tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981547.post-53914355070829693282008-03-12T19:32:00.001-07:002008-03-12T19:32:43.897-07:00<p>Don't go buying a Blu-ray player anytime soon: </p> <blockquote>Ironically, although Blu-ray has been declared the winner, it is right now about the worst time to invest in a standalone Blu-ray player, because of the high prices and looming obsolescence.</blockquote> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36428/113/">TG Daily - Blu-ray player prices hit 2008 highs as competition dwindles</a> .</p> <p>I'll probably end-up with a Blu-ray player of somesort by years end during the far more competitive holiday season, unless I can download via NetFlix and watch movies via my Xbox by then (or Xbox introduces a similar n-downloads per month plan like NetFlix has, with a comparable catalog).</p> <p>I guess Java skills will continue for sometime to be useful, even if in a niche area like Blu-ray feature programming...</p> <div align="right"> <div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:fc9d6313-8f40-4b1b-a38e-7b8fb6f15ec8" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Blu-ray" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/NetFlix" rel="tag">NetFlix</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox" rel="tag">Xbox</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Java" rel="tag">Java</a></div></div> Eric Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736527127441471426noreply@blogger.com