No $199 HD-DVD Player at Wal-Mart This Year?

Although Canada’s Venturer Electronics is set to release Chinese-manufactured HD DVD players priced below $200, some retailers are hesitant to carry them. Venturer's SHD7000 will be priced at $199, according to a company representative, which would make it the cheapest stand-alone HD DVD player available today. Interestingly, Wal-Mart, Ultimate Electronics, and Bjorn's have no current plans to carry the player, citing consumer desire for branded electronic products this early in the life of a new format.
That's ok, it's easy to find brand-name Toshiba HD-DVD players on the web for around $200. A quick search on Pricegrabber or Amazon shows new and refurbished players available, if one wanted to purchase one.
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