$98 Blu-ray Player

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From what I read you cant update the firmware which will make it unusable as soon as the blu ray system updates so this would work for about a year. Its a good price but from what I'm reading that is about it
 
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Pretty sure all BluRay movies are 1.0 compliant for the main video. 2.0 added the ability to download additional content to onboard storage. Want to just want the movie, it would be fine for a long time. Want to access all the extras for the lifetime of BluRay, look elsewhere.

I'd personally go cheap. At the rate technology is going, streaming on-demand types services are going to be sooner than later and buying physical media will not be the norm.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
I'd personally go cheap. At the rate technology is going, streaming on-demand types services are going to be sooner than later and buying physical media will not be the norm.
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I agree...

I wish Netflix would allow new release movies on stream. I wouldn't mind paying a few $ extra to get that. However in time it will happen.
 
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A review I read said that the system was really choppy and grainy without the update so I'm just going on that and its very possible that a new version could come out that would require a firmware update to be used and in that case you out of luck
 
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mattvols said:
A review I read said that the system was really choppy and grainy without the update so I'm just going on that and its very possible that a new version could come out that would require a firmware update to be used and in that case you out of luck
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Not really. When new media like this is developed, there is a panel of members that sets the standard. You might see additional content packaged a different way or requiring new standard compliance, but just like DVDs, your first generation player will still pretty much play every movie that comes out.

Now, I haven't looked at this model specifically (and wont because it's got the word Magnovox on it), but I suspect the sound output is lacking a bit and/or some codecs aren't included here (DolbyHD, TrueHD, etc.). They probably saved money on a less than the best upscaling routine for older formats. But, we've seen over the last few years that a majority of consumers seem much more interested in a lower cost than the absolute best quality possible (ex. mp3s, xvid, DiVX, etc.).

Streaming appears to be a solution to both. Much less up-front costs as it's built into more everyday devices (360, PS3, cable boxes, etc.) and increased quality for just a bit more cost on each title. Personally, I think you'll start seeing more and more plans like Netflix OnDemand competing with cable/sat OnDemand services giving the consumer another monthly bill that grants access to movies any time you want.
 
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