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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. Does it even matter any more? by DrXym · · Score: 0, Troll

    I could see the point of a dual player if both formats had a future. But its looking increasingly likely that HD-DVD would be lucky to see the new year the way things are going. Given that, why would someone bother to buy a dual player, especially since the cost is likely to be substantially higher than a player that just played one format.

  2. Re:I can see where this is going. Seen it before. by Pluvius · · Score: 0, Troll

    HD-DVD is going the way of the dodo.

    Fixed.

    Rob