i had just picked up a cardboard box, from amazon, containing about 6 new bd. i then moved swiftly to the sony store and purchased the, bdp-s500.(i hope it's a good player). i get home with those 2 new goody boxes, and some movie watching groceries,(and vodka). i turn on my 55" hitachi-ultravision... it's on the fritz all of the sudden. it's blinking, flashing, and going completely blank. it will be, no telling how long, before i can get it worked on, or how much it will cost. i actually died a little inside, when this happened. i can't believe it.