Man that things hideous, so bulky.

And for $800? No thanks.

Looks like a really ugly VCR.

I prefer a sexy sleek and all silver DVD player.

$900?, who is going to be able to afford all these new high-tec DVD stuff. It's not going to be fun, if the blue-ray DVD players cost about this much too.

LOL It looks like one of the very first home 8 track players.

Crutchfield is taking pre-orders for this unit at $800 but there also a $500 unit that seems almost the same... too bad theres no hd movies available

Forget that, I am not going to pay no $1000 for a HD DVD player, lol, I am already broke.

I paid $1,000 for one of the first VCR`s back in 1978!! Still have it, just can not throw away a thousand dollar machine!!! There were less than a million in the country then. Blank videotapes went for $30. This is in 1978 prices unadjusted for inflation

Would you guys complaining prefer a $1500 Blu-ray player? For what it actually does, $800 isn't so extreme, it is doing a hell of a lot more than a crappy $50 DVD player.

HD DVD,Blu-ray,Holographic just hold on, there is a new toy in town,PH-DVD

Read, Brainspark works on tech. to triple blue/red laser disc capacity


http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/13256

I hanestly thought that these things where gonna cost even more. Must be cause of the little format war.

That looks like a 20 year old receiver.

There'll be a HD DVD player in the U.S. for $499 aswell. The player does look a little big, but then again it'll take time for them to become as cool looking as some dvd players on the market, but i would not pay $1000 for a Blu-ray player. A PS3 will do for my Blu-ray player and I might consider an HD DVD player

Ill save my $$$ for the end of the war. By then they'll either have a combo player with both drives.. or at least have the prices down to $99.99. Plus I want to see what massive annoying and amendment breaking DRM they throw into these things.

It doesn't look so bad. Just have to find and buy all your hardware from toshiba in two-tone.

For that price, I would rather go on vacation to Europe.

1000$ sure is a lot of money, especially since technology depreciates both in price and value every 6 months.

What is the rational decision here to make? Go to a friend's house who bought the machine, and enjoy the experience!!

Personally I Don't care for these new 'high end' DVDs. Sure the picture qaulity is better, but you need to have the a TV with HDMI to enjoy at full potential. I'm still happy with Normal DVDs, and the prices aren't bad. I don't see the need to spend 3000 on a new TV 1000 on a new DVD player and 40 for each DVD. The jump from DVD to Blue ray/HD dvd isn't anywhere as big as VHS to DVD.

wow i was expecting hd to be around but 1000$ wtf,I think a blu ray player will no wbe around 1500 since 300 turned out to be a 1000$

ill just buy an xbox 360 for 400

Orite peeps this is ma first post and a just want to know If you would choose Blu- Ray or HD-DVD?

I think I would probably go with HD-DVD as it has a television , format and Games lined up unlike Blu-ray.

What do you think?

ok so I go to the local walmart to see pricing on new electronics and I see a dvd player for 35.99 nice and it'll play all microsoft formats... now I have to ask why would anyone pay 800.00 plus for any new player when there really isnt any movies out to test it with say it plays the old dvds and the new ones come out in a month and it needs a firm ware upgrade or something ... let the fall out of the movies hit the street first make sure this is the one or you might end up with a Bata (remmber pre VHS)and why do we need this because they told us? hey im for it if they release the burnner for my computer... 50gb recordable dvds way kewl great for data back up but 800.00 for a player no thanks

aye yai yai!!! 1000 bones huh

seriously... whats so wrong about VHS?? i still use mine daily hahaha

72morgan
is that for ture inflation or the goverments made up inflation? *L*




Eh I think MS lost big time not getting thiers out with HD in it hell they should have waited but no they did a crap launch and will wind up in 3rd place unless the REV is all that ..mm I forget wasnt the GC 2nd for awhile?.

Anyway in a year updated versions will by out so why would anyone by this at its maxium price?
ouch I had a thought is this thing regoined? if it is even less a reason to buy it.....

I know .....Let's have a format war over something that very few people want and charge a high price for a player that has little or nothing to play on it...LOL

We'll make hundreds of $$$$$ .Weeeee !!!!

They will sell maybe 8 of them in Japan. And these 8 customers, can get together on thursday, and watch the only movie thats released Stealth, over and over again.

Yay! It only costs 1000$ to have this wondrous experience...

Who's the genius that comes out with these prices?