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Samsung Planning Dual HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Player?
Thu May 18, 2006 at 01:44 PM ETTags: Hardware, Samsung (all tags)
They are the leading consumer electronics manufacturer backing the Blu-Ray
format, but is Samsung
planning a hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player for release by the end of the year?That's according to HDTV UK, who reports that recent comments by a Samsung exec to an German newspaper indicate the electronics giant may be prepping what could possibly be the first hybrid high-def DVD player that would allow onsumers to play both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs.
"It won't be simple but you'll see our solution in the coming year," said Choi Gee-Sung, head of Samsung Consumer Electronics about the company's plans to Financial Times Deutschland. "Consumers will be too confused otherwise," he added.
No further details were given by Gee-Sung about possible player specs, models or pricing. Samsung has yet to make any official comment on the statements.
- Related links:
- Samsung Plan Dual-Format High-Def DVD Player [HDTV UK]
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