Best Buy Gives Away Blu-ray Player...er, Sort Of
December 15, 2008

Shoppers will score the chain's Insignia Blu-ray for free, but after they agree to purchase ten $24.99-$29.99 Blu-ray titles and a $79.99 HDMI cable.
The retailer started advertising the deal in this week's newspaper circular.
Best Buy's in-house branded Blu-ray set-top does represent one of the more stripped down players on shelves. It offers picture-in-picture capabilities, but nothing in the way of Web interactivity, which can be found on current Sony, Samsung and Panasonic players. These three will run about $250 at many retailers, which equals the cost of 10 $25 Blu-ray Discs.
But I think many people might desire this Best Buy deal, because it represents a simple entry into the format. You get a decent player, plus a healthy library all at once. Many of the featured discs are relatively current, including The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Hulk, WALL-E and Hellboy II.
I know my parents would likely appreciate the ease of the whole package. It would be a gadget-minded present they'd actually use.  I don't think my digital frame gift last year was a real winner. It's been sitting neglected in one of their closets for awhile.

Posted by Susanne Ault on December 15, 2008 | Comments (0)