Some good news for all the Blu-ray enthusiasts over in the UK. According to some news which GristyMcFisty has spotted for us over at The Inquirer , Samsung will start to ship its Blu-ray player, the BD-P1000, in mid October this year. Together with the two bundled discs, SWAT and Legends of Jazz, the player will be available for approximately €1.500. And to have some other content available, Sony has also announced its plans to release some other Blu-ray titles on October 16th, these additional titles will be in the DVD cost range.
This first generation Blu-ray player has been known for having image quality issues when it has launched the US market a few months ago. According to Samsung Electronics, this issue has been solved and the unit is now ready for the launch in the UK.
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With Sky HD ready, the time is probably right for a Blu-Ray launch and Samsung believes we Brits in particular still like to own physical media rather than downloaded bytes. "It's not like we have broadband like Korea where you can download a movie in half an hour," said a spokesman. The Region 2 box is called the BD-P1000, plays at resolutions up to 1080p and is backwards compatible with CD and DVD formats although Samsung reckons some players from other vendors might not be. |
The slow US start of the unit three month ago and the much higher price (+€800!!) makes me believe that this start will be much worse than the US start was.
Source: The Inquirer
