the first on the block... Samsung 5000

**Magnum50** · 01-30-2008, 01:36 PM

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/d...=BD-UP5000/XAA

Doesn't even get released to stores till Tuesday... got mine today, helps to know people...

Sansung dual Blu-Ray and HD DVD player... who cares about there little war... I can watch anything and everything, lol...

SWEET!

BTW... it's 700 bucks, not bad considering the Samsung 1000 Blu Ray player was 1500, lol.

G--Man · 01-30-2008, 01:59 PM

Congrats.....Please give us your take on it, after you've had time to play with it.

War.mongeR1 · 01-30-2008, 03:06 PM

LG's had a dual player for some time now. I saw an open-box unit at Best Buy last week for $600. I'm glad a competitor's finally come out with one! Also, if you have a mediacenter pc, you can buy the LG hybrid rom for only $300 at newegg. Congrats on your new player tho! I'd love a full report.

Me I'm waiting for Apex to come out with their play-anything $40 player. I just know that'll happen once I drop the cash on a new hd-dvd/blu-ray player.

**Magnum50** · 01-30-2008, 04:33 PM

LG's was the first... but it was only 1080i and did not play the enhanced HD-DVD menu system... the new Samsung 5000 plays both Hi-Def DVD formats at 1080p and fully supports all features of BOTH formats...even thou it looks like HD-DVD is dying IMO and Blu-Ray is the winner... but it's nice to have any and all disk playable from one machine... I had one of each, took up to much space and time to set up and play the right format.

**Rincewind** · 01-30-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by War.mongeR1

Also, if you have a mediacenter pc, you can buy the LG hybrid rom for only $300 at newegg.

Linky?

**machowner** · 01-30-2008, 06:38 PM

Out of stock but this is the link

**birdie_in_Texas** · 02-01-2008, 02:56 PM

there is one in the Fry's ad here today for an internal LG player for the PC for $249 that does all of that..

War.mongeR1 · 02-01-2008, 05:58 PM

The BIG difference for me is that although the ROMS play both and at a fraction the cost, there is no pc sound card that outputs the latest Blu-ray/HD-DVD sound codecs, such as DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD. This new Samsung 5000, however, does. It really is a bad to the bone player. For now, though, the rom will probably be my pick for now. Just because I don't have a home-theatre receiver that decodes those new formats anyhow.

01-30-2008, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Magnum50 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Naples, Florida USA Age: 42 Posts: 3,876	the first on the block... Samsung 5000 http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/d...=BD-UP5000/XAA Doesn't even get released to stores till Tuesday... got mine today, helps to know people... Sansung dual Blu-Ray and HD DVD player... who cares about there little war... I can watch anything and everything, lol... SWEET! BTW... it's 700 bucks, not bad considering the Samsung 1000 Blu Ray player was 1500, lol. __________________ Magnum www.gettacticaldammit.com

01-30-2008, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
G--Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 416	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 Congrats.....Please give us your take on it, after you've had time to play with it.

01-30-2008, 03:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
War.mongeR1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,307	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 LG's had a dual player for some time now. I saw an open-box unit at Best Buy last week for $600. I'm glad a competitor's finally come out with one! Also, if you have a mediacenter pc, you can buy the LG hybrid rom for only $300 at newegg. Congrats on your new player tho! I'd love a full report. Me I'm waiting for Apex to come out with their play-anything $40 player. I just know that'll happen once I drop the cash on a new hd-dvd/blu-ray player. __________________ "Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

01-30-2008, 04:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Magnum50 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Naples, Florida USA Age: 42 Posts: 3,876	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 LG's was the first... but it was only 1080i and did not play the enhanced HD-DVD menu system... the new Samsung 5000 plays both Hi-Def DVD formats at 1080p and fully supports all features of BOTH formats...even thou it looks like HD-DVD is dying IMO and Blu-Ray is the winner... but it's nice to have any and all disk playable from one machine... I had one of each, took up to much space and time to set up and play the right format. __________________ Magnum www.gettacticaldammit.com

01-30-2008, 06:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
machowner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Tazewell, TN Posts: 2,835	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 Out of stock but this is the link __________________ \|New to TG? Start here\|*\|Become a Supporting Member\| "Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn!" Last edited by machowner; 01-30-2008 at 06:58 PM.

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birdie_in_Texas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TEXAS..! Age: 39 Posts: 2,561	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 there is one in the Fry's ad here today for an internal LG player for the PC for $249 that does all of that.. __________________ Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs Contact a CoD Admin Here

02-01-2008, 05:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
War.mongeR1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,307	Re: the first on the block... Samsung 5000 The BIG difference for me is that although the ROMS play both and at a fraction the cost, there is no pc sound card that outputs the latest Blu-ray/HD-DVD sound codecs, such as DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD. This new Samsung 5000, however, does. It really is a bad to the bone player. For now, though, the rom will probably be my pick for now. Just because I don't have a home-theatre receiver that decodes those new formats anyhow. __________________ "Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

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