Future-Watch:-LG brings compromise to DVD format wars
LAS VEGAS — LG Electronics will begin selling a dual-format high definition player designed to call a truce in the continuing war between rival DVD formats.
The model BH100, dubbed “Super Multi Blue,” will play discs in the Blu-ray format, backed by a group led by Sony Corp. LG is a member of the Blu-ray consortium.
It will also play discs in the rival HD DVD format, which is backed by a consortium headed by Toshiba Corp.
But while it will display the full range of interactive features contained on Blu-ray discs, such as menus that appear while the film is playing, it will not play similar interactive elements contained on HD DVD discs.
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