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Sherwood, Oppo Digital May Delay Release of Blu-ray Players
Companies cite falling prices from competitors as reason for possible delay.
Sherwood America and Oppo Digital may delay the release of their Blu-ray players, reports Widescreen Review.
Both companies cite the falling prices from their major competitors as the reason for the possible delays.
Sherwood, which introduced its Newcastle BDP-6003 Blu-ray Player at CEDIA Expo 2008, has already stopped production of the player, according to Widescreen Review.
According to the report, Sherwood is "not sure if it will ever come to market."
Oppo Digital is debating whether to delay the release of its BDP-83 Blu-ray player from the upcoming holiday season until sometime in January 2009. The Profile 1.1 player will be firmware-upgradeable to BD-Live (Profile 2.0) when and if it is released.
PriceSCAN says the average price of Blu-ray players dropped 12 percent alone in September. The report attributes the drop to "heavy discounting" on the Samsung BD-P1500 that dropped to $199.99.
Related: Blu-ray or Digital Downloads? Integrators Weigh In
Both companies cite the falling prices from their major competitors as the reason for the possible delays.
Sherwood, which introduced its Newcastle BDP-6003 Blu-ray Player at CEDIA Expo 2008, has already stopped production of the player, according to Widescreen Review.
According to the report, Sherwood is "not sure if it will ever come to market."
Oppo Digital is debating whether to delay the release of its BDP-83 Blu-ray player from the upcoming holiday season until sometime in January 2009. The Profile 1.1 player will be firmware-upgradeable to BD-Live (Profile 2.0) when and if it is released.
PriceSCAN says the average price of Blu-ray players dropped 12 percent alone in September. The report attributes the drop to "heavy discounting" on the Samsung BD-P1500 that dropped to $199.99.
Related: Blu-ray or Digital Downloads? Integrators Weigh In
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Here is the real news.
As previously announced by the brand, the Sherwood BDP-5003 will be available in mid-November. The Sherwood Newcastle BDP-6003
has been been reconfigured to take advantage of falling prices for
Blu-ray sub-assemblies and will be available in Q1, 2009.
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Don’t take this at face value.
Look at the original article and read past articles from the same source.
Widescreen Review is a great magazine but they are feeling the economic pinch of an old publishing model in a new world. They have complained repeatedly in their editorials about the commoditization of high end gear. They have blamed their drop in advertising revenue on the contention that consumers won’t pay for quality gear, so manufacturers build cheap and seek low margins…. and cannot afford or won’t buy advertising from Widescreen Review.
This article is their “spin” on how consumers are ruining high end video by seeking lower prices. Please! Lower prices will mean the format survives. And high end companies if they offer improvements will be able to offer more costly machines (like how you can buy a $20 CD player or a $20k CD player).
Why do I call it spin? In addition to their history of criticizing competition in the marketplace (ie, low prices), there are some spurious claims in the text. Here’s an example: Oppo has said repeatedly that they wouldn’t have a player for Christmas. The fact that Widescreen Review got them to say “well we could have a 1.1 version player but we’re not sure we want to do that” is the worst kind of leading question / seeking a specific answer to fulfill an editorial agenda.