Samsung delays launch of US Blu-ray player launch

South Korea based tech giants Samsung have delayed the launch of its newly developed next generation Blu-Ray player for around a month in the United States. This launch would now take place in the month of June.

This delay is to ensure that the players are properly tested and are ready for shipment in the retail market considering the format is totally new and untested in the real world scenario. This means that the makers of competing HD DVD format have more time in their hands to capture the initial rush in the market.

Toshiba has already launched its HD DVD format players in Japan becoming the first player to come out with players capable of supporting the next generation storage format. Samsung was earlier scheduled to launch the Blu-Ray players in US by May 23. This launch is now delayed to June 25.

Samsung said in a statement on this delay: “We still anticipate that the Samsung BD-P1000 will be the first Blu-Ray player to launch at a national level in the United Sates.”