Poll: Would you buy a Blu-ray recorder if you could?

While Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for years, here in the US
it's Blu-ray's third year and there's no sight of one. The reasons are
obviously not technological and instead limited by DRM and other factors, but
we think one of those is that the market might be too small. So we're asking
you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you buy a Blu-ray
recorder if you could?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/21...-if-you-could/

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On Feb 22, 1:12*am, UCLAN wrote:
While Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for years, here in the US
it's Blu-ray's third year and there's no sight of one. The reasons are
obviously not technological and instead limited by DRM and other factors, but
we think one of those is that the market might be too small. So we're asking
you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you buy a Blu-ray
recorder if you could?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/21...-a-blu-ray-rec...

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Since it is very doubtful I will ever buy a Blue-Ray player, I'd have
to say "No."

On Feb 22, 8:14*am, " wrote:
On Feb 22, 1:12*am, UCLAN wrote:
...So we're asking
you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you buy a Blu-ray
recorder if you could?

Since it is very doubtful I will ever buy a Blue-Ray player, I'd have
to say "No."

I'm a VERY late adopter type, I'll wait until they hit the pawn
shops.

Jim Wilkins

No. I don't have a video source that needs it. I can record OTA HDTV on a
DVR just fine.

"UCLAN" wrote in message
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While Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for years, here in
the US it's Blu-ray's third year and there's no sight of one. The reasons
are obviously not technological and instead limited by DRM and other
factors, but we think one of those is that the market might be too small.
So we're asking you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you
buy a Blu-ray recorder if you could?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/21...-if-you-could/

Sure if money weren't an issue...why not? I'd be more inclined however to
purchase a blue ray burner for my computer first as my needs for portable
data archiving far exceed my needs for recording video.

On Feb 22, 9:30*am, "Charles Tomaras" wrote:
"UCLAN" wrote in message

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While Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for years,
here in
the US it's Blu-ray's third year and there's no sight of one. The
reasons
are obviously not technological and instead limited by DRM and
other
factors, but we think one of those is that the market might be
too small.
So we're asking you since we know you're the early adopter type;
Would you
buy a Blu-ray recorder if you could?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/21...buy-a-blu-ray-
rec...

Sure if money weren't an issue...why not? I'd be more inclined
however to
purchase a blue ray burner for my computer first as my needs for
portable
data archiving far exceed my needs for recording video.

Yep, a Blu-ray drive in the HTPC could be the player and archive
drive. We keep seeing them in the Fry's ad, BD player only $100,
recorder low 200s. Given the cost of blanks, it's still ceaper to use
USB drives for bulk storage - 1 TB $100 My main concern is the DRM
garbage and my older DLP set with DVI but no HDMI. Can I play a BD
disc or will it say 'sorry, you need to replace the computer and TV' ?

G²

I would ONLY buy a Blue ray unit if it
had streaming video capability as well
such as some of the Samsung models do

That way I could stream from Netflix and
also watch on disk too

an Ethernet port would be ice as well

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I would ONLY buy a Blue ray unit if it
had streaming video capability as well
such as some of the Samsung models do

That way I could stream from Netflix and
also watch on disk too

an Ethernet port would be ice as well


The Ethernet port is part of the Profile 2.0 Specs (BD LIVE) not what I
call the Beta Blu-Ray players Profile 1.0 and 1.1. Basically a 2.0 BD LIVE
player puts Blu-Ray on Par to what HD DVD was capable of doing on Day 1 with
the very first Player. A finished Standard. I have BOTH and still like HD
DVD better. On the plus side, I've be getting another top of the line
Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD player Friday for cheap along with a bunch of HD DVD
movies.

Having your Blu-Ray player streaming Netflix movies seems like you don't
have a whole lot of faith in Blu-Ray. The only reason I got my Panasonic
BD35 Blu-Ray player was because at the time it was selling for $199 and it
was a Profile 2.0 BD LIVE player. I wasn't going to buy one until those 2
things happened. A Full 2.0 Blu-Ray player for under $200. Of course
prices have gone back up. I also stream Netflix, but use my Xbox 360 to do
that which works great. Also use it to stream my Music from the PC or HD TV
programs I've recorded using Media Center, and stream content from Youtube,
Hulu, CBS, etc if I want to. To me it just seems silly for a Blu-Ray
player to stream Netflix!!! Having a TV with Netflix support Built-In on
the other hand is a great Idea and is starting to be done. If I could buy
a small HDTV for the bedroom with Netflix support, hell just plug in a
Ethernet connection and I'd be fine.

On Feb 22, 1:12*am, UCLAN wrote:
So we're asking
you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you buy a Blu-ray
recorder if you could?

Youtube and hulu and other flash trash have re-calibrated my
perception to such low quality levels that my upconverting DVD
recorder is more than good enough. ;-)

Rick

No!

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:12:29 -0800, UCLAN wrote:

While Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for years, here in the US
it's Blu-ray's third year and there's no sight of one. The reasons are
obviously not technological and instead limited by DRM and other factors, but
we think one of those is that the market might be too small. So we're asking
you since we know you're the early adopter type; Would you buy a Blu-ray
recorder if you could?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/21...-if-you-could/