This is an interesting change of events; it appears as if C|Net has revised their rating of the Samsung BD-P1000 from 6.6 to 5.8. Apparently C|Net has taken the poor performance of Samsung?s Blu-ray player to heart; they now rate the Toshiba HD-A1 higher than the Samsung player that costs $500 more.

The author notes that this revision is based on ?Samsung’s admission that the BD-P1000 suffers from a manufacturing flaw that adversely affects its video quality.? Which again is quite interesting considering that fact that Samsung customer service representatives are reading from a prepared statement that says:

“Our stance is that there is no defect, flaw, or bug with the Genesis chip as incorrectly reported by some blogs.”

It’s amazing how Beyond High Definition has tumbled into a confusing cacophony of press releases, CSR denials and ever evolving stances on the very format that Fox Home Entertainment?s Mike Dunn described as a “Blu-ray no-brainer for the consumer”.

Yes I’m aware that Samsung is but one supplier of Blu-ray hardware but the fact of the matter is, at the moment their the only supplier and first impression do matter.

Update: C|Net’s John P. Falcone explains the revised rankings.

R.Hollis

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