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Amazon price cuts HD DVD titles by 57%
By Darco | March 8, 2008
Amazon.com on Sat. price cut HD DVD format titles to as low as $8.95 in the latest move to clear remaining inventory of the high-definition product. HD DVD titles The Matador and School for Scoundrels are now available retail for $8.95.
Additionally, a wave of titles are now priced at $9.95, including The Pianist, The Fast and The Furious, Backdraft, Shaun of the Dead, The Big Lebowski, Pride and Prejudice, The Chronicles of Riddick, and The Bourne Identity.
Toshiba last month said it will exit the HD DVD business by Mar. following announcements from Best Buy Co. Inc., Netflix Inc., and Wal-Mart stores that they would back Blu-ray over HD DVD.
Retailers have begun to offer new purchase incentives to move HD DVD product.
Source: PunchJump
Topics: HDTV News |