makingmusic476 on 09 December 2007
The price difference between HD DVD and Blu-Ray players is quickly disappearing. The ps3 was only meant to carry Blu-Ray until the major CEs could get their hardware costs down and reach mass market prices.
Prices on the SALs are now dropping, and the ps3 is now handing the ball over...
The Samsung BD-P1400 is currently $297.95 at Amazon.com.
From Engadget:
With prices on HD DVD players in a perpetual state of free fall, it was only a matter of time before the slashings bled over to the other camp. Sure enough, Samsung's fairly well spec'd BD-P1400 -- which was announced at $549 and sold at $499 in late August -- has sunk to $298.76 at Amazon. In case you needed a refresher, this one's packing 1080p24 support, Dolby Digital Plug / True HD, DTS HD, HDMI 1.3, 1080p DVD upconversion and a pretty snazzy design, too. And hey, if you need extra incentive, there's always the five free flicks that come along with it.
[Thanks, Adam]
[Thanks, Adam]
Also, posters on HighDefDigest.com are claiming that the Sony BDP-S300 will be only $299 at Circuit City from 12/16 to 12/22.
In comparison, the Toshiba HD-A3 HD DVD player is currently $249 at Circuit City and $199 at Amazon. HD DVD's price advantage is slowly disappearing. By Holiday '08 it will be completely gone.
