Posted by M.I.5� on 01/15/07 08:32

"CJ" <cjmartin04@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
>

It is interesting to note that not only is there a Blu-ray/HD DVD war, but
there is another sub war waiting in the sidelines. Whether to call it iHD
or HDi. Microsoft wants it called HDi and everybody else wants iHD. So HDi
it will be then.

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