LG has finally announced that its "Super Blu" BH200 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player is now available at retailers nationwide, for the not so low price of $999. In addition to playing both HD formats, the player also has the somewhat notable distinction of being the first player to support Blu-ray profile 1.1, although you'll still have to wait a while to take advantage of that particular feature. Otherwise, you'll get full 1080p support (including upscaling of DVDs), HDMI 1.3, component and composite video outputs, digital optical and analog audio outputs, and a LAN port, not to mention a USB port on the front for impromptu slide shows or music playback.
LG BH200's key features
- Full HDi support on HD DVD discs
- Picture-in-picture support for both HD DVD and Blu-ray (fully Blu-ray profile 1.1 compliant)
- 1080p output at 24 frames per second
- Onboard decoding for Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD
- Bitstream output for DTS-HD Master Audio
- HDMI 1.3 output, with Deep Color support
- Ethernet port
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