According to our friends at Wesleytech.com, Samsung has cancelled plans to release their new high-end Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-2400. While Samsung has not given an official reason, general speculation is that they could not meet the October 31 deadline for BD 1.0 spec.
If you were looking forward to get the new Samsung BDP-2400, I have bad news for you; I just received word that Samsung has canceled all plans to release their upcoming high-end Blu-ray Disc player. All orders for the player have been canceled, and the model will not be brought to the market.
Wesleytech.com also reports that Samsung has pushed back the BD-UP5000 until December which means that it will meet the BD 1.1 spec. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here.