Just In $199.00 Hddvd Player For Q4

[jw]

FULL ARTICLE IN VB
http://www.videobusiness.com/article....html?nid=2705


BUT EVEN WAL-MART DONT WANT THEM!!!

[JaysDomain]

yeah, they suck though, hopefully they dont end up in wal-marts or will hurt BR.

[Jack Torrance]

Best quote in that article:

Hitting a new HD DVD hardware pricing low could be what tips on-the-fence consumers to embrace the high-def format. But many retailers, including Wal-Mart, Ultimate Electronics and Bjorn’s, say they are not committed to carrying the Venturer player, preferring instead to underscore products from bigger brand companies.

"We have no plans to have Venturer in our stores this holiday,” Wal-Mart merchandise spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien said. “We will continue to offer the best values on popular HD DVD and Blu-ray products from leading consumer brands like Sony, Samsung, Philips, Toshiba and RCA.”


And I wonder if they do carry a low cost player... what will it be? The Funai blu-ray player?

[jw]

Originally Posted by Jack Torrance

Best quote in that article:

Hitting a new HD DVD hardware pricing low could be what tips on-the-fence consumers to embrace the high-def format. But many retailers, including Wal-Mart, Ultimate Electronics and Bjorn’s, say they are not committed to carrying the Venturer player, preferring instead to underscore products from bigger brand companies.

"We have no plans to have Venturer in our stores this holiday,” Wal-Mart merchandise spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien said. “We will continue to offer the best values on popular HD DVD and Blu-ray products from leading consumer brands like Sony, Samsung, Philips, Toshiba and RCA.”


And I wonder if they do carry a low cost player... what will it be? The Funai blu-ray player?

i think maybe Wal-Mart has other plans

[jctash]

they alreay stock the sony bd player by me for 488 and they sell quickly

[dialog_gvf]

Some retailers, such as Value Electronics, are already rallying around the Venturer player. Value president Robert Zohn said he is ordering 1,000 to 1,200 units, and he expects he could start selling them as early as October.

Zohn believes that $199 will be the right carrot to dangle in front of hesitant customers. When Value slashed Toshiba’s entry-level model to $199 in a promotion, the chain sold 400 units within 30 hours and had to prematurely shut the sale down.

“When it gets to a certain price point, the thing takes off like a rocket,” said Zohn, who prefers the HD DVD format over Blu-ray. “That price point moves an enormous amount of HD players.”

Gotta admit, he's serving his masters well.

I think he's said the same thing about every carrot so far. The $199 A2s of course were left overs from EMA where weren't enough $99 takers.

Gary

[MatrixS2000]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

Gotta admit, he's serving his masters well.

I think he's said the same thing about every carrot so far. The $199 A2s of course were left overs from EMA where weren't enough $99 takers.

Gary

No way will a piece of crap $199 dollar player find it's way into my electronics rack!

[supersix4]

hahaha mine either ... who would want that im sure the specs look like crap I doubt dts-true HD would stamp there name on that

[hyperdine]

Yawn...

People have to be interested in the format before they decide to buy into it. A cheap, non-brand player isn't going to magically make people want the content that's available for it. The biggest challenge right now isn't price...it's making people actually want it. The demand has to be there and HD-DVD just doesn't have it. I may be going out on a limb here, and I don't mean to stereotype, but I think people with families tend to be more cost-conscious. What do families typically like when it comes to movies and the products they buy? They like brands they can trust...

Blu-Ray = Disney
Blu-Ray = Fox
Blu-Ray = PS3
etc...