[geeks] HD-DVD player for $99?

[Phil Stracchino]

Dan Sikorski wrote:
> 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.


I can't say I'd be sad to see Sony lose.  But I hate to see the
technically superior format lose.


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