I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!

Kinglish

w00t. not bad, not bad

MrBlahBlah

Recently purchased the Sony S350 last week. Then I saw in the paper that when you buy the Samsung P1500 this week, you get the Ultimate Matrix for free.

Of course I go and exchange the S350 for the P1500 to get the deal, but I'm not really impressed with the Samsung player at this point. Even with the latest firmware update, Iron Man still will not play unless I unplug the network cable.

If possible, I'm going to pick up the Matrix on Tuesday, and then exchange back to the S350.

UnseenLlama

Meh, The PS3 is still the best bang for the buck.

Super Sonic

Downloads, FTW!

unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2.1, yeah it sucks

Hey Giz...it is Blu-ray not Blu-Ray...I don't suppose you would spell iPhone incorrectly.

Kspraydad

@unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2....: You must be a patient dude that loves long and almost perfect quality downloads and have a lot of hard drive space or hard drives.

Earthslide

Profile 1.1

Kspraydad

@UnseenLlama: It is true that there seems to be a bug in the latest firmware update (which gives this player BD-Live) but I have to believe that will be fixed soon. Probably even before the black friday sale.

Also, another way to correct this problem is to insert a spare USB flash drive. And for the price you can pick up a 2 or 4 GB flash drive these days, this is a very cheap fix. Just a thought.

I picked up this player back in the spring when it first appeared in Wal-Marts around the country. I have no complaints what-so-ever. Any problem I have had has quickly been fixed with a firmware update. Additionally, Samsung stuck to their word and made the player BD-Live compliant. I love my P1500.

SockMonkey

@Kspraydad: My bad then...I DID check on SAMSUNG's own website:

[www.samsung.com]

It states 1.1 but if they've move to Profile 2.0 great news. I've read further on the website and you'll have to add a flash drive to this unit (1gb) to accomplish Profile 2.0 but still a good deal.

Kspraydad

@Kspraydad: no need to be a cock sucker

imTheKing

@unkpku is think that new comments are like iPhone 3G pre 2....: Downloads FTL. You have quite some time before we get some good quality video over the internets.

imTheKing

What the prices of Blu-ray players are dropping despite the lack of competition from HD-DVD?! Shock horror OMG the world is coming to an end.

MacBandit

Usually $400?? It usually sells for under $250.

shawnmos

@Kspraydad:

The last firmware enabled BD-Live on the player, so it's actually Profile 2.0.....so depending on reviews, I'll be all over this one if it's at that price where I live!!

Prey521

@Kspraydad: Wrong. It's profile 2.0.

shawnmos

There will be at least 3 other units at $149 on black Friday. There will even be a $99 bluray unit on sale that day.

HDRad

You guys still remember when DVD players retailed for $1000?

Bitstuff

@imTheKing: If you're offering I'm not accepting.

Kspraydad

Wow, finally the finacial bail out is starting to benefit the consumer! Now I feel good about the 700+ billion...

andrelix

@MacBandit: Competition is an interesting thing. You could have two satellite radio companies, and their prices never came down an inch. But, you eliminate the competition with Blu-ray and the players keep sliding in price.

That said, your point is well taken. The folks predicting that Blu-ray would never come down in price after HD-DVD died have gotten very silent recently.

Monty

@Kspraydad: Mis-spelling Blu-ray is only a minor infraction. Making mistakes with the spelling of Lego will get you killed around here. In fact, I am typing this from the grave.

Monty

@The_Bronze: Anything younger than 30 years that has been filmed for the cinema has a lot more to offer than DVD quality. That is a wild guess.

But cinema film is waaaaaay more detailed than DVD. So, they can be 'redigitized' in HD with a LOT more detail.

Herman

Finally i don't have to throw away my money for a PS3 to watch blu-ray...

brutaluser

Tell me again why I need an HD player when <1% of the movies out there have even been filmed in HD? BD isn't going to make any of my favorite older movies look any better...

