG for announcing the player without
> telling them first. According to the Microsoft rep on the DVD Forum, the
> Forum could decide to persue legal action against LG if they do attempt to
> sell the player. No response from LG on this issue yet. With the threat of
> legal action from the DVD Forum and Microsoft, I'd be surprised if the
> player goes on sale during the 1st quarter of 2007 as planned, and perhaps
> at all unless they find a way to come to agreement with the HD-DVD camp and
> include iHD.
>
> http://ces.betanews.com/entry/LG_Hybrid_BlurayHD_DVD_Player_Cannot_Be_Sold_As_Is/1168407626
Most of the first player's HD capability came from pasting some quick
conversion over a Blu player, hence Microsoft treating the machine as a
bootleg device--
If they decide to still go through with the product, the legal action
may force LG to back to designing a more native and licensed HD system
and getting it right this time....
Or, at the very least, being the sacrificial landmine-tester for other
companies interested in jumping onto Dual-Format and also doing it right.
Derek Janssen
ejanss@comcast.net
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