Price Trends: Blu-ray Players

Chances are, when you think of cheap Blu-ray players you think of models from Insignia, Memorex, or Curtis Mathes. And while these manufacturers do indeed make the most affordable Blu-ray players (some of them hitting as low as $50), big-name manufacturers like Samsung and Sharp are also pumping out affordable Blu-ray players, many of which easily fall under the $100 mark. And these Blu-ray players aren't their first gen players either, but rather players with BD-Live and Netflix streaming.

3D Blu-ray players on the other hand are still prohibitively expensive. March marked their debut on dealnews, but even the best 3D Blu-ray player deal is still at least $100 more expensive than its non-3D counterpart. (3D players are marked in red in the above chart.)

So unless you own a 3D LCD TV and are thirsting for 3D content, there's absolutely no reason to jump on the 3D Blu-ray player bandwagon. Instead, time your purchase and you could get a solid Netflix-streaming model for well under $100. Check out our Blu-ray player deals here.