LG mulls hybrid blue laser player-dumps Blu-ray drive

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LG mulls hybrid blue laser player-dumps Blu-ray drive

According to a report over at CE Pro, looks like LG put out a memo indicating the desire to produce a combination or dual format HD-DVD/Blu-ray player. They also say that they are dropping the Blu-ray, 1080p, BD199 from the spring release lineup that they displayed at this years CES.

The memo states that the dual-format player is planned for late summer/early fall, and came about as a result of the uncertainty of the looming next-gen DVD format battle. "In light of uncertainty in this early stage of the market for pre-recorded high-definition optical discs, we have decided not to introduce the BD199 as originally planned for this spring," it says.

The memo also informs dealers that the company will be removing the 71SA1D and 62SA1D LCoS 1080p Micro Display Projection televisions due to "certain part procurement issues." "To avoid negatively impacting dealer assortment and business planning, we are removing these models from our line-up at this time," the memo says. "We will make an announcement if and when these models become available in the future."

You can take a look at the player that never was if you like, among other products, by visiting the CES report from Las Vegas, given by the Blu-ray Disc Association here. Interestingly, LG just signed a licensing sharing agreement with HD-DVD backer Toshiba, just a few weeks ago.

Source: CE Pro

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Posted by shimman on Monday 06 March 2006 05:47

way to go

lg is famous for the super multi format drives (i think they even registered name "super multi")

it would be ultra multi for their next optical burners....hopefully

Posted by gileswa1 on Monday 06 March 2006 14:37

Would I be correct in thinking you have an LG branded product in your PC Itinerary and that you are a bit of an LG fan?

Posted by tylau on Monday 06 March 2006 15:45

According to MPAA, we are not having an experience comparable to a full blown cinema on whatever home equipments we could use, including HDTV.

Posted by FidelC on Monday 06 March 2006 16:46

Good. They just got themselves a roomy market niche. Who now will want to buy a player that only supports one of two formats? Thats a good examle of how the consumer can tell the industry what to do and what not to. Next thing you know i will start buying movies that first drop AACS

Posted by Coconut on Monday 06 March 2006 16:49

The two camps officially *forbid* any drive that combines the two technologies, so how can LG violate that rule?

Posted by bkf on Monday 06 March 2006 17:16

how can LG violate that rule?

$$$$$ Money $$$$$

All rules were made to be paied for

Posted by Dennis_Olof on Monday 06 March 2006 18:18

*SIGH* this is only becaus of the "format wars". If they stoped this stupid thing, we could have BLU-RAY or HD-DVD right now.

I will be sticking to DVD for a long time, I am not counting on any release of any new format soon. They will continue to fight over standards, connectors (hdmi) and all that crap.

URK

Posted by shimman on Monday 06 March 2006 18:26

i think through the cross licensing deal with toshiba.

dual format (+dvix & dvd i think) would be a good sing for consumers...i hope the price won't be like sum of two players

Posted by DJ Specs on Monday 06 March 2006 22:34

I'll never buy this stuff... DVD is good enough.

Posted by Shadowman69 on Tuesday 07 March 2006 09:01

I will consider buying a next gen blu laser player when the technology will be more stable and when will be valid titles originally recorded in FULL HD.

If someone know technology a bit he should also know that it's worthless to spend another time $$$ to buy a movie you already have in DVD if this movie was not originally recorded in HD.

From VHS to DVD it makes sense for a lot of issues but from DVD to BD o HDDVD NOT! So they will have serious difficulty in having a success like when the DVD hit the market...

Posted by ninja_xxx on Tuesday 07 March 2006 16:12

looks good but a little too big...nice color too

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