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Glenn Gipson · December 2nd, 2005, 08:23 AM

I was walking through A&P yesterday when I saw brand new DVD players selling for $28.00! I couldn't believe what I was seeing. They also had portable LCD DVD players for 99 bucks, and I could remember when these things were averaging 400 bucks. This really makes me realize that HDTV and HD DVDs have a LONG way to go (which is contrary to what I use to think.)

Boyd Ostroff · December 2nd, 2005, 09:36 AM

I see your point... however walk over to the photo counter and you can probably buy a disposable camera for $5. And on your way home you can get a full meal at McDonald's for $4. You get what you pay for...

Actually the $28 DVD players have been around for awhile... I bought an iBook for my daughter a year and a half ago and one of the "free gifts" that came with it was a cheap DVD player.

Dylan Couper · December 2nd, 2005, 10:47 AM

I'd rather have $300 DVD players and gas be back down to $1.10us a gallon...

Boyd Ostroff · December 2nd, 2005, 01:51 PM

Here in my part of New Jersey, gas has dropped to around $1.80/gal recently. This sort of boggles my mind since it got as high as $3.20 during the Katrina period...

Duane Smith · December 2nd, 2005, 04:00 PM

I bought a DVD player for someone as a gift LAST Christmas for $30 bucks....and they had been that cheap for months. The bottom-of-the-barrel DVD players have been in the $30-ish range for well over a year now. Heck, I stopped at a truck stop sometime last year and they had a $30 DVD players for sale. At a freakin' truck stop! LOL!

And about HDTVs getting cheaper: I've got a 34" HD CRT, and last Christmas they were selling for around $1400-to-$1500. This year, the exact same kind/sive of TVs are selling for $899-to-$999. That's a full THIRD off the price from a year ago--that's HUGE!

I'd say that give it another year and the bottom-end HDTVs are going to be very afforable.

:-)

Now if they can just get the Blu-Ray/HD DVD thing worked out....

Aanarav Sareen · December 3rd, 2005, 03:30 AM

Yea, the DVD players have been cheap for quite a while (bought my first DVD player for $40 :-) Surprisingly, these cheap DVD players are compatible with a lot more media than the really expensive ones.

K. Forman · December 3rd, 2005, 07:50 AM

Hey Glen- You guys still have A&P grocery stores? I haven't seen one of those in like 30 years!

Chris Hurd · December 3rd, 2005, 10:20 AM

This reminds me of Blade Runner in a way. It's the future coming true today. Not long from now, food will be a scarce resource, but there will be a scanning electron microscope on every street corner.

Lorinda Norton · December 3rd, 2005, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

This reminds me of Blade Runner in a way. It's the future coming true today. Not long from now, food will be a scarce resource, but there will be a scanning electron microscope on every street corner.

Whoa! I didn't see Blade Runner, but as an old farm girl who has watched our farm ground be taken out of production for housing, I can sure relate. A big part of the winter activity around these parts has become scratching for ground to rent in order to grow our crops.

Sorry for the OT--your words just shocked me a bit, Chris. :)

Glenn Gipson · December 4th, 2005, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith Forman

Hey Glen- You guys still have A&P grocery stores? I haven't seen one of those in like 30 years!

Yeah, brand new ones too, they're really nice.

Boyd Ostroff · December 6th, 2005, 03:36 PM

I noticed they were selling DVD recorders today at WalMart for $70. That's what a VCR cost just a few years ago. I guess VHS is going to disappear altogether pretty soon...

K. Forman · December 6th, 2005, 04:15 PM

I used to like the Atlantic & Pacific stores, their prices were really good. It was another one of those chains that started in the 20's I think. Now, all you can find down here, are Wal Marts and CVS pharmacies. A&P closed it's doors down here at least 30 years ago, and I had assumed the chain went under. I guess they moved into the new age by selling electronics too?

Joe Carney · December 6th, 2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Lorinda Norton

Whoa! I didn't see Blade Runner, but as an old farm girl who has watched our farm ground be taken out of production for housing, I can sure relate. A big part of the winter activity around these parts has become scratching for ground to rent in order to grow our crops.

