Goldmund's Eidos 20 BD Blu-ray player costs $17k
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr. E @ Feb 26th 2008 10:37AM
The super-duper high end gear always makes me chuckle. I suppose this unit has a detachable power cord, so you can use that $4,000 silver coated oxygen free copper power cable to add that extra layer of transparency? LOL.
Aiden @ Feb 26th 2008 10:50AM
oh my god what a rip off i thought blu ray was a ultra accessable format but this just takes the michael watch blu ray players go sub 80
LiqwidZero @ Feb 26th 2008 11:43AM
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope.
DrXym @ Feb 26th 2008 11:00AM
Video and audiophiles will be lining up to buy this to go with their pear anjou cables, beech wood knobs, power conditioning devices and all the other tweaker crap that serves no purpose but to identify people with more money than sense.
takamaru @ Feb 26th 2008 11:05AM
Wait, wait , wait wait.... It doesn't make waffles?
weak..
Galley @ Feb 26th 2008 11:28AM
I'd buy that for a dollar!
HD Tom @ Feb 26th 2008 11:39AM
Now wait just a minute! That $16,900 price tag is just the MSRP. Everyone knows it won't go for more than $16,500!!
pquistgard @ Feb 26th 2008 11:48AM
C'mon engadget, I know you're keeping your readers happy by saying that thing is "for those with more money than sense", and it probably is true, but you know but some people really do value the quality (and customer service) offered by ulra-highend gear. And there's other reasons they buy it too.
1stGreg @ Feb 26th 2008 12:00PM
I am not disputing the pricing of this unit, it is ultra high-end, no question about that. You need both Fords and Ferraris in this world.
I just wonder if all those extra high end power regulators and circuits will actually make a difference in the end.
Isn't the signal supposed to be digital with HDMI? Meaning, exactly equal to what is being read on the disc, transmitted to the TV?
I mean, 0 or 1, you either have it or you don't. I could understand those kind of units better when we were analog tbh...
DrXym @ Feb 26th 2008 12:26PM
If vibration was an issue, I'm sure a simple read ahead buffer would fix occasional errors. And as you say, Blu Ray is digital virtually from end to end except for someout analogue audio outputs. The claims made of this player sound like audio/videophile nonsense.
JeffnLA @ Feb 26th 2008 12:56PM
I agree greg - this thing is sending digital data. The amp is converting it to analog. What a waste - I love when people blow money on overpriced nonsense.
Jim @ Feb 26th 2008 12:37PM
Stupid is as stupid does.........
Bob @ Feb 26th 2008 1:59PM
Awsome! They finally started lowering the prices on Blu-Ray Players! :p
Raptor007 @ Feb 26th 2008 3:26PM
Hahaha, you beat me to it. :P
jdubb13 @ Feb 26th 2008 2:44PM
Well that's a bargain compared to their turntable. You can buy one of these blu-ray players for every room in the house cheaper than their reference turn table.
http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/390/goldmunds-point-of-reference
Peetah @ Feb 26th 2008 3:16PM
Goin put one in my pinto.
RockinOscar @ Feb 26th 2008 5:32PM
they can keep it! and will it blend?