Mike O said:

It looks like this'll set me back almost $700. Wish there was a cheaper option like there was for my DVD player, but doesn't like like it.

I'm just here to be your reality check- let's say a decent region locked BD player is $100. Is it worth the $600 difference to play BDs you haven't even identified yet? What if you just got the $100 BD player and crossed the bridge of "region free" when you actually want it? Perhaps that's so far in the future that prices will have come down much further than the $100 sunk cost of this option.