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Blu-Ray Delay Confirmed

It should also be noted that the date originally stated has been removed from CE Pro, and as much as possible from this forum as well. I wouldn't count on a specific date, but agree that some word on new products may be released soon.


Jim
 
cinelife said:
It should also be noted that the date originally stated has been removed from CE Pro, and as much as possible from this forum as well. I wouldn't count on a specific date, but agree that some word on new products may be released soon.


Jim
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Count on the date. (At least for the announcement.) I was told that posting the e-mail -- which I had all set to go -- was a violation of confidentiality. But there WILL be an announcement. You'll get it right after 8:00 AM. I'll also say this....the last time they released a product -- the 1080p player -- the announcement was like IMMEDIATELY followed by the shipping of product. Can't say that will happen -- you know, past performance no guarantee of future results, blah, blah -- but it has been their MO in the past.
John
 
Hi John, just to be clear, I'm not saying an announcement will not come. I'm saying that in my conversations with K, it was made clear that dates can change. Whether they do or not remains to be seen.

The 8:00 time thing (not doubting that) is not cast in stone for those under an NDA.

I guess in the end none of this matters, the answers will come soon enough.:)


Jim
 
cinelife said:
The 8:00 time thing (not doubting that) is not cast in stone for those under an NDA.
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Maybe I'm missing the spirit of your message (I'm often slow as my wife likes to point out), but this is an exact quote from the K'scape message:
"We?d enjoy providing you with a sneak peek ? shared under strict news embargo for 8am ET on Tuesday, May 11..."
So, that's where I got the time....
js
 
As I said, I don't doubt your post, or the time mentioned my friend.:) I was only pointing out that statement's, like the one attributed to K, are forwarding looking, and things can change. Not saying they will, but they "could." (None of my comments are intended to say you are wrong, nor are they intended in any way to call into question the veracity of your statements).:):)

Kindest regards!

Jim
 
jmdls said:
this is an exact quote from the K'scape message:
"We?d enjoy providing you with a sneak peek ? shared under strict news embargo for 8am ET on Tuesday, May 11..."
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jmdls said:
I'll also say this....the last time they released a product -- the 1080p player -- the announcement was like IMMEDIATELY followed by the shipping of product.
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So what you are telling me is that I have to wake up by 8am if I want to be one of the first to get my order shipped? Man, that sucks for those of us in a West Coast time zone. At least I am not in Hawaii...
 
Mr.Poindexter said:
......At least I am not in Hawaii...
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LOL Mike.

(All I have to do is stay up 'til 2:00, place an order, and go to sleep (if I'm able after all the excitement).:D


Jim
 
Update...so the embargo is actually lifted at 6 AM eastern, not 8. And, umm, I'm not saying that there IS a Blu-ray player or that it MIGHT be shipping almost immediately. I'm totally NOT saying that.... I've typed a post that will hit my blog at 6 AM on the 11th. It'll have all the official stuff, plus some other info I gleaned from talking to CEO Malcolm. www.johnsciacca.webs.com Cheers!
 
jmdls said:
Update...so the embargo is actually lifted at 6 AM eastern, not 8. And, umm, I'm not saying that there IS a Blu-ray player or that it MIGHT be shipping almost immediately. I'm totally NOT saying that.... I've typed a post that will hit my blog at 6 AM on the 11th. It'll have all the official stuff, plus some other info I gleaned from talking to CEO Malcolm. www.johnsciacca.webs.com Cheers!
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I was like the Delta Force of accounting, but with moderately less killing.
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:D :D
 
Has there been anything confirmed with the dealers whether there will be a 1080P player trade-in offer on the new BR player (if it turns out there will be a new player soon!)? I seem to recall something about the possibility of a $2k trade-in value on a KP6000 and $1k for the mini on offer for those upgrading. Or am I confused with the KP5000 to KP6000 trade-in offer?
 
brodricj said:
Has there been anything confirmed with the dealers whether there will be a 1080P player trade-in offer on the new BR player (if it turns out there will be a new player soon!)? I seem to recall something about the possibility of a $2k trade-in value on a KP6000 and $1k for the mini on offer for those upgrading. Or am I confused with the KP5000 to KP6000 trade-in offer?
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Yes, there was an announcement by K last year indicating there will be a trade up program (from 1080p Players) that will allow for a $2,000 credit toward a BR Player when released. That info is still accurate. Not announced, but likely given K's history, there should also be a credit for older Player's as well (KPLAYER-2500/KPLAYER-5000), so keep checking back here for confirmation.

Jim
 
Putting a tradein credit on older players would give a floor to player pricing on the older units. It would cost Kaleidescape some profit to do that, however, and getting older players out of the field is probably a lot less of a priority than getting older 5U servers converted into 3U ones.
 
Mr.Poindexter said:
Putting a tradein credit on older players would give a floor to player pricing on the older units. It would cost Kaleidescape some profit to do that, however, and getting older players out of the field is probably a lot less of a priority than getting older 5U servers converted into 3U ones.
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Im sure that getting more BD players out there (if they do indeed transfer BD's to hdd) would ultimately increase server & hdd sales. For most, if you intend to buy a BD player then your likely to want to store content to hdd and im sure it wont be long before all those 750Gb hdds are full on the 5U's...

I wonder if they will implement a means to browse content by DVD or BD? A new coloum perhaps in the search listing mode?? :p (my secrect wish list!!)

Rgds

Panamar
 
I would guess that BluRay could be auto added to the high def collection next to Kalahari.
 
How did the previous trade-in work....did the customer have to send the old player to the dealer when placing an order for the new player, or could you wait until the new player was received?
 
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