Rich Fiscus
5 Nov 2007 18:49
Samsung has decided to drop plans for a mid-tier Blu-ray standalone that would have been priced somewhere in between the $499 BD-P1400 and $999 BD-UP5000.
"Samsung assessed its product lineup and after discussions with our channel partners, decided to focus on the BD-P1400 and the BD-UP5000 to make its next-generation offerings more efficient," according to a Samsung statement. "As a result, the BD-P2400 was removed from the 2007 holiday lineup."
The BD-UP5000, Samsung's first combination HD DVD and Blu-ray player, should be available to consumers in mid-December, and will be BD profile 1.1 compliant like all players released from this point forward.
Source: This Week In Consumer Electronics