09-23-2008, 12:50 PM
Mike Sellers wrote:
Remember, this was a technology that people were supposed to rush out and buy after Blu-ray won the HD format battle with HD-DVD.
Another prediction that Blu-ray player prices would drop below $250 by Thanksgiving was judged three months early after one model hit $249.47 (with a rebate). How low can prices go for the players? This morning, another reader pointed us to news that models by Sony and Samsung are selling for less than $200, including shipping.
Uhhh, has it occurred to anyone that the reason Blu-ray disks haven't taken off is because they still cost twice as much as a regular DVD? Who cares how cheap the player gets?
Bingo. Sony figured that once they finally achieved the dream of format monopoly after all those failures, they'd be able to name their own price and watch the money roll in.
Didn't quite work out that way.