Blue Ray DVDs are all the rage these days as apparently they boast unsurpassed picture of HD quality beyond our wildest imaginations. Well, I won’t dispute their picture quality. It IS excellent, and you WILL see the difference, but is it really worth busting my budget over? Well, I guess this type of question arises for any new technology. There are always those die-hard technology lovers who are willing to pay near $1,000 for that coolest cellphone, or those that dont mind dropping many thousands on those first plasma tvs. The important thing to remember is that technology, and especially the consumer electronics industry is progressing so quickly.
So in turn, the prices drop quite quickly. For now though, although Blu ray DVD players have already come down in price considerably, they are still really expensive. For example, the cheapest one I could find was the Samsung BD-P1000. So whats cheap you might ask?? How does a shade under $500 bucks sound? Ill tell you one thing, sounds to me like Ill be buying normal DVD players for another 6 months- 1 year until the prices settle down. Or hey, if you are in the market for a Playstation 3, you’ll get a two for one deal because the PS3 has a built in Blu ray DVD player.
Either way, Blu ray or HD discs and the appropriate players are the future of home cinema for now, but like with any new technology, you should always wait until that sweet spot in the demand for it so that the prices drop accordingly.

Thanks and Salud!

-Pete