If people don't care about the quality of picture and are going to buy the cheapest thing they can find...I have a few VCR's I am wiling to part with for a buck a piece!

That statement doesn't make much sense especially when the difference for a cheap player to a decent player could be as little as $30!  If you just spent $1000 or more on a new HDTV and get the cheapest player, just return the HDTV and buy a tube TV.  A decent BD player is usually 15% the price of a TV...that means on a $1000 TV, a decent BluRay will cost $150.

Friends don't let friends buy bad electronics!