I almost went Blu...

Amazon was kind enough to give me the $50 gift certificate since I bought my A35 from them. I figured, might as well pick up a Blu-ray player and be done with it while I could save some cash. I'm still recovering from the sticker shock! The BD30 which is pretty highly recommended was almost $500 still! I punted and picked up 4 new HD-DVDs to add to my collection At some point I probably need to pick up a reserve player for all of these movies. So what is everybody else doing with their Amazon rebate?

Somewhat ironic that you bought HD DVD movies with your 'sorry' rebate...bad for us that aren't getting any rebates...

I blew my Amazon moneys on a Screen protector for my Zune and a 13 month Xbox live card.

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picked up 4 new HD-DVDs to add to my collection

LOL, throwing good money after bad.

I don't get a rebate because I got my HD-A35 player only a month or so ago.

Remember, some of us sods actually paid $3,4,500, if not higher for our HD DVD players...and got nothing for the loss )

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LOL, throwing good money after bad.

No - that would be buying a blu player thats less than 2.0, or a 2.0 player thats also a games console.

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No - that would be buying a blu player thats less than 2.0, or a 2.0 player thats also a games console.

That's either a joke, or you're the most persistent fanboy EVER! Either way, it's still funny!

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LOL, throwing good money after bad.

No - that would be buying a blu player thats less than 2.0, or a 2.0 player thats also a games console.

Funny enough, I actually disagree with both of these statements! I have two Toshiba HD-DVD players, and will be buying more HD-DVDs, if the price is right (as I won't pay as much for an HD-DVD disc that's also available on Blu-ray). But on the Blu-ray player side of things, not everyone needs a 2.0 profile player - until the actual online content gets more interesting, 2.0 still isn't that big a deal to me. Great if I have it just in case something comes along later, but definitely not the most important feature to me right now. And bashing the PS3 just on the basis that it also plays games doesn't make sense, either. It's true that the average multi-use electronic item doesn't perform as well as a standalone, but based on the actual PS3 performance and features, that statement just doesn't make any sense. I'm still waiting for a strong argument about the downside of a PS3 - no IR remote isn't enough, and one website questioning the video quality when other reputable reviewers have never found this problem also isn't enough. Fair enough if there are other features that you need in a Blu-ray player that the PS3 doesn't offer, but your basic statement doesn't have any weight behind it. Everyone has different elements that are important to them, right?

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That's either a joke, or you're the most persistent fanboy EVER! Either way, it's still funny

Man, are u ever right. Every post from Scotsman is like that. Totally HD-DVD denial fanboyism from every angle!