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Samsung BD-UP5000 Combo Player Reviewed (Verdict: Excellent)

HDGuru scored the first review with the new Samsung BD-UP5000 Combo HD DVD/Blu-Ray Player. And in short, they loved it.

With the format war continuing with no end in sight, the Samsung BD-UP5000 it is the logical choice for HDTV viewers that want the best performance no matter which DVD, Blu-ray or HD DVD discs they choose to view.

HDGuru cites value, non-gimped player implementation and near perfect visual reproduction as reasons for top score designation. [hdguru]

6:30 PM on Sat Sep 15 2007
By Mark Wilson
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huygir at 07:17 PM on 09/15/07
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Well, there ya go... Merry Christmas to me.
huygir at 07:20 PM on 09/15/07
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Good grief... how many times is Giz going to change the layout and L&F of this site?!? Is that Monk green? The vertical layout of the individual posts is awful - save that for people using PDAs or something... my 23" monitors can handle the horizontal layout and I can read more posts without scrolling. Your "web master" needs a day job.
huygir at 07:21 PM on 09/15/07
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Good grief... it's changing in real-time.

I'm logging off before this turns into a virus.
Amiash is not allowed at 07:54 PM on 09/15/07
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why green?
TT at 08:19 PM on 09/15/07
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@huygir: I think they are trying to match some stupid Xbox 360 theme. but, they are not running it on the main site. they need to fix this.
discounteggroll at 08:52 PM on 09/15/07
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@huygir:

how much have you had to drink tonight?

Civil War lives on!

ps-for everyone else, lay off on the BD vs. HD war, me thinks it will end eventually. Buy a up-converting 1080i/p player for now, and everything else will reveal itself eventually
SchruteBuck at 10:28 PM on 09/15/07
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@huygir: I'm with our drunk friend. Selling ads is great but Giz needs to stop being a css whore.
jettery at 10:52 PM on 09/15/07
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Gah!

My eyes… the goggles, they do nothing!
Rob C at 11:18 PM on 09/15/07
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I agree with everyone else here. STOP FUCKING MESSING WITH THE GODDAMN LAYOUT!

whew...i said it.
*runs away*
Rob C at 11:19 PM on 09/15/07
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oh, and what the hell is up with the "flag" and "reply" things being INSIDE the post frames?!? ok, this is just ridiculous.
lumpydog at 12:39 AM on 09/16/07
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I guess I'm not really seeing the "flag" things either inside or outside the frames. And ditto on the CSS harlotry. Please don't ban me again!
lumpydog at 12:40 AM on 09/16/07
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And it just changed in real time. Again. I rescind the first half of my previous comment. The whoredom still stands.
lumpydog at 12:42 AM on 09/16/07
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This is really weird. The "flag" and "reply" things only move after you've commented. It would be real swell if they didn't use the site as a sandbox, but seeing as I'm commenting by their good graces, the only thing I can do is deal with it. I still love you guys!
dabu at 07:35 AM on 09/16/07
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...back to the post, if this thing can play multi-region dvds, I'm totally there. Does anyone know if there are multi-region blu-ray players as well?
lumpydog at 11:09 AM on 09/16/07
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As a matter of fact, I'm looking into a dual-format player myself, so this seems very interesting. I'm a little worried about the time it takes for the device to boot up. Could anyone clarify the reasoning behind this for me?