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brant · 10-29-2008, 11:15 PM

i just wanted to throw my opinion in:

i have an HDTV; i have HD satellite service. I do not have a blu-ray player, and don't plan on purchasing one any time soon. the price of DVD's has plummeted, so I'm just enjoying that right now.

Wal-mart has some blu-ray players for under $240 now; i'll consider buying one if they reach the $150 mark. The first DVD player I ever purchased (and still have) cost $550; DVD's were around $30 a piece. The last DVD player I purchased was $30. The first one I bought was probably 10 years ago and we're still on DVD's. I can wait another 5 years to purchase a blu-ray player. To be honest, I'm hoping netflix will start streaming HD video over the roku player. Even now, w/o HD, i'm thinking about buying one. If they ever start streaming HD video, i'll have no reason to purchase a blu-ray player.

10-29-2008, 11:15 PM	#47
brant High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 80	i just wanted to throw my opinion in: i have an HDTV; i have HD satellite service. I do not have a blu-ray player, and don't plan on purchasing one any time soon. the price of DVD's has plummeted, so I'm just enjoying that right now. Wal-mart has some blu-ray players for under $240 now; i'll consider buying one if they reach the $150 mark. The first DVD player I ever purchased (and still have) cost $550; DVD's were around $30 a piece. The last DVD player I purchased was $30. The first one I bought was probably 10 years ago and we're still on DVD's. I can wait another 5 years to purchase a blu-ray player. To be honest, I'm hoping netflix will start streaming HD video over the roku player. Even now, w/o HD, i'm thinking about buying one. If they ever start streaming HD video, i'll have no reason to purchase a blu-ray player.