More details on Samsung's $999 BD-UP5000 combo player {Engadget HD}

Sep 11th 2007 3:26AM "Okay and how is this better then $300 XA2 and $499 PS3? You get so much more and you are so so future proofing. I just don't see a point of buying these units except for having 1 device, but when you consider that the device will become obsolete as fast as you can say 4-5 months, I can't justify the purchase unless it's a sub $500 device."

Nfinity, If you are going to compare please use a fair comparison. This player has the Reon chip, 1080p24, 7.1 Analog outputs, HDMI 1.3 DTS-HD\MA (via firmware upgrade),ect, ect....For some this player will make a difference for others no. As for the Profile 1.1 the Ps3 hasnt been confirmed as complaint yet. If you want to the argument that it "should be" then you can do that for this player as well as it has the hardware for 1.1 AND 2.0 (broadcomm chip BCM7440) it may just need a firmware upgrade. As far as prices go please let me know a reputable place to buy a new Xa2 for 300$ that is NOT on sale. To be fair you need to compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges.