Luxury Gift Guide

Best of Both HD Worlds

LG Super Blu combination HD DVD/Blu-ray player
www.lge.com
$749

Some of us initially chuckled at the idea of creating an all-in-one HD DVD and Blu-ray player as a way to defuse tensions in the high-def format war. With peace nowhere in sight, LG's player is looking increasingly like the harbinger of things to come. Concerned you'll opt for Blu-ray discs only to see HD DVD win the day? With a machine like the Super Blu, you can watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind, available only in the Blu-ray format, as well as HD DVD-only Shrek the Third without worry. Sure, it costs more, but hedging your bets always comes at a price.