
Other notable features are an improved upconverter chip "and ports for USB and Ethernet cables, intended to simplify the installation of firmware upgrades." It supports all audio codecs including Dolby Digital, Digital Plus and TrueHD, but will not support DTS-HD until later this year.
The P1500 only has BD Profile 1.1 firmware but supposedly is ready for BD Live, which will give users access to web content from Blu-ray titles.
There was no word on price but Samsung estimated $400 USD and a June release date.