Blu-ray cost in perspective

[jermwhl]

I have seen alot of complaints regarding the high costs associated with BD. Yes, it's expensive.......IT'S NEW!
I remember my first DVD player. I paid $500 for a single disc sony player. Years later I upgraded to a 5 disc changer, again paying close to $500. About a year after that I bought a 5 disc progressive scan sony, but only paid $150! I don't remember how much DVD players were, when they FIRST came out, but i'm sure they were extremely expensive to consumers. Ecspecially figuring in inflation and all that jazz. But now, you can pick up a DVD player for like 30 bucks! BD will fall also, some just aren't as patient as others I guess (most of us on here!)

[doctorsteve]

Ok, so I've got my player that should last me a while... what can we expect to see the disc pricesdrop to? We were promised DVD priced would fall too ... never happened (until the Wal-Mart bargain bin). Am I going to have to wait 5 years to get the BD movies I want at great prices? And most regular (vs. superstore) walmarts don't even have BD, and now even the superstore nearby doesn't have them. Any Target I go to has about 10-15 to chose from (If you're lucky). I had to shell out 30 something bucks for Usual suspects at Best buy, because they were the only ones that had it! Let's get 'em in the stores, and make 'em good! Don't give me this Norbit, White Chicks and GI Jane crap!

*sigh* I'm done...thanks...

[JTK]

Originally Posted by doctorsteve

Ok, so I've got my player that should last me a while... what can we expect to see the disc pricesdrop to? We were promised DVD priced would fall too ... never happened (until the Wal-Mart bargain bin). Am I going to have to wait 5 years to get the BD movies I want at great prices? And most regular (vs. superstore) walmarts don't even have BD, and now even the superstore nearby doesn't have them. Any Target I go to has about 10-15 to chose from (If you're lucky). I had to shell out 30 something bucks for Usual suspects at Best buy, because they were the only ones that had it! Let's get 'em in the stores, and make 'em good! Don't give me this Norbit, White Chicks and GI Jane crap!

*sigh* I'm done...thanks...

You promise?



Honestly, the complaints I see from people tell me one thing right off the bat: They've never early adopted anything before and/or can't remember what the early months and years of DVD, laserdiscs, VHS, etc. were like.

If you don't like it? Don't buy it. End of problem.

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by JTK

Honestly, the complaints I see from people tell me one thing right off the bat: They've never early adopted anything before and/or can't remember what the early months and years of DVD, laserdiscs, VHS, etc. were like.

If you don't like it? Don't buy it. End of problem.

You hit the nail right on the head. The one unfortunate byproduct of Toshiba's initial price drop is that it drew in people who really had no business as early adopters. That's why we see the complaints about price all over places like AVS. Now these folks are trying to "protect" their "investment", which is why just about every thread at AVS degenerates into fanboyish, video-game forum style arguments. As I've noted, part of the new HD DVD rally cry is trolling the BD forums claiming, "Format neutral is so nice" and "HD DVD ain't going anywhere". It's like they're desperately trying to get BD'ers to buy HD DVD to ensure it's survival. Of course, you and I know that Universal will be coming over to BD and that buying a HD DVD player to get the 10% of releases we're missing is useless.

Whatever, just about the entire industry is behind Blu-Ray. Why people cannot see this is beyond me. If one wants to dabble in next gen optical disc, there's very little risk in buying a PS3 for $599. That's what I've done until a high-end fully featured standalone BD player comes out.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by Esox50

You hit the nail right on the head. The one unfortunate byproduct of Toshiba's initial price drop is that it drew in people who really had no business as early adopters. That's why we see the complaints about price all over places like AVS. Now these folks are trying to "protect" their "investment", which is why just about every thread at AVS degenerates into fanboyish, video-game forum style arguments. As I've noted, part of the new HD DVD rally cry is trolling the BD forums claiming, "Format neutral is so nice" and "HD DVD ain't going anywhere". It's like they're desperately trying to get BD'ers to buy HD DVD to ensure it's survival. Of course, you and I know that Universal will be coming over to BD and that buying a HD DVD player to get the 10% of releases we're missing is useless.

Whatever, just about the entire industry is behind Blu-Ray. Why people cannot see this is beyond me. If one wants to dabble in next gen optical disc, there's very little risk in buying a PS3 for $599. That's what I've done until a high-end fully featured standalone BD player comes out.

Exactly right.

I loved a post I saw from you yesterday that talked about the HD-DVD mantra of:

I think the new HD DVD motto/spin is, "Look, we're not getting our @sses kicked THAT bad"

[gerard786]

If this too expensive.......don't buy it.....it is after all....a free country. As a consumer, we can exercise the right to protest and not purchase the item if its too expensive....the lack of demand will make these companies re-think their pricing strategy and drop the prices....

The only problem is we don't have patience....i know i don't. Now I have to work over-time for the next 6 years to buy that "latest and greatest" Blu Ray player....

Any chance of them making a Blu Ray VCR player for 30 bucks?

[slaizer2000]

Originally Posted by jermwhl

I have seen alot of complaints regarding the high costs associated with BD. Yes, it's expensive.......IT'S NEW!
I remember my first DVD player. I paid $500 for a single disc sony player. Years later I upgraded to a 5 disc changer, again paying close to $500. About a year after that I bought a 5 disc progressive scan sony, but only paid $150! I don't remember how much DVD players were, when they FIRST came out, but i'm sure they were extremely expensive to consumers. Ecspecially figuring in inflation and all that jazz. But now, you can pick up a DVD player for like 30 bucks! BD will fall also, some just aren't as patient as others I guess (most of us on here!)

G I remember when my parents bought our first VCR. IT was close to a grand back in the 80's when they first came out. We kept it for like 10 years and when you compared it to newer models that cost more it was a very very basic machine without alot of frills. 500 or 600 for a ps3 blu-ray player for new tech is alot but when put into perspective really is not that bad. If this had come out in the 80's it might have cost 2-3 grand.