Posted by Jordan on 06/20/06 03:28

http://dvd.themanroom.com/dvd-newsview.php?id=00151

"In an unfortunate twist, the BD-P1000 apparently - though not
verbally confirmed by Samsung - is not capable of playing 50GB dual
layer discs. Page 8 of the instruction manual contains a chart that
states only single layer discs will play. Further down on the same page
is a compatibility disclaimer noting the format is evolving and all
disc types will not work. While no specific mention is made of a future
firmware update to support 50GB dual layer discs, mention is made of
updating the BD-ROM version via firmware. Samsung would have to be
foolish not to offer a firmware update to support 50GB, if it's even
possible through a simple firmware update. That's a question best
suited for the technophiles."

So, early adopters will be stuck with the 25 GB discs, smaller in
capacity than HD-DVD and stuck with an inferior video codec to boot!
Nice!

- Jordan

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