Hands-on with Samsung's BD-UP5500 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
NoQuestion @ Jan 8th 2008 11:53PM
what about the new stand alone player they announced coming in may/june? any pics of that one?
Mike @ Jan 9th 2008 1:42AM
This had a sug retail of $599...right? Still too high for me but if it streets under $499 then it has a good shot to be popular with potential blue ray buyers.
Rourkey @ Jan 9th 2008 5:50AM
Samsung could make a killing with this unit if it doesn't have any problems as HDDVD owners are sure to be looking for a blu ray player soon.
Mr. Seymour @ Jan 9th 2008 6:32AM
The 5500 is the answer to ALOT od people's problems.I support both HD movie formats and would love to have a full featured all-in-one.The Samsung BDP5500 at $599 seems like it would fit that bill VERY nicely.I can easily see this player selling aggresively o the street for about $450-$475 and gaining a strong loyalty from others that support both HD movie formats also.
eric @ Jan 9th 2008 8:20AM
oh this would look so good under my Samsung TV and it will play all my hd dvds and blu-rays and it supports lossless audio... announced $599, this could hit the streets at $399 or $499... = amazon might be hooking these puppies up for $299 or $399, at which i definitly would buy it... and then i can use my 360 addon as a pc drive and i can turn my crappy ps3 into a george foreman grill and i can play frisbee with the one and only game i bought for it (just so i could have something to try out the gaming ability on it)...
Maff @ Jan 9th 2008 8:42AM
that player has NO design, lol!
Korey @ Jan 9th 2008 12:26PM
no problem for me. It would only be seen when inserting a disc in, otherwise it would remain behind a closed door.
hopefully in 6 months it will be done below $299
Jody @ Jan 9th 2008 9:16AM
I wonder what the chances are that this could go BD-Live/Profile 2.0 with firmware. All of the neccessary hardware seems to be in the unit.
Jay D @ Jan 9th 2008 12:30PM
What ? No 7.1 analog audio outs ? Wow... that's a deal breaker for me...
Tim @ Jan 9th 2008 1:26PM
"What ? No 7.1 analog audio outs ? Wow... that's a deal breaker for me..."
Same here. One of the reasons I got the Tosh EP-35 HD DVD player was the analogue outputs for HD audio. Although only 5.1 but that's fine for now as I don't have the extra speakers. My not that old amp is not getting replaced just to get HDMI for HD audio, unless the player does full HD audio over HDMI and all HD audio formats for both HD DVD and Blu-Ray (something the PS3 can't even do!).
And for me to go Blu I need profiles 1.1/2.0 guaranteed (not just, "oh well it has an Ethernet port") also and no chance of any further spec changes in the next 5 years at least.
Hence I'll stick with HD DVD even if it's a dying format, until such time Blu-Ray is mature, then I'll be looking for a combo player probably as I doubt the current HD DVD discs with better features will be replaced any time soon on Blu-Ray with equivalent profile 1.1/2.0 features added.
Living outside the US I need a multi-region player also (though I would argue that US residents should too, as I know from DVD experience that it's not always the US who get the best releases).