LG's Super Multi Blue BH100 hitting retail en masse
By Darren Murph 
posted May 16th 2007 2:44PM
posted May 16th 2007 2:44PM
Although LG's Super Multi Blue standalone hybrid player snuck into a few CompUSA's before the street date and subsequently landed in several highly frequented big box retail locations, the firm is hoping to broaden the reach of its peace making device by getting it to more locales. The BH100 will reportedly ship en masse to the "800-plus network of US Best Buy stores" this June, and "at the same time, the player will spread to significantly more Circuit City outlets" than it's currently in. The company noted that as production hurdles have been overcome, it's growing easier to get these out to lesser-known stores, e-tailers, and a wider range of CCs and BBs, but interestingly, it was stated that there were "no announcements yet regarding a second-generation Super Multi Blue unit that might beef up its HD DVD capabilities."
Why wouldn't I just buy two players that actually support both standards, and pay less? Toshiba A20 + the new Panasonic DB for $200 less than this kludge.
yeah, not just support, but fully support which the lg does not. hd-a20 for 499, and the samung bd-p1200 for 800 (retail prices, and we all know its pretty easy to save hundreds off those two combined).
I'm awaiting Samsung's dual format machine this fall, hopefully it will deliver what LG can't.
One thing that the LG offers that no other does - or currently plans to: 1080p/24 for BOTH HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Upcoming releases offer this for Blu-Ray only with 1080p/60 for HD-DVD. This isn't an advantage for most, but it is for some.