kingchicken said:four movies instantly.

I think the A3 deal may actually be the better one - or am I smoking something here?One thing that makes the deals a question mark for me is that you don't get to choose the movies, really. Of all the movies, there are only 2 I think I'd watch more than once. I can't imagine there's muc resale market for these titles, given the number of copies being given away.

VRTS800 said:Yes BlueRay will drop the price to something like $299.99. But that is still not much of a competition. Unfortunately for Sony, BlueRay will be Beta II.

You may mean Betamax XXIV-1/2. Don't forget MS, AIT, UMD, MD & DAT. All failures(in the sense of becoming "the next standard")

My thought last year was: whichever player becomes affordable to the masses first will be the next "standard". It looks like we have a winner, unless sony offers a 50 dollar bluray player for BF. (yeah right)

BB won't pricematch the Sears BF Deal ($169 for the A3) because of the 2 free movies they're offering with the A3, will they? Id be tempted to do that because BB would knock an extra $3 off of Sears and the 2 free movies..

For those who say wait- they are forgetting the WalMart Rule-

It is said- When WalMart offers a formally desired item for under $100
it is time to buy.
However, if you are over 65- rule changes- under $50.

Don

Prospero said:king0fSpades said:There is some crazy stuff going on for HD dvd players. Maybe we should wait instead of jumping on everydeal. Look like $99 is normal price for HD-A2 and $199 for A3

Well, also keep in mind that the A2 is a discontinued model. YMMV on price/availability.

What I really want is a dual version drive for my HTPC, screw those standalone players and they horrific bootup times.

There is a LG HD-DVD/Blue-ray DVD rom for $299. I think it is good for HTPC..

OMG HD-DVD For The Win !!!!

BluRay = death

munkyxtc said:rampike said:not really. you end up with more savings

It's not really savings if you never spend money. You you wait forever to save a few buck but now you are a few generations behind.

Hey, did you know that the old Packard Bell 166Mhz computer I paid $3500 for in 1995 can be had for under $2 now? The argument with any decpreciating item is just dumb [see my example]

It IS saving money and your logic is backwards.

No one said they were waiting forever. The one constant in consumer electronics is that newly released technologies will improve or disappear due to lack of comsuner demand. For those that don't disappear prices will drop. Do you relly think those who purchased $500 DVD players in the late 90s got more value from them than those who waited 2-3 years and got basically the same DVD player or better for under $50? Those who adopt emerging technoogy early are ALWAYS the ones that end up with overpriced products a few generations behind vs those who wait a reasonible time.

dealhunter999 said:quickNdirty said:tek2k said:wow bunch of sony/blu-ray hating fools in this thread. whatever helps you sleep at night.

That's because Sony sucks.

You will be all over bluray player, if they go for $99! Wouldn't you?
Both formats are good. Consumer is making decision based on pricing.

No, because Sony sucks. I haven't bought any Sony junk in the last decade...why you ask? Because it's sucky junk.

Hopefully this has cleared up any possible misconceptions for you.

If it were 4 movies of my choice I'd be tempted. But I don't have any desire to own the 300 or bourne identity on HD-DVD, so it comes out to about $125 more than I paid for an A2.

MNFRUGALSHOPPER said:When I picked up my $98 Wally Player, I was able to match the 2 free movie offer from BB...........Got Transformers and 300

How did you perform this? I bought 2 this morning. I wonder if I took my receipt back in there, with the printout from the BB website....hmmm....