New Line of Blu-ray Players Enlivens Home Cinema Experience with Advanced HD Audio Playback, 1080P Resolution, and 24 Movie Frames-per-second Capability
Samsung's First Dual-Format HD Player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD player, plays both Blu-ray and HD-DVD
New HT-TX250T and Ht- TXQ120 Combine HD Quality Movie Viewing with Powerful Audio Performance
Dubai, UAE - September 11, 2007 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in consumer electronics and digital technology, expands its lineup of high-definition optical disc players, with the launch of the BD-P1400 and BD-UP5000, as well as the HD Home Theater systems the HT-TX250T and HT-TXQ120. Now home entertainment aficionados can enjoy the closest experience to going to the movies in their own home. Building on the success of Samsung's BD-P1000 (the world's first Blu-ray player) and the second-generation BD-P1200, the all-new lineup quenches consumers' thirst for not only the best video possible, but also high quality audio in a high-definition disc player.
"Samsung is excited to introduce a new line of high-definition players that will enrich the theater experience at home," said Dongsoo Jun, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Samsung's Digital AV Division. "In 2008, the market for stand-alone HD players will grow nearly 3 times this year. From the top-of-the-line BD-UP5000 to the entry BD-P1400 to the company's diverse home theatre systems. Samsung offers a range of products at different price points to suit the growing consumer demand."
BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player
Samsung introduces its first dual-format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player, the BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player. This player is positioned as the flagship in the company's growing line of high definition players. Offering the same playback capabilities as the BD-P2400 including HQV (Hollywood Quality Video) processing, the BD-UP5000 supports both Blu-ray and HD -DVD formats as well as their interactive technologies, BD Java and HDi. Consumers can now enjoy additional studio content such as trailers, director's comments, more elaborate interactive menus and behind the scene footage.
With the launch of the Duo HD, Samsung stays true to its commitment to develop products that make life simpler through its breadth of innovative technologies. The Duo HD player blends the benefits of each format in a single player, offering access high-definition movie titles regardless of the authoring format.
HT-TX250T & HT-TXQ120 Home Theater
Consumers can now enjoy Samsung's Audio Systems with superior design and ultimate features. This new audio experience takes watching movies to a whole new level.
The HT-TXQ120 and HT-TX 250T, both a CES Design Innovation Awards winner, provide an ultimate sound with 1000W RMS Power (qualified from well-known audio journalists and Audio Labs), powerful features since they are the 1st HTS with HDMI input, 1080P Full HD for full HD digital TV, HDMI input, a wireless MIC for Karaoke and an auto sound calibration.
HT-TX 250T fits into various user environments, whether a vertical setting next to the TV or lay-down setting as a TV stand. It is distinguished for its one Touch Play, its System Stand-By, a deck control, a volume control, and its USB host with "movie playback" option. The HT-TX 250T can also connect with any kinds of portable audio devices (MP3P, MD, walkman etc).
Moreover, both the HT-TXQ120 and HT-X250T incorporate Samsung's proprietary feature; Digital Natural Sound Engine (DNSE) is yet another proof of Samsung's dedication to providing the best sound quality by helping the user adjust the settings based on their room and speaker configuration with Automatic Sound Calibration (ASC).
All Samsung Home Theatre devices are compatible with Samsung LCD and PDP TVs in terms of aesthetic design, a combination sure to decorate any interior.
BD-P1400 Blu-ray Players
Samsung's new BD player lineup offers full compatibility with 24 movie frames per second playback. Since most movies are filmed at 24 frames per second, these new Samsung Blu-ray players will be able to playback movies in their native format, significantly reducing unwanted artifacts. Setting the player's Movie Frame (24Fs) feature to ON allows the consumer to adjust the HDMI 1.3 output to 24 frames per second for a crisp, theater-like experience. Each of these players will also support 60Fs for enhanced compatibility with many of today's HDTVs.
Not only is it important for movies to look good, but also they need to sound good. Samsung's latest BD players complete consumers' HD total home theater experience with advanced HD audio decoding.
The HDMI 1.3 connection also offers HDMI CEC (Anynet+) technology, allowing consumers to use a single remote control to operate the BD player, TV and other A/V products from Samsung. Additionally, the model is able to up-convert standard DVD discs to full HD 1080p resolution via the HDMI connection, bringing consumers' DVD movie collections into the next generation.
For those with extensive DVD collections, the BD-P1400 model includes backward compatibility with standard DVD and CD formats (including DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD and CD-R). Playback of multimedia content in a variety of different formats is quick and easy at 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolutions. The "Easy Top Menu" allows consumers to change font and color of subtitles and menu titles according to their tastes, as well as the background color and menu graphics.
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About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.
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