The opposing camps in the high-definition DVD wars were in the midst of a fresh round of fire Thursday, when Microsoft announced a $20 price drop and free bundled movies on its Xbox 360 HD DVD Player. Starting Aug. 1, the price of the Xbox 360 add-on will fall from $199 to $179, the company said. In addition, in an extension of Toshiba’s “Perfect Offer” of five free HD DVD discs, consumers who purchase the Xbox 360 HD DVD player between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30 will be able to choose five free movies from a list of 15 through a mail-in offer, providing a $140 retail value at no extra charge.
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Microsoft Shaves $20 Off Xbox HD DVD Price
Posted by: Katherine Noyes July 26, 2007 03:44 PMThe opposing camps in the high-definition DVD wars were in the midst of a fresh round of fire Thursday, when Microsoft announced a $20 price drop and free bundled movies on its Xbox 360 HD DVD Player. Starting Aug. 1, the price of the Xbox 360 add-on will fall from $199 to $179, the company said. In addition, in an extension of Toshiba’s “Perfect Offer” of five free HD DVD discs, consumers who purchase the Xbox 360 HD DVD player between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30 will be able to choose five free movies from a list of 15 through a mail-in offer, providing a $140 retail value at no extra charge.