lordjedi said:
DVD player prices were as low as $200 in 1999 and as high as $1200. http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpidvd.htm Even on sale, I can't find a Blu-ray player for that price.

Unfortunately I can't really find any sales statistics on Blu-ray players or discs, but the article I originally linked to doesn't seem to impressed with sales figures to date.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S300-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B000PALZE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222170931&sr=1-1

Also, from what I have seen, Blu-ray's installed base is ahead of what DVD's was at this same time in the format's life cycle (three years old). That's actually pretty good considering a format war with HDDVD and the lack of HD televisions installed in people's homes.