“The format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD has finally reached consumers, now that Samsung is shipping the BD-P1000 Blu-Ray player to retailers. The BD-P1000 ($999.99 list), will go on sale June 25th, making it the first Blu-Ray player to hit the market. Until now, the only high-definition video player shoppers could buy has been the Toshiba HD-A1, which has been in short supply,” Dan Costa reports for PC Magazine.
Costa reports, “The BD-P1000 is twice the price of the HD-A1, but Jim Sanduski, senior vice president of marketing for Samsung’s Audio and Video Products Group, says that won’t hurt sales. ‘Dealer demand is really strong,’ Sanduski says. ‘Yes, we are double the price of HD-DVD, but we are confident people will buy as many as we can build.’
“The Samsung BD-P1000 supports full 1080p playback, something the first generation of HD-DVD players do not. The BD-P1000 also up-converts conventional DVDs to 1080p to improve video quality. The player comes with HDMI, Component, S-video, and composite outputs,” Costa reports. “The BD-P1000 will be sold at more than 200 retail locations, including Best Buy, Tweeter, and Circuit City.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Too Hot!” for the heads up.]
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