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Samsung to Launch Dual Blu-ray HD DVD Player

Posted by Zonk on from the best-of-both-worlds dept.

narramissic writes "File this one under 'if you can't beat em, join em.' Samsung, one of the main backers of the Blu-ray Disc format, Friday said it plans to release an optical disc player this year that will play both Blu-ray Disc and the rival HD DVD format. With the announcement, Samsung becomes the second company to shift from a single-format stance (LG launched a dual player in North America earlier this year.) 'Our main concern is with the consumer and not a particular technology,' said Samsung spokesman Kwak Bumjoon."

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  1. Translation by Overzeetop · · Score: 5, Funny

    The quote is actually missing some words, let me fill it in for you:

    "Our main concern is with guaranteeing that the consumer's money ends up in our pockets, and in ensuring that our revenue stream does not depend on a particular technology"

    There, that makes more sense.

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  2. Kinda OT but... by Thalagyrt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone else find the spokesman's name hilarious?

    Kwak Bumjoon!

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    1. Re:Kinda OT but... by kidcharles · · Score: 3, Funny

      File that one under non-English names have unfortunate or funny connotations to English speakers. Another one of my favorites is a Native American tribe that runs a casino in Wisconsin:

      Ho Chunk

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  3. Re:MMMhm... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are we still talking about the HD/Blu-ray thing or are we on to the PC/Mac thing again?


    warning: The above content may test positive for sarcasm and/or could be a failed attempt at humor and as such should be taken with a pound of salt.

  4. Re:MMMhm... by Mockylock · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think I was centered more around the PS3/360 thing.

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  5. Re:I can see where this is going. Seen it before. by jizziknight · · Score: 4, Funny

    HD-DVD and Blu-ray are going the way of the dodo. Now it's fixed.
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  6. 10 LET M$ = "Microsoft" by tepples · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally Could the slash dot filter PLEASE stop people from writing M$ instead of MS. (;_;)

    Then how can we paste classic BASIC code?

    10 LET M$ = "Microsoft"
    20 PRINT M$;" put too much DRM in Windows Vista."
    30 END

    Use of the "M$" moniker on Slashdot often appears to refer to Microsoft's legacy as a developer of BASIC interpreters.

  7. Re:MMMhm... by Digital+Pizza · · Score: 4, Funny

    I agree that the dollar-sign substitution thing has grown old, but somehow "MICROS~1" still makes me smile :)

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