Sony delays launch of its BDP-S1 Blu-ray disc player yet again
Posted on 22/10/06 02:05 by Seán Byrne                             
Sony delays launch of its BDP-S1 Blu-ray disc player yet again

While Samsung and Panasonic have Blu-ray disc players already fairly widely available in North America, so far the main company behind Blu-ray, Sony, has yet again delayed the launch of its BDP-S1 Blu-ray player going by its SonyStyle website.   This time, they have quietly delayed it with an expected launch of December 4th.  Originally, it was due for launch in July, then delayed to August 15th and again to October 25th just a few weeks later.  However despite all these delays, the recommend retail price will still remain set at US$999.95.

This new delay also affects many studios, as some already have movies on Blu-ray media ready to ship, but are waiting for Sony's Blu-ray player launch before shipping them.  This delay also means that the PS3 will be the first to launch, which is due to hit North America and Japan in November and still appears to be on schedule.

As members of the AV Science Forum were the first to discover yesterday, Sony has once again pushed back its estimate of availability for its first wave of Blu-ray Disc player consoles, the BDP-S1.

According to the company's SonyStyle Web site, US customers should expect to see the player on December 4, with MSRP remaining set at $999.95 USD. The BDP-S1 had been slated for release next week.

As one member of the Forum put it, "Who here really believes that this is finally the real ship date?"

With how many times Sony has delayed its PS3 and now their Blu-ray player again, hopefully their PS3 will keep its November schedule.  Then again, with a shortage of blue laser diodes, it is quite possible Sony likely took the decision to build more PS3 units using its stock of blue laser diodes at a cost of holding back its Blu-ray disc player launch until it gets more diodes to rig enough of these for launch.

Source: BetaNews

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By crustyteacup, Sun 22 Oct 2006 20:57
crustyteacupok hands up, who's suprised?
By JamesL, Sun 22 Oct 2006 21:09
...hands up who cares? The Panasonic is a much better prospect specs wise.
By Web-Junkie, Sun 22 Oct 2006 22:16
Hands up who isn't remotely interested in Blu-Ray, HD-DVD or the crappy PS3 devil
By heystoopid, Sun 22 Oct 2006 23:32
Oh well , you pays your money and takes your choices! But then again, anything SONY will be at the bottom of my shopping list!clown
By andjelkoyu, Mon 23 Oct 2006 07:22
"... on December 4." yeah, but what year? Stick Out Tongue this is probably done in PS3's favour anyway. I expected this move.
By Dolphinius_Rex, Mon 23 Oct 2006 10:54
Dolphinius_Rexif it's between the Sony BluRay Player or the PS3, I'm glad they opted to keep the PS3's launch at the current date. I've never been overly impressed with Sony DVD players in general, so if it isn't doubling as a game system, I doubt I'd buy one of their players. As said above, I think that Panasonic player looks much nicer!
By heroineworshipper, Mon 23 Oct 2006 21:22
Final code drop for Sony went out today. BD-J manager was hunched over and looked more stressed out than usual. QA was running around like Americans in Iraq. This is definitely the final release date. As for the GUI you're so afraid of, it's on pioneerelectronics.com.
By JClarkKent2003, Mon 23 Oct 2006 21:53
WHAT THE HECK ? ??? $1000 dollars for a blue ray player? lol......... how much is ps3 gonna cost? I mean common, no one is gonna by ps3 if it's over $400 period. i mean they may sell a few thousand units to the richest of rich people, but when xbox360 is at $300-400 AND FALLING fast, I'll buy ps3 at $300-400 but $500 is really pushing it, even with a blue ray player, these advanced dvd players are gonna drop in price FAST, by december like $350-400 average I think it will be on sale, and by next summer we'll start seeing cheaper brands at $175 and 200 with upper brands like panasonic and sony at $229-279, definately below $300, and by next christmas, we'll see dual format blue ray and HD dvd players at $350 ish. I am kinda getting excited for ps3 now, I LOVE my xbox360 but I can't wait for ps3 still, lol...... and maybe nintendo wii
By totalz, Tue 24 Oct 2006 10:21
If won't be a great surprise to me if ps3 doesn't have all the standard features as other standalone BD player devil With shortage of blue laser diodes, which means rushing on production and QC!! Who can guarantee the reliability of ps3 clown

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