The slim player supports 3D Blu-ray content and includes a function to convert conventional 2D content into a quasi-3D image, Samsung said. The player can also connect to the Internet and display content from sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on a TV screen.
Samsung provided no other technical specifications of the player, but claimed it would be the world’s thinnest 3D Blu-ray Disc player when launched.
Pricing and launch information was not disclosed.
Samsung will be launching the player at a time when consumer interest in 3D Blu-ray Disc appears to be rising.
The method for encoding 3D content onto Blu-ray Disc media was standardized during 2010 and players compatible with the format are beginning to appear on the market.
During the recent “black Friday” sales-promotion period in the U.S., Blu-ray Disc player sales more than doubled compared to last year at over 400,000 units, said NPD Group. 3D-compatible players accounted for 15 percent of those sales.
Samsung is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Blu-ray Disc players and has used the previous two CES events to emphasize the design and form factor of its players. In 2009 it launched a model that was 39 mm thick and in 2010 it showed a model 29 mm thick.
The International Consumer Electronics Show takes place in Las Vegas from Jan. 6 to 9.
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