HD DVD's response to being unceremoniously jilted by Warner going into CES was ... nothing. A canceled press conference, downtrodden Toshiba press conference and rumors of further losses left great doubt that red had anything left in 2008, but now HD DVD is firing back. Leveraging its "approximately 50% market share in 2007" -- we're not sure where that number comes from either, we've contacted Toshiba for clarification -- indisputable lead in the notebook market and 100% compatibility with internet-enabled HDi features, Toshiba has announced it is not laying down yet. Effective yesterday, the HD-A3 MSRP has dropped to $149.99, the 1080p-capable HD-A30 to $199.99, and the top of the line HD-A35 to $299.99. Combined with an extended "perfect offer" of 5 free HD DVDs with every purchase, Toshiba's HD DVD Concierge service, and a sudden 50% off sale on Amazon, it seems this format will not go quietly into the dark. Fire sale to clear suddenly obsolete inventory or real chance to hang onto its remaining supporters? This could be the best -- or worst -- time to pick a side in the HD war.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...86961&plpage=1

 

wow. the price drop could make a dent. we shall see!

 

it's a hardware clearance event. :hs:

 

Yep. Just trying to clean out their inventory.

 

Exactly......PLUS that 50% off thing on Amazon is nothing new. It applies to blu-ray titles too, they've had buy 1 get 1, 50% off select titles, etc....


I'm just waiting for the towel to be thrown in. h:

 

Plus every movie that i've seen come on video in commercials were "Availble on dvd and blu-ray disc".

Never seen anything HD-DVD related.

 

Just wait for the price hikes BD people... Sony has no adoption scheme they're just waiting for the competition to go away and spending billions upon billions to make sure they do. Theres still a chance that this will mark the end of blue laser video discs all together.

 

So they'll go up from $29.99 to $39.99? :eh: Even now, not many buy in stores but online since it's cheaper. I have 46 BD titles and never paid full sale price for any of them. h:

 

50%off is a desperation move so they can get whatever they can while they can to get rid of their current stock. my guess is they have stopped making all their players and want to cut their losses and try to get some of their money back.
as for price hikes on blu-ray, why would sony do that? there have already been a bunch of articles how DVD sales in general are down from a year ago. A price hike would further slow down DVD sales and would stunt the blu-ray growth they are now hoping for in the movie industry. a price hike would force most consumers to continue to buy regular DVDs. a price hike makes no sense what so ever from a business standpoint. bluray is not a must have item and they know that, a price hike will not happen. they are hoping for mass adoption which will lead to cheaper manufacturing processes, and the savings will eventually be passed on to consumers. name one time in the home electronics industry that they have jacked up prices on an already existing item?

 

Come on....it's fucking Sony for God sakes. Once they corner the market, they'll have us on our knees begging for forgiveness before they anally rape us and take our wallets.