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Samsung dreams of a Blu-ray Christmas
Created: 07/31/2006
Video description: CNET's Neha Tiwari talks to Aaron Novak, marketing manager of camcorders at Samsung, about why the company has allied itself with Blu-ray instead of the competing next-generation format, HD DVD. The BD-P1000 was one of the products showcased at Samsung's "Christmas in July" event in San Francisco.

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