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HD DVD player set to break the $100 barrier
Posted on 01/11/07 23:28 by Seán Byrne
Toshiba's HD-A2 player is set to go on sale this Friday for $98.87 (~€69 ex. VAT), making it the first time either format has broken the $100 barrier. It was not that long ago Wal-Mart became the one of the first retailers to announce Toshiba's entry-level HD DVD player for $198, which resulted in Circuit City and Amazon both pricing the HD-A2 at $197.99 on their respective online stores.
While Wal-Mart mentions that it will only be available at certain stores until its stock has exhausted, if it decides to continue HD DVD players for around this price, the Blu-ray format will certainly need to watch out. At this price, the player is not far off the price of a decent HD upscaling player and a fraction of the cost of a PS3, let alone a Blu-ray disc player!
Further info can be found on Ars Technica.
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It happened sooner than I expected (about a year) 
I bet for Christmas they will have a newer model for the same price. 
That'll be the break point in competition.
Best buy has it in-store for $99.99 as well. I just picked one up today plus 2 free HD-DVD's of your choice $35 or less. There is very limited stock though since they stock the A3 A30 and A35By
Andromedia (guest),
Friday 02 November 2007 10:06
This will be a huge boost for the HDDVD camp. This price will make many consumers consider buying HD instead of a standard DVD player.
I hope Sony will dump prices too. A price war would be great
"this price will make many consumers consider buying HD instead of a standard DVD player."
Many will buy it by mistake when they see 50% off .. and will never know they suppose to use Different round things with holes in 'em. 
This message was edited at: 02-11-2007 13:56
"I hope Sony will dump prices too. A price war would be great "
Exactly why 2 formats are better than one!
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Exactly why 2 formats are better than one!By
SilverBlade (guest),
Friday 02 November 2007 22:36
Once again, us Canadians can't take advantage of this deal...even though our dollar is worth more then the American dollar..
Sold out in seconds! Unless you camped out the night before you werent getting any..
So for what its worth, it wouldnt have mattered if this event took place all over the world, you needed a bit of luck on your side in order to get one..By
tony (guest),
Sunday 04 November 2007 21:12
a big hello to all the VIRUS writers at sony,gess i won,t be breaking my computer with one of your blueray disc with free rootkit.Betamax all over again
PS,thanks for screwing all you customers the last couple of years,but were all wetting our trouser with laughter now. HAHA
HD DVD wins. Game over.
Thanks for playing Sony, now take your proprietary crap and shove it.
This message was edited at: 05-11-2007 00:37
This message was edited at: 05-11-2007 00:37
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Luke (guest),
Monday 05 November 2007 03:05
Well you guys might be interested in this. Some pepole got even luckier than those who got the A2.
Best Buy's latest move may be one of the best yet for "devil customers." It was reported yesterday on DailyTech that Wal-Mart would have the Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player on sale for $98.97 Friday morning. Best Buy followed suit by offering the HD-A2 online and in-store for $99.99. As one might imagine, Best Buy stores were quickly depleted of stock and BestBuy.com was hammered with excess orders. Although some orders were able to get through, an overwhelming majority of customers who purchased HD-A2s from BestBuy.com received backorder notices. Given that the HD-A2 is now discontinued, one would have expected that Best Buy would just cancel all of the orders and be done with it -- but you would be wrong. Best Buy instead is replacing all backordered HD-A2 players with the new third-generation HD-A3 which retails for $299.99.Source: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9519
Lucky me. I was going to wait for an indefinite period until buying an HD player, but when I saw the Toshiba for under $100 I jumped at the steal and picked one up Saturday morning -- just in the nick of time. Oh, and also got a coupon for 3 HD DVD flicks
Buh-bye Sony...good riddance; HD DVD rocks!! 
Happy Birthday to you 
