Toshiba announces Super Upconversion DVD players due out in 2009
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Deadmeat
March 2008
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Toshiba confirms the arrival of first Super Upconversion DVD player in Fall 2009, along with CELL TV.
[Post edited by Deadmeat on May 8, 2008 - CDT 10:56 PM]
Love Hendrix!
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View profile »If true... 2009 huh? - THAT LONG?
Cause by next year we can expect Blu-ray players for $250 and under(?)... so which would you buy for your $250 > a SD-DVD super-upconversion player, or a Blu-ray HIGH DEFINITION player (also provides DVD upconversion, just not super-duper
Yeah, you all know - I would buy the Blu-ray Hi-Def player!
So give it a shot Toshiba, but I bet you won't have a 'super-low' price for that player either!
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[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on May 8, 2008 - CDT 11:17 PM]
Deadmeat
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View profile »Newly announced Blu-Ray players for the summer.
Panasonic player : $700
Pioneer player : $600 and $800
You don't need to pay Blu-Ray premium with Super Upconversion.
Anyhow, this settles the arguement about whether Super Upconversion is vaporware or not, because it is announced and is comming in Fall 2009.
[Post edited by Deadmeat on May 8, 2008 - CDT 11:11 PM]
Love Hendrix!
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View profile »And Deadmeat, please do NOT underestimate the power of Sony when it comes to their backing of Blu-ray. They have the largest capital investment in the format of anyone, and will BE READY to compete with Toshiba next year once the super-up players are released. I personally expect a low-priced, Sony-branded Blu-ray player before summer 2009.
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Deadmeat
March 2008
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View profile »$600->$250 in a year is a hell of price drop. Can't happen.
Actually Amazon is selling that one for $350. Even Funai's having trouble lowering the cost.
Sony Electronics VP was complaining about $500 being too cheap for a Blu-Ray player right after the demise of HD-DVD.
Love Hendrix!
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View profile »You're talking about premium model players from major brands (excluding Denon and other 'super-premium' BD players
Now Sony is releasing two more BD players this summer, which will have a street price between $350 to $500... and WHO KNOWS how low Sony will lower their price next year, on budget line models, so as to be competitive... especially with a 'super-up' Toshiba to battle against... see?
Then there is the other Blu-ray companies with decent-priced players (Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Oppo Digital etc) and others like the Funai brands, etc. And the strong advertising and promotions for HI-DEF discs and players. And the ecomomy will also force prices lower by next year. Too much is at $TAKE - and Sony will not allow Blu-ray to 'tank' in the marketplace.
Have you noticed how cheap some of Sony's standard DVD players are? There's no reason to doubt that within the next 18 months the company will release a budget-price BD player for $250 (or less), as well as the popular PS3 line (which is rumored to see a price-drop by the end of this year).
I'm really looking forward to Blu-ray Hi-Def editions of IRON MAN, INDIANA JONES 4 (and the others?), PRINCE CASPIAN, BATMAN: The Dark Knight, SPEED RACER, etc, etc... guessing that most will arrive by the Christmas selling season.
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[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on May 9, 2008 - CDT 12:29 AM]
Love Hendrix!
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View profile »Another thought... how successful will Toshiba be in convincing OTHER manufacturers to market their names on a 'super-up' player? Will it just be Toshiba marketing the player? This is very important, as Toshiba was considered the 'underdog' in their battle against Blu-ray (who had more companies with BD players), so if the 'Blu-ray' posse stays together and opposes any possible 'super-up' support... will Toshiba's super-up be a success in their forthcoming 'Round #2' with the BRDA next year?
... so much to think about. Would like to hear comments from others and their opinions and speculations.
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Love Hendrix!
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View profile »> Disney Chairman wants to see $300 Blu-ray players...
Calling household penetration of Blu-ray “modest,” Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger May 6 told analysts the media giant remains a “true believer” in the format and patient regarding its success.
He said industry home video revenue would increase significantly if Blu-ray players retailed around $300. Sony’s PlayStation 3 game system with a Blu-ray drive currently is the cheapest player on the market at $399.
Iger said the average retail price for a Blu-ray movie is currently $5 higher than standard DVD, which he said boded well in the short term.
Disney hardly required Blu-ray to boost second quarter results.
Strong DVD sales of Enchanted, The Game Plan and Oscar winner No Country for Old Men helped Disney’s studio entertainment division post a 61% increase in second-quarter (ended March 29) operating income to $377 million, compared to $234 million during the prior-year quarter.
CFO Thomas Staggs said he expected DVD unit sales in the quarter had increased 15% compared to last year.
The division, which includes Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, reported Disney’s highest internal revenue growth at 18%, followed by parks and resorts (11%), consumer products (10%) and media networks (5%).
When asked about Warner Bros.’ decision to release a majority of its new DVDs on cable video-on-demand the same day, Iger said he shared the enthusiasm despite calling ongoing tests between studios and cable operators, “neither negative nor positive.”
“They’re not particularly conclusive,” he said.
The CEO described current VOD revenue as incremental and said he expected same-day DVD/VOD rollouts from the studios to occur over the next five years.
He said for Disney movies, families still prefer owning the DVD so their children can watch them repeatedly in the car and home.
“The sale of physical goods [DVD] will continue to be important for a long time and will continue to dominate the marketplace,” Iger said.
Studio entertainment revenue topped $1.8 billion, compared to $1.5 billion last year, driven by lower theatrical distribution expenses and continued box office success of National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour.
Overall, net income topped $1.1 billion on revenues exceeding $8.7 billion, compared to income of $931 million and revenues of $7.9 billion in the prior-year quarter.
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Skyhawk
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View profile »But if Toshiba did come out with a player in 2 years with improved upconversion, they might sell very well if it also plays Blu-ray movies, and comes at a cost of less than $300.