Wal-Mart's Bargain HD-DVD Player
The format war between next-generation disc formats -- Blu-ray and HD DVD -- continues, despite some camps claiming victory already. While many consumers are still hesitant to pick one winner over the other, Wal-Mart has chosen its favorite and is throwing its hat into the ring with a bid to produce a $299 HD DVD player sometime next year. This will undercut the cheapest HD DVD player on the market today by $100 and will retail for $300 less than the cheapest Blu-ray players. But, given Wal-Mart's player is still a long way off, it remains to be seen just how its price will compare to the competition in a year's time, since prices for both types of players are sure to drop.From Engadget
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larry Lubell @ Aug 18th 2007 11:57AM
Once again Walmart leads America on a "Race to the Bottom."
They put one company after another out of business, shift more and more jobs to china, underpay their own workers: so they can bring you the cheapest, most poorly made "IT" product of the day.
I wonder what percentage of America's trade deficit with China, is created by WallMart?
jillian Waite @ Mar 21st 2008 11:05AM
Wal Mart can reduce the price all they want, but consumers should beware that HD DVD is going out like BETA tapes.
Not quite sure why anyone would invest in a new product that is outdated.
Last I heard, Paramount in Hollywood was the last one standing on HD DVD. All others have gone BluRay.