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Report: Samsung Cancels BDP-2400 Blu-ray Player, Delays BD-UP5000 Dual-Format Player

Mon Oct 01, 2007 at 07:55 AM ET
Tags: Samsung, Dual-Format Players (all tags)

Although they were among the most eagerly anticipated of the season, it seems two of Samsung's previously-announced next-gen players will not hit store shelves later this month as originally planned.

WesleyTech.com first broke the news late Friday that Samsung had cancelled its higher-end BDP-2400 Blu-ray Player. Later, it was revealed that the manufactuer would also delay the launch of its dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray player, the BD-UP5000.

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Both players had originally been expected to hit store shelves before November 1st.

As announced by Samsung back in July, the BDP-2400 was set to be a slightly higher-end cousin to the just-released BDP-1400, including all of the later player's features, plus Samsung's proprietary de-interlacing technology.

The dual format BD-UP5000 player is now expected to hit store shelves sometime in December.

As we've previously reported, Samsung will be the second manufacturer to market an dual player capable of playing HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, following the introduction of LG's BH100 in January of this year. LG plans to release its own new dual-format player (the BH200) later this month.

There's no official word yet from Samsung (nor any explanation for the apparent change in plans), but retailers are corroborating WesleyTech's report.

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Related links:
Samsung BDP-2400 Blu-ray player canceled (updated) [WesleyTech]
Earlier on High-Def Digest:
LG's 2nd-Gen Dual Format HD DVD, Blu-ray Player Due in October
More Details in for Samsung's Third-Gen Blu-ray Players
First Details on LG's Blu-ray/HD DVD Dual-Format Player


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