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Comments on: DTS-HD decoding delayed on Samsung Blu-ray players, Master Audio coming by end of year

Samsung is delaying the firmware update adding DTS-HD High Resolution to many of the company's Blu-ray players, instead promising DTS-HD Master Audio by the end of the year.

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by manualfunky November 1, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
poor babies cant get HD master sound.... awwww most people wouldnt even know the difference!
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by FredT2 November 5, 2008 6:39 AM PST
I look forward to seeing the full review. I wonder, though, about Samsung being able to add DTS HD Master decoding, as I've heard that the Broadcom chip it uses is not capable of doing so.
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by MrBoylan November 5, 2008 1:59 PM PST
Matthew, I got the same note from the Samsung PR people about DTS-HD MA decoding. But considering the fact that they told me 8 days earlier that "the PB-P1500, BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 do not and will not support on-board DTS-HD-MA decoding" I didn't think it was a good idea to publish the updated news without more definitive confirmation. This seems to be a pretty murky area of the Samsung players' performance...
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by FredT2 November 11, 2008 8:29 AM PST
What happened to the review? Any update on when it will be ready?
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by What_me_worry November 12, 2008 1:41 PM PST
I wish this reporter had done his homework. All he needed to do is visit bluray.com or avsforum.com to find out what owners think of their Samsung players.
Samsung has a reputation of not keeping promises. When the BD-P1200 was only 4 months old it took Samsung over 3 months to fix a FW problem for Pirates of the Caribbean, Ratatouille and Pixar?s Short Films.
Yes, when Samsung players are working the PQ is great, but when there?s a problem all you?ll get for Samsung is ?What problem??
If customer service means anything to you, then consider adding $100.00 to the cost, and get another brand.
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