Sorry for the OT--your words just shocked me a bit, Chris. :)

My family up there are/were farmers. I remember when I could go to my late uncles house and not see anything for miles (at Meridian), now houses every where. He used to be a dairy farmer, and grew crops on leased and owned land. Disappearing fast. My cousin still farms though. Don't know for how long

Duane Smith · December 7th, 2005, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Boyd Ostroff

I guess VHS is going to disappear altogether pretty soon...

You mean it hasn't already?

;-)

Boyd Ostroff · December 8th, 2005, 09:08 AM

Well it has for ME, but no it really hasn't disappeared. People still want VHS dubs of our performance videos. I think very few "average" Americans have DVD recorders in their homes at this point. But the change is coming...

December 2nd, 2005, 08:23 AM	#1
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Wow I was walking through A&P yesterday when I saw brand new DVD players selling for $28.00! I couldn't believe what I was seeing. They also had portable LCD DVD players for 99 bucks, and I could remember when these things were averaging 400 bucks. This really makes me realize that HDTV and HD DVDs have a LONG way to go (which is contrary to what I use to think.)

December 2nd, 2005, 10:47 AM	#3
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I'd rather have $300 DVD players and gas be back down to $1.10us a gallon... __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

December 3rd, 2005, 03:30 AM	#6
Aanarav Sareen Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NJ, US Posts: 183	Yea, the DVD players have been cheap for quite a while (bought my first DVD player for $40 :-) Surprisingly, these cheap DVD players are compatible with a lot more media than the really expensive ones. __________________ http://www.sareen.tv

December 3rd, 2005, 07:50 AM	#7
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December 3rd, 2005, 10:20 AM	#8
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	This reminds me of Blade Runner in a way. It's the future coming true today. Not long from now, food will be a scarce resource, but there will be a scanning electron microscope on every street corner. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

December 2nd, 2005, 09:36 AM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	I see your point... however walk over to the photo counter and you can probably buy a disposable camera for $5. And on your way home you can get a full meal at McDonald's for $4. You get what you pay for... Actually the $28 DVD players have been around for awhile... I bought an iBook for my daughter a year and a half ago and one of the "free gifts" that came with it was a cheap DVD player.

December 2nd, 2005, 01:51 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Here in my part of New Jersey, gas has dropped to around $1.80/gal recently. This sort of boggles my mind since it got as high as $3.20 during the Katrina period...

December 2nd, 2005, 04:00 PM	#5
Duane Smith Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 234	I bought a DVD player for someone as a gift LAST Christmas for $30 bucks....and they had been that cheap for months. The bottom-of-the-barrel DVD players have been in the $30-ish range for well over a year now. Heck, I stopped at a truck stop sometime last year and they had a $30 DVD players for sale. At a freakin' truck stop! LOL! And about HDTVs getting cheaper: I've got a 34" HD CRT, and last Christmas they were selling for around $1400-to-$1500. This year, the exact same kind/sive of TVs are selling for $899-to-$999. That's a full THIRD off the price from a year ago--that's HUGE! I'd say that give it another year and the bottom-end HDTVs are going to be very afforable. :-) Now if they can just get the Blu-Ray/HD DVD thing worked out....

December 6th, 2005, 03:36 PM	#11
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	I noticed they were selling DVD recorders today at WalMart for $70. That's what a VCR cost just a few years ago. I guess VHS is going to disappear altogether pretty soon...

December 6th, 2005, 04:15 PM	#12
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I used to like the Atlantic & Pacific stores, their prices were really good. It was another one of those chains that started in the 20's I think. Now, all you can find down here, are Wal Marts and CVS pharmacies. A&P closed it's doors down here at least 30 years ago, and I had assumed the chain went under. I guess they moved into the new age by selling electronics too? __________________ www.SmokeWagonLeather.us

December 8th, 2005, 09:08 AM	#15
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Well it has for ME, but no it really hasn't disappeared. People still want VHS dubs of our performance videos. I think very few "average" Americans have DVD recorders in their homes at this point. But the change is coming...