said by Matt:said by Michail:Not to mention, I think it's possible blu-ray players could eventually hit a price point that even people with SD sets would consider them. There wouldn't be too much of a benefit for them other than better and faster disk menus and future proofing their library.
I agree that price is a barrier. I wonder though, will the price of entry for Blu-Ray drop fast enough before an alternative contender shows up? A quick perusal of Best Buy.com shows there are no-name brands going for $199, which is much closer to the proper price point.
I wonder how low Blu-Ray can go since Sony requires a licensing fee however? I'm also curious to know if the firmware updates will be a deterrent. I've had several people call me about firmware updates because they didn't understand how to perform them and couldn't watch a movie.
That sucks for them. I have a feeling a lot of people don't even want to deal with that kind of problem.
