Just one short month ago I posted about LG’s upcoming Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid player that would be available in late March of 2007. But with a determined LG it looks as if the ambitious LG Super Multi Blue Player (model LG BH100) has hit the market ahead of schedule. With a hefty price tag of $1200 it makes one wonder, why the heck is this solution even being considered.

As of right now you are able to purchase a Xbox 360 with an external HD-DVD drive and a 20GB PS3 for under the cost of LG’s new hybrid player. Is the cost really worth the convenience of having one solid High Definition player, I highly doubt it. With the market already producing dual sided HD disc’s “1 side Blu-ray the other HD-DVD” I am willing to bet over priced hybrid players will be short lived in this High Definition race.