LG to stop combo players, will announce BD player at IFA

[Grubert]

You may remember how, in the wake of Toshiba's capitulation, LG announced that it would continue to make combo players because it was "necessary to provide a player which supports both formats and therefore create simplicity and convenience for the existing HD DVD consumer."

Well apparently that commitment was short-lived: they are finally stopping production of combo players.

"Surely, it is a very tough decision for us to halt the production of the combos, however, we will stop manufacturing the Super Blu series from the second half of this year," said a spokesman from LG Electronics.

"At the upcoming IFA show, the biggest consumer electronics show in Europe, we will unveil a new Blu-ray player to catch up with the industry trend," the spokesman said.