Sony ready with $2000 Blu-ray player

This new $2,000 product from Sony is another example of how less competition in the marketplace is not beneficial to us the consumers. I remember a time just a few months ago when a high end HD DVD or Blue-ray selling for over $1,000 would be too much. Now with HD DVD gone, the latest High end Blue-ray player’s suggested retail prices selling for $1,200 to $2,000 keep showing up more and more. On the other hand, the lower end player prices have stayed about the same lately. With less competition, my guess is that we are probably now paying double for a high definition player. A $2,000 dollar player would have been selling for $1,000 and the $1,200 player for $600.

It doesn't get any more ridiculous than charging $2000 for a BD player no matter the company. I keep enjoying my HD sattelite for cheap(movies galore). Why would I give a crap about a BD player of this price. Nice try Sony. I am so glad they and Pioneer are not the only companies in the market. That Insignia is looking even better now.

And I enjoy upconverted dvd's from netflix and blockbuster online. I almost never buy dvd's anymore. Why watch the same old movie again and again when I can always have something new. Not to mention the 250 dvds i do own don't just fit in a show box. Bluray is great. This one though has a lot of features I wouldn't need. But as great as it maybe 2 grand is also very great. This player is something that isn't meant to fill up every home. Its for the people that want the super high end. If there is a market for that I say go for it. But I think the expensive Pioneer looked cooler myself though

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[Post edited by KungFuTaco on Sep 4, 2008]

$2000 . What for! I mean you can buy a 1080p projector DLP, a Bluray player a receiver and speakers for the same price. But then people spend $10000 on a system to listen to CDs!

C'mon on guys, this product is for those who have money to burn. Or as the saying goes....."He who dies with the most toys, wins."
Actually I like the other saying......" He who dies with the most toys, still dies." LOL

An Item like this is not marketed to the mass market but people with more money then sense. There are still 2,000 SD-DVD players that you can buy. Products like these are more for people to say that they have the absolute best equipment available, even though the improvement will be marginal at best. This isn't even the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. I once found online a 10,000 dollar universal remote, it was plated with 24 karat gold.

You have to remember there is always a market for elite electronics products. You can get a 1080P projector for a couple of grand or pay upwards of $50,000. Like wise you can pay $500 for a receiver or pay more then $2000, same with amps, TV's, DVD players, etc.

If HD DVD won the battle you can bet the farm there would be some elite and very expensive players out also, aside from the fabulous HD-XA2 of course.

I'm sure there are $5000 VHS players out there if you look hard enough

It makes me wonder if it's using Cell for upconversion!

Yeah, for half of the media out there, I'm sure this ES peice won't sound much different from current players for around the $500 mark.

$2000 only a few would be dumb enough to drop that kind of cash.

while it's nice to see prices dropping, there is always a market for high-end equipment. some people have been buying $4,000 to $7,000 SD DVD (SD DVD, not HD DVD or Blu-ray) players for years, so a $2,000 Blu-ray player may seem like a bargain to them.