Price of Blu-ray Now Makes the Sony Playstation Much More Attractive.

Since the announcement that Toshiba was giving up its HD-DVD format prices of Blu-Ray players have risen sharply.

A quick price scan from BestBuy.com comparing Blu-ray players prices on January 1st vs. March 12th show a ~14-30% increase for some of the most popular brands:

* Sony’s BDP-S300 rose 30% ($307 to $399)
* Panasonic’s DMP-BD30K rose 19% ($399 to $449)
* Samsung’s BD-P1400 rose 18% ($329 to $399)
* Sharp’s BD-HP20U rose 14% ($386 to $440)

Only one Blu-ray player that has actually dropped during this time period:

LG’s BH200 (plays both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray) ($999 to $659)

At these price points it makes the Sony Playstation (which is a fully functional Blu-Ray player) which retails for $399 a no-brainer. This is clearly a move by Sony to force more people to buy the Sony Playstation which has much more potential to bring in larger revenue streams in the long run.

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