https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/13.aspxThe main Meeting Place for BeoWorld members, and the place for General Questions, Answers and things to say! If you have any questions about anything Bang &amp; Olufsen related - please ask. If you have anything to say - please tell!enCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/30361.aspxTue, 10 Jul 2007 14:01:52 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:30361Doc0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/30361.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=30361Keep on dreaming..........?<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/30333.aspxTue, 10 Jul 2007 11:11:09 GMT41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:30333mbee0https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/30333.aspxhttps://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=13&PostID=30333<p>Ok, let&#39;s start with facts:<br />-B&amp;O now makes &quot;low lifetime products&quot; (products that are quickly outdated technologically speaking) in cooperation with Samsung&nbsp;: Serene, Serenata, Beosound 6... <br />-By working this way, B&amp;O have very limited investments to make.<br />-That allows B&amp;O to take more risks and release a product at a earlier stage of technological maturity, and people will accept that if the item is not too expensive.</p><p>So my conclusion :<br />Why would B&amp;O wait a lot to release a HD DVD+Blu Ray player (and&nbsp;the same player in the Beovision&nbsp;7 and Beocenter 2)&nbsp;as Samsung is&nbsp;planning to release its double player, equipped with HDMI 1.3 and 1080p support, at a low price tag (550$) later this year (here is <a href="http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=20186">the link to that information</a>)</p><p>So come on B&amp;O, upgrade your products with that player (hopefully that player will take&nbsp;less time to read a disc&nbsp;than the other HD players currently&nbsp;on the market)&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>