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Hybrid Player Price War Brewing? LG Lowers Price of 'Super Blu' HD DVD/Blu-ray Player
Tue Aug 14, 2007 at 07:55 AM ETTags: LG, Hardware, Samsung, Dual-Format Players (all tags)
With the arrival of Samsung's $1,049 dual-format player on the horizon for this fall, LG has lowered the price of its existing BH100 HD DVD/Blu-ray player by $200.
The first dual-format player to hit stores shelves, LG's BH100 has remained at its original retail price of $1,199 since its introduction earlier this year.
Of course, even at its new reduced price of $999, the LG player remains good deal more expensive than buying two separate standalone players (Toshiba's HD-A2 and Sony's BDP-S300 retail at a combined cost of $898), but it's certainly a step in the right direction.
This latest pricecut from LG comes just a couple months before Samsung's planned BDP-UP5000 is scheduled to hit store shelves. That deck was previously announced with a retail price $1,049. Unlike the LG player, the Samsung is slated to include full support of both BD-Java and HDi, as well as web-enabled features on both formats.
No word yet from Samsung on any price drops for its upcoming BDP-UP5000, but we wouldn't be surprised if it hit the market at something below its originally announced MSRP. Stay tuned...
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- Related links:
- LG Cuts 'Super Blu' Price [TWICE]
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- More Details in on Samsung's Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player (Jul 05, 2007)
- High-Def Goes Purple with LG Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player (Jan 04, 2007)
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