how much do you think it's gonna be in 6 months?

[jayrih]

I bought Sony S301 for $279 at Costco around 2 weeks ago. I'm wondering where that price's going to. I mean, I saw the format war seems to be over and expect the price of Blu ray player is supposed to be either up or down in short time range. I can return it, get full refund, and wait till the price is much down in 6 months if it is sure to be down. I want to know how much you guys think it's gonna be in 6 months.

[Xmicro_Blu-ray]

I think you will see new models come out, but the prices are rock bottom already. I paid $269.99 for my Samsung BD-P1400 PLUS I got 5 discs FREE, at least another $100 value. How much cheaper can they get at the beginning of their technological lives? This one cost me less than my Pioneer Elite Upscaling player I bought about a year or so ago.

[dperrone]

I agree, I don't think prices will go down that much. With MUCH higher prices already, Blu still has won the format war, why lower prices?

[j_rocca42]

That sony at costco was with a $100 off manufacturer's rebate though. But I do think that it could be priced lower than that to make room for new 1.1 players.

[SamInNorthCakalakey]

If you look at BB and CC today the prices have gone back up. So you did get a deal.

[CptGreedle]

I think they will lower better models to the same range. Why? Because these models lack the profile 1.1 playback. When they get 1.1 players under $300, then people will not hesitate to buy them. Perhaps even a 2.0 model as well, since some people might be interested in online content by then which is missing on all existing players.

[jayrih]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

I think they will lower better models to the same range. Why? Because these models lack the profile 1.1 playback. When they get 1.1 players under $300, then people will not hesitate to buy them. Perhaps even a 2.0 model as well, since some people might be interested in online content by then which is missing on all existing players.

I agree with you that people will not hesitate to do so on new models under $300. But you mean better models that could perhaps have 1.1 playback to the same price range is going around within 6 months ?

[WickyWoo]

You'll see baseline 1.1 models at $199 by Christmas, under $400 for the really loaded 2.0 decks I'd think

[gvortex7]

One thing is for sure. In 2008 we'll see at least 2 manufacturers release players between $200 and $300. Funai and Daewoo. I'm sure that more CE companies will release players that will initially retail between $300 and $400 such as Samsung, Sony, JVC, Sharp and maybe even Panasonic, but all of these players will dip below $300 later on in the year. Of course this doesn't meant the many of the major companies won't have higher end units available as well.