Samsung BD-UP5000 1080p HD-DVD Blu-Ray Disc Combo Player
tpstevens, Rate it all!
10 September 2008
Summary: Okay, more a Blu-ray player (pre. 2.0 profile) than HD-DVD, but supports full HD-DVD. I have to say the HD-DVD was ready at release, BD, not so much.
Summary: Samsung BD-UP5000 1080p HD-DVD Blu-Ray Disc Combo Player This is the Samsung combo HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player released earlier (and since discontinued, as I understand
Summary: My main complaints: It won't play discs with a printed label stuck on them, there are a few HD titles that won't play (the Planet Earth series is one), and you have to
Summary: Looks like the firmware update everyone is mentioning was put up on the Samsung web site today. My unit is still in shipping so I'm not able to tell you more.
Summary: I use this player and so far it works very well. I do have to "reboot" it from time to time for some reason but that's no different than the Sony BDP-S300 and the Toshiba...
Summary: Even though Blu-Ray won the format war, I still wanted a dual format player. You can find HD-DVD movies for 1/2 to 2/3 the cost of Blu-Ray discs.
Great Picture, Upgrades fixed audio format playback and other issues.
R. Sabonjian "Cave Dweller", Amazon
17 April 2008
Summary: On the plus side, the picture is absolutly stunning, and isn't that what HiDef is all about? I have to give the edge to the HD DVD titles I have seen over the Blu Ray in...