Remember that pesky format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray that had no end in sight last week? The end's in sight.
And to celebrate, we found this little Blu-Ray player deal on Best Buy. Essentially, you pick from a list of Panasonic Plasma HDTVs, and then you get a free Panasonic Blu-Ray player (model DMP-BD30K), which is a $500 value. A bunch of those HDTVs in question are on sale, too. There's a Panasonic 50" 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV listing at $2400 (that's $400 off), or if you want to keep it under the 2K mark, there's a 42" 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma running at $1650 (a nice $150 off). That's two out of eight televison choices that qualify for the deal.
And because you get all this stuff at reduced cost, you can get your SquareTrade warranty for less, too. If you want one on the no-cost Blu-Ray player, just plug its normal list price into the Quote Widget in the sidebar to calculate its 3-Year warranty price, which will cover you for the $500 you didn't pay for the Blu-Ray. It'll be a lot less than what Best Buy will offer you, too.
So why go with Blu-Ray now? Well, while Apple hasn't made any official decision to start putting Blu-Ray players in their Macs as rumored (and the new Mac Pro just went on sale without the option), Warner Bros. decided last week to stop making HD-DVDs and go exclusively with Blu-Ray which, due to a crafty little exit clause in their contract, allows Paramount to do the same. If - or rather, when - Paramount jumps ship, HD-DVD will have almost no support left from major Hollywood studios. What's the sound of one hand clapping?
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