Posted by Doug Jacobs on 01/25/07 01:56

In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Zackman <zackman@spamisevilearthling.net> wrote:

> LG is releasing a hybrid player this year, but it's ridiculously expensive
> ($1200) and doesn't support interactive menus on the HD side, which makes it
> kind of pointless. But it's only a matter of time before someone makes a
> dual player that handles both formats flawlessly. It still won't solve the
> studios' dilemma of which format to release their movies on tho.

I don't know. With standalone Blu-ray players costing $1000 by
themselves, $1200 for a hybrid player isn't that insane - especially for
the early adopters in the AV crowd. The no HDi thing sucks but maybe that
could be patched later?

Even as a proof-of-concept product, LG's player spells doom for any
single-media player on the market right now. Essentially, LG ended this
"war" the same way combo DVD burners ended the -R/+R "war" - not with a
decisive ending, but with a confusing whimper.


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