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Blu-ray Player Prices Hit 2008 Highs

Posted by Zonk on from the them's-some-prices-right-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "HD DVD is almost gone and Blu-ray prices are already on their way up. TG Daily went through average retail prices of some of the popular Blu-ray players and found that you should expect to pay at least $400 for an entry-level Blu-ray player, while you could get a player for less than $330 in February. It really should not be a surprise for all of us, but it is interesting to see how quickly retail adjusted to the new situation and increased prices."

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  1. Look how quickly I adjust too by glop · · Score: 5, Funny

    by not buying the now overpriced gear...

    1. Re:Look how quickly I adjust too by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's a golden age for Blu-Ray - a golden age that will last forever.

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    2. Re:Look how quickly I adjust too by Berkyjay · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why don't we all just by the super cheap HD DVD players now and make Hollywood jump back to HD DVD. Then we can buy all the cheap Blu-Ray players and make them jump back again. Yessss, dance Hollywood dance.

  2. Re:PS3 by EvilMonkeySlayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey now, this is slashdot. You can't honestly expect the same technical knowledge and math skills that you see in abundance on such sites as digg!

  3. Re:PS3 by _KiTA_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey now, this is slashdot. You can't honestly expect the same technical knowledge and math skills that you see in abundance on such sites as digg!

    Bah, Digg's not THAT good at math. I asked a few of them to add up the following random hex numbers and half the site freaked out:
    09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0.