An article has appeared on Reuters detailing Samasungs possible plans for support of Blu Ray and HD DVD is a singlke format is not established.
"FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co. will bring out a DVD machine next year capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD if backers of the rival standards fail to agree on a unified format, a newspaper said.
Competition between the two camps has hampered the launch of the next generation of optical disks, which will have greater capacity and higher definition, as movie studios hesitate to commit to printing disks on either standard.
Samsung's head of consumer electronics, Choi Gee-sung, told the Financial Times Deutschland: "We would welcome a unified standard but if this doesn't come, which looks likely, we'll bring a unified solution to market."
"It won't be simple but you'll see our solution in the coming year. Consumers will be too confused otherwise," he added in the interview published on Tuesday.
Samsung is a backer of blu-ray, which promises higher capacity than HD DVD and better interactivity and security.
Samsung are thinking along the same lines as many companies who believe a single format may not be established and so may be edging its bets by supporting both. You can read the full story over at the Reuters website
Tuesday 6th at 11:55 
Tuesday 6th at 11:55 
