For all those who are still not sure whether to buy a Blu-ray or HD DVD player this holiday season need not worry more as Samsung has promised to release a combo HD player in time for the holidays. Samsung is the second company after LG to launch a multi-format player. The BD-UP5000 will provide full support to both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats and their interactive technologies, HDi and BD-Java.

"We welcome Samsung's Duo HD player as another solution in the marketplace that will help reduce consumer confusion and buyer hesitancy towards HD media," said Ron Sanders, President of Warner Home Video. "This is an innovative product that can move us closer to mainstream consumer adoption of HD technologies."

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