LG BH100 High-Definition HD DVD/Blu-ray Player

by LG

Product Details

• Item Weight: 13 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 13 pounds
• ASIN: B000NNK9LY
• Item model number: BH100
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,090 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

LG's BH100 High-Definition HD DVD/Blu-ray Player is the easy way to deal with the "format wars" between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. The LG BH100 plays both, letting you experience both of these exciting new high-def formats with one convenient player. It also outputs the picture to a compatible HDTV in top-of-the-line 1080p resolution, for incredibly lifelike, ultra-detailed images. The player also includes decoders for two advanced new surround sound formats - Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD. DOn't get rid of your DVD collection just yet, either -- the BH100 also plays and upconverts regular DVDs as well. Stereo and 5.1-channel audio outputs Coaxial and optical digital audio outputs BD-Java interactive capability Includes multibrand remote control (works for most TVs) Dimensions(WxHxD) - 16-15/16 x 3 x 11-15/16

Customer Reviews

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1.0 out of 5 stars Won't let you play Special or Bonus Features on HD-DVD Discs!, September 25, 2007

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David Straub - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG BH100 High-Definition HD DVD/Blu-ray Player (Electronics)

None of your HD-DVD disc's special-bonus features can be played on this unit. ONLY THE MOVIE ITSELF! In fact, the title menu will not even appear when playing an HD-DVD disc.

YOU WON'T LEARN THIS THROUGH THE PRODUCT SPECS!

You can buy a regular $250 HD-DVD Player and it will play all of the features just fine, but this $1,000 unit won't! Go figure. Contacted LG, Customer Service Department, who said that they never obtained permission from Toshiba to allow this unit to play the special or bonus features on you HD-DVD disc.

So all you get for your $30 spent on an HD-DVD IS THE MOVIE...YOU FORFEIT THE INTERACTIVE MENU COMPLETELY!

This is an important detail LG fails to mention when advertising the product. An LG representative responded: "...well, we never said it COULD play the special features-interactive menu...why would we want to advertize that?" INDEED, WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO?

IN SHORT, THIS UNIT IS AN OVERPRICED BLU-RAY PLAYER THAT FUNCTIONS AS A "LIMITED" HD-DVD PLAYER.

Not recommended if you want to use the special/bonus features on your HD-DVD. Buying both HD-DVD and Blu Ray players would make more sense!