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Wal-Mart, Buy Price HD DVD Player at $100

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

November 1, 2007, 11:07 AM

Not to be outdone by rival retailers that have dropped the price of Toshiba's A2 HD DVD player to just under $200, Wal-Mart is knocking another $100 off the price this Friday, but only for one day. Wal-Mart shoppers can pick up the Toshiba A2 in stores for $98.87 from 8am to midnight. Best Buy is now offering the A2 for $99.99, although it appears to be out of stock at most stores.

While it has been replaced by the Toshiba A3, the A2 is fully capable thanks to firmware upgrades that keep older HD DVD players current. Although it's only a temporary sale, such low prices for HD DVD players will surely drive sales from those on the fence about whether to invest in high-definition movies. Blu-ray has yet to respond to the price drops, which could hurt the format's adoption this holiday season.

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 9:29 AM

Just so everyone knows, the new "battle plan" over at blu-ray.com is to have their members join all the A/V forums and try to convince people who bought A2's and A'3 yesterday to return them.

A few people wanted to stand outside Wal-Mart and talk people into returning them as they came out of the store ..... (Ugh).

I think we have a new shill direct from blu-ray.com or Dave had added another username to his repertoire.

Pathetic and sad.

I posted this in the other HD-DVD player story as well so people know what these people are up to.

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By Joey Deacon

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:40 PM

you think you're all clever but you've lost sight of something very important. those people buying $98 hd-dvd players at k-mart/walmart can't afford $30 hd-dvd movies! that's the difference right there, it's not about how many players you sell, it's how many movies you sell. right now, blu-ray is KILLING hd-dvd in software sells. hd-dvd has not even won a single week. to deny this shows you are the one that's deluded and without basis in facts.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 9:39 PM

hey joey *&^* you i just bought 5 of them and i'm lower middle class and i even made sure and buy a couple wb movies you freakin loser

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:01 PM

"hd-dvd has not even won a single week. to deny this shows you are the one that's deluded and without basis in facts."

http://www.campaignhd.co...7_HDDVD_Sales_Soar.html

You really need help. You used to be rather amusing, but you're not even funny anymore... you're just plain pathetic.

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By SlapShot

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 6:31 PM

dear god WTF is wrong with you ?

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By fewt

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 5:09 PM

WTF, what kind of stupid a** logic is that?

I know that *I* waited until either players became reasonably priced or one died off based on betamax vs vhs not based on $30 HD-DVDs, I'd venture a guess that many others did too. Most consumers could care less about blu-ray vs hd-dvd we just want one to succeed, don't care which.

When blu-ray is under $150 I'll buy it too, that way I won't feel bad when I have to toss one of them because they were the latest "betamax".

deluded? yeah you sure are. They are both doing pretty poorly overall, so your illusion that blu-ray is killing HD (or even vice-versa) is just that, an illusion.

Something interesting I stumbled across the other day:
http://blog.compete.com/...28/netflix-bluray-hddvd/

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By yountmj

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 7:09 PM

Thank you, fewt.

I feel it necessary to quote parts of that article, as I found it extremely interesting as well.

* Among the 14 million monthly average visitors to Netflix.com during those three recent months, only 0.3% viewed either of the two competing high-definition genres.

* Those who looked at Blu-ray titles outnumber those looking at HD-DVD by a factor of 1.8 to 1.

* Those who set an HD format as their preferred format selected HD-DVD over Blu-ray by a factor of 2.4 to 1.

* Those who looked at the HD-DVD genre were 4.4 times more likely than Blu-ray browsers to actually set this as their preferred format.

* Over this time period, Blu-ray adoption rates have remained flat while HD-DVD has grown.

I know those BD Smurfs love their statistics, so there you go.

Could it be that the PS3 doesn't count as much as most Blu-ray fanatics would like to believe? Probably so, as I'm sure most PS3 owners who use their consoles mainly for Blu-ray titles would rather dive head-first into a mass buy-a-thon rather than rent movies that aren't worth buying. Do they honestly think that studios don't look at rental sales as well as outright online and retail sales?

Or could it be that most people find HD DVD's exclusive content more appealing than Blu-ray's?

Who knows...

All I do know is that the aftermath of this weekend and the coming month is going to be interesting to analyze.

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By plague201

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 10:02 AM

Don't count Sony out just yet. I was at fry's over the weekend with some friends. NONE on them knew that the 40 gig PS3 had no backwards compatibility, once I told them they said fu%k that.

But this let me know that most people are completely unaware of this issue. And the packaging doesn't make it obvious. So I think sooner or later Sony will be PISSING OFF a lot of new customers in the long run, while still getting their sales up.

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By plague201

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 3:59 PM

Hollywood, anyone.

Whats the difference between the A2 and A3? And can I take advantage of the 7 free movies on both players?

I'm buying either today, I just want to know if theres a great significance spec wise on the A3 over the A2.

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:07 PM

Hey plague201, I found an article where someone asked the same question (I was curious about it as well).

http://forums.highdefdig.../showthread.php?t=22837

I hope this helps, as I haven't read it thoroughly yet (I'm still at work). :)

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 2:36 PM

watching on mine right now works great!!!

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 2:15 PM

The blus have a new buy a thon planned see below. What a bunch of pathetic losers.

I've posted in the Warner thread, but there was a lot of off topic discussion on the cheaper $100-200 players & 1080i, so I think some important posts may get lost in the shuffle there, plus I thought this was serious enough to warrant starting a new thead in hopes that more people start checking the Warner thread. So here is what I am most concerned about & think we should all do regarding the Warner situation, which could play a big part in ending this war as you all know:
_________________________

I think regardless of the HD DVD sales, if "Blu-ray supporters ban together" and buy "mainly Warner titles this quarter", hold off on some of the new Sony/Disney/etc. titles "if money is pressing", then buy the Sony/Disney titles in the new year, that will keep Blu-ray way ahead in sales for Warner titles! For those who can buy all the Warner titles and the Sony/Disney/Fox/etc., then even better, but definitely focus on getting all the Warner ones first this quarter!!!

