I forgot to post an update on this yesterday morning, but I guess I was too excited by what had come through the front door that day: my own LG BH200 Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo player.
I bought it off a German guy on eBay and got it a week later.
There are two reasons for which I got this player, well actually three. First of all, my PS3 died a couple of days ago and is now under repairs (if they’ve even sent it there yet). Secondly, I took it because it is in fact Region Free, of course you have to do a little manipulation on the remote through the hexadecimal EEMP thingymabob; and it plays Blu-rays as well as HD-DVDs, which is a plus considering how the latter are dirt cheap nowadays, ti’s a good occasion to get some of those movies that aren’t out on BD or simply aren’t worth the price. And finally, it’s because I’ve wanted a standalone player for a while, just so I could watch some movies and just that.
Anyway, here’s a picture of the beauty (and the three HD-DVDs the seller kindly sent me extra):
