Blu-ray Player Prices Hit 2008 Highs

An anonymous reader writes "HD DVD is almost gone and Blu-ray prices are already on their way up. TG Daily went through average retail prices of some of the popular Blu-ray players and found that you should expect to pay at least $400 for an entry-level Blu-ray player, while you could get a player for less than $330 in February. It really should not be a surprise for all of us, but it is interesting to see how quickly retail adjusted to the new situation and increased prices."

Look how quickly I adjust too

[glop]

by not buying the now overpriced gear...

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[Beardo the Bearded]

It's a golden age for Blu-Ray - a golden age that will last forever.

Re:PS3

[EvilMonkeySlayer]

Hey now, this is slashdot. You can't honestly expect the same technical knowledge and math skills that you see in abundance on such sites as digg!

Re:PS3 Sales the motivator here?

[lostchicken]

PS3 or not, Blu-Ray players (as with most modern A/V stack components) put out a boatload of heat. They really shouldn't be stacked without at least some breathing room. I'd bet that the top of the PS3 was designed like it was for that express purpose.

Sell at a loss

[kindbud]

Make it up in volume. That's the ticket.

Re:I like how "2008" makes it look like a big deal

[geekoid]

Oh, I ahve a feeling you will see this article again in 6 months...

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[Berkyjay]

Why don't we all just by the super cheap HD DVD players now and make Hollywood jump back to HD DVD. Then we can buy all the cheap Blu-Ray players and make them jump back again. Yessss, dance Hollywood dance.

Re:PS3

[_KiTA_]

Hey now, this is slashdot. You can't honestly expect the same technical knowledge and math skills that you see in abundance on such sites as digg!

Bah, Digg's not THAT good at math. I asked a few of them to add up the following random hex numbers and half the site freaked out:
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0.

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[Pichu0102]

I really don't see many desktop apps that demand more than 2GB of RAM.

Vista?

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[Zencyde]

I'd like the crowd to know that I'm just singin' and dancin' in the rain. : )

Re:PS3

[SteveTheNewbie]

799

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[Pahroza]

I can't hear that song without thinking of A Clockwork Orange. Thank you for the memory.

Re:Look how quickly I adjust too

[SETIGuy]

OTOH, I never understood why someone would marry someone who would disallow them from having something they want(monetary reasons aside).

Almost all marriages are all about disallowing your spouse from having something they want.

Usually that something is another sexual partner.