There was a slew of sub-$200 Blu-ray deals around the holidays. Now that the shopping storm has calmed, those kinds of hardware bargains are a lot harder to come by—until now.
Vizio is throwing its hat into the Blu-ray ring, and they are giving it the inexpensive spin that has made them a serious competitor in the CE marketplace.
The new VBR100 will run $199.99—everyday. The unit has a 108MHz/11-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to deliver a 1080p picture, as well as upconvert your old discs (duh). It’s also got support for BD-Live, as well as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and multi-channel PCM.
Aside from video playback, the unit will also play CDs, including CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 CDs. Other features include HDMI 1.3, component and composite outputs, a slim (17 x 11 x 2 inches) profile, and a remote.
It doesn’t appear to be BD-Live 2.0, but at that price, you can still expect the VBR100 to convert a few more consumers to Blu-ray beginning this April.
I think you meant to say, decent products at amazing prices. Vizio is good bang for the buck, but they are definitely not amazing products.
Vizio always comes to the rescue. Offering amazing products at, well, amazing prices!!!!
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Rocky, Maybe I can suggest some glasses for you. Blu Ray will always look and… 
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I am looking forward to Vizios Blu-Ray player. I have a 42” Vizio HDTV and am very satisfied with the picture quality.Watching shows like Lost and CSI in HD is awesome and my Xbox 360 HD visuals certainly dont disappoint.I heard bad things about Vizio HDTVs but I’ll try to clarify this by saying from my personal experience that my Vizio HDTV is great and was well worth the money. I even pick up free HD channels with the built in tuner. Vizio offers good quality for the money.