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    Yerzriknot: If you're gonna use one of these for an HTPC Linux is the way to go. You'll get far better performance with Debian then Windows 7. more »
    Slugicide: My brother bought one last month(ish) at Besty Buy for $199 with XP.Yours is $330 with Win7. I wonder how much they could sell them for if they shippe... more »
    franco1975: What games did you play Sean? This was a good review. more »
    njleclair: Good luck finding it anywhere. It's been out of stock or backordered for a long time. more »
    FuturePastNow: I paid $225 for my DVD player. Over ten years later, it still works perfectly. Perhaps there's something to be said for buying gadgets before they bec... more »
    SigmundTheSeaMonster: And yet automobile prices keep going up! $50K for a pick up truck! WTF! Yeah, BD players drop because, who wants to replace all their DVD collections... more »
    jinushaun: The problem is not price. It's that people don't want to re-buy all their existing movies. Unlike the VHS to DVD transition, I don't think consumers a... more »
    deciBels: This will sound like a pretty dumb couple of reasons but they are my reasons for sticking with DVD for now. The first is simply cost. To jump to BR, ... more »
    MrEvil: Y'know, the 3D movie thing would be alright, if they made the stupid glasses actually pleasant to wear if you wear glasses. EARTH TO HOLLYWOOD, not e... more »
    Cash907Censored: Just picked up a Samsung BD-P1600 for 99 bucks at Fred Meyer (they are also called Kroger in some parts of the country) Suck it bluray. more »
    madara: How about a chart showing DVD vs. Blu-Ray disc prices? more »
    RaphaelSpider: As i read these comments, i realize there are 3 groups of people when it comes to movies. 1) movie enthusiasts of today 2) movie enthusiasts of yester... more »
    crashfrog: Well, look. If I don't understand how cheap blu ray really is, it's because of this incredibly terrible graph you've created, which uses bar graphing ... more »
    axan: The only reason why I bought a Blu-ray player was because I wanted to see HD content on my 52" HDTV. Right now Blu-ray is the only way to get 1080p @... more »
    mantis350: I always cringe when I see people purchasing the low end blu ray players. Loading times are insanely slow, customer support is nowhere to be found an... more »
    uu_ugene: I can't even tell you how often I've had the following conversation: "$20 for a movie?!?!?!?! Noooooo! What's that? Why yes I did spend $1500 on my ... more »
    Monty: My apologies for being a nit-picky ass, but it is my self-proclaimed Giz job description. Yes, Blu-ray players are dirt cheap, and that is why they a... more »
    groale: If you are saying other formats are "good enough" you obviously do not have Blu-ray. Ridiculous to say an ipod or Droid screen is good enough, or a no... more »
    slickrick23: Whenever I hear from other commenters that blu-ray is dying or that it will all replaced with DLC, I kind of don't want to believe them. But here, the... more »
    The Lab: What would be helpful is to continue that graph out to the right. By seeing how long it took DVD to decline to its super cheap state, we consumers co... more »
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