Blu-ray Players

[Bob007]

Just some pictures, no specs, some are just prototypes. One if not two on there look on the large side, reminded me of the old top loading vhs players. :o~:-o~:eek:



http://www.blu-ray.com/players/

[Uncle Eric]

Everything always starts off big mate. I remember buying a Pioneer Elite player at £2k in the late ninties and it was huge.



The Sony looks lovely images/smiley_icons/wub.gif

[Malso]

or when Videos first came out.... no sorry, how about colour tv and remote control...i suppose most of you cant even remember that :lol:

[R-Lench]

A couple of them look nice, even though they're pretty big. The Samsung one looks horrible though :thumbdown1:



If I had a display capable of using Blu-ray I'd still wait before buying one though. Apparently the early players won't have full BRD capabilities :?~:-?~:???: The first batch of players haven't got Java-support, which is part of the Blu-ray specification. I don't know much about this problem though, it could be something that is added later on in a firmware update

[Bob007]

The Sony looks lovely images/smiley_icons/wub.gif




The Sony does look nice, quite like the look of the Philips player as well.



Blu-ray is out for me until the prices drop. :(



Come on PS3 where are you.

[Malso]

have you seen the prices...1000 dollars or more... i think not, 200 quid and i'll be interested...until then forget it! :nod:

[Jimmy]

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The Sony looks lovely images/smiley_icons/wub.gif




The Sony does look nice, quite like the look of the Philips player as well.



Blu-ray is out for me until the prices drop. :(






The Sony does look nice indeed.



I think Blu-ray will be out for me aswell after seeing the rrp's on the other thread. Even with the planned powerbuy to get them from the U.S the Thosiba HD-DVD is $499 so thats ~£290 and the Pioneer is $1800 is £1000. We are likely to end up having a 1:1 conversion from $ to £. That would make the Pioneer £1800 for a new player. That puts it way out of reach for me :(.

[Malso]

1 dollar = 0.5674 quid...at the moment

[Jimmy]

1 dollar = 0.5674 quid...at the moment




I used xe for my figures in my ubove post, which is currently 1 GBP = 1.76335 USD. Most products we import into this country from the U.S though gets a £1:$1 conversion rate :(.

[Malso]

That 1:1 conversion rate is correct....but that's only because on top of the initial purchase, you also have to pay VAT, import duty, Carriage, insurance etc :o~:-o~:eek:



in fact, many American companies wont export a TV or electronics to you, yesterday i rang up UPS and FEDERAL EXPRESS they said no...because for one off items... electronic goods are far too delicate... they'll only export wholesale...because a large batch is far safer all bundled together securely than a one off item.



i was going to import that JVC LCOS 1080P 56'' dlp....but it ain't worth it.



the best way to import is through the Common Market, but from America it's tough...but with a DVD player...that can go by ``hand luggage`` via B.A...I THINK..or it can go in the cargo hold.... but not a 100 pound 56'' DLP :lol: :lol: :lol:

[x3els]

Chaps the powerbuy price, (if we can agree on one or two models) will most certainly not be a pound to dollar conversion as i have a stateside contact for the machines :thumbup:

[Krobar]

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