[geeks] HD-DVD player for $99?

[Dan Sikorski]

Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Dan Sikorski wrote:
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>> Phil Stracchino wrote:
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>>> Dan Sikorski wrote:
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Wal_Mart_to_Stock_99_Toshiba_HD_DVD_Player_10175.html
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>>> 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
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>> 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.
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> 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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I agree with you 100%.  However, I'd rather see a clear winner than have 
a format war play out long enough to kill both. 

    -Dan Sikorski