The people over at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung’s
forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive.
Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty
impressed with the BD-Java / HDi support, HDMI 1.3 functionality, and the Reon
scaler chip within. During limited time with the player, the assortment of HD
DVDs and Blu-ray films that they got to view “all looked spectacular, with every
image appearing clean, crisp and sharp as a tack,” and the “faster chapter
changes and quicker entry into other menu functions” compared to previous
generation units were highly praised, too. Overall, it seems that we’ve got a
respectable combo player on the horizon for those not willing to choose a side,
so be sure and give the read link a visit if you’re too impatient to wait for a
full-on review.