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Originally Posted by deacongreg
delling001,
You know, I one that loves the Blu - Ray/HD - DVD picture, but, am waiting to see what is going to happen. A universal player plays everything, except high definition discs. That is where I am staying for now. Now, as far as universal HD players, I don`t know about that. I believe this format war is tricky, and most manufacturers have chosen their allegiance as to which side they are on.
I have not heard of anyone joining LG in marketing a universal Blu - Ray/HD player. Now, a full blown universal, that does ALL formats, including HD, that would be something. But, do not hold your breath.....................
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deacongreg,
Your comments are interesting and to some extent strengthened by me on a different front the other day (after I posted my original interest below). I went into a major A/V chain in San Jose and they had players for each Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, AND the LG Universal HD player to look at. An obvious point I did not pick up on earlier was the price point for the LG Universal HD player.... $1199. Not exactly a compelling reason to go that route considering what you can buy the individual Blu-Ray and HD-DVD format players for today. However, that is a lot of hardware to keep adding to the shelves too.... and a competitively priced universal option that can someday also bridge those two HD formats (along with all other formats as you mentioned) for the consumer (ala Oppo style) would be compelling I think. I guess this technology is all too new to the marketplace for nice to haves at this point however...?? Thanks for your reply, and I too will keep watching how these competing HD formats continue to push marketing strategies in effort to reach consumer critical mass over the other.