Th HD War

The fight to claim position as the next big thing in media storage and high definition just got a lot hotter in Australia. The players for both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD has gotten a price reduction.

Blu-Ray is probably very excited with the new low price for Playstation 3. It dropped $400 so people can now get a next-gen gaming machine and a Blu-Ray player for $699.

The HD-DVD camp is seeing some price reduction as well. Toshiba just offered some cashback incentives for its players and also reduce its recommended retail price. The entry player for HD-DVD can be grabbed for $499.

This is new price list for Toshiba's HD-DVD players:

• HD-E1: $499 (after $100 cashback)
• HD-EP10: $699 (after $100 cashback)
• HD-XE1: $1,299