CES 2008: Samsung Unveils BD-UP5500

Samsung today announced the upcoming dual format BD-UP5500. However the press conference did not give specifics, such as a release date. Interestingly, the Samsung home product rep Nelson Allen did not even refer to Blu-ray or the "other format", just saying that the player will play "any HD format disc you have". No specifications were given other than 1080p with 24fps playback, other information reveals it will be BD profile 1.1 compliant. No word on audio formats supported at this time.
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Tizflizz  » Jan 06, 2008
Thats awesome. First post WOOT!!

NoQuestion  » Jan 06, 2008
this is nice and all but i will wait for the 1500 that they announced as well for either may/june for $399 . That will be my new living room player and ill move the 1400 upstairs to my bedroom.

savage1984  » Jan 06, 2008
"any HD format disc you have" then "it will be BD profile 1.1 compliant." That's bizarre, but hopefully it means that hd-dvd is being stripped from normal discussion of hd media. Kind of how betamax doesn't even register with most people of my generation. I'm 23.

nhaase  » Jan 06, 2008
I would not be surprised if this goes the way of the Onkyo HD DVD player when it debuted in Italy.

NoQuestion  » Jan 06, 2008
so is the 5500 different from the 5000 that is out in some places now?

dgator783  » Jan 06, 2008
waste of money.....

Fozziwig  » Jan 06, 2008
It will be a nice machine for the red ants to transition over to Blu-ray. At least it would be, but they can't afford it, can they?

richard lichtenfelt  » Jan 06, 2008
I've always been blu only so this holds no interest to me. All movies that are of the "any hd format" besides blu will be coming to blu soon.

Iron Rodent  » Jan 06, 2008
Dont buy this or any other Samsung products!! Their poor customer service and inability to produce firmware updates in a timely manner is substandard. I'm still waiting to watch POTC 3 on my Samsung BD-P1200. I spent $800 on that player when it first came out. Very displeased with their apathy towards their customers!

Elandyll  » Jan 06, 2008
I think the BDP1500 has been anounced with DTS HD MA

DrinkMore  » Jan 06, 2008
Waste of resources, time and money. I doubt it will ever see the light of day.

Mr9BALL  » Jan 06, 2008
iron rodent fair dues to the hd player but don't critizise samsung coz they hav good merchandise and i ave 1 one of the're plasma's and a fine screen is it. as they say look before the jump.

retablo  » Jan 06, 2008
i have the samsung BDP-1000 and I can watch POC3 fine. no problems with customer service or firmware updates.

Mr9BALL  » Jan 06, 2008
let us get thei straight on this forum anybody who who has a complaint about there a/v equipment has themselves too blame. as a audiophile myself i would only buy what i have heard or seen for myself. if you can not have the time to view or hear anything you buy, please be quiet.

Mr9BALL  » Jan 06, 2008
sorry for being harsh but this is for blu-fans right. luv u all for the support of blu

Beta-guy  » Jan 06, 2008
OMG it'll play VMD?

clyon  » Jan 06, 2008
Mr9BALL - 'let us get thei straight on this forum anybody who who has a complaint about there a/v equipment has themselves too blame' So it is MY fault that samsung will not release an update in a reasonable time? This thing will be canned in no more then 3 months.

EricJ  » Jan 06, 2008

Er, think "Any HD format you have" meant that this was that long-awaited Samsung second/third-generation HD/Blu player that was going to come out about this time, except....for some strange reason, that now doesn't sound like such a hot-selling item anymore. (So, seems "It'll play HD-DVD disks, too!" has now become "It'll play, uh...ANY kind of hi-def disks!--Heck, how many kinds are there that you could put in, heh? ^_^'' "

Mr9BALL  » Jan 06, 2008
clyon that is what i mean by knowing what is future-proof. we all can be naive when purchasing goods but asking and reading about what we are buying is now more important than ever in this day of blu. we all make mistakes believe me me too. even monster he he he!!!! (sorry)

Tizflizz  » Jan 06, 2008
I think it's awesome they don't even acknowledge HD-DVD in their statement.It's a complete waste of money though.

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