14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today launched the industry's first Blu-ray disc player and finally made us realize we can do something with our dusty High Definition movies. So guys?. release ?The Terminator? on Samsung?s player.
The Samsung BD-P1000 playbacks Blu-ray titles at the highest resolution available via a native 1080p HDMI output for movies digitally mastered in 1920 x 1080p, as the latest BD-P1000 is also able to up-convert conventional DVDs to 1080p through the HDMI digital interface so the image of any traditional DVD will be noticeable enhanced.
The BD-P1000 is backwards compatible and plays both standard DVDs and CDs in addition to supporting all DVD formats including, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, and DVD+R. Connectivity, on the other hand, includes HDMI, Component, S-video and composite outputs. Supported audio formats include: Dolby Digital & Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, MP3 and 192KHz LPCM.
"The emergence of Blu-ray is an enormous boon for HDTV owners, video enthusiasts, and for those who actively seek the best picture and sound possible in their home theater," said Jim Sanduski, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Samsung's Audio and Video Products Group. "Until now, there hasn't been a pre-recorded media solution for consumers to take full advantage of the pristine picture their HDTVs are capable of producing. As the first company to deliver a Blu-ray player in the U.S. market, Samsung has reinforced its commitment to provide our consumers with the most riveting and innovative home theater experience possible."
By including a memory card interface into the Samsung BD-P1000, the native high definition resolution contained in 2-megapixel and larger digital still pictures can be rendered on a high definition television via slide show functionality built into the player. Not such a new capability, as most of the players and other HD devices recently launched feature such a function.
In addition, Samsung has included a 10-in-2 multi memory card interface that supports all the major formats including Compact Flash, Secure Digital, XD Picture Card, Memory Stick and others
As you might already know, Blu-ray is one of the next generation optical disc formats and is supported by more than 170 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers. While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD?R, DVD?RW, and DVD-RAM rely on a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser which better utilizes the space on the disc allowing more than five times the amount of information.
The BD-P1000 is currently available at a suggested manufacturer?s price of $999.