Sony Blu-ray BDP-S300 player under $500

June 5th, 2007

Sony have slashed $100 off the price of their Blu-ray player the BDP-S300. This price cut makes the BDP-S300 cheaper than a PS3, which was the cheapest device to view Blu-ray movies on. It’s possible that Sony were losing too much money to customers purchasing PS3s just to watch movies as the PS3 was being sold at a loss. They will be hoping that those customers will now purchase the player rather than the game console.

However at $500 the player is still more expensive than an HD DVD equivalent. For instance the Toshiba HD-A2 is available at Amazon for a mere $250 although this offer runs out mid June. But even after the offer it’s list price should be $400.

So the BR vs HDDVD war is heating up with player manufacturers and movie studios divided. The loss-making PS3 was obviously a brave gamble by Sony and they are now trying to re-coup their losses, but it still looks as if HD DVD has a slight advantage.

Source: BBC