The format wars have really been heating up in the pricing side of things. The $99 sale of the HD-A2 was just the beginning. But, now you will be able to get yourself a $199 Blu-Ray drive for your PC, it is still far from a stand-alone player but is a step in the right [...]
Xbox 360 Price Cut On all Versions
Microsoft, Price War 1 Comment »According to Joystiq, the Xbox 360 will have a price cut. The price cut will affect all models, $20 off the Core system, $50 off the Premium system, and $30 off the Elite system. They are citing Wal-Mart, Toys-R-Us, and Circuit City flyers.
This comes right on the heels of the Playstation 3 dropping in price [...]
Free Treo 680 More Expensive then iPhone Over 2 Years
Apple, Cell Phones, Price War, iPhone No Comments »PalmAddicts did a wonderful comparison of the prices of the iPhone against the Treo 680 over the course of 2 years.
It turns out that because the service plan of the Treo 680 is about $20 more expensive per month then the iPhone is for the same service the iPhone is cheaper, even though the Treo [...]
AMD Cuts CPU Prices
AMD, Price War, Processors No Comments »A few days ago AMD cut prices again on their desktop processors. According to Cnet all of AMD’s Dual Core X2 desktop processors are now under $200, with the highest end X2 the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ at just under $200. The 3600+ and 3800+ X2 processors have been cut from the line up leaving [...]
Sony Launching a 80GB PS3 for $599
Playstation 3, Price War, Sony 1 Comment »Not only is the 60GB version of the Playstation 3 getting a $100 price drop but also in August Sony will begin selling an 80GB version of the Playstation 3 for $599.
The 80GB Playstation 3 has been available in Korea for a little while now but will be hitting the streets next month. Not only [...]
Playstation 3 Taking $100 Price Cut -Updatex2
Playstation 3, Price War, Sony 3 Comments »According GameDaily BIZ the Playstation 3’s price will be dropped $100 on July 12th. Sony has not confirmed this but they have gotten many reports from retailers that the price will be dropping.
The price drop could be caused by the recent drop in prices of the Blue-laser pick-up heads that are being used in the [...]
Toshiba Cuts Price of HD-DVD Player to $299
Format Wars, HD-DVD, Price War No Comments »Well DigiTimes was wrong and I was wrong to rebroadcast their information. Toshiba has announced that their HD-A2 HD-DVD player will be priced at $299.
This is a big step in the format wars. The prices have been going down since the initial debut of these players but I believe that the $300 mark is where [...]
Blockbuster Favors Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray, Format Wars, HD-DVD, Price War, Rants No Comments »According to Pittsburghlive.com, Blockbuster will lay its trust in the hands of Blu-ray over the hi-def war. 1,450 stores will begin stocking Blu-ray discs, not HD-DVD discs.
“This could be the end for HD-DVD” is what many in the blogosphere are saying. Let’s look at it this way, Blockbuster is a huge company but I’m not [...]

