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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | Pricewatch - Blu-ray Disc players from Samsung, Sony and Sharp are now the most expensive they have been all year, presumably because HD DVD's exit from the high-def disc arena has removed some of Blu-ray's pricing pressure. Although HD DVD was always seen as a distant second in the HD format war, it constantly received attention because of the lower cost of its players. Because of this, standalone Blu-ray players were not moving off store shelves very steadily. | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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| Registered: April 14, 2007 |  Posts: 415 |
| | Posted: | | | | FTA:
Ironically, although Blu-ray has been declared the winner, it is right now about the worst time to invest in a standalone Blu-ray player, because of the high prices and looming obsolescence. Many of the current Blu-ray manufacturers have announced new players that will support BD Profile 2.0, so my advice would be to buy a PS3 or wait for the next-gen players. In the meantime, buy a dirt cheap HD DVD player and some even cheaper HD DVD movies. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | I bought a second dirt cheap HD DVD player.  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 366 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm sure increased shipping costs in the supply chain have nothing to do with, just like in every other product market segment known to man.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yeah, we all know how gas prices made Warner ditch HD DVD...  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 | | | | Last edited: by Nexus the Sixth |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Posts: 57 |
| | Posted: | | | | Well, lets see. I bought my Sony BDP S300 last June for $500. It was down to $300 in January 2008. Now up to $400. Because of the cost of a barrel of crude? If the price per barrel should happen to go down at any time this coming year will that be reflected in the price we play for players and discs? I also note that the Blu-ray disc pricing at Best Buy and Borders "seems" to be up, about $5.00 more per disc. I'd have to check my credit card receipts back to last June to be certain. Amazon seems to have the best pricing. I guess this is Sony's way of thanking their supporters. | | | | Last edited: by FLighT |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 811 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Giga Wizard: Quote:
Pricewatch - Blu-ray Disc players from Samsung, Sony and Sharp are now the most expensive they have been all year, presumably because HD DVD's exit from the high-def disc arena has removed some of Blu-ray's pricing pressure. Although HD DVD was always seen as a distant second in the HD format war, it constantly received attention because of the lower cost of its players. Because of this, standalone Blu-ray players were not moving off store shelves very steadily. You had to know this was coming. SONY will absolutely REAM customers for every last penny!  - my opinion. |
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| Registered: March 24, 2007 |  Posts: 240 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting FLighT: Quote:
Well, lets see. I bought my Sony BDP S300 last June for $500. It was down to $300 in January 2008. Now up to $400. Wow, the price of home electronics went down right around the time of all the post xmas sales and has now gone back up... very strange. And the US dollar value can't have anything to do with it... It's that Sony trying to take over the world. | | | | Tom. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,195 |
| | Posted: | | | | No it's that Sony trying to take over the world. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,338 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tas314: Quote:
Quoting FLighT:
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Well, lets see. I bought my Sony BDP S300 last June for $500. It was down to $300 in January 2008. Now up to $400.
Wow, the price of home electronics went down right around the time of all the post xmas sales and has now gone back up... very strange. And the US dollar value can't have anything to do with it... It's that Sony trying to take over the world. agreed... in general this is an expensive time for electronics... this is now getting to be just conspiracy theory... | | | | -JoN |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Posts: 57 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's not a conspiracy. Sony did what they needed to do to defeat HD-DVD. Now they can take advantage of the fact that Blu-ray is the only Hi-Def choice going forward. If the price of oil, the relative strength or weakness of the dollar, etc., can be thrown into the mix to justify any decisions they make about products and pricing, all the better from Sony's point of view. It's just business, not personal. |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Posts: 366 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's just alarmist journalism at its best. How about comparing actual MSRPs between now and the end of 2007 rather than what retailers are selling the players for. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 811 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Damn those corporate pigs!
To think they actually want to make money.
It's disgusting! | | | | Hal |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting hal9g: Quote:
Damn those corporate pigs!
To think they actually want to make money.
It's disgusting! LOL..... And, there still is competition... just not with a competing format. Sharp competes with Sony who competes with LG who competes with... we you get the picture. Also, Christmas is gone, prices always go up after sales end. It's not like they went from $300 to $599. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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