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Taiwanese Makers Will Squeeze DVD Recorder Prices

Posted by timothy on from the you-betcha dept.

GeXX points out this PC World article predicting vastly lower prices on DVD recorders, in large part because cheap, high-volume Taiwanese manufacturers will have a greater percentage of the market, currently dominated by Japanese makers.

7 of 102 comments (clear)

  1. Re:$30 isn't cheap enough? by alex_ware · · Score: 2, Informative

    $30 is for a player not a recorder.
    show me a $30 recorder

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  2. That's good news. by Lispy · · Score: 4, Informative

    But, living in germany, the taxes on DVD-recorders (german, sorry) will probably eat up the win for the consumer.

    Google translation here.

  3. Interesting... by dncsky1530 · · Score: 4, Informative

    heres another source I found: DVD recorder prices fall as production surges in Taiwan

    But it apears that they are already cheap if you know where to shop.

  4. Semantic Key For The Clueless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    DVD Burner - A 5.25" boxy thing you put into your computer case. Almost gratis.

    DVD Recorder - A stand-alone consumer electronics device you connect to your TV-set. Includes shiny packaging and remote control. No computer needed. Costs a bundle.

  5. DVD-Recorders, not DVD+/-R/RW Drives by BWS · · Score: 2, Informative

    just to be clear, they are talking about DVD-Recorders; those are the things you hookup to your TV and record TV shows...

    not the DVD-/+ R/RW drives your computer uses..

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  6. Re:So what by gilesjuk · · Score: 2, Informative

    59 UK pounds for a dual layer writer is expensive?

    It's only about 2x the price of a CD writer for about 9 times the storage capacity.

  7. AUD != USD by novakreo · · Score: 2, Informative

    "That's a good point why is it that a DVD burner costs (in Australia) $150-$200 while a DVD recorder costs ~$1200?"

    Here in the USA, an 8x multiformat DVD burner is around $80-$90 if you shop online.

    A DVD recorder is around $200-$300. Prices have fallen signifigantly. Look at this. $229 for a DVD recorder. Not bad at all.

    So, it looks like people in Australia are just getting ripped off. DVD recorders have been under $300 for about five months now in the US.

    Biogenesis was using Australian Dollars. Currently $1 USD is approximately $1.40 AUD (or if you prefer, $1 AUD is around $0.71 USD). Prices are actually a bit lower than what he/she has quoted too.

    So your $90 (USD) DVD burner is about $126 in Australia (I've seen them for $120 here), and your $200-$300 (USD) DVD recorder is $280-$420 Australian (again, close to what I've seen advertised). Not much of a difference at all.

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