Sony's New Blu-ray Players Still Pricey
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After making announcements in Europe regarding its Blu-ray disc player lineup late last month, Sony used the backdrop of CEDIA 2007 to announce its two newest players for the North American market.
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Sony debuted its first combination HDTV/PC including Blu-ray technology on Monday, although the price tag still remains rather high.
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So Toshiba finally threw in the towel on its HD DVD format today, making Blu-ray  the winner in the hi-def war. Consumers, however, could be the losers because without competition, there's no incentive for cheaper Blu-ray players.
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With the news early Tuesday that Toshiba is ending the next generation optical disc war by pulling the plug on HD DVD, the manufacturer said it has no plans to support or manufacture Blu-ray players. Likewise, Microsoft said it has no plans to announce.
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Blu-ray may have taken a commanding lead in the next-generation format war, but the company has a big problem looming with outdated players.
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You pay for Blu-Ray... Review We previewed LG's Blu-ray drive a few weeks ago and it's the third Blu-ray burner we've tested, the first was the SH-B022 from Samsung, the second being Pioneer's BDR-101A. That had a 2x BD-R burn speed and cost Â£699 back in August, although it now fetches Â£520. In comparison, this new LG has a faster burn speed and retails for Â£459 - still a huge amount of money but an indication that prices are moving in the right direction...â¦
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In a sign the high-definition format war is far from over, Toshiba on Monday dropped the suggested retail price of its entry-level HD DVD player to under $150. That puts the HD-A3 $250 cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 3.
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Sony is planning to launch a Blu-ray Disc player in the middle of this year that's significantly cheaper than many current models on the market.
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Sales of next-generation DVD players  are not seen as likely to take off for another 18 months as  consumers are still waiting for prices to fall and for the  battle over two competing technologies to be resolved.
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With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced.
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Sony has a 27-inch OLED TV prototype. Didn't we see this last year?
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Electronics companies are at war over next-generation DVDs
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Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99.
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Sony announced yesterday that it has developed Blu-Ray (BD) disc production technology that will be enable the company to produce Blu-Ray discs at half the cost of DVDs.
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The DVD rental price war continues.
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A new specification will add features to Blu-ray disc players proves that people really just subscribe to consumer electronics rather than buying them. Accept that and you can defend profligate spending on the latest TV or being a penny-pincher.
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There&#39;s a reason progressive-scan DVD players are selling for as little as $29 these days. They are about to be replaced by something better -- and, of course, more expensive.