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Posted by Spurious Response on 07/04/07 22:08
On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:47:37 GMT, glenzabr@xmission.nospam.com (GMAN)
wrote:
>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
>>>>
>>>> http://theanalystmagazine.com/pr/127.htm
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
Pure bullshit speculation. They wanted to market a dual mode player,
period. You can bet any future model they make will carry a fully
compliant HD DVD capacity.
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