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LG BH100 HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player in the wild and on sale
Whoa, that was quick. The story of LG's BH100 has moved from myth to reality quicker than some companies can even craft a marketing campaign, and astoundingly enough, the hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray player has not only been captured on camera, but it's available for sale. You read right, LG's $1,199 harmony machine is apparently already leaking into a few CompUSA locations, and although we didn't know how its inability to play back HDi would effect the release status, we're now seeing that it beat the February 4th presumptions by a solid two weeks, and although it clearly lacks an "official" HD DVD logo, it seemed to handle The Hulk just fine. So if you just can't hold back your desire for a two-faced player any longer, and can track down a stocked CompUSA location, you can pick up your very own BH100 starting today. Click on through for a few more sneak peeks, and be sure to hit the read link for the full skinny.[Via CNET]
Truth in advertising: Compusa's I-O Data AVLP2/DVDLA "HD DVD" Player
Oh goodness. Take a look at this and tell us if you are as disappointed in Compusa as we are. On the bottom left of page 11 in their weekly sales-ad, lists a HD DVD player for only $199. Sounds like a great deal but if you do a little more research, the I-O Data AVLP2/DVDLA isn't a HD DVD player. You may remember that we covered the player a few weeks back It does, however, play both DiVX-HD and WMV-HD discs, but not standard HD DVDs. In fact, it doesn't even up-scale standard DVDs to high-def! We are sure that some over-zealous writer at Compusa miss-read the specs, but that isn't any excuse. Compusa is one the nations premier retail technolgy store and this should not have made it to printing press.So we repeat...THIS IS NOT A HD DVD PLAYER.
CompUSA is going to start selling Mitsubishi HDTVs
CompUSA is expanding their HDTV lineup with Mitsubishi. Starting on March 26th, they
are going to offer three of Mitsubishi's microdisplays in the majority of their stores. The sets are already on their
website - you have to search
for the 1080p WD-52627.
The best part though is that Mitsubishi is teaming up with CompUSA for a March Madness promotion, so you know what that
means. HDTV giveaways!Check out this link for more details, but from the look of things, anyone can enter and you do not have to buy anything. Good luck!
