CES 2008 - Samsung BP-U5500 Blu-ray & HD-DVD Hybrid Player

The Samsung BP-U5500 offering the ideal solution for those consumers new to the world of HD home entertainment. This hybrid player follows up the BP-U5000 which just hit the shelves recently. It remains similar with Blu-ray and HD-DVD playback along with CD and DVD support in a single box. Also Samsung's BP-U5500 player has HDMI 1.3 connectivity and supports the latest audio decoding such as 7.1-Ch PCM, DTS-HD High Resolution and Master audio, and Dolby TrueHD

The BD-UP5500 will be available in the second-half of 2008 at a MSRP of $599.