According to Digit magazine, Samsung is still considering a combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player. The company is currently working on one and could launch it by the end of this year.
Samsung is already working on a drive that handles both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, said Kim Du-Hyon, an assistant manager in Samsung's home-platform product planning division, in a briefing with reporters at the company's headquarters in Suwon, South Korea.

"We don't have a plan to make an HD DVD-only player but are considering a universal player," he said. "We are preparing HD DVD [support] now and if we launch a universal player it will be the end of this year or early next year."
If you'd like to read more, head on over to Digit magazine.