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[john_1958]

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

[nhaase]

I don't know what country you're in, but in the US there are a number of players below $1000. The PS3, Samsung's, and Sony's standalone are under $1000. Also, this July Sony is releasing a $600 BD stand-alone player. Which all are above $1299? The LG combo player is an exception, since it does both formats.

The movies are the same price as HD-DVD, and even less when an HD-DVD is a combo format release.

[buckshot]

Originally Posted by john_1958

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

I know its the standard retort but, the ps3 is cheap and I think the best looking blu-ray player out there. my wife bought mine for me just for that purpose. I have 2 video games for it (i think I played one last week for about 15 minutes), but I have over 30 bd's now.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by john_1958

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

Oh, come on.

[TBoneCapone]

Originally Posted by john_1958

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

Wow I did not realize PS3's were that much.

[Rave<UK>]

Originally Posted by john_1958

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

I would like to know just what currency you are talking about? Aussie dollar? J/K

[jorg]

Originally Posted by john_1958

The trouble with BD players is they haven't come down in price alot of them are still well above 1299.99 not including tax

maybe you are looking at the MSRP because i have seen the first gen samsunag play for 599 and 499 in alot of places and the ps3.

the trouble with hd dvd is only one manufacturer

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by JTK

Oh, come on.

ok the prices have come down little bit since my posting

LG - Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD High-Definition Player BH100
Plays BD-ROM, HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD+DVD hybrid, DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW formats
Our Price: $1,199.99


Sony - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard-DVD Upconversion BDP-S1
Plays BD-ROM and standard DVD formats; high-definition output
10% Off Bose Speaker System Offer
Our Price: $999.99

Samsung - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard DVD Upconversion BD-P1000
Plays BD-ROM, BD-RE and standard DVD formats; built-in decoders; high-definition output
Our Price: $699.99

are at bestbuy

[JTK]

Originally Posted by john_1958

ok the prices have come down little bit since my posting

LG - Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD High-Definition Player BH100
Plays BD-ROM, HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD+DVD hybrid, DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW formats
Our Price: $1,199.99


Sony - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard-DVD Upconversion BDP-S1
Plays BD-ROM and standard DVD formats; high-definition output
10% Off Bose Speaker System Offer
Our Price: $999.99

Samsung - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard DVD Upconversion BD-P1000
Plays BD-ROM, BD-RE and standard DVD formats; built-in decoders; high-definition output
Our Price: $699.99

are at bestbuy

Not bad for first and early gen stuff of a new, bleeding edge technology.

You should know this better than a lot of the rest of us if you really were born in 1958:

What did VHS and Beta cost when they first came out? What did laserdisc and DVD's cost when they first came out?

Now adjust for inflation. It's not even close.

[BTBuck1]

Originally Posted by john_1958

ok the prices have come down little bit since my posting

LG - Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD High-Definition Player BH100
Plays BD-ROM, HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD+DVD hybrid, DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW formats
Our Price: $1,199.99

$1074
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details....ProductID=2720

Sony - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard-DVD Upconversion BDP-S1
Plays BD-ROM and standard DVD formats; high-definition output
10% Off Bose Speaker System Offer
Our Price: $999.99

$729
http://www.bestbuyplasma.com/plasma/...TIME&sku=BDPS1

Samsung - Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player with Standard DVD Upconversion BD-P1000
Plays BD-ROM, BD-RE and standard DVD formats; built-in decoders; high-definition output
Our Price: $699.99

$495
http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/prod...sku=SAMBDP1000

are at bestbuy

One from Best Buy...lol........Bestbuyplasma...lol
took be about 5 minutes to find all of those.
You can probably get them for even less.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by BTBuck

<snip>

You can probably get them for even less.

Legally?

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by TBoneCapone

Wow I did not realize PS3's were that much.

i wasn't including ps3

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

$1074
http://www.digitalcraze.com/Details....ProductID=2720

$729
http://www.bestbuyplasma.com/plasma/...TIME&sku=BDPS1


$495
http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/prod...sku=SAMBDP1000


One from Best Buy...lol........Bestbuyplasma...lol
took be about 5 minutes to find all of those.
You can probably get them for even less.

I was checking canadian bestbuy prices

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by john_1958

I was checking canadian bestbuy prices

The Samsung P1000 is selling at $797 (clearance) right now at my Best Buy in downtown Toronto.

Gary

[snoupee]

just get a ps3 and load up on BD's

[Psiweaver]

yeah at this point you might even be able to still find a 20 gig one though i wouldn't be too sure on that front.