LG Intros $999 BH200 Super Blu Combo HD Player

Realizing that Samsung's BD-UP5000 was going to give the original hybrid BH100 a run for its money, LG announced the more competitive BH200 Super Blu Player for watching both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. It'll cost $999 when it ships in October, and will include support and features its $1,200 predecessor sorely lacked: More »

LG BH100 Hybrid Disc Player Plus 10 Free HD DVD or Blu-ray Discs!

I rarely use exclamation points in my headlines, but this deal seems too sweet not to. I'm talking about a LG Super Blu hybrid disc player that can play back HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs for $1200, plus any combination of Ten in stock HD DVD or Blu ray discs, for free. More »

WSJ Pulp Bite: Mossberg and the New War to End the HD Format War

Walt Mossberg, the WSJ's master chief of gadgetdom, reviews LG's hybrid HD disc BH100 Super Voltron Blue (or whatever). His take is like our take. Most interestingly, Mossberg tangentially points out a very funny thing: The LG is flawed because it won't play HD-DVD interactive content. But LG won't necessarily release a perfect successor because the cominghybrid HD-DVD/Blu-Ray discs threaten its sales. Come again? More »

Next-Gen Media Giveaway Final Day: Last Chance to Win the LG BH100 Hybrid Player

It is the last day of our Next-Gen Media Giveaway, meaning it is your last opportunity to enter to win the LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD DVD Player. Each day this week I presented a trivia question about the player. If you got it right you were entered into the contest. Follow the link here if you missed any of the previous trivia questions. Over the weekend, our programmed Robosapiens will tally all of the correct answers and randomly select a winner that will be announced on Monday. (Trivia Question Hint: Read the freaking review!)–Travis Hudson More »

Sizemodo: LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Actually Smaller Than Standalones

How is this possible? How does LG's Blu-ray/HD DVD player end up being smaller than the cheapest HD DVD and Blu-ray player? Apparently by skimping on the HD features, though we don't imagine that'd add any noticible size to the device. More »

Blu-ray vs HD DVD Playground Fight

We're all painfully aware of the high-def war going on between Blu-ray and HD DVD, but CE Pro's Jason Unger brings the frontline a little closer to home as he talks with reps from both sides of the camp. More »

Unboxing LG's BH100 HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Player

Despite all the controversy, it appears LG's dual-format DVD player has safely made its way into Gadgetaholic's headquarters, and lucky for us, they were nice enough to give the BH100 the ritual unboxing it deserves. The unit clearly has the official Blu-ray logo, but not the official HD DVD logo, so all that earlier talk about it not getting the DVD Forum's stamp of approval proved to be true. The player itself looks pretty slick, our only nitpick is the remote, which looks a little low end for such a pricey piece of machinery. – Louis Ramirez More »

LG Dual-Format Player Already on Sale

First we heard it was getting canned, then we found out it'd be available, but sans the DVD Forum's approval, and now we hear rumors on AVS Forums that LG's all-loving high-def player is already on sale at a certain CompUSA in Dallas, Texas. An AVS member was even able to take a few shots of the player in the wild. If any readers in the Dallas area have seen the BH100 in their stores, hit us up in comments to confirm. And kudos to LG for generating all this much-deserved buzz around their player without spending a dime on marketing. – Louis Ramirez More »

LG Press Event: Super Multi Blue Blu-ray/HD DVD Player $1,199

CENTERPIECE: Super Multi Blue: Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player that's launching end of January. Available first week of February. More »