February 21, 2007

Review: LG BH100 Blu-ray/HD DVD player

The other day we told you about Consumer Report's first look at the LG BH100 Blu-ray/HD DVD player. Now we've found one of the first full reviews of the BH100 at Hometheater.About.com. Robert starts out his review:

The BH100 is the new hybrid Blu-ray Disc / HD-DVD combo player from LG. Dubbed "Super Multi-Blue", the BH100 plays both Blu-ray Discs and HD-DVDs at full 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output. In addition, the BH100 is playback compatible with standard DVDs and the DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW recordable formats, but is not compatible with standard audio CD playback. In addition, standard DVDs are upscaled to 720p or 1080i via the HDMI output. To find out more about the BH100, and whether it might be right for you, check out the rest my Review.

The review is pretty positive and finishes:

I give the LG BH100 4.5 out of 5 Star rating. If LG (or another maker) would introduce a Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo player with CD playback, full HD-DVD iHD access, more comprehensive audio output options via HDMI, both 1080p/24 AND 1080p/60 output, and a lower price, then you would have a 5 Star winner.

At HomeTheater.About.com

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