Re: New report: 30 million households will own a Blu-ray device in 2008

haha yes it is

The good thing about Boxing Day now is that Futureshop or Bestbuy will have sales online starting at 8pm on the 24 or 25th (can't remember) so you don't have to spend you whole night waiting in a line out in the cold.

I purchased a few products last boxing day from the comfort of my home and got some nice prices. Love it!

Don't buy blu-ray eh?

Well, i would not mind buying blu-ray, but my beef is price and workability.

Is it so much to ask? In saying that, why are my complaints being attacked?

PS - When the BH-200 gets into my system, I am sure you will find me saying plenty good about blu-ray, but that does not change how blu-ray is right now to consumers. One last thing, if you are wondering why I am paying about $600 for a player and me complaining about price... It's because it's a dual format of course, and CAN do updates across the board. So money properly spent.

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Is it so much to ask? In saying that, why are my complaints being attacked?

I didn't attack your complaints. If you figure $400 or whatever is too much for a Blu-ray player, then like I said don't get one. I merely said that I paid MUCH more for even my low-end Toshiba HD DVD player originally, and that personally $500 at the time wasn't much for me when it meant enjoying 1080p movies for the first time in my life at home. I do realize that many people are under financial constraints and/or have other priorities or hobbies that take precedence.

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One last thing, if you are wondering why I am paying about $600 for a player and me complaining about price... It's because it's a dual format of course

You can buy a BH200 even in Canada (at Future Shop) for $500, and get a $50 gift card as a bonus for a couple movies:
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass.asp?logon=&langid=EN&catid=25325
You should be able to do much better online within the US I would think.

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And if you've ever had trouble with a firmware update on HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc hardware (or any other hardware for that matter), you'll appreciate this post by our friend Moriarty over at Ain't it Cool News. Our own Jeff Kleist certainly knows what it's like to have a 'bricked' player. I don't think he had his Toshiba HD-A2 more than about 10 minutes before it was suddenly rendered useless by a failed firmware update. These things are rare, fortunately, but they do happen. Such are the perils of living in the new digital age.

Another unbiased (sure) opinion by none other than the digital bits...don't they get tired of trashing HD DVD??? Since obviously, the HD-A2 is the hi-def player having the most problems... [insert player here]

mvckalel, no offense but could you explain why what you quoted was biased against HD DVD? I mean considering they said "HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc hardware (or any other hardware for that matter)..." and then said "These things are rare, fortunately, but they do happen. Such are the perils of living in the new digital age."? Where is the bias in that?