Samsung to Offer a Dual-Format HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Player
By Alexander Grundner |
September 6th, 2005 
Reuters reports that Samsung’s head of consumer electronics, Choi Gee-sung, has told the Financial Times Deutschland that Samsung will introduce a dual-format HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player if a unified standard never materializes. I predicted this move from a neutral vendor when word of a unified standard failed last month, so I’m happy to read that Samsung is stepping to the plate. However, Peter over at Engadget wonders how manufacturers who are firmly committed to one format or the other will handle the news: “Why would you buy a Toshiba HD-DVD player or a Sony Blu-ray player when you could just get a Samsung combo player that can play both?”
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Alexander Grundner is the Editor & Publisher of eHomeUpgrade. He has been following "Digital Home" developments since 2003. He's also a fan of cross-platform, open development software and industry standards related to media, networking, and the web. You can catch his daily tech musings on Twitter: @agrundner.