LG has announced its upcoming UK launch of the Super Multi Blue hybrid HD DVD and Blu-ray disc player, due to hit the stores in May according to this Pocket Lint report. However, even though LG has already launched it a few months ago in the US, the UK launch price will be £1,000 (~$2,000), working out around double that of its current US price. As a result, this player will only be affordable to early adoptors with deep pockets who want to save space under their set by purchasing a dual format player.
According to LG, while everyone agrees that Blu-ray and HD DVD will revolutionise the home entertainment market with the growing demand for content in HD, the launch of this player will eliminate the decision of whether to go with Blu-ray or HD DVD. However, like the US version of the BH100, this player will likely lack certain HD DVD features, such as HDi, Picture in Picture and so on.
