Mr hosehead,
I agree, The majority of the "average consumer" market has still not been sold on Blue Ray. Hardware and software prices are still way to high, especially in our current dismal economy. I would say that Mr/Mrs consumer putting down $278 for a dvd player is not realistic, when they can basically get a S DVD player for $40. For many of us this is a hobby so price point is not as reflective as it is to the average joe. Nothing personal, you could ask 500 people and none of them would have bought 2 blu ray players since their debut, let alone SIX!!! Thats a downpayment on a car for many. Again, we here kind of have a different mind set when it comes to these things. Just my opinion...I currently use an Oppo 980. I currently have around 800 dvds, so upconversion my best bang for the buck. For me I just don't see the point of switching until the format wins with the average consumer. With the countrys present situation I think Blu Ray will probably take an even bigger hit unless players drop drastically in price. Believe me I am sold on the difference in picture quality of BR, it is trully amazing.
