Earlier this week, Philips announced its plans for the introduction of its first Blu-ray Disc products. These plans include their BD player (BDP 9000), TripleWriter (SPD7000) and Blu-ray media in capacities of 25GB and 50GB.

Philips, a world leader in optical storage and a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, has announced its plans for the introduction of its first Blu-ray Disc consumer products - the home entertainment player (BDP 9000), an all-in-one PC Writer (TripleWriter) and new Blu-ray media (BD-R and B-RE, single layer 25 GB* and dual layer BD-R and BD-RE 50 GB).

The BDP9000 consumer player will be available in the US in the second half of 2006 and the TripleWriter (SPD7000) will be available in Europe and the US in the second half of 2006.
If you'd like to read more about the BDP9000 or the SPD7000, Philips' entire press release can be found here.