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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. Wow... by martinultima · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A thousand bucks, and there will only be ten titles when it first comes out? Now I can see why only obsessive early adopters would want something like this – quite honestly, I just don't see the point of getting a $1000 device that can only play 10 titles (no matter how high-definition the titles and/or the point may be).

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    1. Re:Wow... by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 5, Insightful

      About 30 for HD-DVD http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/format.cfm?classID= 1
      and 25 within the next month for BLU-RAY http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/format.cfm?classID= 2

      Not that anyone in their right mind would purchase either since both formats are DRM - Defective Recorded Media.