The fight for DVD viewer hearts and minds is getting underway as Samsung readies the first high-definition Blu-ray DVD player, the BD-P1000, to go on sale in the U.S. next week. The other high-definition DVD format, HD DVD, is available from Toshiba in the recently released HD-A1 player. The latest DVD devices, at $1,000 for the Samsung and $500 for the Toshiba, are priced far, far away from today’s DVD players, but the early response from enthusiasts has been good.
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DVD Dichotomy Hits the Market
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 16, 2006 01:25 PMThe fight for DVD viewer hearts and minds is getting underway as Samsung readies the first high-definition Blu-ray DVD player, the BD-P1000, to go on sale in the U.S. next week. The other high-definition DVD format, HD DVD, is available from Toshiba in the recently released HD-A1 player. The latest DVD devices, at $1,000 for the Samsung and $500 for the Toshiba, are priced far, far away from today’s DVD players, but the early response from enthusiasts has been good.