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dvdtown.com - 11/26/2008
Samsung Blu-ray players to deliver Netflix in HD
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Tools: Recommend this news to a friend RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., November 26, 2008 – Samsung Electronics America, a market leader and award-winning manufacturer of consumer electronics, today announced that its two cutting-edge Blu-ray players, the BD-P2500 and BD-P2550, will now have direct ...
Firmware update brings HD Netflix streaming to Samsung BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players
engadgethd.com - 12/3/2008
Firmware update brings HD Netflix streaming to Samsung BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players
— engadgethd.com — The day before Thanksgiving seems so far away now, doesn't it? For those that can think back... pre-feast, Samsung promised that a firmware update was on the way in order to bring HD Netflix streaming to its BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players. Exactly ... (more) Firmware update brings HD Netflix streaming to Samsung ...

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Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player, NB500MG9: DVD & Blu-ray Players
walmart.com - 11/19/2008
Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player, NB500MG9: DVD & Blu-ray Players
— walmart.com — Full-HD 1080 output (24 or 60p) 1080p upconversion for DVDs through the HDMI output Plays BD, BD-RE... (single/dual), BD-R (single/dual), DVD, and DVD-R/RW discs Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs Displays digital photos that have been saved as JPEG files on a ... (more) Magnavox Blu-ray Disc Player, NB500MG9: DVD & Blu-ray ...

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Blockbuster OnDemand Download Service Coming to Blu-ray Players, Soon [Not Netflix]
gizmodo.com - 12/1/2008
Blockbuster OnDemand Download Service Coming to Blu-ray Players, Soon [Not Netflix]
— gizmodo.com — Netflix has been making waves with its wide, fast integration into just about anything that'll have it... , and the reception has been generally positive. As has been the pattern for the last decade, Blockbuster is slightly but embarrassingly behind: according to company Chairman Jim Keyes, we'll ... (more) Blockbuster OnDemand Download Service Coming to Blu-ray ...

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Samsung Blu-ray players to support Netflix in HD
SlashGear — ... Last month we learned that Samsung will update its blu-ray player to support Netflix’s “Watch Instantly”; apparently that’s not all, the company has announced an HD addition of that service to be added by the first week of December through a firmware update. ...

HD Netflix streaming coming to Samsung's BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players
Engadget — ... Around this time last month, we learned that Netflix streaming would be making its way onto Samsung's BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players. Today, Sammy has dropped another related bombshell: HD Netflix streaming is just around the bend. Beginning ...

Samsung BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 to get Netflix HD support via firmware update
Krunker — ... and BD-P2550 standalone Blu-ray players will soon be able to access Netflix HD content via a firmware update that will be made available during the first week of December. Both players already offer Netflix streaming support with access to over 12,000 standard definition titles but the new update will provide playback support for approximately 300 HD titles at 720p resolutions. Xbox 360 consoles with the New Xbox Experience already have Netflix HD support. [Check it out via GearLive] Technorati Tags: Samsung BD-P2500, ...

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Samsung to bring Netflix HD to Blu-ray players — Electronista | The Macintosh News Network
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