OK, OK, wait... who remembers how much the laser disc players were when they first came out? Anywhere close to this? Holy crapola that's a lot of cash for something that plays movies on your TV... If this becomes the norm, it'll be a loooooooong while before ol' t-ready gets himself a Blu-Ray player.... sheesh.

"Sony introduced its first Blu-ray products on Thursday, offering the cheapest solutions so far to employ the technology. However, the price point still remains at about $1,000 or more, twice the cost of entry-level HD DVD players."