I never bough a DVD player that cost more than $150.
I don't see taking the plunge for Bluray costs the same and the discs are comparable to DVD's in price.
I think the majority of DVD owners are in this line of thinking because they either don't have the system or can't tell the different between the quality of bluray to DVD.
With the only other high definition competitor out of the way, they can charge whatever they want for HD format and people will have to pay whatever they charge to get your fix.
HD-DVD was a blessing in disguise for us consumers.
My standalone DVD burner didn't cost over $100, why pay any more for Blu? Hell even internal PC BluRay drives are still over $100 talk about ripping off the consumer
How is an affordable bluray player negative? I love torrents as much as the next nerd on this forum but enough is enough - i want high quality movies at a price that is right. (Free?)
@ game, and the Z dude, and the lowest ranked dude too...
i guess you guys really have a memory like a goldfish when it comes to consumer electronics. I guess you dont remember a point in time when dvd roms for comps were over 500 (yeah, i remember they started much higher than that, but thats all i remember). The first CD-ROM i ever got for my computer was 400 bucks through microtimes way back in the day when everyone was still rolling with windows 3.1 (yes, even before windows 98) I guess i by your reasoning i got super ripped off...tech takes time to come down, give it a rest.
When i bought my 50" pioneer elite 2 years ago, it was retailing for 5500...now you can almost get a 60" 1080p kuro for that price...did i get ripped off...no, tech comes down over time, seriously...give it a rest
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gabe @ Jun 26th 2008 10:55AM
ooooh! bluray - its so awesome -
it's so great it sells like sh1t.
Give me a player that is $100 and then talk to me.
until then - just say no
Hooterman @ Jun 26th 2008 11:01AM
Piss off with the $100 player comments. Did you really never buy a DVD player that cost more then $100?
If not then BluRay isn't for you, and you can go ahead and stop commenting on BR posts.
kjb434 @ Jun 26th 2008 11:32AM
I never bough a DVD player that cost more than $150.
I don't see taking the plunge for Bluray costs the same and the discs are comparable to DVD's in price.
I think the majority of DVD owners are in this line of thinking because they either don't have the system or can't tell the different between the quality of bluray to DVD.
LongshotX @ Jun 26th 2008 11:36AM
Why was his post ranked low? The truth is why is Blu-Ray so expensive even after HD-DVD is dead? Bring on the cheap $150 and less players...
X820 @ Jun 26th 2008 11:38AM
stick to your VHS and DVD.
Lowest Ranked @ Jun 26th 2008 12:05PM
@LongShotx:
Thats just simple business economics.
With the only other high definition competitor out of the way, they can charge whatever they want for HD format and people will have to pay whatever they charge to get your fix.
HD-DVD was a blessing in disguise for us consumers.
z0phi3l @ Jun 26th 2008 1:51PM
@Hooterman
My standalone DVD burner didn't cost over $100, why pay any more for Blu? Hell even internal PC BluRay drives are still over $100 talk about ripping off the consumer
gabe @ Jun 26th 2008 3:02PM
The sony fanboys are strong in this thread.
How is an affordable bluray player negative? I love torrents as much as the next nerd on this forum but enough is enough - i want high quality movies at a price that is right. (Free?)
SimbaDogg @ Jun 26th 2008 8:48PM
@ game, and the Z dude, and the lowest ranked dude too...
i guess you guys really have a memory like a goldfish when it comes to consumer electronics. I guess you dont remember a point in time when dvd roms for comps were over 500 (yeah, i remember they started much higher than that, but thats all i remember). The first CD-ROM i ever got for my computer was 400 bucks through microtimes way back in the day when everyone was still rolling with windows 3.1 (yes, even before windows 98) I guess i by your reasoning i got super ripped off...tech takes time to come down, give it a rest.
When i bought my 50" pioneer elite 2 years ago, it was retailing for 5500...now you can almost get a 60" 1080p kuro for that price...did i get ripped off...no, tech comes down over time, seriously...give it a rest