View Full Version : LG kills Blu-ray model
While Samsung backed down earlier this year on plans to produce a combo Blu-ray/HD DVD player, it looks like hometown rival LG is picking up that particular gauntlet, and may introduce its own dual-format player later this year. According to an internal memo sent by an LG executive to the company's US sales force, LG is dropping plans to introduce its first Blu-ray player, the BD199, which was originally planned for this spring (and which the company was proudly showing off at CES just two months ago) due to "uncertainty in this early stage of the market for pre-recorded high-definition optical discs." Instead, the company will consider developing a dual-format player, which could be available as early as the fall. The announcement comes just a few weeks after LG signed an HD DVD patent-sharing agreement with Toshiba, and seems to indicate that the company is intent on hedging its bets as the BD/HD DVD war begins in earnest.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/03/lg-kills-blu-ray-model-considers-combo-player/
Looks like it'll be a long long time before we see a winner to this war... if there will be one.
I still think on demand or movie download services will take off before either Blu-ray or HD-DVD settle in.
Dead_EyeRO720
03-09-2006, 21:09
I still think on demand or movie download services will take off before either Blu-ray or HD-DVD settle in.Ehh... I have On Demand with Comcast, and I like it, but I always prefer having physical media when I want to own something and not just rent it. I can see it now: in ten years I'll still be the stubborn one who still goes out and buys discs when I could just download it. 8) I's mainly because with a disc you don't have to worry about how much space is on your drive or that it will be lost when the computer dies.
Getting back to the original post, this looks like a move to cover their tail-ends so that whatever wins, they're all set. It's a good safety measure, and allows them to be as neutral as possible.
All i can say is this has to be good news the more companies that support dual formats will make it easier on the consumer and leave the choice of what disc to buy not what hardware to buy. that way we can change our minds later if we don't like one format.
edit: 800th post for me :)
WhatRuOn
03-10-2006, 15:00
Ehh... I have On Demand with Comcast, and I like it, but I always prefer having physical media when I want to own something and not just rent it. I can see it now: in ten years I'll still be the stubborn one who still goes out and buys discs when I could just download it. 8) I's mainly because with a disc you don't have to worry about how much space is on your drive or that it will be lost when the computer dies.
Hey, I'll wait in line with you. :D
Dead_EyeRO720
03-10-2006, 20:30
Hey, I'll wait in line with you. Very Happy
I'll look forward to it :D .
edit: 800th post for me Smile
Nice! Congratulations, man.
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