It only confirms what everyone already knew... BD players had to fall to sub $200.00 for them to start to sell more, and will still need to get to below $100.00 for them to become the mainstream player or choice. (and it wouldn't hurt to make the movies cheaper as well).

@Comrade I'm with you on the cost of movies xD Ironman for $34... noooot thanks :D I have an awesome store that I go to though and get Blu-disc's for pretty cheap ^^ New releases are about $20-24, and the older titles are all $10-15 :)

If there was no BR or prospects for HD programming, then why are people buying those expensive HDTVs in the first place? Many poor (rich?) bastards bought an  HDTV and expected to watch everything in high definition with no more purchses. BR is one way to make use of those expensive HDTVs everyone keep buying, otherwise everyone should stick with SDTV until companies start doing free SD-to-HD exchanges and poor people have HDTVs as well.

If you detest rich people you should move to Norway or Sweden or something where the high rate of income tax is more than 60% and the unemployment benefits are probably higher than the minimum wages of many developed countries. Talk about income redistribution.....

I personally dont think so.
I was down at my local HMV the other night and the BR selection there was tiny.

It was mostly older films that are out years.

Except for one or two like QOS.

@Nintendo man, Blu Ray is optional . Does SONY Force you to by Blu Ray by holding a gun to your head? Sounds like someones got a grudge >_>

@ taxman. Norway and Sweden have the right idea then.

Blu Ray only brings better sound/picture. Nothing else. Nothing. DVD's are still fine. And getting one season of a tv show on one disc is only convenient if you are too weak and flabby to change discs. Blu Ray, more like ass ray. I hope it rots in hell. Along with rich people. I also highly doubt any poor people have HDTV's. I had hoped this recession would kill off Blu Ray & HD but alas.

That's awesome pricing.  I usually do Amazon, they have sales often enough to make it worth my time, but I find myself using Netflix a lot more than Blu-ray purchasing that I have done in the past.

I have spent about $3000.00 on BD movies, so I can't bring myself to buy anymore unless it's a deal that's too good to be true...

nintendoman.
/facepalm

Yeah I see a lot more people buying BDs than I did last year. And the BD section at my local walmart was actually kind of picked over yesterday...

I see, so you're bitter because some people work hard and become wealthy?  So if people take the extra step and work harder or become innovators, if not money, how should they be rewarded?

My Wal-Mart had $148.00 Blu-Ray players for sale, 2 pallets Full of them.

well half pallets when I got there.

Didn't see the name of the player, but damn $148.00 is nice.