New Reference HD Player

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Wow, looks like the upcoming Samsung BD-UP5000 will be the new Reference HD Player: Blu-ray + HDDVD + TrueHD & DTS-HD MA Internal Decoding & Bitstream + Ethernet + HDMI 1.3 + 7.1 Analog Outputs for PCM, TrueHD, DTS-HD MA + Silicon Optix HQV 1080p Upscaling + all that other stuff for a Retail price of $1,000!

Forget about Denon's & Marantz's $2,000 BD or Onkyo's $1,000 HDDVD. This is it.

 

[Thunder18]

If this isn't vaporware(because we all know Samsung likes to announce vaporware), it could very well destroy any other combo drive competition.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Wow, looks like the upcoming Samsung BD-UP5000 will be the new Reference HD Player: Blu-ray + HDDVD + TrueHD & DTS-HD MA Internal Decoding & Bitstream + Ethernet + HDMI 1.3 + 7.1 Analog Outputs for PCM, TrueHD, DTS-HD MA + Silicon Optix HQV 1080p Upscaling + all that other stuff for a Retail price of $1,000!

Forget about Denon's & Marantz's $2,000 BD or Onkyo's $1,000 HDDVD. This is it.

Here is a review and test of the unit:

http://hdguru.com/?p=184
Looks impressive. May have to start saving now and hope for a nice winter sale.

 

[GlocksRock]

That looks very promising.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

That looks very promising.

Yeah, now I'm trying to think really hard what to do with my Panasonic BD & Toshiba HDDVD players.
Probably use as backup.

What price would it have to be before you would take the plunge?

 

[GlocksRock]

I'm going to buy the upcoming $400 PS3, so I guess it would have to be right around that price for me to buy it.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I'm going to buy the upcoming $400 PS3, so I guess it would have to be right around that price for me to buy it.

I don't think the PS3 will have DTS-MA, but I guess that's not a deal breaker, huh?

 

[darien87]

I don't think the PS3 will have DTS-MA, but I guess that's not a deal breaker, huh?

Sony already announced they were working with DTS on a firmware update for the PS 3.

 

[cmusic]

Crutchfield has the BD-UP5000 listed in its lastest catalog for $799. But it is not on their website yet.

 

[jostenmeat]

Wow, looks like the upcoming Samsung BD-UP5000 will be the new Reference HD Player: Blu-ray + HDDVD + TrueHD & DTS-HD MA Internal Decoding & Bitstream + Ethernet + HDMI 1.3 + 7.1 Analog Outputs for PCM, TrueHD, DTS-HD MA + Silicon Optix HQV 1080p Upscaling + all that other stuff for a Retail price of $1,000!

!!!

 

[mtrycrafts]

Crutchfield has the BD-UP5000 listed in its lastest catalog for $799. But it is not on their website yet.

WOW, and they are not the lowest out there
Looks like they may have a good market for it.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Crutchfield has the BD-UP5000 listed in its lastest catalog for $799. But it is not on their website yet.

Wow! The Latest Greatest HD + BD for $800 on Crutchfield?
Sign me up!
Although I will most likely get a price match from my local HT store.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

From what I've read, looks like the new Panasonic DMP-BD30 only has 5.1 analog out (not 7.1) & only DTS-MA & TrueHD via bitstream--no internal decoding.
New Samsung BD-UP5000 is still the leader.

 

[Seth=L]

That sounds pretty sweet, especially when there are three ways to get the HD surround formats.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

That sounds pretty sweet, especially when there are three ways to get the HD surround formats.

Yeah. I bet the Samsung BD-UP5000 combo will be $500 by next Summer. It's already listed at $800 on some sites.

 

[mtrycrafts]

It's already listed at $800 on some sites.

And we are still away from the frenzy at the winter holiday seasons And, maybe afterwards, they will drop even more to clear them out?

 

[The Dukester]

And we are still away from the frenzy at the winter holiday seasons And, maybe afterwards, they will drop even more to clear them out?

I doubt it as it is now looking like at least Christmas before they even hit the shelf. Mid to late Dec is now the expected arrival time

 

[mtrycrafts]

I doubt it as it is now looking like at least Christmas before they even hit the shelf. Mid to late Dec is now the expected arrival time

Well, that will be in time for that holiday, or even New Years will be fine

 

[808htfan]

Is this player Blu-ray profile 1.1 at least? I wonder how long it'll take to load discs? Isn't it pretty common for these Hi-def players to take a l--o--n--g time to load?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Is this player Blu-ray profile 1.1 at least? I wonder how long it'll take to load discs? Isn't it pretty common for these Hi-def players to take a l--o--n--g time to load?

Yeah, it's definitely Profile 1.1 at least. From what I've read, the load time is relatively quick compared to the first generation, but still not as fast as a regular dvd player. My current Panasonic seems like 100% faster than my Toshiba HD-XA1 and the Sony 1st Generation BD.

The only 2 things the Samsung BD-UP5000 won't do are SACD & DVD-A. HQV
Blu-ray, HD DVD, Profile 1.1, HDMI 1.3, TrueHD & DTS-HD MA Internal Decoding, 7.1 Analog Output, Reon-HQV 1080p Upscaling---the lists of features goes on and on. Should be awesome. Who would even buy a $2,000 Denon BD or a $1,000 Onkyo HD DVD?