The real reason you get $99 dollar HD-DVD is because Toshiba is paying people to take them, they are losing a lot on each one they sell, this is also why no one else built HD-DVD players. Toshiba completely ruined the market. Basically Toshiba failed to build alliances on every front. They didn't learn from sonys previous mistakes, but sony did.
All the blu ray makers (and there are many) are building players as a sustainable buisness, making a profit on them. So the prices will follow the natural drop of electronics, I am betting $200 by the end of this year. That will be low enough for me.
I know a lot of people who paid $600+ for a DVD player. Heck I paid that much for a VCR.
This is just the normal cycle. Get in early, pay more and have more problem, wait and you get lower prices and smoother operations.
All the blu ray makers (and there are many) are building players as a sustainable buisness, making a profit on them. So the prices will follow the natural drop of electronics, I am betting $200 by the end of this year. That will be low enough for me.
I know a lot of people who paid $600+ for a DVD player. Heck I paid that much for a VCR.
This is just the normal cycle. Get in early, pay more and have more problem, wait and you get lower prices and smoother operations.