Blu-Ray Player Prices Continue To Fall June 4
Sony has slashed the price of it’s new BDP-300 Blu-ray player by $100 to give it a price tag of $499.
In just six months, the price of a Blu-ray player has fallen by 50% (not counting PS3s which Sony sells at a loss) from $1000 to $500.
One advantage that Sony has in being able to make these price cuts is that they produce their own blue laser diodes. While they were initially having trouble producing a sufficient supply of the diodes, they now have an ample supply to cut prices on their blu-ray players.
A Price Cut For The PS3?
The big question now is if Sony will also be reducing the price of its Playstation 3. At $599, it’s still substantially more expensive than the Xbox 360 and more than twice as much as the $250 Nintendo Wii. The high price tag of the PS3 has been blamed for its sluggish sales thus far.
Sony Still Losing The Price War to Toshiba’s HDDVD Format
Although they’ve reduced the price of their blu-ray player, Toshiba still offers their players for less money. There’s a special deal on Amazon right now where you can get a Toshiba HD-DVD player for $250 - half the price of Sony’s BDP-300.
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