HDTV News Poster
08-22-2008, 07:01 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="Samsung BD-P2550" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/bd-p2550.jpg" /><br /></div>
We've heard for some time that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/samsung">Samsung</a> planned to have two Blu-ray players in its lineup, but it's been well over a year since there's even been <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bd-p2400">a peep about the BD-P2400</a>, now out of nowhere the BD-P2550 shows up at Best Buy stores all over the country for the premium price of $499. According to Best Buy's website, the new model has many of the missing features from Sammy's latest BD-P1500, like 7.1 analog outputs and the sought after Silicon Optix <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv">HQV</a> video processing. What does appear to be missing though, is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv">the elusive BD-Live</a>, but with the included network connection and USB port, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine that either Best Buy failed to mention it, or it's coming in a firmware update. Although $500 Blu-ray players aren't for everyone, it's good to see Blu-ray manufacturers offering multiple models for those in need of premium features.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/08/21/new-samsung-bd-p2550-blu-ray-player/">Format War Central</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid=ZCVXL2ZALZQ55KC4D3OVAHI?sku Id=8901227&type=product&id=1217634016243>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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We've heard for some time that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/samsung">Samsung</a> planned to have two Blu-ray players in its lineup, but it's been well over a year since there's even been <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bd-p2400">a peep about the BD-P2400</a>, now out of nowhere the BD-P2550 shows up at Best Buy stores all over the country for the premium price of $499. According to Best Buy's website, the new model has many of the missing features from Sammy's latest BD-P1500, like 7.1 analog outputs and the sought after Silicon Optix <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv">HQV</a> video processing. What does appear to be missing though, is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv">the elusive BD-Live</a>, but with the included network connection and USB port, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine that either Best Buy failed to mention it, or it's coming in a firmware update. Although $500 Blu-ray players aren't for everyone, it's good to see Blu-ray manufacturers offering multiple models for those in need of premium features.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/08/21/new-samsung-bd-p2550-blu-ray-player/">Format War Central</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid=ZCVXL2ZALZQ55KC4D3OVAHI?sku Id=8901227&type=product&id=1217634016243>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291204/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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