Video Asylum

Posted by Jack G (A) on March 22, 2007 at 05:43:25

In Reply to: Agreed.....prices will dictate the winner along with titles... posted by blackpixels on March 21, 2007 at 15:56:26:

Will soon be starting. Starting April 1, Toshiba is dropping the list price of its players:
XA2-$799
A20-$599
A2-$399
They are also promising to have sub $300 ($200?)players from China by the end of the yaer. BDA is going to have to get on the ball with hardware. The 20 gig PS3 is almost nonexistant now, though there may be a few around. Best Buy announced it will stop carrying it (20gig), and none are going to Europe. Sony was/is losing $300 on each. The new Sony will list for $599, the new Sammy for $799.
Then there's the discs. At Amazon, I'm paying about $18 for normal, non-combo HD DVDs. The combos cost more. BR is more, especially from Fox. BR has been pushing discs with the Buy-one-get-one-free sales at Best Buy and Frys. They also had 50% off sales at Amazon-that's why their numbers have spiked lately, but they can't sustain that forever. They are going to have to lower their list prices (both formats), or just have permanent sales.
Then there's Warner's THDs-HD DVD/Blu-Ray combos coming in June.
Its going to be an interesting year for video.
Jack