Me, I don’t need the latest technology to be happy. But some folks do, and even those folks probably had a coronary when they realized how much Blu-ray players typically cost. Ouch.

The good news is that one of the best of the bunch is currently on sale at Amazon—the Sony BDP-S550 1080p Blu-ray Player is down to $284.99, over $100 off the MSRP.

I wouldn’t run out and buy one on a whim, but if you’ve been shopping around for such a thing, this may be the deal you need. (And if it is, please invite me over for movie night. I hear the picture on those things is sweet.)