Washington, D.C. (November 6, 2006)
-- Amazon.com is now selling Samsung's Blu-ray HDTV DVD
player for $729.99.
The price is nearly $300 less than the suggested retail price of $999, which is also the price of most other Blu-ray players.
Blu-ray, which is backed by Sony and seven of the eight major film studios, is competing with Toshiba's HD-DVD for the new high-def DVD market.
Amazon.com is also offering free shipping on the Samsung BD-P1000 player for qualified customers.
The high-def player can play both Blu-ray and standard DVDs. But it can not play HD-DVD discs. The device can also "upconvert" standard DVDs so their picture is close to high-def.
To learn more about the Amazon offer, click:
Samsung Blu-ray
The price is nearly $300 less than the suggested retail price of $999, which is also the price of most other Blu-ray players.
Blu-ray, which is backed by Sony and seven of the eight major film studios, is competing with Toshiba's HD-DVD for the new high-def DVD market.
Amazon.com is also offering free shipping on the Samsung BD-P1000 player for qualified customers.
The high-def player can play both Blu-ray and standard DVDs. But it can not play HD-DVD discs. The device can also "upconvert" standard DVDs so their picture is close to high-def.
To learn more about the Amazon offer, click:
Samsung Blu-ray