Posted by One Shot Scot on 07/04/07 16:17

<elrous0@pop.uky.edu> wrote in message
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> 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



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.

It doesn't make sense to pay a third more for a combo player with crippled
playback capabilities.

Does the "dual-format" Samsung player have compromised Blu-ray and/or HD DVD
playback?

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