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Posted by GMAN on 07/04/07 16:47
In article <i5KdnYlkJIDdVRbbnZ2dnUVZ_g-dnZ2d@comcast.com>, "One Shot Scot" <sonof@gun.com> wrote:
><elrous0@pop.uky.edu> wrote in message
>news:1183479245.411534.194700@c77g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jun 29, 1:15 pm, kimhal...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Samsung Electronics now came up with another product after a Blu-ray
>>> disc player. I saw the details of the same at
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>>> http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/127.htm
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>> The problem with these "dual format" players is that, so far, all the
>> ones released or announced have cost way more than just buying
>> separate players. For the price of one of the LG dual format players,
>> you could buy a PS3 and Xbox 360 with HD-DVD add-on and not only have
>> two players, but also two next-gen videogame systems.
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>> By the time this Samsung model comes out, HD-DVD players with be down
>> to $300 and Blu-ray players at $450. So what use will it be if it
>> debuts at $1000?!?!
>>
>> -Eric
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>I have read that the LG BH100 (a so-called "dual format" player) has full
>Blu-ray play capabilities, but lacks full HD feature implementation, such as
>having no interactive HD DVD content menus.
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>It doesn't make sense to pay a third more for a combo player with crippled
>playback capabilities.
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>Does the "dual-format" Samsung player have compromised Blu-ray and/or HD DVD
>playback?
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The LG unit was primarily marketed towards those who have bought a few HD
titles but wanted to go blue ray and not loose out on playing the few HD-DVD
titles they own.
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