Sony's $599 1080/24p Blu-ray player this summer.

[Bluesmoke]

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2007-02-26-blu-ray-cheaper_x.htm

Cool! I've been laying off the format war until I bought a PS3 and now I've been buying Blu-rays like crazy. I wish there was a cheaper standalone so I can put my PS3 for gaming duties only. And now there will be. This will be the cheapest true 1080p High Def player avaiable.

[Seth=L]

PS3, is still more logical.

[Bluesmoke]

Don't get me wrong, I love the PS3, but I've been itching for a standalone for a long time. I didn't expect a full blown 1080p machine at that price point from Sony. Many thanks for that.

[Seth=L]

Don't get me wrong, I love the PS3, but I've been itching for a standalone for a long time. I didn't expect a full blown 1080p machine at that price point from Sony. Many thanks for that.
I suppose, I would rather wait till it gets down to $200 and there are tons of movies.:)

[j_garcia]

There are already plenty of movies, just not enough good movies :D I've been buying BDs also lately, more than games anyway. $200 means either you will be looking used/demo/open box or waiting for about a year IMO...

[markw]

I suppose, I would rather wait till it gets down to $200 and there are tons of movies.:)You took the words right of my mouth.

I figure that'll be less than two years from now.

[evilkat]

I suppose, I would rather wait till it gets down to $200 and there are tons of movies.:)

Ditto for me too!

I wonder if the new player has better video capabilities than the PS3 (i.e de-interlacing, etc). Anyone have any links that actually test the video abilities of the PS3?