Goldmund's Eidos 20 BD Blu-ray player costs $17k

At first glance, we didn't really believe anyone would create a Blu-ray player with a $16,900 sticker. Then we saw it was produced by Goldmund. Continuing its long heritage of offering up grossly overpriced wares for those with more money than sense, the firm is now trumpeting a Blu-ray player more pricey than most low-end automobiles -- and we're not even sure it's Profile 2.0. What we do know is that the Eidos 20 BD includes an AC-Curator power supply circuit, the outfit's own Magnetic Damper for lowering read errors and a chassis only a mother could love. To each his / her own, we guess.

[Via CNET]

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted 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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 11:43AM]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope.

[DrXym Posted 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.

[NotZura Posted Feb 26th 2008 11:05AM]

Wait, wait , wait wait.... It doesn't make waffles?


weak..

[Galley Posted Feb 26th 2008 11:28AM]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

[(Unverified) Posted 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!!

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted 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 Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted 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.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 12:37PM]

Stupid is as stupid does.........

[(Unverified) Posted 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

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 1:59PM]

Awsome! They finally started lowering the prices on Blu-Ray Players! :p

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 3:26PM]

Hahaha, you beat me to it. :P

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 3:16PM]

Goin put one in my pinto.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 26th 2008 5:32PM]

they can keep it! and will it blend?