Over a week since Toshiba’s official announcement that they have ceased production of the HD-DVD, and we were surprised to learn that over at amazon.co.uk, demand for the now bargain prices of HD-DVD seems to be outstripping that for Blu-Ray – at least within their top 10 selling players. Already chocked full with standard players offering HDMI, Toshiba’s HD-EP30 - HD DVD Player (with 2 Free HD DVD’s) comes in at number 5, while Samsung’s BD-P1400 is the highest Blu-Ray unit in the bestsellers list, scraping in at no.10.

Of course, there is a serious difference in price of approximately £120 – not to mention the fact that the EP30 comes with 2 free DVD’s (300 and the Bourne Supremacy), but it seems that a number of consumers are delighted to pick up an HD-DVD playing bargain. After all, with reports coming through in the mundodvd.com forums (and you’ll have to trust me here unless you speak the lingo) that the HD-E1 player has sold out throughout Spain – such trends may be set to continue for a while yet.

Have you seen HD-DVD’s any cheaper?  Let us know…