Vizio Blu-ray Player Breaks $200 Price Point

From DailyTech: There were a handful of different Blu-ray players that reached the $200 price point during the holiday shopping season after instant rebates, though many of the players went up in price after the holidays were over. Memorex launched a standalone Blu-ray player for $199, and they'll be joined by at least one more company interested in lowering the price.

Best known for its low-cost HDTVs, Vizio has broken the $200 Blu-ray price point after introducing the VBR100 standalone Blu-ray player.

The specifications obviously aren’t as impressive as higher-priced players, but the VBR100 is Profile 2.0 compatible, has 7.1 analog audio outputs, onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-Master Audio, and also has optical and coaxial digital audio outputs.

It's unlikely the drive will have BD-Live 2.0 support, which has been reserved for more expensive Blu-ray players.

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