[geeks] HD-DVD player for $99?

[Dan Sikorski]

Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Dan Sikorski wrote:
>   
>> If this story is accurate, and Blu-Ray doesn't come out with something 
>> close in price, this could be the beginning of the end of Blu-Ray.
>>
>> http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Wal_Mart_to_Stock_99_Toshiba_HD_DVD_Player_10175.html
>>     
>
> Sounds like Wal-Mart is playing loss-leader again.  Probably bought up a
> huge lot of about-to-be-obsolete stock just to dump it at the lowest
> price they could manage
Probably true, but regardless of how it happens, between wal-mart and 
Sears, there will be a lot of sub-$200 HD-DVD players out there, which 
means a lot of people buying HD-DVD movies.  This could give it a big 
advantage over Blu-Ray, and start to sway the movie houses to HD-DVD.  
Sony loses again.

    -Dan Sikorski