Philips out @ Walmart - and is a rebadged Samsung? - Blu-ray Forum

zombie · 10-22-2006, 03:32 PM

That's what our friends at AVS are saying:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=739535

http://www.consumer.philips.com/cons...SHQNHKFSEKI5P#

BTBuck1 · 10-22-2006, 03:50 PM

And ofcourse the HDDVD fanboys have all sorts of fud and misinformation to cast toward the philips way.

they are saying:

It's a rebadged samsung (False)

It doesn't support VC-1 (False)

zombie · 10-22-2006, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian@BBY

And ofcourse the HDDVD fanboys have all sorts of fud and misinformation to cast toward the philips way.

they are saying:

It's a rebadged samsung (False)

It doesn't support VC-1 (False)

I'm sure it support VC-1 since there are already some VC-1 BDs available but are you sure it's not a rebadged Sammy?

BTBuck1 · 10-22-2006, 04:34 PM

the DACS are different. 216 for the philips, 192 for the sammy.

that fact alone would not make them "rebadged"

bferr1 · 10-22-2006, 11:20 PM

It is a rebadged Sammy. I had guessed based on its similar model number (BDP9000), and that it has a multimedia card reader and disc drive is to the left, just like the Sammy. I got a PM from somebody at AVS (who, of course, can't be named publicly) saying I was right-- Sammy designed the unit, but it's running Philips' software.

Chris Beveridge · 10-23-2006, 12:22 AM

There's been discussions about what really qualifies as a rebadge. From my understanding, the Philips is the same core equipment but as said above, is running the Philips software and has some slightly different audio to it in the DACs. I forget what the term used but it wasn't a rebadge. A rebadge would be what the RCA HD DVD player is where they put on a new faceplace and change the logo on the menu software.

bferr1 · 10-23-2006, 12:32 AM

^ Excellent point, Chris.

BTBuck1 · 10-23-2006, 01:22 AM

lots of these initial units are sharing parts from their cousins pioneer/sony etc.

10-22-2006, 03:32 PM	#1
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:864	Philips out @ Walmart - and is a rebadged Samsung? That's what our friends at AVS are saying: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=739535 http://www.consumer.philips.com/cons...SHQNHKFSEKI5P#

10-22-2006, 11:20 PM	#5
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	It is a rebadged Sammy. I had guessed based on its similar model number (BDP9000), and that it has a multimedia card reader and disc drive is to the left, just like the Sammy. I got a PM from somebody at AVS (who, of course, can't be named publicly) saying I was right-- Sammy designed the unit, but it's running Philips' software. Last edited by bferr1; 10-22-2006 at 11:31 PM.

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10-22-2006, 03:50 PM	#2
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	And ofcourse the HDDVD fanboys have all sorts of fud and misinformation to cast toward the philips way. they are saying: It's a rebadged samsung (False) It doesn't support VC-1 (False)

10-22-2006, 04:34 PM	#4
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	the DACS are different. 216 for the philips, 192 for the sammy. that fact alone would not make them "rebadged"

10-23-2006, 12:22 AM	#6
Chris Beveridge Moderator Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Hudson, MA Blu-ray reviews:3	There's been discussions about what really qualifies as a rebadge. From my understanding, the Philips is the same core equipment but as said above, is running the Philips software and has some slightly different audio to it in the DACs. I forget what the term used but it wasn't a rebadge. A rebadge would be what the RCA HD DVD player is where they put on a new faceplace and change the logo on the menu software.

10-23-2006, 12:32 AM	#7
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	^ Excellent point, Chris.

10-23-2006, 01:22 AM	#8
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	lots of these initial units are sharing parts from their cousins pioneer/sony etc.

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