PC Magazine has posted up a review of the first Blu-ray player from Samsung – the BD-P1000 here on their website. Although pricey at $999, the BD-P1000 certainly appears to meet the needs of the early adopters by providing a way for people to enjoy a new generation of high definition content. The unit comes with component video, HDMI, S-Video and composite video connectors as well as 5.1 audio and stereo analog connectors (as well as optical and coaxial). Aside from playing back Blu-ray content, the player is capable of playing back DVDs as well as upscaling the video output. Here’s the verdict from PC Magazine:

The stylish Samsung BD-P1000 is a capable disc player that unleashes the full capabilities of the Blu-ray format. Unfortunately, the initial Blu-ray titles are a reminder that there are lots of older films that need some TLC before they will look great in HD.

At the end of the day, it still boils down to content. As with Toshiba’s HD DVD player, the BD-P1000 will only excel if content is available at a reasonable price for consumers AND if the content is stellar enough to be noticeably different from DVDs.

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