Blu-Ray Lowers Price of Player
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: blu, ray, price
For the first time, a standalone Blu-ray Disc player is now widely available for a price that’s $100 less than the Playstation 3.
Samsung’s BD-P1400 went on sale at Best Buy and Circuit City this week for around $300, making it the least expensive BD player to date. Amazon.com is also selling the device at the same price.
Although HD DVD has always held the price advantage over Blu-ray, it has failed to capture the majority of the high-def video market share. Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD DVD player has already been spotted at Best Buy and Wal-Mart for just under $100.
However, the HD-A3 only allows playback of up to 1080i resolution. The Samsung Blu-ray player supports "full HD", or 1080p, which means it has a swifter refresh rate.
The Playstation 3 remains by far the top-selling device with HD disc playback, though. The current low-end version of the PS3 is set at around $400.
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It's ignorant information like this that has the general consumer brainwashed into 1080p. How about letting people know that as long as their tv deinterlaces correctly it makes no difference what the signal source is. How about also letting them know that there is no digital flat panel display in existance that displays an "i" signal. They're all progressive displays.