Samsung Ships the First Blu-Ray Player

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday June 15, 2006 @11:17AM 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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Re:Wow... by Jherek+Carnelian · 2006-06-15 12:04 · 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.