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Friday, March 7, 2008
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Samsung Killing Second-Gen BP-U5500 Dual Format Player Before It Sees the Light of Day

4:45AM Matt Buchanan | Samsung just cancelled their US$599 second-gen dual format Blu-ray/HD DVD player, the BP-U5500, which was due out soonish. Looks like LG gets the dual player market for HD DVD flotsam all to its self. We bet they’re thrilled. [PC World] More »
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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LG Sticking With HD DVD: Dual Format Players to Ease the Pain

6:08AM Matt Buchanan | Seeing ponies where Toshiba sees death, LG isn’t letting go of HD DVD just yet. They’re going to keep popping out dual format HD DVD/Blu-ray players (new ones even), scraping up the remaining dregs of HD DVD and easing HD DVD adopters’ transition into this brave new Blu world. It might seem like they missed the memo, but if you ask who’s crying now, it’s not anyone with a dual format player. More »
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
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Awesome Dual Format Disc Player Imminent, Format War Only Theoretical Now?

7:52AM Brian Lam | Did you hear? The Samsung BD-UP5000 is coming with full HD DVD and Blu-ray support, including the best in class profile 1.1 support for picture in picture, etc for BD. At $1000, it isn’t cheap. But you’ll avoid the ugly situation of having to choose between a disc player that plays Casino Royale (BD) or Transformers (HD DVD). This is the first HD disc player we can recommend whole heartedly from a feature standpoint, but of course, it’s not that simple. I’m sure some of you will want to opt for the other choices. Maybe you want a game console with HD disc playback, or don’t have an HDTV yet. Maybe you’re interested but are waiting for the price points to drop on players. Thoughts? More »
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