Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., a leader in consumer electronics and digital media technologies, and the first company to introduce a Blu-ray disc player will introduce a dual format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player in time for the holidays.

Samsung's Duo HD player (BD-UP5000) will fully support both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats and their interactive technologies, HDi and BD-Java. With the Duo HD consumers can

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why in the world you dont disclose the retail price?what good is your stupid article w/out any idea what possible estimated retail cost?give me a break!

I would like to know the retail price as well, but Samsung is apparently not ready to announce that.

Please note that this is simply a re-publishing of their press release through our "Bulletin" service.

Thanks,

- Shane

I am sorry for being so rude.Thank you for your prompt response.

Can you tell me if Samsung's new BD-UP5000 dual DVD player has the capacity for the HD DVD (mode) to play 1080p media (like the second generation Toshiba players)?
I am assuming the Samsung BD-UP5000 will support 1080p in the Blu-ray mode, since this article says that this "Duo-player" is being released with Samsung's next generation DVD line-up.
But correct me, if my assumption is incorrect.
Thanks.
fpnovak