Sony CEO Says $299 Blu-ray Player Is Coming This Year - Blu-ray Forum

ethanhawke · 03-06-2008, 12:13 PM

Just thought of letting you all know!!!

Blue-ray may have won the format fight against HD DVD, but prices for Blu-ray players won't be dropping through the floor. Instead, they will sink slowly and steadily, said Sony Electronics CEO Stan Glascow Wednesday. Prices will drop to $299 this year from $399 and up and reach as low as $200 next year, Glasgow said at a roundtable event in New York, according to Gizmodo.
"I don't think $200 is going to happen this year. Next year $200 could happen. We'll be at a $300 rate this year. $299 will happen this year," Glascow said, Gizmodo reported.

Glascow also said he doesn't expect cheap Chinese-made players to step in and undercut prices because the Blu-ray Association, which oversees the Blu-ray standard, has not given licenses to any Chiense manufacturers. "Will there be Chinese players? Yes. (But) We don't need to drive that and hand the technology over" any time soon, Glasgow said at the roundtable, according to the New York Times.

Sony's Playstation 3, whose shift to Blu-ray played such an important role in the Blu-ray victory, will continue to see changes, he said. Asked if there will be another PlayStation with Blu-ray built-in, Glasgow said, "there's going to be continual evolvement in the PlayStation line," Gizmodo reported.

Movie downloads, which garner a lot of buzz, should not undercut Blu-ray, Glascow added. While movies still take hours to download, discs are still popular.

"People like owning packaged media," he said, according to the New York Times. "Downloading will build over time, but it could take ten years for significant penetration."

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Grisle · 03-06-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ethanhawke

"but it could take ten years for significant penetration."

http://www.crn.com/hardware/206901990

The famous last words of Kenny G.

xtop · 03-06-2008, 01:05 PM

i didnt expect 199 players this year, but i expect cheaper than 299

dvcmember · 03-06-2008, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grisle

The famous last words of Kenny G.

Good one!

Blu Titan · 03-06-2008, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

i didnt expect 199 players this year, but i expect cheaper than 299

He is talking about MSRP. I purchased my Samsumg BD 1400 in November for $299, and I got 8 free Blu-ray movies (5 from the BDA and 3 for Samsung). Now the same player sells for $400 at best Buy with NO movies. There are always deals to be had.

Guinness · 03-06-2008, 02:27 PM

Regarding downloads having an impact, it depends on how you perceive it. In my case, I have three DVD players, and I'll likely buy a Panny 46" plasma once they are introduced. After that, I'll probably buy a dedicated Blu-ray, and hopefully a good one will be available at $299 (by good I mean as good or better than the PS3). Beyond that, I can very well imagine buying an Apple TV or other "video download machine" to replace my other two DVD players. So, I see them coexisting, with the Blu-ray player feeding your primary "home entertainment system" and the Apple TV product feeding all of your other TVs, especially if that product is available for $150 or so.

03-06-2008, 12:13 PM	#1
ethanhawke Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Calgary, Canada Blu-ray collection:78	Sony CEO Says $299 Blu-ray Player Is Coming This Year Just thought of letting you all know!!! Blue-ray may have won the format fight against HD DVD, but prices for Blu-ray players won't be dropping through the floor. Instead, they will sink slowly and steadily, said Sony Electronics CEO Stan Glascow Wednesday. Prices will drop to $299 this year from $399 and up and reach as low as $200 next year, Glasgow said at a roundtable event in New York, according to Gizmodo. "I don't think $200 is going to happen this year. Next year $200 could happen. We'll be at a $300 rate this year. $299 will happen this year," Glascow said, Gizmodo reported. Glascow also said he doesn't expect cheap Chinese-made players to step in and undercut prices because the Blu-ray Association, which oversees the Blu-ray standard, has not given licenses to any Chiense manufacturers. "Will there be Chinese players? Yes. (But) We don't need to drive that and hand the technology over" any time soon, Glasgow said at the roundtable, according to the New York Times. Sony's Playstation 3, whose shift to Blu-ray played such an important role in the Blu-ray victory, will continue to see changes, he said. Asked if there will be another PlayStation with Blu-ray built-in, Glasgow said, "there's going to be continual evolvement in the PlayStation line," Gizmodo reported. Movie downloads, which garner a lot of buzz, should not undercut Blu-ray, Glascow added. While movies still take hours to download, discs are still popular. "People like owning packaged media," he said, according to the New York Times. "Downloading will build over time, but it could take ten years for significant penetration." http://www.crn.com/hardware/206901990

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03-06-2008, 01:05 PM	#3
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	i didnt expect 199 players this year, but i expect cheaper than 299

03-06-2008, 02:27 PM	#6
Guinness Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Regarding downloads having an impact, it depends on how you perceive it. In my case, I have three DVD players, and I'll likely buy a Panny 46" plasma once they are introduced. After that, I'll probably buy a dedicated Blu-ray, and hopefully a good one will be available at $299 (by good I mean as good or better than the PS3). Beyond that, I can very well imagine buying an Apple TV or other "video download machine" to replace my other two DVD players. So, I see them coexisting, with the Blu-ray player feeding your primary "home entertainment system" and the Apple TV product feeding all of your other TVs, especially if that product is available for $150 or so.

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