CES 2008: Daewoo / Daytek Blu-ray Player

After much searching, I finally located Daewoo at CES today. Their BD Live Blu-ray player is still in the prototype stage and the company is in planning and research mode for an eventual Canadian release under the Daytek brand name. Daewoo hopes to enter the market in the $199 to $299 (Canadian dollars) price point sometime this year. There is still the possibility that the player could come to the US market, but the rapidly falling prices on BD players from major CE companies might price Daewoo out of the BD race in the states.
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DumbWombo  » Jan 08, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
im the first post

chrisshea  » Jan 08, 2008
woot finaly cheap cdn prices

richard lichtenfelt  » Jan 08, 2008
Blu-ray prices from the major ce companies inexpensive enough that Daewoo doesn't know if it would be profitable to release in the states. Blu-ray adoption is truly on the verge of a gigantic sales explosion.

E-Dogg  » Jan 08, 2008
I want this player! Would that player not be compatable with movies here in the states?

Seretur  » Jan 08, 2008
At that price point, they'd be more than welcome in Europe.

frenchglen  » Jan 08, 2008
The more players the better.

Guinness7  » Jan 08, 2008
That is a nice entry level price for beginers to get into blu-ray with.

Luis_A51  » Jan 08, 2008

E-dogg: All canadian electronics are compatible with US ones...the only reason this isnt being released in the states is that we Canadians almost always have to pay a premium over the US retail price. Consider our dollars are at par, we pay substantially more for the current Sony and Samsung players (cheapest Sony standalone here is $400+) So a $200-300 Daytek player would be a bargain here, but not in the states.

DAMNSAM77  » Jan 08, 2008
come on Daewoo, that didnt stop you from making cheap ass cars in the U.S. Bring your BD Cheapness to America!!! We can always use a cheap BD player for the bedroom, or the guest room... $199 sounds AMAZING for a BD-Live player

E-Dogg  » Jan 08, 2008
Ty Luis_A51. I guess I will be importing this player from Canada then.

Forgot_Username  » Jan 08, 2008
One of my TV's is a Daytek, they are cheap and pretty good.

kubrick  » Jan 08, 2008

***JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW........***It has been reported in the financial times in the UK that Paramount is about to start releasing again on Blu Ray, It stated that there was a clause in the contract that said they could withdraw from HD support if Warner did, don't know if its true and Don't know how to start a forum topic so thought i would put it in here....sorry for inconvinience but thought you would all be interested. It has also been mentioned on www.empironline.com. Sorry to Hijack the topic!!

kubrick  » Jan 08, 2008

***********HERE IT IS******************** Paramount in HD DVD blow By Matthew Garrahan and Mariko Sanchanta in Las Vegas Published: January 8 2008 02:49 | Last updated: January 8 2008 02:49 Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end. Paramount and DreamWorks Animation, which makes the Shrek films, came out in support of HD DVD last summer, joining General Electric’s Universal Studios as the main backers of the Toshiba format. EDITOR’S CHOICE Blu-ray sales show lead over rival - Jan-08Editorial Comment: Betamax’s revenge - Jan-07Lex: Sony and Blu-ray - Jan-07Blu-ray deal hits Microsoft and Toshiba - Jan-07Warner plumps for Blu-ray in format wars - Jan-04Price war could break DVD deadlock - Dec-19However, Paramount, which is owned by Viacom, is understood to have a clause in its contract with the HD DVD camp that would allow it to switch sides in the event of Warner Bros backing Blu-ray, according to people familiar with the situation. Paramount is set to have a bumper 2008 with several likely blockbusters, including the latest instalment in the Indiana Jones franchise. Paramount joining the Blu-ray camp would leave HD DVD likely to suffer the same fate as Sony’s now obsolete Betamax video technology, which lost out to VHS in a similar format war in the 1980s. Warners decision last week to throw its weight behind Blu-ray saw it join Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as backers of the Sony format. The Warners move gives Blu-ray about 70 per cent of Hollywood’s output, although the format’s grip on film content will increase further when Paramount comes aboard. It is unclear whether DreamWorks Animation has the same get-out clause in its contract with the HD DVD camp. However, Paramount and DreamWorks have a close relationship, with Paramount distributing DreamWorks Animation films. The two companies also signed their HD DVD contracts at the same time. Meanwhile, Universal has declined to comment on its next-generation DVD plans since the Warners move. Sir Howard Stringer, chief executive of Sony, on Monday held out an olive branch, saying the company would be “open to dialogue” with the HD DVD camp to “grow the market”. The move came as new figures showed that Blu-ray had opened up a decisive lead over the rival home entertainment format. Sir Howard said: “We are not going to push people around. We’ll talk to anyone ... we have a lot of work to do to grow the market. We’ll be systematic and open to dialogue at all times.” He added that Sony still had “a lot of work” to do to get Blu-ray “widely accepted” among American consumers. “With Warner’s support you saw billboards going up in different places and you saw television commercials getting more and more sophisticated and that’s what we’ll continue doing,” said Sir Howard

EvolutionCherry  » Jan 08, 2008
To the original poster of this thread, lets hope that we will see a BD player thats $199.99 USD . To kubrick, thats awesome news! :-D

Rainman208  » Jan 08, 2008

As I referenced in a different thread, the average joe just coming into the HD world is going to expect Pioneer, Denon, Sony quality out of any BD player they buy. Why this is I don't know but it's my experience working in retail. If their first Blu experience is a player that is likely to be buggy or not last it could mean bad word of mouth for Blu. We need the tier 1 guys to step up (or down) and put a recognizable brand name entry level player on the shelves and there will be no doubt Blu will spread 10 fold. Come on Blu, learn from the Wii's success.

jorg  » Jan 08, 2008
lol 199 canadian is like 203$ american lmao

jbt419  » Jan 08, 2008
The desire to introduce lower-priced BR players will help hasten the demise of that "other" format, bringing BR HD into the forefront where it belongs.

camaro17  » Jan 08, 2008
@Kubrick sweet i cant wait to see paramounts decision. anyway this is great news us canadians get a good cheap player. Peace

darkpoet25  » Jan 08, 2008
Hahaha, now hd dvd can't claim to have cheap players anymore! What will they say next? Well we still have Universal and Paramount, and and Blu Ray supporters are all a bunch of pooyheads!

JT_Designer  » Jan 08, 2008
Haha these players are getting SO cheap! I'm sure soon many PC's will come with one instead of a DVD player.

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