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Popcorn Hour C-200 will be available in the Philippines on mid-August for P19,800

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:59 PM PDT

Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank (Front and Back)

The Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank is reportedly slated for a mid-August 2009 release, according to the official Philippine distributor of the highly touted device which is capable of playing everything you can throw at it, minus the kitchen sink.

Pre-order is already ongoing in the forum section of the Philippine site for Popcorn Hour (you have to register in order for the threads and posts to show up).

Expected pricing for the Popcorn Hour C-200 is P19,800 but if you’re among the first 15 people to pre-order the networked media tank, you will enjoy a 7% discount which brings the price down to P18,500. And remember, the C-200 is capable of housing its own Blu-ray drive. Expected arrival of the device is sometime around mid-August.

The choice is up to you, get a standalone Blu-ray player such as the Oppo BDP-83 or get this all-in-one playing device. While the player prices are the same, cost of ownership for standalone Blu-ray players is way much higher since you have to legally purchase discs while for the Popcorn Hour… Let’s just say you have to know your way around things.

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Toshiba finally succumbs to Blu-ray, looking to release BD player before year ends

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 06:00 PM PDT

Toshiba has finally succumbed to the success fo Blu-ray over HD DVD. The high-definition format war ended last February 2008 when Warner Bros. decided to side with Blu-ray.

Although Blu-ray sales have been increasing, the format has still very far to go in order to overtake the market share for DVDs. Toshiba, after a year and a half of HD DVD’s demise, is finally planning to join the Blu-ray bandwagon by releasing a Blu-ray disc player before 2009 ends. The company also has revealed considerations in offering a Blu-ray recorder for the Japanese market.

Hopefully, something good will come out of Toshiba’s entrance to the Blu-ray market, low priced players and enhanced features, among other things.

[via PC World]