gizmodo.com - 12/1/2008
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The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players are all over the place for Christmas, even Sony's BDP-S350, with its unshakeable $299 MSRP . But ...
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obsessable.com - 12/5/2008
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obsessable.com —
Looking to go Blu this holiday season? We
run down some of our favorite players for high...
definition playback. While our conventional wisdom has told potential Blu-ray buyers to simply stick with the PS3 , we're actually rethinking our strict buying advice with some worthy Blu-ray contenders
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Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Blu-ray players
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Study: even at $199, consumers still don't care about Blu-Ray
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... DVD and Blu-ray to be significant enough to be worth the cost.
You know, despite having a 50 inch HDTV, I don't really have much interest in Blu-Ray either. Physical media has become positively antediluvian in my mind. I really do think streaming television is going to be the dark horse that wins the race: it won't really be high-def for years to come, but it'll be high-def enough for most.
Could it be a Blue Christmas for Blu-Ray [PC World via Gizmodo]
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