$135,000 Blu-ray Player Is Expensive

[Anton P. Nym]

... and then they'll recommend Monster cables for the hookup.

Ghreat Ghalloping Ghu, what some folks will pay just to say they've got the "best" (insert gadget here) on the market. I personally would rather gold-plate a PS3 and get more functionality for a lower price.

-- Steve

 

[Doug]

What a waste of money ><

Other than the rich people of course.

The rich people. Their not going to sell masses of this thing, of course, its a limited batch or even job production device.

To be frank, I don't see how it can produce a better image to anyone without telescopic eyes than a Playstation 3 or other off the shelf Blu-Ray player.

Maybe if you plan to use it to show special screenings of Blu-Ray discs and plan to project the image onto a huge screen...

 

[Disembodied_Dave]

I'm assuming it cost that much because it's actually a prop from the Original Star Trek.

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

I'll use my ps3 for Blurays thanks. Even though I have no Blurays and don't plan on getting any.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

And I should use that instead of a PS3 as my Blu-Ray Player because....?

At least a PS3 has some sort of use!

 

[JWAN]

Its also made out of platinum and space metals. Its also powered by dark matter.

 

[JWAN]

I'll take eight.[/joking]

I wonder how many have been sold already.

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thats it, no more no less

 

[silasbufu]

waste of money..I would use the money for something more practical ..like a ferarri :| ..yes I said practical..ok something else then but not this blu ray thingie

 

[Flying-Emu]

Who... Would buy this? I still watch fucking VHS tapes...

Until they released The Dark Crystal on DVD, I shall remain suspicious of its circular nature.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

I've done the math in my head, and I'm pretty sure that for $135k you could quite literally BUILD YOUR OWN THEATRE. Spring an extra fifty grand and you could probably hook that baby up with IMAX.

Hrm. Build my own theatre, or buy a gimped Blu-Ray player whose sole claim to fame is that it'll never skip? And it doesn't even come with its own TV? That's a toughie.

 

[The_Prophet]

PC with a DVD reader = win.

 

[AvsJoe]

That thing looks like it's gonna rise up and enslave humanity. I say we KILL IT!

KILL IT WITH FIRE ! ! !

 

[Emphraim]

Can you even tell the difference between that and a regular Blu-ray player?Hell, my family still watches regular DVDs.

I assume this is gonna be bought only by rich people especially in the middle of this recession.

 

[WhiteTiger225]

I guess if i Was a Politician I'd buy this

But that name is awesome

There you go, corrected that for ya!

 

[WhiteTiger225]

Well, still cheaper than a PS3.

Fucking win...

 

[The Great JT]

And I thought my parents' old VCR was big...

 

[Doug]

Its also made out of platinum and space metals. Its also powered by dark matter.

And comes with a diamond the size of the star of India. For each customer.

 

[darthzew]

I'm betting the price probably has more to do with the fact that it's "special" than actual performance. They're trying to make a status symbol or something here...

 

[Flunk]

Maybe it's for movie theatres or something... but the resolution of Bluray is pretty low for that.