When DVD Players first came out the electronics companies where charging 1/3 of this for their models. From DVD to Blu-Ray is nowhere near as much of a jump in manufacturing as it would have taken for the VHS to DVD jump.
You can pick up a HD DVD player for just over $300, with better picture quality than any BR player to date. Blu-Ray's answer: Jack up their prices.
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Ben Hobbs @ Sep 16th 2006 1:24AM
$1,300 - Ouch
When DVD Players first came out the electronics companies where charging 1/3 of this for their models. From DVD to Blu-Ray is nowhere near as much of a jump in manufacturing as it would have taken for the VHS to DVD jump.
You can pick up a HD DVD player for just over $300, with better picture quality than any BR player to date. Blu-Ray's answer: Jack up their prices.