There's
been rumors floating that Samsung was going to release a blue laser player that
would play both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs. This would be pretty cool! So, of
course it isn't true. According to the people at HD Beat, they got on the phone and spoke with a PR person (they
don't lie and I love that!) from Samsung, who said they are solidly behind
Blu-ray and will not be producing a hybrid player.
are sorry to inform you that Samsung has no current plans to release such a device. None, what so ever. We contacted Samsung Electronics America's PR department this morning after this story was on Digg's front page. A rep was very happy to talk to us and indicated that, yes, it is just a rumor. She provided us with this statement from a few days back. Samsung Electronics is fully committed to the Blu-ray format and currently only has plans to introduce a Blu-ray player to the market. |
Well, so much for hedging your bets! We can all rest
assured though, that if both formats should flourish in the marketplace too
long, that hybrid players will be available from someone! Actually, maybe if
this would occur, two formats would be a good thing! We could at least then have
competition between formats, that could tend to keep prices falling. What do you
think? Are two formats better than one?
Source: HD Beat
