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[…] I’ve said before that Blu-ray player pricing would drop this fall as we head into the holiday shopping season, and it sounds like Sony will be kicking off the trend in September. HD Guru, citing an unconfirmed report by Consumer Electronics Daily, says that Sony will cut the MSRP on their BDP-S350 by $100, from $399 to $299, on September 28, 2008. The BDP-S350 is a full-featured, Profile 2.0 / BD-Live player. […]

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Sony Cutting BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Price By $100: Rumor

The HD Guru, citing an unconfirmed report, says Sony will drop the price of its flagship BDP-S350 Blu-ray player by an impressive $100, bringing the price down to $299 as of September 28. Whether or not that’s a permanent pricepoint…

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Hmmm… just bought one on Saturday. Wonder if I’ll have to take it back and repurchase it in a few days just to get the price guarantee, or whether they’ll just give it to me. $100 is $100!

This definitely makes sense. If Sony wants wider adaption of their platform their are going to have to drive costs down to the point where it makes sense to own a player, and then buy the discs.

I love the comments…..
We really dont care if you think something is “interesting”. But for some reason you find it necessary to make a post even when you have no comment.

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[…] Sony will be dropping the prices on its standalone (non-PlayStation 3) Blu-ray players by $100 in September, according to an anonymous source cited by CE insider Gary Merson at his HD Guru Web site. Around the same time, the source claims that budget players manufactured by Funai and sold under the labels Philips, Magnavox, Sylvania, and Insignia could drop as low as $249. Specifically, the Sony BDP-S350 would drop from $400 to $300, and the as-yet-unreleased step-up model, the BDP-S550, would be introduced at $400, instead of the $500 price that was previously announced. […]

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[…] Sony will be dropping the prices on its standalone (non-PlayStation 3) Blu-ray players by $100 in September, according to an anonymous source cited by CE insider Gary Merson at his HD Guru Web site. Around the same time, the source claims that budget players manufactured by Funai and sold under the labels Philips, Magnavox, Sylvania, and Insignia could drop as low as $249. Specifically, the Sony BDP-S350 would drop from $400 to $300, and the as-yet-unreleased step-up model, the BDP-S550, would be introduced at $400, instead of the $500 price that was previously announced. […]

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[…] Sony BDP-S550 Sony To Drop Blu-Ray Player Pricing In September-Other Makers To Follow » HDGURU.Com Looks like the flagship Sony player will be priced at $399, and the S350 will be at $299 starting in October. As a result, the Funai player is dropping to $250. I think by Christmas there may be another reduction by $50 to try and push the players for the holiday season. The S550 might be the ps3 killer, in that it decodes all audio codecs (or bitstreams them), is a profile 2.0 player, and it has analog outs for those that need them. For my second TV, I am strongly considering this player since the ps3 is so hard to find now. __________________ HOOK’EM!!! UT LONGHORNS - National Champs 2005-2006!!! http://ganthc.youaremighty.com […]

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Well crap! I was hoping to pick up the BDP-S350 this weekend! Well, actually I was looking at the s350 repackaged as the BX1. It’s cheaper and includes an HDMI cable and backlit remote. Guess I need to wait another month now.

Well, the BDP-s550 is available for preorder at $499, so it wasn’t introduced at $399 as predicted.

very interesting, very. Indeed.

[…] An “unconfirmed report” surfaced last month about Sony dropping the price of their Blu-ray Disc players. Today I have confirmed through a Sony rep that the price drops will go into effect later this week. The BDP-S350 will now retail at $299, and the BDP-S550 will sell at $399. What’s not clear is if Sony will be giving refunds to people who pre-ordered the BDP-S550 on their website prior to this news. As I previously mentioned, we can expect price drops across the board from all manufacturers beginning next month. I also expect they will bring new models in at the old price point to maintain sales margins. Share this article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

Hmm. A little too late IMO. Should of happened earlier this year/late last year. I rent Blu-rays don’t/won’t buy them for my PS3. I own over 400 dvds and cd’s each and I’ll never invest that much into any media format again.
When the video downloading era kicks in I’ll fully embrace it, until then I’ll continue to rent and only buy the must have titles which are very few and far between. And those I get as gifts.

my 2 cents

In the meantime, there’s a Blu-Ray burner for PC going for about $150.