Ironman273 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 It's good to see prices dropping so fast on both of these formats :D Hopefully disc prices will follow suit. Save another $100 on HD DVD this FATHER'S DAYPosted May 16th 2007 2:19PM by Ben Drawbaugh It seems that every week we hear about a price drop from either HD DVD or Blu-ray, and this week it's both. First Panasonic announced their DMP-BD10A for $600 and now Toshiba is announcing a $100 in-store instant rebate -- our favorite kind -- on any HD DVD player purchased between May 20th and June 16th. Assuming no other discounts, you can now get a stand-alone HD DVD player for that magic price of $299. This combined with the free movies promotion, removes any (price-related) excuses for not picking up an HD DVD player, and enjoying the Ultimate Matrix Collection on HD DVD. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey992 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I think I'll just wait until sometime next year when the prices drop to the $100 to $200 range. Plus, as you said, the disc prices are still way too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazog Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I think I'll just wait until sometime next year when the prices drop to the $100 to $200 range. Plus, as you said, the disc prices are still way too high. 299 is in the 200 dollar range. Think about it 1 more year of waiting vs 100 bucks Thats alot of missed movie watching in HD over a measly 100 dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 299 is in the 200 dollar range.Think about it 1 more year of waiting vs 100 bucks Thats alot of missed movie watching in HD over a measly 100 dollars. '200 dollars' isn't a range. 100 to 200 dollars is. 299 is greater than 200. Therefore it isn't in the range of 100 to 200. And a whole year waiting isn't a big deal-worth saving that money in my eyes. And remember, the discs will get cheaper, not just the player (hopefully). And it'll just allow you to have a nice big HD movie fest/marathon which would no doubt be much more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 '200 dollars' isn't a range. 100 to 200 dollars is. 299 is greater than 200. Therefore it isn't in the range of 100 to 200.And a whole year waiting isn't a big deal-worth saving that money in my eyes. And remember, the discs will get cheaper, not just the player (hopefully). And it'll just allow you to have a nice big HD movie fest/marathon which would no doubt be much more fun. The promotion includes 5 free movies, though, so you can use that in your calculation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morficus Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 hhhmmm... the completion for an HD optical format is really intense... Blu-Ray has the gaming industry (PS3), but HD-DVD has the porn industry How can Toshiba afford this stuff? is it that cheap to manufacture HD-DVD players? I have no need for the stand-alone player since I can pick up the the xbox 360 one for $200. But 5 free movies... now they have me thinking about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDQuiksilver Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Heh. Vivid picked up Blu-ray and HD-DVD... so the porn industry is on both formats now. With as big as Vivid is, others will follow suit. But that's neither here nor there... Good to see prices coming down on both sides for sure. It only benefits us. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey992 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Are the dual format players out and I've missed it or not? I haven't really been looking to tell you the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Are the dual format players out and I've missed it or not? I haven't really been looking to tell you the truth. I think there is one out... but its around the $1200 price point at the major retailers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 With "The Matrix" and soon "Lord of the rings" in HD-DVD, this should boost sales!!! I'm waiting for those.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grik Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I see this as a greator good for us (consumers) more labels will fallow the price drop to keep up. Lets wait a see. Altough its a great price with 5 movies included, tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 With "The Matrix" and soon "Lord of the rings" in HD-DVD, this should boost sales!!! I'm waiting for those.... dont forget Heroes Season 1 is exclusive to HD-DVD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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