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Philips has released the BDP9000 Blu-ray player, which is currently available at Wal-Mart stores.
The player isn’t currently available at other retailers, but a Philips spokesperson says it will be in the future. “It’s not exclusive to Wal-Mart,” the spokesperson says, noting that as a first-generation player, the product has limited distribution.
The player was not affected by reported difficulties in manufacturing Blu-ray components, according to the spokesperson. When asked how the roll-out of the Blu-ray format has been so far, the spokesperson says in an e-mail to ElectronicHouse.com: “In our experience, having been one of the first to introduce DVD, this format introduction has been comparable.”
The player costs $999.99, but a quick search for the product online shows Walmart.com selling the player for $898.
In the next year, Philips has plans to release “next-generation players, a PC triple-writer and Blu-ray media (25GB and 50GB discs)” to consumers.
Update: See Philips representative John Morog discusses the BDP9000 in our exclusive EHX video interview
Wow, the price keeps going up. I love having the opportunity to pay WAY more for the same* thing. And by same I mean inferior. Apples to Apples, HD IS HD. I had Beta, it WAS better than VHS. I had (have) LaserDisc, it was better than VHS, or Apples to Apples - better than RCA Video Disc. My point is that consumers on the whole are NOT uniformly brand conscious or loyal - Granted those in the middle are, the truely informed will jump ship if the facts support it, the uninformed buy what they are SOLD. Don’t be sold, think for yourself, do the research and if you can’t afford to choose wrong… WAIT for the dust to settle. If this was any other debate it would have been over already, Blu-Ray is just too early, expensive and plagued for its own good. And Sony will NOT be selling MILLIONS of PS3’s anytime soon, its a shame they couldn’t make 20mill avail for launch, because (I predict) once the first batch gets out and the issues start to present, Sony will be crying the blues. I have played PS3, I have seen Blu-Ray in action, it very simply and factually (not opinion) is NOT better than HD-DVD, or the Xbox360. The expected dominance at 1yr late could ONLY happen thanks to rabid fanboys, and I doubt there are enough of them left.
Its just Dollars and SENSE people. I wish it were different, I have a $4400 Sony SXRD (so I am not a Sony Hater by any means) and wish I could go buy a Blu-Ray player on the cheap and hook it up. But I CAN’T AFFORD IT!
Donald, Jimmy - The Pioneer Blu-ray player is set to retail at $1500.
More here:
http://tinyurl.com/y9u8qu
Weird that Walmart would get this first. Even if it wasn’t intentional. I just saw another one of those Walmart ads which go after higher-end av product buyers, and in doing so slam the other resellers.
Unless you know something the rest of us don’t, Pioneer’s Blu-Ray player will retail for $1,500, when it is finally released in December.
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The format war is over. HD DVD has already won and is far superior to blur ray. Have fun buying a $900 paper weight!