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LG showed their BH100 Super Multi Blue player, which when originally released earlier this year was the world's first dual-format high-definition disc player. The problem with these dual-format players has been and continues to be that they're more expensive than buying a player in each format and until this changes they're unlikely to become popular with consumers.
We also found what promises to be the world's fastest Blu-ray burners, GGW-H20L (internal) and GGW-E10L (external), with an impressive 6x BD-R write speed. While these Super Multi Blue drives can record Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs they can only read HD-DVDs. LG also showed the GGC-H20L, an internal PC drive which has a 6x Blu-ray read speed. All of the Super Multi Blue drives shown by LG support reading and writing of DVDs and CDs as well. The only non-Super Multi Blue product they displayed was the GBW-T10N, a slim Blu-ray rewriter for notebooks, which can write Blu-ray discs at 4x and DVDs at 8x.
LG's hall
LG's BH100 player demos
LG's BH100 Super Multi Blue player
LG's GBW-T10N Blu-ray rewriter
LG's GGW-H20L Blu-ray rewriter
LG's GGC-H20L Blu-ray drive
LG's GGW-E10L Blu-ray rewriter
We also spent some time talking to an LG representative and although they are releasing dual-format products their focus is on Blu-ray. The BH100 for example is originally a Blu-ray player with HD-DVD playback added right before shipping it, so they didn't have time to add support for HD-DVD interactivity. When creating the Super Multi Blue burners and drives they also focused on Blu-ray recording and later added HD-DVD support. We weren't able to get an answer as to why none of their drives support HD-DVD recording.
The internal GGW-H20L rewriter will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $499 (€400). The internal GGC-H20L drive will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $399 (€300). Finally, the external GGW-E10L rewriter will cost $499 (€400), but won't be available until Q1 2008. We weren't able to get any information about the release date and pricing of the GBW-T10N Blu-ray rewriter.
dont worry HD DVD is getting Absorbed...BLU-RAY is the standard..adding HD DVD playback to a BLU-RAY RECORDER. HD DVD IS GETTING Absorbed...it will not be long now.HD DVD forced Absorbtion with or without The HD DVD promotional group's help...more and more OPTICAL drive companies are going to do just that with the record function that blu-ray already has the lead.
HD DVD is getting Absorbed.
Onkyo has announced a HD DVD player from their high end division Integra. However, Toshiba owns Onkyo which owns Integra. Do Integra and Onkyo have any choice not to make a HD DVD player? After the over whelming support for Blu-ray at last weeks IFA electronics show Toshiba is trying to show that they have support from other manufacturers when in truth there is none. In fact, Toshiba owns every manufacture who has made a HD DVD player to date. Toshiba also owns, RCA, Venturer, and several others I'm sure. Cheers,
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LG showed their BH100 Super Multi Blue player, which when originally released earlier this year was the world's first dual-format high-definition disc player. The problem with these dual-format players has been and continues to be that they're more expensive than buying a player in each format and until this changes they're unlikely to become popular with consumers.
