|
With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week — a price tag $100 lower than previously announced. When Sony announced the BDP-S300 player in February, it put the price at $599, but it has now set a list price at $499. That means the new player costs half of what the company's first Blu-ray player cost when it launched just six months ago — probably one of the fastest price declines in the consumer electronics industry. The new player has essentially the same capabilities as the older BDP-S1 but is smaller. The price cut is due to falling production costs and the growing demand for Blu-ray products, according to Chris Fawcett, vice president of Sony Electronics' home products division. Sony has been undersold in the market for high-definition disc players by Toshiba, which created the rival HD DVD format. Its players are now selling for less than $300, 14 months after Toshiba's first player appeared in U.S. stores. Neither Blu-ray nor HD DVD players have caught on strongly with consumers, who have been waiting for the market to settle on one of the formats. But dropping prices for players and HDTV sets in more homes mean a big showdown between the discs may be looming this holiday season. Hollywood studios are split on the issue, but Blu-ray has the strongest support. Most people buying Blu-ray discs are apparently buying them for their Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles. The cheapest version of the console costs $499, but its game-oriented wireless controller and relatively loud fan makes it a less than ideal movie player. |
Tags: Blu-Ray
Mixx
Facebook
Twitter
Digg
delicious
reddit
MySpace
StumbleUpon
LinkedIn
Star Wars: The Complete Saga, now available on Blu-ray in India
This is probably the most anticipated Blu-ray release, with the Star Wars Saga being available in India. For the first time all of George Lucas’ epic
Sony BDV-E980 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre System
Asus G74SX 3D Gaming Notebook
Panasonic VIERA TH-P65VT20D 3D Plasma TV
Denon AVR-1611 AV Receiver
Sony Pulls Cord on MiniDisc Players
Computex 2011: NVIDIA Announces 3D Vision Wired Glasses
Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order
Top Five Affordable Blu-ray Players
Here's a list of five great Blu-ray players that will give you...
The new Blu-Ray Players have a host of amazing features including the...
Make Your Own 5-in-1 movie DVD
Pack 10 hours of entertainment on a single DVD. Here's how you can...
PlayBook OS 2.0 likely to release on February 21
Varun Kogta
Wed Feb 15, 13:09:41
Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S II vs Motorola RAZR XT910
Madhusudan Kannan
Wed Feb 15, 12:27:37
How to - Multi-boot Android OS' on your phone
Ravindra Nadh
Wed Feb 15, 11:26:59
More from Blu-ray Players
More from this Author
_011517074205_160x90.jpg "Epson Stylus Photo R3000")
Top smartphones under Rs.10,000
Huawei to possibly launch quad-core Ascend
Apple may have an 8-inch iPad in the works
After BlackBerry thumb, medics worry about
Skyrim’s Creation Kit clocks over 2...
The Darkness II - Fear of the Dark
About Us | Site Profile | Tech2 Team | IBNLive News | IBNLive Hindi News | Cricket News | Indian Stock Market | Policy | T & C
Copyright © 2011, Tech2.com India - A Network 18 India Venture
