At what price would you buy a Blu-ray player?
 

As of right now. 62.73% of you (69 out of 110) have said that you will not be picking up a Blu-ray player soon (see Who here will be buying a Blu-Ray player within the next month?). Many have mentioned price as a major issue. At what price point would you buy a Blu-ray player? If you already own a BD player, what do you think is a (realistic) good price to drive the sales of Blu-ray?

PS3 at a decent price or cheap Blu-Ray player.

moving to HD? or is this someone who has jumped in already?

i might buy a second around $200 but I paid $499 for my first.







edit: sorry, hit the submit button by accident....

I think $250 would be my magic number. The only reason I'm even planning on getting a PS3 is because as of right now I have worked up almost $200 in credit at Best Buy and after the sales of items I've gotten for free for cash it should only work out to costing me around $100-$150 out of pocket.

what profile is the current $300 player - I wouldn't want a player that's already outdated - but $200 is the price for the applicable player I would pay

I believe that would be Profile 1.0. I saw someone trading in their A3 for a Sony Profile 1.0 player the other day and really felt like telling them. I can't imagine how many people are buying non-upgradeable Profile 1.0 players now not knowing that it won't be able to play (most, if not) all of the new 1.1 Blu-Ray discs coming out, starting last week.

If you're not counting the PS3, I'd buy a blu ray player at $200 in a heartbeat.

I own 2 players. BD was able to outsell HD DVD in standalone players during December, so I think the price is closer than most think. With the format war clearing up, I think we'll see a bigger increase in sales. I would say when Universal and Paramount announce their BD plans, a $250 price point would be fine. That gives you access to all of the studios' HD catalog.

I don't care about price. A finished spec and a solid player are all that matters to me. I'll buy two when that happens.

What is the best way to see what version of Sony player you have (profile wise)?
I have the BDP-S300.

Most of the players I see now are $399, but the highest the poll goes is $300...

$250 for a 1.1 machine (and I prefer the Panny BD30). I'm hoping by year's end it'll be heavily discounted from where it is now ($400-500) with the BD50 coming out.

$150 for me (the closer to $100 the better). I gather that will be sometime yet but if there was a quality option at that price point currently I likely wouldn't hesitate.

If it wasn't for the war ending, I was about to purchase my first HDTV, a receiver upgrade and an HD player (part of the reason I even waited until now was the rumors of something happening in January). That will likely be postponed to some degree now.

The same price as my beloved A2 was, which was $98.

Well, at Amazon.com, the Samsung BD-P1400 sells for $349.99, and the Sony BDP-S300 sells for $356.17. At many of the discount websites, you'll find the entry level BD players for closer to $300. I think it's safe to say that the current street price is ~$300.

$200, same as I paid for my A3. I'm not plunking down over $200 for <i>another</i> next-gen player. Oh, and it better be Profile 1.1 compliant, too.

If they would buy a BD player for $399, they wouldn't be waiting until prices drop. The idea is to have prices lower than current prices.

I personally will buy a 2nd BD player once they reach $150 or so.

So, straighten me out here. What player(s) out right now (not the PS3) are profile 1.1, and what price are they hovering at?

Less than $200, preferrably closer to $150 (which is what I opted for on the poll).

That your average consumer-level standalone player is still being released at $350+ is pretty ridiculous to me, given the price of the PS3 and knowing that these players are more or less "incomplete" and may not even work properly with some new/upcoming titles. Pretty screwed-up system Sony's got going here.

The BB near me had a managers special price of $369 for the PS3 40gb. Does that seem to be a fair price (assuming your not concerned with backwards compatibility)?

Since I bought an HD player...for me to buy Blu Ray will depend if it'll go cheaper next year. OR, I can just wait until there's a PS4 and a PS3 will be cheap. There will always be more new technology and the older ones (Blu Ray and PS3) will definately be cheap. So I'm willing to buy it for $100-$200 just like the HD DVD player. I just HOPE it'll cost that much next year.

$300 with 10 movies, just like my HD DVD player. For a standalone anyway.

Though I'm still gonna get a PS3, mostly to complete the trifecta. The Blu-Ray is a "bonus".

full spec sub $300. Or a decent dual player sub $600. Whichever comes first.

I'll probably buy a PS3 or Panasonic DMP-BD30 this week for $400.00+. No biggie.

Panasonic DMP-BD30 -- found between $400.00 and $500.00