12 VDC Blu-Ray Player
I was at Best Buy today looking for a Blu-Ray player for my Study and found a Sony Model BSP-S1500 on sale for $69.99. I thought that for that price why not. When I opened the box, much to my surpri...
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eric1514 wrote:
Good find. I can't understand why in this day and age, manufacturers still put Jensen DVD players in brand new coaches.
Few guesses:
1) automotive grade blu-ray aren't that common, yes they exist but not for $10 at the wholesale level like the Jensen
2) most coach have small TV ... with the exception of the high 6 and 7 figure priced ones, dvd vs bluray is moot on a 20-40 inch screen.
3) blu-ray itself, despite clear technical superiority is still a niche product. the masses think DVD is "hd", which is not, but good luck telling Joe Lunchbox or Soccer Mom that.
Just like laptops and desktop computers - why do they still come with dvd drives? Bluray doesn't cost more at the retail level, but it must be a lot more expensive at the oem level.
