LG’s BH200 HD DVD

Although we were able to get the BH200 to pose for a few glamour shots back at CEDIA, the recently released player has just now got around to checking in for a review. According to Home Theater Mag, the BH200 exhibited “stunning” image quality from both Blu-ray and HD DVD titles, and moreover, the video processing (DVD upconversion included) was “as good as any it had seen in a disc player.” Unfortunately, the (high) praise essentially ended there. First and foremost, it made little sense to the reviewer to pay such a high premium ($999) for a dual-format unit unless you place a great deal of value on size and convenience. Beyond that, the player really dropped the ball on high-resolution audio playback, as HTM couldn’t even get it to output Dolby TrueHD in multichannel form from “any output, at any resolution.” Overall, the BH200 turned out to be a mixed bag, and while strict videophiles may find nothing to kvetch about, its inability to handle certain audio codecs was viewed as a “serious shortcoming.” Nevertheless, there’s much, much more where this came from if you’re in the market, so head on over to the read link to catch the full spill.

[Via AVSForum]