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Blu-ray defections prompts HD-DVD price slashes

mistermostyn | January 14, 2008 | News | Playstation 3 XBOX 360 
With a host of HD-DVD studio backers shifting focus to Sony's Blu-ray, Toshiba's players have been cut in price in an effort to push consumer interest.
Although HD-DVD has recently lost Warner Bros, New Line Home Entertainment, and HBO Home Video, prices of its third generation 1080i HD-A3 player have dropped to just below $140 USD via online retailer Amazon.com. Similarly, the 1080p HD-A30 is now priced at a little under $180 USD.
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  • 1 thumbs!
    Storm | January 14, 2008
    I don't know how much good that'll do them. Make some deals with other companies to feature their movies and such in HD-DVD, make the player an internal addition to the 360, and then I'll be interested.
    • -1 thumbs!
      SS4Gogeta | January 14, 2008
      [q Storm]make the player an internal addition to the 360, and then I'll be interested.[/q]

      What about the millions of current 360 owners? If they were to offer the HD-DVD add on for say... $49.99 I bet it would sell millions. Then Toshiba can go to studios and say "we are in x amount of homes."
  • 3 thumbs!
    iLLmatic | January 14, 2008
    What does it matter how much HD-DVD players cost if studios aren't making HD-DVD movies? I don't think so many people are going to buy players, that it'll make the studios jump back.
  • 0 thumbs!
    slumpy monkey | January 14, 2008
    There trying to sucker people in for those last few extra bucks then theyle close shop.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Archangel | January 14, 2008
    Last ditch effort it seems. HD-DVD is going to become obsolete quite soon. I actually didn't think Blu-ray was going to get as big as it is, but I sure was proved wrong.
  • 0 thumbs!
    kik36 | January 14, 2008
    Hopefully most consumers will be smart enough to do their research before buying a player of a dying format.
  • 0 thumbs!
    DarkLordAkuma | January 14, 2008
    Yea ive been sat back waiting for this Blu-Ray Vs HD war to end so i can get myself some High Definition love.

    To be honest i first originally thought HD would come out on top, but atleast its the superior media this time thats comming out ontop, unlike what happened with VHS and Betamax.
  • 0 thumbs!
    StarJet | January 15, 2008
    If HDDVD is to die out, then why buy a player?
  • 0 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | January 15, 2008
    Because there trying to make money off the ignorant shoppers.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Coi Cki | January 15, 2008
    quote Storm
    make the player an internal addition to the 360, and then I'll be interested.
    The upcpming "Ultimate Edition" of the 360 will have a built-in HD-DVD drive, and a 320 Gb HDD... And the price for it will be... ?
    • 0 thumbs!
      StarJet | January 15, 2008
      there is no such ultimate thing, as i have heard from certain news posts.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | January 15, 2008
    indeed it was denied, it may come out one day but I don't think its likely, especially now

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