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Blu-ray, HD-DVD Prices Falling Like A Gentle Winter Snow (And In High-Def You Can Really See Those Flakes!)
Electronics | Dec 19, 07
Some early tech-fan enthusiasm for Blu-ray and HD-DVD was of the sort normally reserved for James Lipton's commentaries on the brilliance of filmmakers behind the likes of, say, "Beerfest."
However, the somewhat tepid response of consumers has motivated repeated rounds of price cuts, and Sony's inclusion of a Blu-ray player in the $399 40 GB PlayStation 3 may have, as predicted, introduced further downward price pressure (see "But Blu-ray's An Amazing Technology….OK, What If We Cut The Price, Let You Pretend To Shoot People And Throw In Spiderman 3?"). Now, in the home stretch of the holiday shopping season, introductory-level high-def players are available for less than the price of some iPods.
Consider the Samsung BD-P1400, the top Blu-ray player on PriceSCAN by popularity. Since the Blu-ray bearing PS 3's October introduction, this model has fallen from at least $400 to well under $300, a discount of over 25% to the Playstation 3 (after all, the Samsung doesn't play games).
Time Period: 9/3/2007 through 12/10/2007
Each tick mark represents one week
Red = High Price, Blue = Average Price, Green = Low Price
With Toshiba's HD-DVD standard perhaps feeling the heat from Blu-ray, HD-DVD players are going for even less. The Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player has fallen from $300 to under $215 in the last six weeks.
Time Period: 9/24/2007 through 12/10/2007
Each tick mark represents one week
Red = High Price, Blue = Average Price, Green = Low Price
Then again, in the holiday spirit of peace, perhaps you'd like a player that can handle both high-def standards. Both the LG Electronics BH-200 Super Blu Player and the Samsung BD-UP5000 Blu-ray / HD-DVD Combo are being offered by well-known vendors for less than $800. But check availability, as, like peace itself , neither may be immediately obtained.
Oh, and as for Mr. Lipton, he's got a new book out called "Inside Inside", in which you can read about his life and interview subjects, each of the later being more gifted and talented than the last.
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