No Blu-ray player for Xmas

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Dec 27, 2009 | 03:04 PM

#11

b00gers

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From: Lll

want a ps3

don't buy discs enough to get a dedicated player

Dec 27, 2009 | 04:24 PM

#12

scotttharobot

beer here

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nope, dont have one. dont have a dvd player, either... i keep breaking them.

Dec 27, 2009 | 04:27 PM

#13

Civic2Scooby

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From: michigan

bought one for my GF and I have one too. They are cheap these days so why wouldn't you own one? The picture is worth the 90 bucks you can score one for on a deal.

Dec 27, 2009 | 04:39 PM

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strykernyc

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From: new york city

I just got the LG LHB953 home theater and the blu-ray player is definitely hot and I love the ipod dock/youtube/netflix. I highly recommend this product.

Dec 27, 2009 | 05:01 PM

#15

The deer had to die!

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From: Fussa, Japan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightshade

Don't have one and don't want one. I am happy with DVDs

This.

Basically because i have tons of DVDs already, a DVD player, no hdtv set either sooooo....pointless?

Dec 27, 2009 | 06:01 PM

#16

sherwood

I missed Sean

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From: Fairfield/Bridgeport CT

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShaolinLueb

don't they have another format coming out in a year?

probably not. cinema 2k, which is around the same as 1080, is pretty much the gold standard right now and h264 is the decoder to use.

best they could do is upgrade the bitrates, but iirc most blu-rays aren't fully tapping out the ones we have.

so, no

Dec 27, 2009 | 07:06 PM

#17

airon

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From: Elk Grove, Ca AOL/AI

theres another format out there already, but its really up to tv's to get to a decent price for the resolution for them. it'll happen eventually, not sure when though, since i am no longer in the field of consumer electronics i dont know all the behind the scene stuff anymore lol

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Dec 27, 2009 | 08:24 PM

#18

Just Janna

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From: NJ

My PS3 is one, but I don't feel a need to buy too many BR discs. I still only have one. There are certain movies that I would probably get since I have the capability.. the kind of movies I would go to a theatre for. Pixar, Batman, Harry Potter, anime, other animation.. etc. But some movies it just seems pointless to get in BR form.

Last edited by Just Janna; Dec 27, 2009 at 08:28 PM.