It looks like Amazon is shifting out the last of the BDP-S300 units for a sale price of only $229.
While this player doesn’t have the latest Bonus View capability, for that price it is a bargain for the price conscious shopper.
When it comes to news from CEDIA, it seems that ‘all at once’ is the name of the game.
Among the buzz today I noticed a number of reports about Blu-ray players.
While personally I am content to just wait for somebody to release a Blu-ray player with built in DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and 7.1 analog outputs that will work with the New Line titles, it is interesting to see what is being promised.
I know many Blu-ray enthusiasts have Playstation 3 systems for their Blu-ray player.
If you are one of these, you might want to keep an eye on the Amazon Deals today.
First up you can get Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for only $22.95 as the deal of the day.
Visit the page throughout the day to see other savings for your PS3.
The choices for Blu-ray players will become even wider with the release of Sherwood Blu-ray players later this year, according to TWICE.
The Blu-ray players are the BDP-6003 ($499 retail), due for release in September, and the BDP-5003 ($299 retail), due October 2008.
Over at Best Buy they are listing a new Blu-ray player from Samsung.
The BD-P2550 unit appears to be much the same as the 1500, with the addition of 7.1 analog outputs and the Silicon Optix HQV Reon scaling engine.
I see that on the Balance Audio site they are listing a Yamaha Blu-ray player for release in the November time frame.
The specifications don’t reveal anything too special - it looks like the player will be Bonus View (Profile 1.1) capable and will be able to bitstream all of the codecs - it is not clear what it will be capable of decoding internally.
Best Buy has some great Blu-ray player promotions this week.
The Bonus View enabled Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-ray Disc Player is listed for $359.99, a saving of $40 while the Sharp AQUOS BD-HP20U Blu-ray Disc Player is $379.99, saving $20.
It is somewhat of a surprise to me to read of new Panasonic Blu-ray players planned for the holiday season.
It is a surprise since Panasonic is one of the few, if not the only player manufacturer to have both a Bonus View and a BD Live Blu-ray player in their line up already.
Still want those player prices to drop more before getting your first/next player? NEC wants to help you out.
NEC Electronics has announced the first single chip solution for Blu-ray Players, code named EMMA 3PF.
Twice is reporting that Samsung will expand its range of Blu-ray home theater in a box systems to three models with the August shipment of the 5.1-channel HT-BD2E. The system is priced at $799, making it the most affordable available.
