HD DVD Player for Less Than $200?

According to VideoBusiness, retailers are still upbeat about HD DVD, and some say they are anticipating a $100 price cut from Toshiba on its second-generation players. Retailers are saying we should see this price drop within 30 to 60 days.  That would bring the Toshiba’s entry model down to as low as $399.

Sources also mentioned to Videobusiness that we should see Toshiba’s HD-A2 to reach the $299 price point by fall of this year.

Toshiba didn’t comment on those price cuts but we can believe that retailers are getting these information from their representative that are probably doing everything to entertain retailers’ enthusiasm around the HD format.

What doesn't make sense here is that you can already buy the HD-A2 for $366 at Amazon [affiliate]. This is already a $133 price drop from the retail price. If Toshiba cuts the retail price by $100 or $200 by fall, and Amazon adds another rebate on top of that, could we see an HD DVD player for less than $200? This could be a deadly hit for Blu-ray.

Source

Amazon [affiliate]

Comments

[XmikeX]

Blu-ray can't compete on price. HD DVD is going to win just because of that.