Walmart pushing blu-ray

Agree. Just a matter of time before they come down further in price. I believe people DO want the enhanced picture quality driving their big TV's. Circuit City had an ad for a Phillips Blue Ray for $399 in todays insert. I'm holding out for an Oppo Blue Ray offering; one that will up-convert red-book DVD's as well. That's when I'll pull the trigger. The phone companies and cable companies still don't have their $#@& together, so it will be years before streaming movies in HD fully evolves. I refuse to replace my existing red-book DVD library ( 550+ movies ). Guess I'm too cheap. Hope the BR movie prices fall as well. If they don't, the format may join the El-cassette club.

Blu-ray should be the HD format of choice until HVD matures and comes in to the consumer price range. That will likely be far enough out that Blu-Ray is a worthwhile investment for many people.

Guys,

Blu-ray players have sold for $199 with $100 gift cards in them already. I bought my sixth Blu-ray player the other day from Amazon, a Sony BDP-S350 for $278 shipped, and the player is the best I've had yet. I am an early adopter, I know the price and am willing to pay it. I did with SACD/DVD-A, HD DVD and Blu-ray, and now with a solid winner and a huge step up in both video AND audio, I am still amazed at how many people are waiting!

Waiting for what???? Is 7.1 channels of 24/192 uncompressed audio not good enough for you????