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Price Check: Blu-ray standalones now cheaper than PS3

Cheapest PS3 - $699
Cheapest Blu-ray - Olin $358

Not that long ago, you couldn’t get a standalone Blu-ray player any cheaper than a PS3 (which has it bundled within). So .. prices are coming down. Another 12 months and we might see standalone players around the $200 level .. bring it on!

2 Comments:

  1. Michael Says:

    Where do I pick one of those up? I need to buy one for work and was about to go on the pricing trail. Thanks muchly …

  2. Simon Says:

    Hi Michael .. from what I can see those Olins are only available online. The $358 link above will take you to megaware.com.au. I also just went to shopbot.com.au and plugged in blu-ray player to find other prices: the olin at hb outlet a kogan player for $349 direct from Kogan (who are these brands??) with the first name brand being a Samsung from TAV online for $380. Even a Sony is out there for $379.