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Fuzzy Logic LG’s second-gen Blu-ray/HD DVD player better, still slow
Fuzzy Logic LG’s second-gen Blu-ray/HD DVD player better, still slow | LG’s second-gen Blu-ray/HD DVD player better, still slow |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Tuesday, 11 December 2007 | |
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Page 2 of 2 That said, PC World reported that Samsung’s next dual format player, due later this month, will retail for US $799, putting immediate price pressure on the BH200, and signalling price drops to follow, if not before the end of the year, then certainly in 2008. Featured Whitepaper
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There’s also the question of being able to record to blank Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, something that today’s players are obviously incapable of doing. Adding in a terabyte hard drive, allowing users plenty of space to record high-definition TV broadcasts and then archive them to disc if desired, is also something that needs to be sold all over the world, and not just in Japan, although once again at prices that consumers will pay for such a device, something that would clearly be very expensive if launched in the US market today, at least double the US $999 price if not more expensive. LG’s latest player is without doubt a most welcome development, as is the dual format player that Samsung is also about to launch. With any luck, now that dual format players are a reality from at least a couple of manufacturers, the end of the format war is closer, rather than further away, but that’s probably just wishful thinking. |
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