Cheap Chinese Blu-ray Player

[davo]

This has been scooting around the net for a day or two, but no word on price.

Any one heard anything yet?

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GoWell G875 Blu-ray Player

Posted June 18, 2007 by Josh

Blu-ray Disc Specifications have been released for what might just be the first bargain Blu-ray player on the market. You may recall that in January the HD DVD group announced that cheap Chinese players would guarantee them a win in the format war. Six months later, those players still can't be found, but a cheap Chinese Blu-ray player has now been spotted on the website for GoWell Enterprises International Ltd.

The specs aren't very impressive, but this is an entry level player which will carry a very consumer friendly entry level price. The player will be Internet ready, both via wire and wireless connectivity, but no support for advanced audio codecs. No word on when these players will be hitting store shelves (its sure to be a Walmart favorite) or a price. Visit their website for more information and a mock-up picture.

http://www.gowellent.net/product%20web/vedio%20series/G875.html

 

[zhimbo]

The fact that there's only a mock-up picture does not exactly bode well for a speedy introduction to the market. So far it seems to exist only as a design...

 

[avaserfi]

I think that really depends how motivated they are to produce it. While one of these units would probably help in these format wars I highly doubt they will sell all that well. The cheap players are missing some features that take full advantage of the HD discs and not enough people seem ready to adopt formats that have minimal differences in there eyes.