OT: When to buy BluRay equipment?

teaktart wrote on 12/4/2008, 9:49 PM

I got burned last year buying an HD DVD player in Sept ($230) only to have it deemed obsolete in January! Don't want to jump too soon again.

So, my question is:

When will you jump in and buy a BluRay player? At what price?
Costco is at $230 this week for a Sony Blu Ray Player

When will you buy a BluRay burner? At What price?
They are still very expensive....hundreds

When do you expect blank media prices to come down?

Any guesses on when the prices will drop some more?

Before Christmas or after in January/February?

I can wait but its getting more tempting every time the prices drop....!

Eileen

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teaktart wrote on 12/9/2008, 9:38 AM

Here's a review with some photos:
http://maddhat.com/?p=31

Yeah, weird they didn't bother to add component out along with the HDMI considering some of us already have each HDMI port on my TV in use by other devices.

Coursedesign wrote on 12/9/2008, 10:41 AM

The picture can be so much better with HDMI than with component.

jrazz wrote on 12/9/2008, 11:09 AM

I bought this and am happy with it by way of a burner. I don't remember what price I paid, but the link is still active.

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j razz

teaktart wrote on 12/11/2008, 10:32 AM

JADCorp2 : That's what I'm thinking....

For $100 I can play/watch my own BR material and save the cost of a burner and player. I already have the media on a hard drive and with this device I can view it....in HD on my HDTV = done!

EDIT: Bought one at Best Buy last night and the $99 sale price ends Sat 12/13