Sony BDP S770 discontinued? Already?

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I ordered the above BD player a month ago from SSAV, having waited for said month I got in touch with the branch I ordered it from. The man on the phone was very apologetic about not getting back to me sooner etc and cutting a story short told me that he couldn't get the player as Sony have discontinued it and will be replacing it with the BDP s780!

I was very surprised to hear this especially as last months WHFSAV had only just reviewed it then, a day after I rang SSAV, this months copy of WHFSAV is raving about the player in it's 3D player test.

Can anyone shed any light?

 

[Andrew Everard]

I'm sure there will eventually be a 780, but we have no information that it's imminent.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Andrew, I'll give a few other dealers a call to see if they have any in stock

 

[rascal6000]

I believe Richer Sounds have ordered some at Sony's lower tiered internet margin so I would get your order in there.

 

[Clare Newsome]

Very retailer-like language there, Rascal - anything you want/need to declare?

 

[Anonymous]

I've been looking for several weeks now to buy the Sony 770 Blu-Ray player. It received another group test win in the most recent magazine but Sony tell me that the product is now discontinued. Do you know where I can get one?

Also slightly disappointed that What HiFi are giving recommendations to a product that is no longer available.

 

[Clare Newsome]

At the time of going to press on that test, we had no indication from either Sony or retailers regarding stock problems on the 'S770 Blu-ray player.

Oddly enough, we had this exact situation with the 'S760 last year, and yet stocks returned to normal after the pre-Christmas rush.

Yes, i'd expect a new model to be announced early next month at CES, but I wouldn't expect that model to be in the shops immediately.

Stocks are low on a lot of popular products right now - due to manufacturers and retailers being cautious about holding too much stock, plus UK problems with getting products to market due to the weather.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Clare. As an alternative, are you planning to review any of the new Denon Blu-ray players soon?

 

[Clare Newsome]

When they become available, certainly.

Many manufacturers - especially of the higher-end players - are having chipset supply problems, just to add to the fun!

 

[pete321]

Just picked up my Marantz UD5005... but I've had to hand it over straight away to go under the Christmas tree. Anyway, it seems that Denon/Marantz have finally got the chipsets sorted as the Denon 1611 is also available now.

 

[Anonymous]

Just my look after months of weighing up whether to upgrade my 370 to 770 with a TV upgrade due mid next year, I finally have had some money given to me for Xmas and my birthday in Jan and now it looks like I have to re- think.

I see a Gear4 unity in my future instead I think.