Netflix is great for streaming and getting BR discs in the mail. It is great to have choice.

Agreed,  which is why alot of newer Blu-ray players have netflix streaming available. 

Yeah, I am thinking about upgrading from my shitty Magnavox BR player.  It is slower than molassas and I cannot upgrade to a new profile because the company does not support it.  The picture quality is great though.  Hopefully there will be some good deals for Christmas.

Well I would reccommend the Sony BDP-S560 ($230 @ Amazon).  Or depending on how much money you would spend the Oppo BDP-83.  Or if you have no issues with getting one,  a PS3.  

Nah blu ray is in my life anyway go past me without me even blinking I just dont see the benefits apart from "better picture" as I got from getting a dvd player over a vhs

i c blu-ray finally becoming a entering mainstream product.. many major releases are seeing 20 - 40% of their sales on Blu-ray which is pretty big n huge for the standard n next yr i think major releases will even surpass 50% sales on blu-ray..

Although it will take time for the total blu-ray sales to surpass DVD as DVD has a huge catalogu 1000x more than blu-ray.. so when blu-ray start getting catalogue title than it may get a chance to challenge DVD for the total dominance.

Here are the numbers for week ending 11/1/09

Blu-ray Ratio for the week was 13:87

Everyone was up YoY this week but only Blu-ray was up a significant percentage.

Top 20 Sellers

Kinda surprised Transformers got knocked off the number 1 spot so quickly.  Almost got knocked down to number 3.

Top 20 Blu-ray Titles and Title Share

Tansformers still the number one Blu-ray movie though this week.

Here is an article for the ones who care about blu-rays success.   Weekly numbers should be up soon

Source:   http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3723

Source for their numbers:  http://www.rttnews.com/ViewPR.aspx?PrID=502269&SMap=1&Id=VendorFeed/11122009/200911121620BIZWIRE_USPR_____BW6189.XML

Image's BD Revenue Increases 150%, Zooms past Digital and Broadcast

Posted November 13, 2009 08:43 AM by Juan Calonge

Image Entertainment, as part of the reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter, informed that domestic Blu-ray revenues in July-September 2009 were over $2.5 million, 150.6% up from the same quarter last year. BD is now the second largest revenue stream for Image, while digital distribution revenues increased by just 8.7% and stuck around the $1 million mark, and broadcast dipped 47.9%. Here is a summary of the revenues in July-September 2009 and 2008: Domestic DVD: $24,393,000 | $27,909,000 Domestic BD: $2,561,000 | $1,022,000 Digital distribution: $1,060,000 | $975,000 Broadcast: $612,000 | $1,174,000 However, BD revenues weren't enough to put Image in the black, as it reported a net loss of $1,614,000.

Best Buy is really starting to believe in Blu-ray,  If they would just lower their prices to about where Amazon is at i would buy all of my Blu-rays there.  Which my collection is now approaching 200 titles

Source: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3711

Best Buy Ramps up BD Space, Promotion, Education

Posted November 12, 2009 05:35 AM by Juan Calonge

This holiday season, Best Buy Co. will allocate up to 30% of its entertainment retail space to BD, up from 10% last year, and move the BD software section up front. Consumer education on the benefits of Blu-ray and the product required is also a priority. Best Buy is also working with two studios to test new store patterns. In 13 “movie test stores” in Los Angeles and Chicago, retail representatives from Fox and Universal have created standalone kiosks and product placements showcasing BD new releases, surrounded by catalog titles. “The customer has to walk through the catalog titles to get to the new releases,” said Diane Sherwood, market director for movies. The idea is to help customers find the titles they're interested in, in addition to getting them to “interact” with catalog product. Best Buy has instituted a policy that lets consumers unable to find a Blu-ray title to order it, and it will be shipped to them for free. “Our focus this holiday season is definitely Blu-ray and stepping customers up to [the format],” Sherwood said. “We are definitely driving the industry in Blu-ray promotions.” Best Buy stores have implemented genre-specific Blu-ray sections, in addition to carrying budget-priced Blu-ray titles selling for as little as $10. Sherwood said the traditional in-store Blu-ray content playing on TV displays has been altered to emphasize that the HDTV experience can be replicated in movies. In addition, home theater departments feature BD end-caps highlighting the steps and product required to experience HD movies in the home. “It's not enough to just call out the Blu-ray logo and say that it's a premium product,” Sherwood said. “We need to land what the customer is asking for and solve their problems. It is really about making it an end-to-end experience.”

blu ray was at 13% at its highest aww i wish it was higher cuz its really worth it xD