Blu-ray News
Pretty entertaining news if you ask me : 5-disc special Blu-ray edition sets of Harry Potter include one HD-DVD instead of 5 Blu-ray discs. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was accidentally added to the set as HD-DVD CD. The studio behind the films, Warner, still supports both high definition formats - and that makes for confusing situations, as you can see. Obviously if you have one of the affected editions return it as soon as possible.
Universal HD Player
If you don’t want to pick a side yet, perhaps you should look into getting a universal HD player, which plays both formats. The LG BH200 is one of those. It may not be as feature packed as some of the other single format players out there, but it does allow you to sit back and not care about what format wins the war.
It’s a protracted battle between the HD-DVD and Blu-ray consortiums with no foreseeable let-up from both camps. So you have an option to either pick a side or sit out the tussle–which is what most folks are doing anyway. Alternatively, you could also go format neutral by embracing one of the two upcoming universal HD players, the Samsung BD-UP5000 or LG BH200. Here’s our take on the latter which has a slight edge over its Korean compatriot with up-to-date format compliancy.
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