You "just want BD Live, Analog outs and a name brand" for <$200? You got it!

[h0mi]

Well you can wait for black friday... and find the player for $200. Or for $300. Or for $140. Or you had to camp out at Best-Mart for 2 days to get it for $100, otherwise it's $250. Or not find the player at all because it's sold out everywhere for whatever it was selling for.

Or you can order it now, and enjoy the player ~8 weeks sooner.

[Lee Stewart]

You guys are SO concerned about me buying a BD player.

When I get one - I will let you know.

[silverado]

Was this whole thread created to bait Lee??
My BD player became a doorstop early spring and I would never consider buying one before the big sales this Q4, smart shopping.

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by silverado

Was this whole thread created to bait Lee??

My BD player became a doorstop early spring and I would never consider buying one before the big sales this Q4, smart shopping.

[Philnerd]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

You guys are SO concerned about me buying a BD player.

Gratz Lee, you have your own fanboys

[Favelle]

Add wi-fi and I'm in....and I HATE standalones...

[vinnie97]

hate is such a strong word.

[comixguru]

I would have jumped at this very player at this price at the beginning of the year. Simple fact is, the longer I wait, the more I will get for my money. At the very least, I'd wait 3-4 months to see how the holiday deals shape up. I would hope for at least this player + movies at this same price or lower before year end.

I am not one of those hold-outs who don't have a BR SAL already, though. My first gen Panasonic works fine. If my player does stop working (and I'm logging 20+ hours a week on it), this is exactly the player and price I would jump at.

[Malanthius]

Originally Posted by motion

What format war? I didn't buy my first HD player (a Sharp Blu-ray model) until after Toshiba had called it quits. I bought my second Blu-ray player 6 months after that. Two months after that I then bought a LG Blu-ray/HD DVD combo drive to add to my existing Media Center HTPC. I Didn't buy my first HD DVD movie until early 2009 when most online places were pretty well giving them away (what was left of the stock, that is).

I was never really involved in the whole format war thing. Up until early 2008 I mostly watched upconverted dvds and HD satelite channels and didn't even know High Def Digest existed.

That doesn't matter. You said something negitive about BR. Some here are touchy.

[JServov]

Originally Posted by Malanthius

That doesn't matter. You said something negitive about BR. Some here are touchy.

bluray is dead but buying downloads will die first

studios will no longer be able to count on movie buying

a generation of kids is growing that will expect it to be free

most music is pirated already

less films will be made

[Malanthius]

Originally Posted by JServov

bluray is dead but buying downloads will die first

studios will no longer be able to count on movie buying

a generation of kids is growing that will expect it to be free

most music is pirated already

less films will be made

Well I wouldn't call BR dead. Not even close. But I do not believe it is being accepted and growing the way studios had hoped. They wanted it to be the next DVD dispite what some here will now claim. I don't think the studios invested all of this money only to hope for so so acceptance. But if it is profitible enough there will be continued support for the time being. LD was supported for a long time and it was also a niche format.

[Favelle]

Originally Posted by vinnie97

hate is such a strong word.

Sorry, I detest standalones...

[stevo4]

Originally Posted by Favelle

Add wi-fi and I'm in...

For firmware updates?

[mikemorel]

Originally Posted by Grubert

What now?

"What now" is that Grubert apparently has decided to start shilling blu-ray players in a discussion forum.

Do I get baking soda wit dat player?!?!

Maybe the question should be "what next?".

You might want to take this spectacle on the road. Maybe women's forums - blu-ray could use the demographic.



Grubert selling blu-ray players on smackdown.

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by mikemorel

"What now" is that Grubert apparently has decided to start shilling blu-ray players in a discussion forum.

Do I get baking soda wit dat player?!?!

Maybe the question should be "what next?".

You might want to take this spectacle on the road. Maybe women's forums - blu-ray could use the demographic.

http://www.bizzia.com/bizlevity/file...ly-mays-zp.jpg

Grubert selling blu-ray players on smackdown.

Nonsense. If that were true, you would say I started a year ago:

First-brand Profile 2.0 player goes under $200 - with 4 free movies



And anyway, many threads have been opened on this forum by other people regarding significant pricing milestones being reached. To wit:

Sony drops BDP-S350 BD-Live (Profile 2.0) player to $299

First under-$200 BD player hits Amazon!

Sony BDPS350 Blu-ray Disc Player at Kmart Thursday - $179.99

Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player sinks below $100

Target stores lower BD-Live capable Blu-ray player to $225 with $14.99 Bond movies

And the Price Continues to Drop_Meijer $99 Blu-ray Player

Walmart Drops Blu-ray Player to $128

$50 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player Sherwood BDP5003 for $50.09 (before shipping)

The only difference is in how the title was phrased this time, which was a followup to the demand by a subset of our community for that specific set of features at that specific price.