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Originally posted by: Jumpem
I'm still waiting for the ~$200 mark.
Rediculous that you can get a HD-DVD player for a third of that pretty easily.
Originally posted by: HocusFocus
I got an LG Super Multi that does blue ray and hd for $287 that included shipping from Canada, insurance, and a $99 copy of PowerDVD Ultra. Don't mean to thread crap but it seemed like a pretty good deal from NCIX.com, Canada.
Originally posted by: scoreadeal
Originally posted by: Jumpem
I'm still waiting for the ~$200 mark.
Rediculous that you can get a HD-DVD player for a third of that pretty easily.
Yeah, but compare apples to apples. If you want 1080p over HDMI HD-DVD player you need a Toshiba A35 player...
Originally posted by: scoreadeal
Hrm, I bought mine for $242.99...
$299.99 @ Circuit City
-10% off $199 Circuit City coupon on eBay. = $269.99
-10% off rebate (www.entertainment.com/circuitcity) = $242.99
Originally posted by: uli2000
This is a profile 1.0 player isnt it? Its allready outdated. It wont do the advanced interactive features being released on BR. Also, many profile 1.0 players need constant firmware upgrades to play newer movies. Since profile 1.0 players are no longer being produced, this (and other profile 1.0 players) may not be supported with firmware updates in the future to play new disks. Also, profile 1.0 players (with maybe the exception of the ps3) cannot be upgraded to profile 1.1 or 2.0 because of hardware limitations. Guess thats what happens when you release a product with incomplete specs to the market.
Originally posted by: uli2000
(with maybe the exception of the ps3)
Don Eklund, EVP of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, promised an update for the PS3, which is the most popular Blu-ray player by far, that will allow the player to support BD Profile 1.1 starting later this month.
Yes, but it will still play 1.1 movies.This is a profile 1.0 player isnt it? Its already outdated
So what's the big difference between Profile 1.0 and Profile 1.1? There are several different hardware requirements (see the chart below), but it basically boils down to picture-in-picture functionality.
Profile 1.1 players certainly don't make older Profile 1.0 players obsolete. While movie enthusiasts lust over special features and commentary tracks, many people are completely uninterested in investing even more time in a movie. If you already have a Profile 1.0 player, it should be able to play all the new Profile 1.1 discs without a problem--you just won't be access to some of the special features.[/b]
If the entire United States had a universal sales tax that applied to everyone, then an after tax price would be relevant.Originally posted by: Shawn
How is this $270? After tax it's near $300.
Yeah, but compare apples to apples. If you want 1080p over HDMI HD-DVD player you need a Toshiba A35 player...
Originally posted by: ranmaniac
Doh! The Samsung player is sold out at BB.