Vizio's VBR100 Blu-ray player delayed until August

Ruh roh -- bad news for those holding tight for Vizio's entrance into the Blu-ray world. After April came and went with nary a hint of the firm's VBR100 Blu-ray player shipping, we decided to inquire about its status. The outfit's primary press contact informed us that it now "looks more like August at this point" in terms of a ship date, and we're still waiting to hear back on the whos, whats, wheres and whys. We're crossing our fingers that late summer will bring more features and a lower price point in exchange for our patience, but we aren't getting our hopes up too high just yet.

Update: According to Vizio, there won't be any changes made in the unit while we wait. Bollocks.

[(Unverified) Posted May 4th 2009 8:30AM]

Remember when VIzio was V-Inc and they made amazing dvd players ... (Basically oppo before Oppo )

Those were good times

[Jamus Posted May 4th 2009 10:05AM]

I was hoping the delay might be due to the addition of some Netflix streaming, Pandora, etc... like with the Samsungs.

[(Unverified) Posted May 4th 2009 11:05AM]

Come on Vizio: I want Netflix and Wi Fi support for $200 or less. Okay? Thanks!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 25th 2009 10:44AM]

I looked it up on Google and looks pretty basic and not that pretty. The disc tray looks beige or silver while the rest of the unit is black. This is kind of ugly look a lot like the Magnavox Blu-ray players.