* Price: $499.99
* Availability: October

Whether consumers are looking to enjoy the rich audio and video of the latest Blu-ray discs, or rejuvenate their favorite standard DVDs, the Samsung BD-P2500 is a powerful addition bringing truly impressive Full HD 1080p theater-like quality into the home.

Key Product Highlights

* Total BD Profile Compatibility

Samsung’s BD-P2500 meets all of the current BD Profile requirements right out of the box, allowing consumers to instantly enjoy the latest interactive features available, including BD Live™ (Profile 2.0) and Bonus View (Profile 1.1), creating new ways to experience favorite movies. The BD-P2500 comes with a built-in, wired Ethernet connection, 1GB of internal flash memory, and a USB port for memory expansion.

* Superior Video Quality

The BD-P2500 offers Full HD 1080p playback, and features an award-winning HQV™ processing chip for the highest quality viewing of Blu-ray discs, upconversion of standard DVDs, and viewing of JPEG images. The BD-P2500 also features an HDMI 1.3 output with xvYCC Deep Color support, and a 24fps film mode, exhibiting smoother, more natural playback of film-based material.

* High Definition Soundtrack Support and Output

Providing a truly immersive HD home theater experience, Samsung’s BD-P2500 is capable of decoding the latest high-resolution digital multichannel audio soundtracks available. Out of the box, the player can output Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby TrueHD™ and dts as an uncompressed PCM signal, as a bitstream, or via the 7.1 analog outputs for cinematic sound that is comparable with the latest movie theaters. Additionally, dts-HD HR® (High Resolution) decoding will become available with a firmware upgrade in the fall. The BD-P2500 will also pass these and dts-HD MA (Master Audio) as a bitstream output to a separate, external surround sound decoder.

* Easy Upgradeability

To keep consumers updated with the latest features and improvements, Samsung’s BD-P2500 offers three convenient ways to receive new upgrades: via the embedded Ethernet connection, USB port, or on a CD/DVD/BD.

“The BD-P2500 Blu-ray player represents the very best technology the industry has to offer,” said Reid Sullivan, Vice President of Marketing, Audio/Video & Imaging at Samsung Electronics America. “Consumers will enjoy a truly immersive, Full HD viewing experience that delivers the broad spectrum of high definition sights and sounds that can now be experienced with the combination of Blu-ray and the latest HDTVs.”

Specifications

* Piano black with chrome accents and touch pad controls
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A/V Features

* Compatible with BD Profile 2.0 (BD Live), Profile 1.1 (Bonus View), and Profile 1.0 interactivity features
* 1GB internal flash memory for BD Live
* Award-winning Hollywood Quality Video™ (HQV™) processing
* 24fps film mode
* xvYCC Deep Color
* Selectable DVD upconversion (720p / 1080i / 1080p)
* Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby TrueHD™decoding
* dts-HD HR® decoding via firmware update in the fall
* Dolby Digital Plus™, Dolby TrueHD™, dts-HD HR / MA® bitstream output
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A/V Connections

* 1 HDMI version 1.3 output with CEC (Anynet+)
* 1 component output
* 1 composite output
* 7.1-Channel analog audio outputs
* 1 optical digital audio output
* 1 Ethernet connection (for interactivity features and firmware upgrades only)
* 1 USB connection (for memory expansion and firmware upgrades only)
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Playable Media

* BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R(V mode only), DVD-RW (V/VR mode), Audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, AVCHD disc
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Estimated Selling Price

* $499.99
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Availability October 2008