Savvy buyers will also notice that the BH200 sports the official HD DVD logo, unlike the BH100, which could play HD DVDs but did not support all of the features required for official certification. The center of the unit features both the Blu-ray and the HD DVD logo, and the appropriate logo lights up when you insert a disc, which is a nice touch. Like most set-top boxes these days, it is glossy black, but LG manages to pull it off without looking tacky. The BH200 is one slick-looking disc player. On the other hand, the vast majority of buyers are better off sticking with Blu-ray and hoping the format war ends sooner rather than later. If you need to play all the high-definition movies currently available, can't deal with two separate players, and don't mind its quirks, the BH200 is a solid combo player-especially from a video quality perspective. On the other hand, it still has its quirks and limitations, including lackluster high-resolution audio support, no ability to output at 24 frames per second, and an annoying bug on DVD playback that makes it unusable as a DVD player for home theater fans. The BH200 has made some significant improvements over its predecessor, the BH100, including faster disc loading times, excellent image quality on Blu-ray discs and HD DVD, and full support for interactive HD DVD features. You can currently buy a $400 Sony PlayStation 3, and a $300 Toshiba HD-A35, getting playback of both formats, for less money. Aside from the increasing irrelevance of HD DVD, the biggest knock against the BH200 is price.
Combo players have been a tough sell from the start.
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