Samsung confirms delays for BD-P1000 Blu-ray player

by Marc Perton posted Apr 4th 2006 at 11:20AM

Looks like Toshiba isn't the only company with last-minute jitters about the market for next-gen optical disc players. Samsung has now confirmed rumors that the company's BD-P1000, its first consumer Blu-ray disc player, will be delayed from its original ship date of May 23 to sometime in late June. According to Samsung, the $999 player is being delayed due to "testing" needs, though we certainly can't rule out the possibility that at least one of the "tests" the company is planning will be a check of the amount of BD media in the marketplace by the launch date. Samsung still says its player will be the first Blu-ray unit to hit the US market, though Sony's BDP-S1 is currently scheduled for a July ship, so Samsung had better hope the tests are finished on time.

[Thanks, Jim]

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Tags: bd, bd-p1000, bdp-s1, blu-ray, blu-ray disc, hd, hd dvd, high definition, high-def, sony, sumsung, toshiba

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Dude @ Apr 4th 2006 1:55PM

FIRST COMMENT!!!

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1080boy @ Apr 4th 2006 4:22PM

Quite biased there Afterthought. Blue hd can kiss my torontonian ass. I wont buy them because they look, sound, and ARE an upconverted dvd. The only difference is price and manipulation of the companies over your movies.

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SND @ Apr 4th 2006 8:09PM

I thought Blu-Ray discs were being released by Sony in May regardless if a Blu-Ray player is going to be available.

That's what imdb.com reported last week.

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