Blu-ray Player Prices Hit 2008 Highs As Competition Dwindles

[thepiecesfit]

Apparently these companies don't care about delivering affordable high def content. Prices are going up instead of down. I guess thats how monopolies work IMO raising prices at this point might actually do a lot to hurt the format.


http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/03/...tion_dwindles/

EDITED: only mentioned sony now this seems more reasonable

[Bobbin]

You mean the monopoly of Pioneer, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Denon, Philips and the likes? So, how many companies make a monopoly again? However, this is just because companies don't like to lose money or do you think Toshiba made its one billion loss out of nothing? Prices will come down till the end of the year, don't worry.

[steaky]

HDTV prices are at highs also right now. Its called seasonal pricing.

[tranzparentl]

I said this would happen in my blog post and everyone on here flamed the hell out of me for saying that.

http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/...at-War-Part-II

[JAC35]

If the prices are still high at Christmas then we are on to something...right now doesnt mean shit!!

[JS1]

It's up to them to price however they want. If they want Blu-Ray to remain a niche, they'll keep prices high. Otherwise at some point they will have to drop prices to compete with DVD. It's really up to the individual companies, and I'm sure it all fits into their business strategy somehow. The point is that you don't have to buy anything if you don't like the price. Personally I am waiting until prices drop quite a bit more before jumping to Blu, so that's one customer they won't be getting at these levels.

[aristotles]

As I said in the other thread in the main smackdown section, it's called inflation and it is caused by a weak US dollar.

[jurples]

Originally Posted by Bobbin

So, how many companies make a monopoly again?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cartel

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/collusion

[SRFan]

Tom's hardware was exposed with biased benchmarks (nvidia payoffs) way back before they got really big, and they recently suggested consumers to buy , so there goes their credibility.

[bfellow]

Nvidia payoffs? That's the funniest joke I've heard this month!

[ericede]

Originally Posted by thepiecesfit

Apparently these companies don't care about delivering affordable high def content. Prices are going up instead of down. I guess thats how monopolies work IMO raising prices at this point might actually do a lot to hurt the format.


http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/03/...tion_dwindles/

EDITED: only mentioned sony now this seems more reasonable

As the buying season slows down the prices go up. I used to work in retail and it's just the way it is. It is to compensate for moving fewer units.

[JS1]

Originally Posted by ericede

As the buying season slows down the prices go up. I used to work in retail and it's just the way it is. It is to compensate for moving fewer units.

Doesn't it work the other way around? High prices --> less units sold, not less units sold --> high prices? In any case it's obvious that they're not bothering to push too much now. Probably waiting for Profile 2.0, and/or the US rebate checks, and/or a more traditional time of year to push sales.

[SRFan]

Originally Posted by bfellow

Nvidia payoffs? That's the funniest joke I've heard this month!

It was in 1999 or 2000 or sometime around that date. Their benchmarks were biased towards nvidia.

[The BJD]

Originally Posted by Bobbin

You mean the monopoly of Pioneer, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Denon, Philips and the likes? So, how many companies make a monopoly again? However, this is just because companies don't like to lose money or do you think Toshiba made its one billion loss out of nothing? Prices will come down till the end of the year, don't worry.

Should we call it a cartel or oligopoly?