Samsung delays dual-format Blu-ray, HD DVD player?

Samsung delays dual-format Blu-ray, HD DVD player?

Daniel Fleshbourne on 02 October 2007 - 10:23 · 3 comments & 2511 views

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Samsung has thrown its weight entirely behind its dual-format Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD player and will de-emphasis its BD-only offerings, online reports suggest. However, the two-format machine, the BD-U5000, may have been delayed. Separate reports point to a December release in the US, with the European debut taking place early in 2008.

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#1 mlauzon76 on 02 Oct 2007 - 12:34

There was a report earlier this year -- or was it late last year -- that Broadcom developed a software-on-a-chip solution that could change the strength of the blue laser depending on whether you put a HDDVD or BluRay DVD into the drive...wonder whatever happened to this, as we'd have dual players a lot earlier?!

(1 reply) #2 zivan56 on 02 Oct 2007 - 16:49

There is already a player that supports both released by LG quite a while ago...

#2.1 PeterTHX on 03 Oct 2007 - 02:32

This is the first player to support both formats interactive features fully.

The LG doesn't do that.

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