Low Cost Funai Blu-ray Player This Fall

[Mouldingo]

The first low cost Blu-ray player will hit US shelves this fall from Funai, according to the Japanese-language Nihon Keizai Shimbun. As we reported earlier, Funai makes low costs electronics which are then sold under brand names such as Sylvania, Emerson, and Magnavox. While no pricing or specs have yet been released, expect pricing to be lower than players from top manufacturers, which are expected to drop to around $400 for the holiday season.

At this year's CES, HD DVD announced that they would leverage cheap players from China to reach a wider marketplace. Since then, the camp has been very quiet as to when these players would actually show up. It appears that Blu-ray may match their claim, or even beat it, effectively nullifying any pricing advantage this important holiday season.

[Nemesis91]

I was already informed that a china brand blu-ray will come out this July already,they even told me that it will also play HD dvd films!

Not sure if true... you know china.