They're likely releasing it in October because it's Blu-Ray 1.0 and they want to beat the deadline. The Samsung dual player is also 1.0, which really doesn't make sense since if they have the hardware to meet HD DVDs requirements then the hardware should also support BD 1.1.
“Measuring 21.5 inches each, with 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and optical multitouch technology under their chunky bezels, these two models represent the biggest mainstream push for touchscreen computing yet.”
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They're likely releasing it in October because it's Blu-Ray 1.0 and they want to beat the deadline. The Samsung dual player is also 1.0, which really doesn't make sense since if they have the hardware to meet HD DVDs requirements then the hardware should also support BD 1.1.