Hybrid console and DVD recorder units more popular at lower price point.
Sony"s PSX home media systems have experienced a major sales boost following heavy price cuts at the end of summer, with the hybrid DVD recorder and games console units topping the DVD recorder sales charts for the end of September.
Figures from market research group BCN show that during the week ended October 3rd, the low-end PSX model (the DESR-5100, sporting a 160Gb hard drive) took first place in the chart, ahead of Pioneer"s popular DVR-520H-S model in second place, and Sony"s own RDR-HX8 recorder in third.