Posted by David Z on 12/22/98 12:01

I want to live where you live. Blu-ray players cost $700 where I am.

"ZVR" <no_spam_ever@me.net> wrote in message
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>> Toshiba, doing their best Holy Grail impression: "It's not 'quite' dead"
>
> Beta-Ray fanboi, you know what? Being fully aware about Warner going blu
> and all the "Beta-Ray has won!" FUD, I still got myself tonight an 1080p
> HD-A30 at Futureshop in Toronto, for $149 (Canadian). Beats the hell out
> of your overpriced, crappy beta ray hardware at $399 or more!
>
> Hopefully more people will awake to the fact that you can have a very good
> upconverting DVD player, which can also play native HD material, for the
> same amount as what a regular upconverting DVD player goes for, and then
> you can take your overpriced BR crap and shove it up your ass!
>
> See, I had a choice: pay $149 now for a good, finished product that may or
> may not be around a year from now, or pay at least $399 for a buggy
> Beta-Ray unit that I know for sure I'll have to replace with another
> <insert betaray version here>, not long from now. I chose to spend the
> $149. But, you are free to spend your hard earned cash on whatever piece
> of shit you like.
>
>

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