It's
been quite the Blu-ray party today, what with the
LF-MB121JD
from Panasonic, the
BRD-UM2 and BRD-AM2B
from IODATA, and that
decisive word from
Panasonic's CEO that dashed any hopes left for talks between the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps. Now Sony is joining the club
with the pre-order availability of their
BDP-S1 Blu-ray player. That's
the good news. The bad news is that the unit will be going for the
expected $1000, and
has a targeted availability of August 15th. Sure, all that 1080p, multi channel digital audio, and HDMI action is still
here, but Sony sure isn't driving that hard of a bargain.
[Thanks, Delerious]
