Bluedot rolls out cheaper but still not cheap BBDP-10 Blu-ray player in Japan

Cut rate Blu-ray players seem to be popping up every week in the U.S. while a demand for more features has kept prices higher in Japan, but Bluedot is turning around that trend with the ¥35,000 ($378) BBDP-10 Blu-ray player. Launching this month, buyers can find Dolby TrueHD, 1080p24, Profile 1.1 and 7.1 audio out in a 5cm high package. It's really too bad that this passes for "value priced" in Japan, but honestly, if we had the option to buy 1TB DVRs with Blu-ray playing / backup capabilities built in, we might not be rushing to the low end of the lineup either.

[Via Akihabara News]