The_Bronze

I'm looking for a Cheapo Blu-Ray Disc Drive for my Pc. I wanna watch Ironman And Batman, maybe transformers.... I hope (and know) they will drop blackfriday/cyber monday.

Ryanraven

I can't wait to hook this up to my Goldstar 13" color screen I got 15 years ago. I got the best RF Modulator Converter from Radio Shack. It's hooked up to the Left Audio - Right Audio - Video Cables, which is hooked up to my Component to A/V Converter which is hooked up to my HDMI to Component Converter. Awesome.

Ken_Darrow

Giz, just about everything will drop this year as we head towards the finish line; due to the fracked economy.

I'm looking forward to BF and the holidays to see just how merchants will entice us to actually spend our $$$ ...

RW-One

@brutaluser: Considering you could get a 80GB PS3 right now for $250 from SonyStyle...I'll just assume your a hater.

Kspraydad

@Monty:

There is still competition. From regular DVD and downloads. Same argument Sirius and XM made that their competition regular radio. They just couldn't afford to lower prices.

raulr

Who ever thought they would never come down in price? I still say that if HD-DVD was still around you would have had cheaper players sooner. Especially with the cuts HDDVD was making just before they gave up.

1roll20s

Who's Ray and why is he blue?

(Is he in the Blue Man Group?)

EricAlder

@Kspraydad: "I'll just assume your a hater"

No I just don't see the need to spend an extra 100 bucks on a blu ray player that does what my perfectly capable 360 does

brutaluser

Wow, 150 bucks is a killer price for a BR player. I think that will definitely help get more consumers to consider buying into the format. I've been working with Warner Home Video on some blu-ray projects and know they have a lot of great stuff coming out on Blu-ray (aside from the Dark Knight); it's definitely worth the money.

BluFan

@Monty: what the hell is this "Lego" you refer to? perhaps you meant LEGO™... right? RIGHT!? *loads shotgun*

x23

@Ken_Darrow: please tell me the RF modulator is *also* connected to a 75 ohm F-type to 300 ohm twinline converter as well.

x23

@The_Bronze:
Every movie ever made (unless you count Blair Witch, Open Water and a few other DV cam movies) has MUCH higher quality than DVD can offer. Motion Picture films now-a-days are scanned at 4k to edit.

SiriusPhotog

It's only $227 on Amazon right now - not $400.

SiriusPhotog

Any film ever made that was recorded onto 35mm or 16mm *can* be transferred into high-def. Usually 2k resolution or 4k resolution. Film has actually much more 'resolution' than 1080p, it's measured differently. Even a movie like Casablanca, shot in black and white (which makes no difference to detail) and is 66 years old looks vastly improved than the SD counterpart.

raunchytoilet

$400? Is this piece from Summer 2007?
Usually $400 in Northwest Territories maybe, but in most North American retailers it's been between $229 to $299 for months and months now.

On Black Friday you'll see players for $99

dobyblue

@Bitstuff: Remember? I still can't bear to stop using my Sony S7700 (with the silding faceplate) because I paid $1000 for it.

Component, but not progressive. Eek, a $29 player does more today.

SweetZombieJesus

@The_Bronze: Then you don't understand how movies are shot. They are shot on film which has infinite resolution for all practical purposes, and then a home video transfer is made. If you have an older low-res transfer made for TV and DVD, just go back to the film and do an HD transfer for Blu Ray and HDTV. For example, I just watched the beatifully restored Godfather on Blu-Ray last night. And that was made in 1972.

So every movie ever made pretty much has been shot on film (subtract digital like the newer Star Wars and weird indies like Blair Witch shot on consumer tape equipment) and thus every movie ever made will look gorgeous on Blu-Ray.

SweetZombieJesus

@Monty: The issue was not that Blu-ray would never come down in price, but that without the competition from HD DVD, it wouldn't come down as quickly, which it didn't.

There were HD DVD drives for $100 dollars last year. We're finally (hopefully) just getting down to $150 with Blu-ray drives, a full year later. It definitely has had a huge impact on adoption of Hi-Def technologies in general because of it.

RoyFripple