LG BH200 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player for $549.77

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LG BH200 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player at Onecall for $549.77
http://www.onecall.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=89416

LG BH200 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player at Amazon for $607.32
http://www.amazon.com/LG-BH200-Super...3821784&sr=8-1

[MikeV]

Futureshop.ca Canada BH200 $499.99 (Reg price $799.99)

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Originally Posted by MikeV

Futureshop.ca Canada BH200 $499.99 (Reg price $799.99)

sounds like Canada has a very good price. The OneCall sale is now over so here is the states Amazon is the lowest price.

[ccphilly1984]

i sence a price war goign on son... lg vs samsung... the new HDDVD supporter's best friends... and their blu-ray players have features that we are used to with outgood ol hd dvds...

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Dual Format player price war, now that sounds good

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[MikeV]

Give it a week or so. The BH200 list price has been drastically reduced.

Futureshop isn't losing any money on these.
The msrp in canada was 799.00 but dropped last week to 499.
I'd expect the US to catch up soon.

[Yoda]

Does this player handle HDi? If it does must buy.

[MikeV]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Does this player handle HDi? If it does must buy.

Hdi and java. Best of both worlds.

[Yoda]

One more question. Will a firmware update enable True HD?

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Originally Posted by Yoda

One more question. Will a firmware update enable True HD?

It will do TrueHD 2 Channel, not sure if it will ever do 5.1 or 7.1 decodes.

[DCSholtis]

I read in the manual that the BH200 is profile 2.0 compatible via software updates. This really true?

[MikeV]

Originally Posted by DCSholtis

I read in the manual that the BH200 is profile 2.0 compatible via software updates. This really true?

According to my LG rep, this player will be 2.0.

[DCSholtis]

Thanks!!! I'm looking to get this around July for my birthday.

[Centauri]

Originally Posted by MikeV

According to my LG rep, this player will be 2.0.

Is there any evidence to that that's more 'concrete'?

My interest in a BH200 was already pretty good. But if it'll be 2.0 for sure, my interest just went through the roof.

[MikeV]

Originally Posted by Centauri

Is there any evidence to that that's more 'concrete'?

My interest in a BH200 was already pretty good. But if it'll be 2.0 for sure, my interest just went through the roof.

I would wait until they make a formal announcement.
Since I purchased my unit at cost direct from LG, I based my purchase on my LG reps word that it will have a firmware upgrade to 2.0. (It does have an ethernet port and 1 gig storage). If it doesn't get the upgrade, it will be going back.

Mike