More details on Samsung's $999 BD-UP5000 combo player

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><a href="http://video.mww.com/Samsung%20CEDIA%20Product%20Spec%20One-Sheets%20-%20Blu-ray%20DVDs.pdf"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/09/9-5-07-samsung_player.jpg" /></a>Well, would you look at this. No sooner than <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/09/05/lgs-bh200-hd-dvd-blu-ray-combo-player-set-for-october/">LG gets official</a> with its second HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player, along comes <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Samsung/">Samsung</a> with more details on its forthcoming <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/04/09/rumors-of-a-samsung-bd-up5000-combo-player-swirl-again/">competitor</a>. The device will indeed support HDi and BD-Java, tout HQV video processing, and play back imagery at 1080p24. Additionally, users can look forward to "selectable DVD upconversion (720p / 1080i / 1080p)," coaxial / optical digital audio connections, Dolby Digital / Digital Plus / TrueHD / DTS-HD support, HDMI 1.3, component / composite / S-Video outputs, MPEG2, VC-1, H.264 and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/01/microsofts-hd-photo-format-considered-for-new-jpeg-standard/">HD JPEG</a> decoding, and an Ethernet port for good measure. Unfortunately, the release date is <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/samsung-bd-up5000-dual-format-player-to-arrive-in-october/">still a bit vague</a>, but we do know it'll run you $999 when it lands sometime during Q4. [Warning: PDF read link]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href=http://video.mww.com/Samsung%20CEDIA%20Product%20Spec%20One-Sheets%20-%20Blu-ray%20DVDs.pdf>Read</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2007/09/05/more-details-on-samsungs-999-bd-up5000-combo-player/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/981816/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2007/09/05/more-details-on-samsungs-999-bd-up5000-combo-player/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=432220&cm_ven=360i&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=engadget&cm_ite=rsslink" target="_blank">Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System</a> Packs the power to bring games to life!</p>

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