Thanks for the heads up. I was hoping they'd hit the 50% off mark. I'm ordering now.

Family Video's price recently jumped to $70.

I ordered it too. Very good deal. I figure the first 2 are worth $31 each.

Amazon Blu-ray 3 for 2 Sale

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000272741

I think it's only Fox titles

How long does it usually take for a lower price to be reflected on an existing pre-order?

I'm not sure the upscaling will be improved in these units. I think both the new BD35 and BD55 are BD Live 2.0 and decode all lossless audio. But there has to be some difference between the two. Both players are slimmer than the previous models.

BTW, Amazon now has the Samsung 1500 for $293, same as the Panny BD30. Good to see some under $300 pricing for 1.1 units.

Mr. Cinema, Have you tried going to checkout with the Panny? Do you see the $50 discount on it making it $243.xx? Here is what I see at checkout right below shipping and handling in the itemized costs/discounts area:

"$50 off DMP-BD30K -$50.00"

In the past, I think I was charged the full price and then within a couple of days was sent a rebate notice.

I always play it safe and email them about the lower price.

I already own the unit, so I haven't.

But I will add it to the cart and see if it shows up.

EDIT: Yes, the $50 discount shows up for me.

The Panasonic DMP-BD30 for $243 is an absolute steal. I've owned it for almost a year now and it has been flawless. Highly recommended.

I just went to order this from Amazon, and it's back listed at $74. 95.

I really need to learn to start ordering earlier.

Band of Brothers now 40% off at Amazon

$59.95

Now it's at 87.95. WTF?

I emailed and got my priced adjusted to 61.95 yesterday, but I placed a second order with the 61.95 price just in case. Glad I did - if they hadn't responded I'd be screwed.

I didn't know that Amazon automatically reduced the price if you had pre-ordered, so they dropped mine to $61.95. That's a pretty awesome system. As long as you remember what you pre-ordered, you could pre-order lots of titles, hope for a price drop, and if it never drops to a price you want, just cancel it right before it comes out. Cool.

Been there done that!

I noticed the same thing yesterday on a video game I had pre-ordered. That must be a new feature.

And that's exactly what I think I'm going to start to do. I know a lot of others here do that. I just need to start hopping on things earlier.

Haven't they alsways done this? Isn't that the whole pre-order guarantee plastered all over the site?

Yeah, they've always done that.

Yes, but when I checked my pre-order last night, they had not updated the price. So, I emailed them and they applied it.

Looks like DVD.CO.UK has Star Trek Season 1 HD DVD on sale.....which when converted to American money is about $40 shipped!
http://www.dvd.co.uk/DVD/Star-Trek-T...84/product.htm

The Tudors Season One Blu-ray (Region free, don't worry) about $32 shipped.
http://www.dvd.co.uk/DVD/The-Tudors-...63/product.htm

that's tempting but I've never seen the show.

Neither have I (Tudors), but my girlfriend loves it.

What are their shipping rates to the US?
Has anyone ever dealt with them before?

I put in a few orders in the last 5 months with them and they are reputable.

However, for box sets, check the shipping carefully. They wanted $20+ to ship the Battlestar Galactica S1 HD set.