Samsung Invites Newcomers into the World of HD Home Entertainment with New Duo HD Player

[Shane]

Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, introduces a new Duo HD disc player offering the ideal solution for those consumers new to the world of HD home entertainment. In addition to the Blu-ray and HD DVD playback capability found in the CES 2008 Innovation Award Honoree BD-UP5000, the next-generation BD-UP5500 is a fully functioning Blu-ray Bonus View player packaged in a slim and sleek cabinet design. Opening access to both HD formats for a wider consumer audience with this new Duo HD player, Samsung continues its commitment to developing products that make life simpler through its breadth of innovative technologies. Both the Samsung BD-UP5000 and BD-UP5500 Duo HD Players will be on display at booth #11033 during the International Consumer Electronics Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 7 through 10.

Designed to invite both novices and aficionados into a world of vivid HD picture quality, Samsung's BD-UP5500 next-generation Duo HD player brings...

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[mmayer54]

Samsung has been touting the BDP-UP5000 since the August CEDIA show, yet hardly anyone has been actually selling it. Now, at the 2008 CES, they introduce the 5500. What goes?

[Richard]

Who sold one? My understanding is it has yet to be released. Last I checked it was slated for FEB 2008, nearly a 3 month delay from when I checked last year...

[mmayer54]

I said ALMOST no one, because I too, hadn't senn any sold. "ALMOST" was in case someone in this discussion might actually know on any that may have hit the market.

My point is that: It is "mid-boggling" to even be introducing a 5500 (no real special improvement), when the 5000 hasn't even hit the shelves yet!