Could the HD-DVD vs Blue-Ray wars end with a whisper instead of a bang? It sounds like a complete possibility now that Korean-based electronics manufacturer LG announced that it will debute the world’s first dual-format high definition disc player next week at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. That’s right, Blu-ray and HD-DVD living in perfect harmony.
It unclear right now if LG has the blessings of Blu-ray camp (Sony and its partners) or the HD-DVD camps (Toshiba, Microsoft, et al), but the introduction of this drive could be good news for consumers and the movie industry, which has been scrambling to fill both format platforms with new content.
Most industry watchers believe all format supporters got little more than coal this holiday season, and consumers generally ignored the new set-top players from Sony, Samsung, and Toshiba. There are laptops with the new players, (and some burners as well, but it’s too soon to project sales penetration on those).
LG offered few details on its planned dual-format player launch at the CES Show, but its press release does make the company’s goals clear: “LG expects this technological breakthrough to end the confusion and inconvenience of competing high-definition disc formats for both content producers and consumers.”
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