LG adds features, cuts price on dual HD DVD player
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The BH200 "Super Blu Player", while 16% less than the model LG unveiled in January, still costs twice as much as stand-alone Blu-ray or HD DVD players.
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Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD? Regardless of your choice, you have lots of high-definition player options this holiday season.
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Unphased by the recent string of bad news for HD DVD, the company has gone ahead with announcements for dual-format chips for combo players.
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A new type of premium DVD player has emerged, converting a disc's images to greater resolution to take advantage of high-definition TV sets. A comparison of offerings from five makers.
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Toshiba has hammered another nail in the Blu-Ray coffin, by announcing a dual layer HD-DVD and DVD disc. This means that studios will be able to sell discs that have the DVD version on one side and the HD-DVD
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Imageon boosts DVD resolution, and new Geode conserves power.
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You pay for Blu-Ray... Review We previewed LG's Blu-ray drive a few weeks ago and it's the third Blu-ray burner we've tested, the first was the SH-B022 from Samsung, the second being Pioneer's BDR-101A. That had a 2x BD-R burn speed and cost Â£699 back in August, although it now fetches Â£520. In comparison, this new LG has a faster burn speed and retails for Â£459 - still a huge amount of money but an indication that prices are moving in the right direction...â¦
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With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced.
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Partnering with LG, the mail-order movie rental giant will stream movies to set-top HDTV boxes.
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Sony Corp. said Monday it is bringing out a cheaper player for Blu-ray discs early this summer, a crucial step in its battle to make the high-definition format the replacement for DVDs.
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Not a one-hit wonder from the 1980s, we promise Review The personal multimedia gadget arena is a very crowded one, and there can't be many consumers out there who aren't aware of it. However, it's still relatively young and product innovation is coming thick and fast. A bit of fresh thinking can go along way. And LG is as fresh as they come.â¦
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Another battle in the ongoing Format War Sony has cut $100 (Â£50/â¬74) off the recommended retail price of its new next-generation DVD player in an attempt to forge ahead in the Format Wars. The BDP-S300 now costs $499 (Â£250/â¬370) - half what the company's first dedicated Blu-ray player cost when it was launched six months ago.â¦
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Whether you go with Blue-ray or HD-DVD, high-definition DVD players abound this year. Here's a look at 10 players to keep in mind if you're buying one over the holiday season.
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So why buy HD DVD discs then? A week after the battle with Blu-ray Disc swung further toward that rival format, Toshiba said it will promote its players on their ability to upscale standard-definition content for HDTVs.â¦
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In a sign the high-definition format war is far from over, Toshiba on Monday dropped the suggested retail price of its entry-level HD DVD player to under $150. That puts the HD-A3 $250 cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 3.
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Memory-Tech and Toshiba today announced that they have developed a dual-layer ROM (read-only) disc that can store content in both the HD DVD and DVD formats.
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Added PSP functionality added includes Blu-ray to PSP movie transfers, GPS tracking, Skype support, and a 16GB memory stick.