Blu-Ray Players starting to come down in price?!?!

*sir clinksalot* · 09-23-2008, 09:43 AM

Only this one as far as I can tell, but I'd imagine before the Holiday's we'll be seeing quite a few $200 players.

Amazon.com: Sony BDP-S300 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player: Electronics

All4dISNEY · 09-23-2008, 09:46 AM

It's the $29.99 ($24.99on sale) BluRay DVD price, that's the killer! Where's $19.99 ($14.99on sale) standard?

goofygoof · 09-23-2008, 09:51 AM

Sweet! Good find...now I feel better about enjoying the 1080p on my tv

aimster · 09-23-2008, 10:16 AM

Interesting. But I'll stick with the upconverting DVD player & home theatre system I got last Black Friday for now.

Coheteboy · 11-26-2008, 04:18 PM

Old thread I know... how many of you have Blu-Ray players?

What kind do you have?
How much was it?
Is it everything you hoped it would be and more?
What brand have you heard has the best quality?

Sorry for all the questions but I'm in the market... as it were.

*sir clinksalot* · 11-26-2008, 04:52 PM

I don't have one, don't plan on getting one at the moment. But you should check out this thread too.

Is Blu-Ray dead already???

justjohn · 11-26-2008, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sir clinksalot

I don't have one, don't plan on getting one at the moment. But you should check out this thread too.

Is Blu-Ray dead already???

I posted links to a $190 and a $140 Blu-Ray players in that thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by justjohn

Sears.com will have a Sharp Aquos Blu-Rayt player for $180

Dealzmodo: Two Sub-$200 Blu-ray Players, No Catches or Rebates

This link also links you to a $139 Blu-Ray from Memorex.

justjohn · 11-26-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coheteboy

Old thread I know... how many of you have Blu-Ray players?

What kind do you have?
How much was it?
Is it everything you hoped it would be and more?
What brand have you heard has the best quality?

Sorry for all the questions but I'm in the market... as it were.

BC 60GB PS3

$500

No

The PS3

Wally · 11-26-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by All4dISNEY

It's the $29.99 ($24.99on sale) BluRay DVD price, that's the killer! Where's $19.99 ($14.99on sale) standard?

Ditto. I can live with an expensive player. But expensive DVDs? I don't think so. Oh, looky here, Terminator 2 on standard DVD for $4.99- I think I'll pass on Blu-Ray for the moment.

justjohn · 11-26-2008, 05:10 PM

Certain movies definitely blow away any other option. PoC:AWE on Blu-Ray on a giant tv looks unlike anything else I have ever seen come out of a television. It is freaking amazing.

justjohn · 11-26-2008, 05:12 PM

The deals are starting to come around. I'm finding new good movies on sale for $19.99 on a regular basis now. Iron Man, Kung Fu Panda are two that were on sale last week. Wall-E Blu-Ray 3 disc for $29.99 was so good, I was never able to find a copy in any store.

Coheteboy · 11-26-2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sir clinksalot

I don't have one, don't plan on getting one at the moment. But you should check out this thread too.

Is Blu-Ray dead already???

Oh i've posted in that one. But my questions are more about the price, which this thread is more focused on.

Thanks for the responses. Why is the PS3 the best version of bluray? I know that the upper executives at my work get PS3's instead of dvd players now... only because of bluray!

sailerm · 11-26-2008, 06:44 PM

I would hold off on a blue ray player. I don't think the format is going to last.

*sir clinksalot* · 11-26-2008, 06:54 PM

From what I understand regarding the PS3:

You have wireless internet capabilities. Which means all of the Blu-Ray profile updates (1.0, 1.1, 2.0, etc) can be done easily. The other players only have Ethernet and you'd have to have a connection near your TV in order to get the updates.

From what I understand, many of the players, which probably means the ones that are going to be the cheapest this week, don't have the capability to upgrade to 2.0, etc ... which means you can't get all of the content that you would want with a Blu Ray.

John knows more about that than I do though.

sailerm · 11-26-2008, 07:00 PM

blue ray is a format that was rushed to market before all the specs we nailed down, I don't think we should be the guinea pigs at $300 a player and $30 a movie before they settle on a 'final' firmware.

and yes all these cheap players are mainly 1.0, so many of the newer discs may not even play on them.

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sir clinksalot Semper Absurda MiceChat News Team MiceChat Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 24,462 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Blu-Ray Players starting to come down in price?!?! From what I understand regarding the PS3: You have wireless internet capabilities. Which means all of the Blu-Ray profile updates (1.0, 1.1, 2.0, etc) can be done easily. The other players only have Ethernet and you'd have to have a connection near your TV in order to get the updates. From what I understand, many of the players, which probably means the ones that are going to be the cheapest this week, don't have the capability to upgrade to 2.0, etc ... which means you can't get all of the content that you would want with a Blu Ray. John knows more about that than I do though. __________________ -Gregg Sir Clinksalot's WDW Attraction Video Thread Peoplemover and Journey into Imagination available now!!! Join MiceChat GOLD!

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