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Although more expensive than HD-DVD players, Blu-rays are becoming more and more popular. Sure in time the price will drop but people are still buying them today. That's the case in Japan where Blu-ray disc recorders just got more that 50% of the market share in the first week of November according to market research GfK Retail and Technology. Same time last year Blu-rays accounted for 10% only.at they had just about a year ago.

Responsible for that percentage increase is the drop in price. You can get a Blu-ray for under $1,000 now compared to a price tag of $1,100 to $1,300 las year. The same company said that Blu-Rays are replacing DVD recorders about one and a half times faster than DVD recorders replaced VHS recorders. How about that? We sure know how to adapt to new technology.

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Blu-ray is getting mainstream which means the prices of the players will certainly drop in the near future, we've already seen the Memorex MVBD-2510 that costs less than $200, but the Crave folks were kind enough to make up a list of specific Blu-ray players according to your budget and needs.

With that being said, there are a few options with the cheapest one at $170, and the most expensive costs over $500. Here are the lists that can be analyzed:

Blu-ray players for less than $250
Blu-ray players with BD-Live for less than $300
Blu-ray players with 7.1 audio outputs
Best Blu-ray players list

JVC, a leading electronics maker, introduced its new GM-470S LCD Display. Sporting a 47-inch screen, this new display delivers a native Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. Having a 15mm width ultra-slim bezel, this display is perfect for continuous operations of 24 hours a day.

Featuring a multi-screen, GM-470S display from JVC is good for video wall use. It is also VESA wall mount compatible. It delivers a panel brightness of 700 cd/m2 and a wide viewing angle of up to 178 degree. Get to see excellent picture quality on this new display.

Incorporating motion sensor, JVC GM-470S display can automatically switch functions for timely information display. It delivers an aspect ratio of 16:9. With GM-470S, you get a remote control as well as a stand.

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JVC, a world-class manufacturer of displays and other similar products, has introduced its new JVC GM-F520S 52" LCD Display. This expansion in the GM series will increase perfection for professional applications. This new display has been designed especially for use in markets, shops, hotels, museums and offices.

Sporting a 52" display, the new JVC GM-F520S delivers a full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution. It also features an ultra thin front bezel for tiled mounting of 47" 19mm width. It comes fitted with an ECO sensor for saving power. Apart from this, there is an adjustable gain and cut off for color calibration on this new display.

JVC GM-F520S 52" LCD Display features a special 8 Bit LCD Panel. Incorporating RS232/485 and LAN control functions; this display produces high image quality. Human sensor detector and full metal chassis are some other interesting features of JVC GM-F520S 52" LCD Display

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Sporting a 42.02-inch TFT, LG's M4224C LCD Monitor delivers a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080 at 60Hz. Its visible diagonal size measures 106.73 cm, while its pixel pitch is 0.4845 mm x 0.4845 mm.

The new LG M4224C LCD Monitor comes with various input connectors like 15-PIN d-Sub type, S-Video, Composite Video, HDMI (digital), LAN, RS-232C and Component.

Fitted with exceptional quality speakers, LG M4224C LCD Monitor delivers an input sensitivity of 10W + 10W with an 8Ω speaker impedance. Having an FCC Certification, the new LG M4224C LCD Monitor is worth all its price.

Samsung recently unveiled its new P63FP Professional Plasma Display. Sporting a huge 63-inch display, this new product from the house of Samsung is something not worth missing. Offering greater reliability it comes with 6-way anti burin-in protection.

Samsung's P63FP Professional Plasma Display can deliver a high contrast ratio of 10,000:1 and a superb brightness of 1000 nits. This full HF 1080p resolution display comes with integrated speakers for a crystal clear sound effect.

The new Samsung P63FP Professional Plasma Display comes with an optional set back box for DTV and networking. For greater connectivity with HDMI, it features PC inputs including VGA, DVI and BNC.

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Do you still have a lot of VHS tapes? Would you like to transform them into a more up-to-date format so it can be easily played in your home theater system? If the answer is yes, take a look at the PC-SDVD/U2 cable made by Buffalo.

Basically you just need to plug the proposer cables into the old-school video source, and the USB interface on your computer. Afterwards use the VHS to DVD 2.5 software included on the package and you're good to go. The Buffalo PC-SDVD/U2 is also compatible with iPods, and PlayStation Portable.