Finally, a Blu-ray player that costs less than a PS3: The $350 Philips BDP7200
The newly announced Philips BDP7200 has a low list price of $350, making it the first Blu-ray player that costs less than a PS3.
Since the beginning of Blu-ray, standalone, dedicated Blu-ray players have been a tough sell. The
Finally, Philips has broken the PS3 barrier with the $350 BDP7200, which is the first Blu-ray player we've seen with a list price lower than a PS3. Like all other Blu-ray players at CES, the BDP7200 is a Profile 1.1 player, which means it will be able to play "picture-in-picture" commentary tracks available on some new Blu-ray discs in 2008. The rest of the specs are pretty standard, offering 1080p output at 24 frames per second and Deep Color support--the latter is basically useless as there are no Deep Color Blu-ray discs released or announced.
The BDP7200 is scheduled to come out in April.