Sony is about to launch a cheap Blu-ray player

On February 26, Sony said it would soon launch this summer, a cheaper Blu-ray player, to gain the upper hand in a battle with its rival HD DVD.

The new Sony Blu-ray player - the BDP-S300 will only cost $ 599 but still has the same functionality as the Sony BDP-S1 player currently sold for $ 999.

The Sony BDP-S1 player costs $ 999

The BDP-S300 is smaller than the BDP-S1, and is about the same size as a regular DVD player. Just like BDP-S1, the new BDP-S300 version is capable of exporting signals in the highest resolution format - 1080p. In addition, this new Blu-ray player can also play CDs (BDP-S1 does not have this function).

Recently, sales of Blu-ray players from Sony and Samsung did not surpass the rival Toshiba with its $ 499 HD DVD player.

However, in general, the number of new format DVD players sold to the market has not been good because users are hesitant to wait for the stability of the market to see if it is tilted to what kind of disk format ( Blu-ray or HD DVD).

Most people who buy high-quality DVDs in the past are mostly playing on the PlayStation 3 console game system. Up to 80% of PS3 buyers buy Blu-ray movies.