dmpb15 - Gizmodo

posts about #dmpb15 more →
Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

bosskev
06/01/09

In reply to Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800
Panasonic's math:

$ 200 cost of 1 Blu-ray player

$ 100 cost of typical battery

$ 50 cost of cheap-ass low-res LCD screen

___________________________

$ 800 frickin' dollars?

Hey, Panasonic. If I'm gonna take it up the ass, it had better at least get me dinner and flowers.
Reply

bosskev was starred bosskev was unstarred

Hello Mister Walrus
06/01/09

In reply to Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800
I guess the real question is why you would need a Blu-Ray player with a 9-inch screen, given that DVDs or standard format video files are cheaper and more widely available. I suppose this might be convenient in 5 years or so when Blu-Ray is more common than DVDs, but until then...
Reply

Monty
06/01/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: I have to assume the purpose is so that the shopper has a device that will handle both formats in their movie collection, but there is no question that the quality difference on a small screen like this would be negligible, at best. Clearly the price tag (and common sense elements) are putting this product in a different category from what you or I would purchase, but there are people in this universe that will buy something like this just to have something that is on the cutting edge. Admittedly, I have never met any of these people, but I hear they exist.
Reply

Monty was starred Monty was unstarred

Hello Mister Walrus
06/01/09

@Monty: Yeah, I guess Panasonic is starting now to get early-adopter sales. They won't sell too many, but at least they will know how to make these things when the market is ripe.

@okidokedork: Good point.
Reply

Bigbadbikernerd
06/01/09

In reply to Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800
I would think for that price you would get 2 screens. But otherwise...pretty cool. I don't think I would fork this much over for it though.
Reply

Bigbadbikernerd was starred Bigbadbikernerd was unstarred

Hello Mister Walrus
06/01/09

@Bigbadbikernerd: To watch two movies simultaneously?
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#dmpb15

Gizmodo

Gizmodo Team

SUBSCRIBE TO Gizmodo

Panasonic DMP-B15 Portable Blu-ray Player Shipping This Month For $800

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment