Toshiba will cut their HD-DVD players in Australia following a press release today. This will replace the current cashback offer and/or redemptions. The new prices for the players are:- HD-E1: $299 with 4 free movies (box: 1 + redemption: 3)
- HD-EP10: $399 with 6 free movies (box: 1 + redemption: 5)
- HD-XE1: $599 with 11 free movies (box: 1 + redemption: 10)
Redemption titles is still unknown at this stage but expect to hear more in the next couple of days.
This is excellent news considering Australia rarely get any price cut. XE1 which is the top of the line player gets more than 50% price cut. It used to retail for $1399. Toshiba has cut the prices in the US as well a couple of weeks ago in the wake of Warner's decision to go Blu-Ray exclusive and a shift in marketing focus.
I was considering to get a dedicated player for HD-DVD but opted to wait cause of the prices in Australia. At one stage, I even wanted to import one from the US. But now, it seems that I can get a local one.
The press release can be read here.
This is excellent news considering Australia rarely get any price cut. XE1 which is the top of the line player gets more than 50% price cut. It used to retail for $1399. Toshiba has cut the prices in the US as well a couple of weeks ago in the wake of Warner's decision to go Blu-Ray exclusive and a shift in marketing focus.
I was considering to get a dedicated player for HD-DVD but opted to wait cause of the prices in Australia. At one stage, I even wanted to import one from the US. But now, it seems that I can get a local one.
The press release can be read here.
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