How much do players and drives cost?
Mass-market DVD movie players currently list for $150 and up. Be warned, DVD players under $400 are basically throw-aways if anything major should fail. The average in-warranty repairs we have performed had parts costs (wholesale) in the $250 range! DVD-ROM drives for computers sell for around $200 to $500. Prices are expected to drop quickly to current CD-ROM drive levels.
Mass-market DVD movie players currently list for $400 and up. (See 1.5 for models and prices.) Within a few years they may approach VCR prices. InfoTech predicts prices will be as low as $250 by the year 2000, and below $150 by 2005. DVD-ROM drives and upgrage kits for computers sell for around $200 to $600. (OEM drive prices are under $200.) Prices are expected to drop quickly to current CD-ROM drive levels.
Mass-market DVD movie players currently list for $300 and up. (See 1.5 for models and prices.) Within a few years they may approach VCR prices. InfoTech predicts prices will be as low as $250 by the year 2000, and below $150 by 2005. DVD-ROM drives and upgrade kits for computers sell for around $80 to $600. (OEM drive prices are under $70.) Prices are expected to drop quickly to current CD-ROM drive levels.
