Samsung Drops Hybrid Player

Looks like Samsung has withdrawn itself from giving whatever remnant of life HD DVD has by canceling the launch of its BD-UP5500 hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD player. This move comes after Toshiba has decided to kill off the HD DVD standard, so folks who love all things Samsung and still want to enjoy Blu-ray movies (in addition to the few HD DVD movies out there) can settle for the existing UP5000 player.