blue-ray players in EUROPE?

MarekM · 08-14-2006, 05:27 PM

I am sorry if such info was posted, please show me thread and remove this thread...

When we can expect first blue-ray players in europe, and wich brand ? pioner ? samsung ? sony ? and exact dates when we will be able to order ?

thank you in advance,
Marek

Cees Alons · 08-15-2006, 05:19 AM

Hello Marek,

Welcome to the forum!

About your question: we don't have the slightest idea. I guess they haven't even decided yet.

Of course Sony et al. want to know first if it will succeed in the US at all. The HD DVD launch seems a success at the moment, but the Blu-ray format still has to prove something.

After the holiday season, they probably decide about the next steps on the market.

Cees

Hartwig Hanser · 08-15-2006, 06:05 AM

The first week of September is IFA in Berlin, where some announcement are expected for HDDVD and Blu-ray in Europe. Some Titles (HDDVD by Studio Canal and Blu-ray by Columbia France) have already been announced for autumn.

Lee-c · 08-16-2006, 02:41 PM

After Christmas I think more and more Blu-Ray players will start to show up in Europe. So you don't have long to wait before you have several models to choose from.

MarekM · 08-16-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lee-c

After Christmas I think more and more Blu-Ray players will start to show up in Europe. So you don't have long to wait before you have several models to choose from.

Well I hope it will be sooner

I read somewhere, I am sorry I don't have a link, that player will start to show up from september.... hmm

The lack of information is killing me

Marek

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MarekM · 08-16-2006, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cees Alons

Hello Marek,

Welcome to the forum!

About your question: we don't have the slightest idea. I guess they haven't even decided yet.

Of course Sony et al. want to know first if it will succeed in the US at all. The HD DVD launch seems a success at the moment, but the Blu-ray format still has to prove something.

After the holiday season, they probably decide about the next steps on the market.

Cees

THANX

I was just reading several weeks

too lazy to write something........
We I have to wait

but it's interesting that I can buy several BR PC burners immediately hmm

Marek

Pall F · 08-18-2006, 02:47 PM

Any chance we will see multi-region players in a few years? Here´s hoping.

Also one noob question. Will US Blu-ray players or HD-DVD players work on a European HD television? I´m thinking about importing a player

Cees Alons · 08-18-2006, 03:36 PM

In 1997 my imported Toshiba played fine on my TV set.

I'm about to import a HD-A1 myself (the Samsung seems a bit too pricy for that at the moment, and there are other considerations), so I expect it to play fine too.

If your TV has HDMI, it should work and I'm also contemplating using a big PC monitor with DVI, for a transitional period.

Personally, I'm confident enough to go ahead, but I can only tell you for certain after the machine arrived here.

Cees

MarekM · 08-18-2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pall F

Any chance we will sew multi-region players in a few years? Here´s hoping.

Also one noob question. Will US Blu-ray players or HD-DVD players work on a European HD television? I´m thinking about importing a player

I think it should work,... I can ask friend, he did some test with toshiba and samsung on projector........ so I will ask him if he tested also on some HD TV.... but I think he had european version of samsung to test... I remember he was not able to play US blue ray disk with movies due regions.... hmm

Marek