Those who are searching a high-end standalone Blu-Ray player should take a look at the BD-P2500. What has changed since is the name, as the new player is called BD-2500 instead of BD-2550. The BD-P2500, which is capable of 1080p high-definition from Blu-ray media as well as upscaling standard definition DVDs. The BD-P2500 also has Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) processing, xvYCC Deep Color support and a 24fps film mode. It will come pre-loaded with BD Live Profile 2.0 software, as well as Bonus View Profile 1.1, making bonus content from the Internet accessible thanks also to an integrated Ethernet port. Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and dts can be outputted as an uncompressed PCM signal, as a bitstream, or via the 7.1 analog outputs; dts-HD HR will be added as a firmware update in the Fall. There’s 1GB of onboard flash memory and a USB port for memory sticks, to use the BD-P2500 for JPEG photo browsing or BD Live. Connections include one HDMI, one component and one composite output, together with 7.1 channel analog audio outputs, one optical digital audio output, ethernet and USB. The $500 price tag doesn’t seem to hefty considering that Samsung is providing you with an up-to-date model that will stay that ways for a very long time. It will be out in October and will be available in a Piano Black finish.
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