No Delay For Samsung Blu-Ray

Just yesterday, news about the Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player release being delayed spread around the internet like wild fire, leaving a lot of Samsung customers disappointed. But this news sure will put a smile on their faces. The reported delay is NOT in the US market (I repeat not in the US) but in the UK, where they'd have to wait until autumn. As proof, right now, Amazon is already taking on pre-orders for this product. It sells for \$999.99 and is supposed to be released 2 weeks from now.

[OutLaw]

I guess that's why Sony is still releasing the movies next week.

[ACE]

I'M GETTING THE HD-DVD ,,,, ITS CHEAPER AND SAME QUALITY COS IT ONLY NEEDS 25GB FOR A HIGH DEF MOVIE ....

[OutLaw]

$999.99. It's funny how they don't want to add that penny so it could look like it doesn't cost a $1000.00. I'm Sold.

[andy capps]

True, it's that way for everything though. This player looks nicer than Sony's player, IMO. Looking forward to seeing both in person though.

[bernie]

Five Hundred Dollars for HD-DVD....
You do the math :)

[OutLaw]

1 HD DVD + 1 HD DVD = 2 HD DVD.

[Islandkiwi]

So for a grand I can watch 50 first dates and the fifth element? Wow!

I like the 5th element, but it's not a grand kind of like.

[Lucidmantra]

ROFLMAO... And it aint exactly a life long wish to see just exaclty how UGLY Bruce WIllis really is in HD DVD

[GamerX2]

That sounds official

[Lucidmantra]

LMFAO... Sometime around the second thursday of the week after the BluMoon and then a month after that.

[HyperBear]

bout you, but i dont really feeling like buying a $1300 movie player just for high-def movies. If im gonna get Blu-Ray, its gonna be thru the PS3, and i dont really lke the PS3 anyways. HD DVD for Xbox 360 will be like 199, if that, and its the same thing, and cheaper.

[Shadow Flare]

...the xbox 360 will be in total $600 anyway. 'My goodness, $600 is too much to pay for a game console blah blah blah'

You xbox fantwats are idiots

Not to mention online costs

And have u seen accessory pricing for the 360?

-$60 for a 360 wireless headset. $60!

10 headsets and i got myself a top of the range ps3

xbox 360 = value for money my ass

[HyperBear]

It may come to 600 bucks after the HD DVD drive, but at least the Xbox 360 thought more and strived for better games, than the ps3. All PS3 cares about is its Blu-Ray, and thats why there are either no good games being made for it, or there are just losing developers cause they are not focusing more on games. and likfe Kutaragi said, "PS3 is more of a computer than gaming console". So they've already decided games are not a big part of PS3, making PS3 useless, seeing is how if you have a PC or/and an Xbox 360, they care about games and online use 1st.

[andy capps]

You're saying that Sony doesn't care about games when they put out thousands for the PS2 and PS1? And good games, not just quantity. You're using a straw man argument when you say they don't care about games, yes they've said it's a computer and that it plays Blu Ray movies but of course they care about games. People were saying the same thing when the PS2 came out, this is just a repeat. The Playstation franchise has made a name for itself by the games, they're not suddenly going to quit making them and focus on movies.

[ACE]

what do you think lol ,,,

i would bet a million bucks that beta ray in ps3 will be of low quality like the dvd drive in the ps2 ,,,

THINK ABOUT IT ?

[Shadow Flare]

the dvd drive on ps2 is fine. If it did have any problems then they happened with launch ps2's not current ones

PS3 has blu-ray
360 has dvd

the hd-dvd add-on for 360 will bring it to a total of near $600

not every 360 gamer will buy a hd-dvd add-on. Therefore 360 games will be a mess of dvd and hd-dvd games

You are now seeing the repurcussions of the rashness of design of the 360 in order for it to be on the market first

And ms have practically abandoned the old xbox

THINK ABOUT IT

[MISSY E]

Shadow Flare what part of people don't have to buy add-ons if they don't wan't it do you not understand. Just think of it this way, what if MS was charging people $200 extra dollars for it's 360 core over the PS3 core with a Built in HD-DVD or Blu-ray. Think about it, yah!!! i thought so~!, it's the fanboy in you doing the reasoning. When Xmas hits People will ask the difference between 360/PS3 and HD-DVD/Blu-ray and in stores all over the world people will see them side by side and they will ask what the diference is and all the costumer service rep's will be able to say is that Blu-ray has the same Quality picture as HD-DVD but Blu-Ray has lots of storage (consumer???Hmm...)but!! HD-DVD has revolutionary feature's with interative customizable options for $500 bucks cheaper than Blu-ray. (((((((They are the same but one is cheaper))))))this is as far as it will go with the average shopper listening to the info about the difference between them. And as far as PS3 and the 360 goes the games will do all the talking. A few PS3 fanboy's don't speak for the milions still waiting for 360 or the people that just want one console and are waiting to see what they wan't. If MS where able to launch with more console's Sony fanboy's would'nt be so loud.

[Lucidmantra]

WHat makes you think I payed for a headset... I think it came with the Premium package right? Ohh yeah it did.... YOU FREAKING IDIOT!!!!

I think it has been stated many timews the HDDVD will not be for games. It will be a addon if people with a 360 want to play HDDVDS. They aren't forcing us gamers to go out and buy movies. But if we want to play HD movies... there it is... once again... YOU FREAKING IDIOT!!!

[PS360PCROCKS]

true hyper, Sony lucked out with this machine debuting, they would of looked moronic with movies in stores and no players

[HyperBear]

And to add to that, if when ppl buy an HD DVD add-on for the 360 and their movies are about 29.99 i think. Then why the hell would ppl buy a PS3 with Blu-Ray, and pay 44.99 for the movie., You might as well just save up for a new PS3 game or accessory. Thats Why HD DVD might win, i think.

[andy capps]

to 7.1- They're the same price, man. Look it up. A lot of them are actually cheaper at $24.99: http://www.bestbuy.com/site...

To 6.7- The menus on the Blu Ray discs will be customizable as well. If you google "Blu Ray" you should be able to find the info. The difference between Blu Ray on PS3 and HD-DVD on 360, will be that the Blu Ray will be used for both games and movies on the PS3 so the games will be benefit by having more space on them (whether the extra space is used at launch remains to be seen). Whereas, the Xbox 360 HD-DVD addon will only be used for movies. The rest of your post is hard to read, and is just personal opinion so that's all I have to say.