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Title: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: uvax on Jun 21, 2009 at 07:43 PM: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bluray-player-100-cheap-sale,news-4102.html (http://www.tomsguide.com/us/bluray-player-100-cheap-sale,news-4102.html)
http://www.meijer.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=121255&N=0&navparm=0&keyword=curtis%20mathes%20blu-ray?cmpid=commjunct# (http://www.meijer.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=121255&N=0&navparm=0&keyword=curtis%20mathes%20blu-ray?cmpid=commjunct#)

Shouldn't be long until we get China branded blu-ray players.
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: Stagea on Jul 05, 2009 at 08:45 AM: Curtis Mathes is actually a US brand, pero mostly sourced stuff nga. :)

I remember they used to market themselves as a premium brand, tapos dahil palugi na they went lower and lower in pricing and quality hanggang naging K-Mart and Sears brand. Ewan ko ngayon, mukhang trying to enter the discount store scene ata. :)
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: Mouldingo on Jul 10, 2009 at 07:03 AM: Wal-mart rolls back cheap Blu-ray player price to $98

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5531/wal98bluray.jpg) (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/wal98bluray.jpg/)

Wal-Mart has just lowered the price on the Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray player. The new price is $98, which is a rollback from the previous price of $168. This is the same model player that was sold on Fathers Day weekend for $128.

Normally we would steer people clear of the low end Blu-ray players, but at this price we can’t think of a single reason not to buy one. You can buy 3 of these players for the price Wal-Mart is charging for the Sony BDP-S360!

Does this price tempt you to pick up a second Blu-ray player for the bedroom?

http://formatwarcentral.com/2009/07/09/magnavox-blu-ray-player-only-98-after-wal-mart-price-rollback/
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: firewired on Jul 10, 2009 at 07:22 AM: Significant drops in the cost of Blu-ray releases should follow soon - hopefully before the end of the year. The Warner Asia-Pacific VP I spoke with during the launch mentioned that HD migration was a priority area for them. He was frank about the current situation. People have slowed down on their DVD and DVD hardware purchases regardless of the endless variant editions available, so now there's a concerted effort from the studios and manufacturers to convince consumers to upgrade.

I kidded about the inevitable Php599 to Php999 Blu-ray price point and he said that anything's possible.
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: Mouldingo on Jul 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM: The drop-off in sales of DVD is the result of the rampant piracy and illegal downloads that led to the near-death of CD. :P :P :P I'm suprised there's already HD rips of blu ray movies just coming on sale in the US. ::)
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: firewired on Jul 10, 2009 at 01:12 PM: Well piracy, yes, but he was referring to the US DVD market which is driven by endless upgrades and variant releases. There's consumer fatigue in that part of the world, and the only bright spot is HD, at least for now.

I was asked a lot about downloads, btw. That seems to be an evolving component of their strategy. And yes, they're aware of online piracy, but rather than fight it, which is extremely difficult, they want to provide a better alternative that local consumers will willingly embrace. For example, would you buy videos from a local iTunes-type store if it were priced like a mobile MP3 file? Would you download copy-protected WMV/AVI files from vendo machines to your personal USB drive at Php50 per film?

If it contains the entire Warner, New Line, HBO and Showtime catalog of more than 15K selections - I probably would.
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: Battousai on Jul 11, 2009 at 12:58 AM: D@mnit! Walmart Canada is selling this at $198 still. :(
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: TOY 01 on Aug 08, 2009 at 06:07 PM: Insignia Blu Ray player w/ bd live for $100
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: ditoy_eagle on Aug 08, 2009 at 06:11 PM: Wow good prices! Shipping lang to the PHilippines would add to the cost :D
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: anchit on Aug 09, 2009 at 11:48 AM: Quote from: TOY 01 on Aug 08, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Insignia Blu Ray player w/ bd live for $100

Pwede din ba mag order nito sayo sir?ù
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: nogie on Aug 09, 2009 at 12:05 PM: Quote from: TOY 01 on Aug 08, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Insignia Blu Ray player w/ bd live for $100

Offer ito ng Best Buy. Expired na yata yong offer?

Bestbuy has Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player w/ BD-Live Support for $100 with free shipping. Thanks powerfuldoppler
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: NeilNo on Aug 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM: 'Got my Wal-Mart $98 BD player (for the bedroom)! ;D

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/redstorm_photos/P1010971res.jpg)
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/redstorm_photos/P1010976res.jpg)

For the price, this is an awesome player. It's fast loading and has excellent comparable video quality to the PS3 (both DVD and BD).
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: Battousai on Aug 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM: There are playback issues ata with some BD movies with this player?
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: NeilNo on Aug 16, 2009 at 07:20 PM: Quote from: Battousai on Aug 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM
There are playback issues ata with some BD movies with this player?

I dunno about your source. But before buying this very cheap Magnavox NB530MGX BD player I have researched the internet first (AV forums, Blu-ray.com) and found positive reviews about it. It does not have BD Live but this one will be used in the bedroom anyway plus you can't beat the price. The Insignia BD player at Best Buy is still selling for $120.

So far it has played all the BDs and DVDs I have tested. :)

Cheers!

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17002198#post17002198 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17002198#post17002198)
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=2199021&postcount=49 (http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=2199021&postcount=49)
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: barrid on Aug 17, 2009 at 05:31 AM: i wish ganyan din ang price dito sa amin. but it's $30 higher. deym! could have bought one.
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player: only for today at amazon LG bluray Player
Post by: iiinas on Nov 25, 2009 at 09:17 PM: add it to your cart. deal of the day!

http://www.amazon.com/LG-BD270-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B002J9G59U/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1259155100&sr=1-11 (http://www.amazon.com/LG-BD270-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B002J9G59U/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=tv&qid=1259155100&sr=1-11)
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: nogie on Nov 25, 2009 at 09:25 PM: There's one cheaper three days ago. $52 store pick-up price offered at Frys. Sayang hindi umabot at naubos agad!!
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: iiinas on Nov 25, 2009 at 09:27 PM: Quote from: nogie on Nov 25, 2009 at 09:25 PM
There's one cheaper three days ago. $52 store pick-up price offered at Frys. Sayang hindi umabot at naubos agad!!

sayang nga! ;)
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: barrid on Nov 26, 2009 at 07:56 AM: Black Friday deal at Walmart... Magnavox BD player at $78...ganito ang player ko pero $109 ang bili ko couple of months ago.
Title: Re: $100 Blu-Ray player
Post by: av_phile1 on Nov 26, 2009 at 09:37 AM: Very glad to hear alternative BD player prices going down the path of DVD players. BD player makers should tie up with the studios and start inviting people to buy 10 BD titles to get a BD player free, ;D