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Samsung Ships the First Blu-Ray Player

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beat-ya-to-it dept.

DigitalDame2 writes "PCMag.com reports that beginning June 25th, consumers will be able to purchase the first Blu-Ray player: the Samsung BD-P1000. The BD-P1000 is twice the price of the HD-A1 ($999.99 list), but supports full 1080p playback, something the first generation of HD-DVD players do not. It also up-converts conventional DVDs to 1080p to improve video quality and comes with HDMI, Component, S-video, and composite outputs. The BD-P1000 will be sold at more than 200 retail locations, including Best Buy, Tweeter, and Circuit City, and 10 Blu-Ray titles will be available as well."

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  1. Re:Improve Quality? by Carthag · · Score: 4, Funny

    They've licensed the technology from CSI. You even get a voice recognition feature that lets you say "zoom... enhance... enhance"

  2. Don't watch them all in one day.. by AWhiteFlame · · Score: 4, Funny

    All 10 titles? You should -be- so lucky. Back in my day, we had -1- 240x180 AVI of a CGI dancing baby and we -liked- it. You young whippersnappers and your "1820q" and your "ePod" and your "skipe".

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  3. Sigh of relief sweeps Sony marketing HQ by WasterDave · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Thank god for that, the PS3 is starting to look halfway reasonable again".

    Dave

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