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LG to begin using Broadcom Chips in its dual-format HD players

8 November 2007 18:21 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 3 comments

LG announced yesterday that it had selected Broadcom's integrated dual HD disc format system-on-a-chip to power its next dual-format HD player.

Broadcom boasts that there chips are the only ones in the industry that can completely support HD DVD's HDi and Blu-ray's BD-Java among other mandatory requirements.

According to Broadcom, the chips support "the H.264/AVC, VC-1, MPEG-2, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD audio and video standards, and features backwards compatibility and DVD-R, DVD-VR, and CD support as well."

So far, the high prices of dual format players have kept many from purchasing, considering most players run around $1000 USD. You can purchase a Blu-ray and HD DVD player separately for under $600 USD combined.

"Our universal system-on-a-chip and software solution brings us one step closer to ending the confusion surrounding the current format war by supporting both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats at the highest performance levels," Broadcom's consumer electronics chief said in a statement.

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sk8flawzz (Member) 9 November 2007 20:31
these dual players need to drop their prices QUICK plus offer some kind of 'exclusive' deal of free movies, 5 HD DVD + 5 Blu Ray kind of thing, ya know? [ + quote]
entilzah (Newbie) 10 November 2007 17:17
one player instead of 2 on the shelf its got me thinking already [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 29 November 2007 17:27
I love this idea however i just wish that some other brand came up with the idea about this dual format player i remember samsung is also doing something in regards to this kinda thing. I'll be waitinng to see what they do to this. [ + quote]