Samsung has launch its first portable Blu-ray 3D player, as well as its 3D TV with priced accessible to all buyers …
John Revie, Samsung senior vice president of home entertainment, quote at a press conference in New York that the new BD-C8000 player allows users to watch full high-definition movies on the go, or to watch 3D movies when connected to a 3D TV home theater set.
The portable player has a 10.3-inch screen and built-in Wi-Fi. It runs about three hours on batteries and connects to 3D TVs via an HDMI 1.4a port. The HDMI specification allows for content in 3D formats to be transferred between devices, including movies based on the Blu-ray 3D format.
For budget-conscious buyers, Samsung also announced three new plasma 3D TVs:
- the PN50C490 3D TV, has a 50-inch screen size and is capable of playing 720p high-definition video.
- PN58C680, plasma 3D TVs that are capable of playing full high-definition 1080p video and which has a 58-inch screen
- PN50C680, plasma 3D TVs that are capable of playing full high-definition 1080p video and which has a 50-inch screen
The adoption rate of 3D products has been fantastic and will continue to grow, Tim Baxter (president of the consumer electronics division at Samsung Electronics America) said.

