James Delahunty
14 Sep 2007 19:28
According to a Samsung representative, the new BD-UP5000 Blu-ray / HD DVD combo player will have on board decoding capabilities for all high resolution formats, following a firmware update scheduled for after its release. This apparently includes DTS-HD Master Audio. The same representative also said that users will be able to output Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio over analog 7.1 outputs.
The BD-UP5000 fully supports both next-generation formats including their interactive technologies, HDi and BD-J. The player is fully capable of full HD 1080p output at 24fps (if supported by display) for both formats.
However, priced at $1,050, Samsung has to deal with the same fact as LG's combo players; you can buy a PlayStation 3 (PS3) console and a Toshiba HD-A2 for less. Nevertheless, the novelty of a dual player is always good, and hopefully as time progresses, if neither group backs out of the war, these players will get better and cheaper.
Source:
News.com