Samsung BD-P1000

Monday, January 8th 2007 - 01:31 CET - Comments: 0

T he future of home entertainment has begun with the world's first Blu-ray disc player from Samsung. The new device lets consumers take full advantage of high-definition displays, playing content at native 720p, 1080i or 1080p video resolutions. In addition, the BD-P1000 offers full 1080p output via HDMI for the best available resolution and up-conversion capabilities for improving the picture of standard DVDs. The player was been launched in the U.S. market on June 25th and will be introduced in the European market from mid-October.

 

Samsung BD-P1000

The BD player includes a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) output, an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface on a single cable, allowing users to easily connect the Blu-ray disc player to their existing home televisions. It will also decode standard multi-channel audio. "Samsung's Blu-ray player will be the first available to consumers, and we plan to continue to innovate with our introduction of a Blu-ray recorder later this year," said Gee Sung Choi, President & CEO of Samsung Electronics' Digital Media Business. "Samsung is demonstrating its leadership in driving the next generation optical format."

 

Samsung BD-P1000 - Built-in card reader

Samsung developed most of the core elements of the BD-P1000 internally. For example, this product's unique technology - one pickup with two lenses - allows it to also play standard DVDs and CDs in addition to Blu-ray discs while allowing for more cost-effective production. The supported DVD formats include DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R. Additional features of the BD-P1000 include memory card reader, full audio format support, pop-up and always-on menu options; a full colour high-definition animated button; and improved bitmap and text subtitles.

 

Samsung BD-P1000 - Dual layer disc support

The increased storage capacity of Blu-ray discs allows the Samsung BD player to offer an astounding 25 GB of content on a single-sided disc (50 GB per dual layer) - nearly six times the capacity of traditional DVDs and enough space for two hours of high-definition movies or recorded content.

The Blu-ray next-generation optical disc format was created by a group of the world's top consumer electronics companies, including Samsung. This format was intended to meet intense consumer demand for playing and recording high-definition content, which far surpasses the video quality DVD can handle. With remarkable high quality video and crisp audio clarity, Blu-ray is unsurpassed in high-definition entertainment. Other applications including gaming and interactive media will take even greater advantage of the format.

 

Samsung BD-P1000 - Connectivity

Connectivity includes CVBS Output, S-Video Output, component output, HDMI and both digital and analog audio outputs. Supported audio formats include 192KHz LPCM, Dolby digital & Dolby Digital Plus, MPEG 2, DTS and MP3. BD-P1000 also has a memory card reader supporting Compact Flash, XD Picture card, Micro Drive, SD, MMC & RS-MMC, Memory stick and Memory stick duo.