Sherwood delivers its BDP-5003 Blu-ray deck

Who knew that the trials and tribulations of Sherwood's BDP-5003 Blu-ray player could mirror the drama of the movies it plays? First shown off at CEDIA, then delayed and most recently threatened with the axe, but now Sherwood has brought its $300, Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player to the market, just in time for the holidays. Sure, it's probably a competent enough player, but we just don't see the value proposition of this next to entry-level models from other brands. Perhaps last-minute shoppers looking to jump on the Blu-ray wagon this holiday will grab one when Netflix-enabled (a little more money), Profile 2.0 (a few more features), or better-known brands (a tad more comfy) disappear from retailer shelves; but if that's the plan, maybe giving this model the axe would have been a better approach.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2008 11:07PM]

No thanks. Panny BD-35K for $249.99 at Best Buy of all places. Even cheaper on Amazon.

[nathanh Posted Nov 25th 2008 5:26PM]

Huh? The Panasonic has the same MSRP as this Sherwood. Just because the street price of the panny is better than the MSRP of the Sherwood means.... nothing! Except that the Sherwood will probably street at first for $250, and drop to $200 by Xmas.

[nathanh Posted Nov 25th 2008 3:59PM]

300 dollar MSRP competes well with the other entry level brands, who are selling for half their MSRP. If this player doesn't street for under $200 by Christmas, I'll eat my hat.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 25th 2008 4:35PM]

Talk about getting to the party late??? They've arrived so late the day after that even the hungover people have already left.........