Samsung to Release a Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player
Samsung finally made its mind on hybrid players. The company said it will release a Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray player for the 2007 holiday season in the United States. 
Dubbed the Duo HD player - the more prosaic model number is BD-UP5000 - will play both media, crucially with full support for the two formats' interactivity technologies, HDi and BD Java. That lifts the Duo HD above the dual-format player announced by LG in January. The later handles Blu-ray interactivity but is limited to playback for HD DVD movies.
Samsung's decision probably means they don't see a Blu-ray market dominance for at least a year. But by doing so, they are probably contributing in extending the war even longer.
Having two hybrid players on the market could also mean that the hybrid devices are the real future of HD formats. HD DVD and Blu-ray could be living side by side for many years without any problems as long as the hybrid players become an industry standard and prices are not higher for this kind of gears.
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