How much did CED players and software titles cost when they were new?
RCA priced some of their players at $499.95 when first introduced– this was the retail price of the SFT100 in March 1981 and the SJT400 in October 1983. The SGT250 was introduced in May 1982 at a price of $399.95, at which time RCA reduced the remaining stock of SFT100 players to $299.95. After RCA canceled player production prices began to plummet. A brochure from October 1984 lists these prices: SJT090 at $149, SJT100 at $159, SJT200 at $169, SJT300 at $229, and SKT400 at $249. CED disc titles commonly retailed from $14.98 to $39.98. The $14.98 price was rare and used only for some cartoons, sports, and documentaries. Movies ranged from $19.98 to $34.98 for 1-disc titles, and $34.98 to $39.98 for 2-disc titles. The 4-disc “Jesus of Nazareth” boxed set was originally priced at $99.98. One 2-disc title, “Conan the Barbarian,” was priced at $44.98, but the backlash from customers and dealers resulted in this being the only title released at that price.
