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Blu-ray DVD players drop below $300, even $200

October 14th, 2008, 7:28 pm · 4 Comments · posted by

Wow, I just noticed that Blu-ray DVD players have really been dropping in price.

What sparked my search was news that Sherwood America, based in Cerritos, just introduced its first Blu-ray DVD player for $299.95. The  BDP-500 is pictured below (photo courtesy of Sherwood):

Sherwood’s model has 1080p video playback and lossless audio from both Dolby and DTS. It also plays regular DVDs by upscaling their quality so video appears high-def. The $299 price is MSRP, by the way, so when the player is actually available next month, chances are the ‘street price’ will be less. 

Blu-ray is the remaining high-def DVD technology, having won the VHS-vs.-Beta-like war against HD DVD format earlier this year. Maybe that’s why prices have finally come down from the intial $1,000.

Over at Amazon, there are quite a few Blu-ray players for under $300, including the Sony BDP-S350 for $278, the Samsung BD-P1500 for $225, Sony BDP-S300 for $249 and, well, pretty much every player is under $300.

The cheapest at Buy.com is $217, the Samsung BD-P1500, with free shipping.

But the best deal I could find on the Web was at a site I’ve never shopped at, the Consumer Depot, selling the Sony BDP-S300 for $169 (what, no remote?) 

Of course, these players should get even cheaper because it’s technology and, well, you know, technology prices always fall. Plus, I’m sure there will be a ton of deals for the holidays.  Besides, the movies aren’t that cheap at around $20 each so the boxes should be getting cheaper.

Hopefully this all means that Sony will soon be dropping the price of its $399 PlayStation 3, which has a built-in Blu-ray drive. 

Do I hear $100?

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 4 Comments

  • Brian says:

    Don’t look now.. Amazon has the BDP-S300 for $194. Best deal in Blu-ray at the moment.

  • MegaZone says:

    The price on the Samsung BD-P1500 at Amazon sure fluctuates a lot – it is $214.99 now. But you missed the best part – buy it before October 18th and you get The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray *free*. That’s a $74.95 value ($129.95 MSRP). That makes the BD-P1500 quite a deal right now.

  • manash says:

    the drop in prices will now make these gadgets affordable for the commoners which i believe is a good sign.

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