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Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up

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Old 05-06-2007, 8:20 AM   #1
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Post Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
Sony has slashed the price of its BDP-S300 Blu-ray player before it’s even launched in the States. The model will now sell for 499 dollars. Despite the surprise 100 bucks price cut, the model is Sony’s best-specified BD player to date, and features 1080p/24fps output, HDMI v1.3, DVD and CD playback plus AVCHD compatibility. It [...]
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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
$499 in the states, that'll be £499 over here then...
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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
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$499 in the states, that'll be £499 over here then...
£399.00 delivered for a us import...
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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
If only that was multi region........................
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Old 05-06-2007, 2:35 PM   #5
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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
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If only that was multi region........................
That would be nice, Maybe universal will be neutral soon now BD's players are nearly matching 'The Others'.....
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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
'Spect those folks that bought a PS3 simply as a cheap BR player are a bit miffed.

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Re: Sony slashes cost of Blu-ray, as price war with Toshiba hots up
This certainly won't be the last cut, IMO.
I reckon both camps are shocked by the poor response and it can only be good for the consumer
Just another step closer to dual format.
And rightly so
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