Comments on: Sub-$200 Blu-ray Players In Time For The Holidays http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/03/03/sub-200-blu-ray-players-in-time-for-the-holidays/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: MegaZonehttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/03/03/sub-200-blu-ray-players-in-time-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-22905 MegaZone Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:20:24 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2008/03/03/sub-200-blu-ray-players-in-time-for-the-holidays/#comment-22905 Exactly. There is still plenty of competition between BD vendors - AND between BD and DVD. Vendors know they have to drive prices down to get mass adoption. And the low-end vendors have room in the market with BD because they're not competing with subsidized players like Toshiba's HD DVD decks. Exactly. There is still plenty of competition between BD vendors – AND between BD and DVD. Vendors know they have to drive prices down to get mass adoption. And the low-end vendors have room in the market with BD because they’re not competing with subsidized players like Toshiba’s HD DVD decks.

]]> By: Dave Chttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/03/03/sub-200-blu-ray-players-in-time-for-the-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-22904 Dave C Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:12:22 +0000 http://www.tivolovers.com/2008/03/03/sub-200-blu-ray-players-in-time-for-the-holidays/#comment-22904 It seems purely rational to me that we will see the $200 Blu-ray machine by Christmas.While there is no longer any HD DVD "drop the retail $50 at any sign of trouble" competition, competition remains between the Blu-ray manufacturers. And also unlike HD DVD, there is a space in the price range for cheaper Taiwanese and Chinese players to fill while still being profitable for the manufacturers.Personally I look forward to this healthy version of competition driving the price down to the point where mass adoption is possible... it just won't be quite as rapid a drop as the artificial and unhealthy falling rate of the Toshiba player pricing. It seems purely rational to me that we will see the $200 Blu-ray machine by Christmas.

While there is no longer any HD DVD “drop the retail $50 at any sign of trouble” competition, competition remains between the Blu-ray manufacturers. And also unlike HD DVD, there is a space in the price range for cheaper Taiwanese and Chinese players to fill while still being profitable for the manufacturers.

Personally I look forward to this healthy version of competition driving the price down to the point where mass adoption is possible… it just won’t be quite as rapid a drop as the artificial and unhealthy falling rate of the Toshiba player pricing.

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