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The first high-def disc players hit the market

By Steve Morgenstern Posted 09.15.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

After testing the first Blu-ray and HD DVD boxes to hit the market, I´m confident that the future of movie discs is clearly high-def: picture and sound quality from both players was terrific. But each had its own bugs and with studios split over the two formats and combo players at least a year away, smart consumers will hold off on that future a little longer.

Blu-Ray: Samsung BD-P1000
Price: $1,000

Number of announced movies: 132 (but wider studio support)

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