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Sony To Drop Blu-ray Player Prices On September 28th!?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:27 am
by Ian
Can anyone confirm this report by HD Guru?

http://hdguru.com/sony-to-drop-blu-ray- ... ollow/263/

According to an industry source citing an unconfirmed report in the trade publication, Consumer Electronics Daily, Sony will be dropping the price of its leader Blu-ray player (BDP-S350) by $100, bringing the retail price to $299 on Sept 28, 2008.

In addition, Sony’s step-up Blu-ray model the BDP-S550, will be delayed in the US till mid Oct. 08 and be introduced at $399, a reduction of $100 from its previously announced price.

The source (citing CE Daily) says another Blu-ray maker, Funai and its labeled brands (which include Philips/Magnavox, Sylvania and Insignia) will drop the retail price of their players $50 to $249 in late Sept. 08 as well.


I'm not really sure how exciting this is anyway as you can already get the BDP-S300 for $229 from Amazon.

Re: Sony To Drop Blu-ray Player Prices On September 28th!?

PostPosted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:10 pm
by Ian
Looks like it was true. It's even $299 on Sony's website.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1665368427