The holiday selling season has come and gone, and the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war is still on. The HD DVD camp came out strong with a hard jab when Toshiba’s HD-A2 DVD players sold for a rock-bottom price of $98.97 at Wal-Mart and other outlets like Best Buy in late October, but since then prices have remained well over $200 for both HD DVD and Blu-ray players — and many models still cost much more. What are consumers waiting for? Is price alone keeping them from even approaching the category, or are potential buyers waiting for HD DVD or Blu-ray to become an obvious standard?
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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: Will the War End With Two Losers?
Posted by: Chris Maxcer January 2, 2008 08:04 AMThe holiday selling season has come and gone, and the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war is still on. The HD DVD camp came out strong with a hard jab when Toshiba’s HD-A2 DVD players sold for a rock-bottom price of $98.97 at Wal-Mart and other outlets like Best Buy in late October, but since then prices have remained well over $200 for both HD DVD and Blu-ray players — and many models still cost much more. What are consumers waiting for? Is price alone keeping them from even approaching the category, or are potential buyers waiting for HD DVD or Blu-ray to become an obvious standard?