I think the "HD DVD guys are going to try and do the same"...they are going to buy mostly Warner titles like "Harry Potter" movies, etc., and thus try to change Warner's sales numbers down from 2:1 to go towards HD DVD's favor, knowing that Warner are watching. If they succeed, then Warner will likely stay neutral longer, but if we can all focus on Warner titles for this quarter and spread this word to all Blu-ray supporters that we want to change the sales ratio from 2:1 to 2.5:1 on Warner titles, then that will help spell the end of the war more quickly, as I think Warner would sway to Blu's side before the end of the 4th quarter, or at least shortly thereafter. It's in all our best interests, and in the interests of consumers in gereral, to end this war by focusing on Warner titles and getting them to go exclusively Blu!

I really feel that HD DVD supporters will try this same thing in their purchasing, and thus we must counter it, and then some! I still don't have any Blu-ray player or equipment yet, but I am buying some titles this quarter to do my part, and "they will be Warner titles only" for the very reasons I mentioned! Once I get my stuff and can actually play them (after xmas), I will focus on Sony, Disney, Fox, etc., as they have many movies I'd like, but I'm willing to wait on those so that I can do my part with the Warner issue, which I think is going to play a huge part in all this.

Anyone think this makes sense, or am I being paranoid on what I believe HD DVD guys will be focused on buying now in order to tip the scales of Warner sales their way a little, and thus keep Warner neutral (or they would 'hope' exclusive for them)?

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By plague201

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 3:58 PM

"I still don't have any Blu-ray player or equipment yet, but I am buying some titles this quarter to do my part"

HAHAHAHAHAH!

Oh my god, that guy can't be serious. If he is he needs a pistol and some bullets.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 10:22 PM

since you mentioned it first, wonder what the suicide rate is of sony fanboys compared to normal rational thinking people???

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:12 PM

Wow...it's too bad that stupidity like that isn't painful...

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:10 PM

I can't really say anything... I've been doing the same thing with HD DVD releases (only the ones I really care about though).

The way I see it, I know I'm getting one anyway, might as well have some to watch once I do. :)

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:12 PM

Actually, you can...providing you're picking up the combo discs.

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By Hollywood__

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:17 PM

This is a post by jocktheglide at the avs forum "good job blu brothers...you know I was thinking we could hang out at walmart and tell folks not to buy the A2..."

He is a bigger loser than our half retarded impressionable and easily brainwashed BD cult member Dave / Joey / aredo

C'mon Joey lets hear the "HD-DUD" comment you seem to use quite a bit over at blu-ray.com. You are the biggest follower I have ever had the pleasure of berading. Mr. I need to be a part of something or my pathetic life has no meaning.

I know you read the comments I make about you, cry for a while, then go to blu-ray.com for some therapy hugs and regroup and come back for more torture.

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By plague201

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:22 PM

"good job blu brothers...you know I was thinking we could hang out at walmart and tell folks not to buy the A2..."

LMAO, oh man, so they want to stand at 1 Walmart and thats somehow going to keep people from buying a player? LMFAO.

I'm almost tempted to go during my lunch to Walmart and pick one up, just to kick a blo-ray supporter in the face on my way into the store. But alas, I only have 1 HDTV so there isn't much of a point in me having 2 HD-DVD players.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 3:33 PM

What a bunch of idiots. They must be really scared if they talk about this. Life will go on it is just a disk format.

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By Alex Stevens

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 3:27 PM

Standing in front of Wal-Mart telling people not to buy something? That's pathetic.

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By Hocuspokus

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:54 PM

What a bunch of idiot children.

Sad f*ckwit tossers the lot of them
(for our US readeership that's 'jack offs', 'jag offs' or 'wankers' or 'tug men').

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By yountmj

posted Nov 3, 2007 - 10:28 AM

I have to admit, I had no clue what that meant... just thought it was a funny name you made up.

I gotta hop across the pond more often, I suppose. :)

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By alphatrigon

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:52 PM

I decided not to get one...made a post down there somewhere ;). Don't want a bargain of this type yet. Chances are the products will be around this price soon enough. I can wait for 1080p HDdvd or BD for $199 or under, maybe beginning next year.

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By timatl

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:18 PM

i picked one in columbus, ga this morning. it works great. i have it in my bedroom. it upconverts great. i am very happy with my $100 purchase. i couldn't be happier.

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By wreckedchevy

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 11:06 AM

27 of them at the walmart i went too. half were gone by 8:15am. i grabbed one for myself along with 300 and transformers. almost forgot i don't know what movies they had on sale the shelf were they were was cleaned out when i got there

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By Steve Austin

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 10:20 AM

Well I couldn't find any in Walmart or Bestbuy at 8AM this morning, Neither store had any allocation (Bethlehem/Allentown, PA). They did however have them at $299, further enforcing my belief this is just a publicity stunt, and mose peopel will end up disappointed (or lucky) they did not get one.

Not that I would have actually bought one anyway as

a) I wouldn't have wasted my money on a 2nd HD format that studios are on the verge of dumping.

b) There is no room under my TV anyway.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:33 PM

That's funny. A friend of mine bought 2 at the Walmart supercenter in Macungie...

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By pitdingo

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:46 PM

LMAO. Only if there was a Walmart in Macungie.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:18 PM

Wal-Mart Supercenter# 2641
1091 Millcreek Road
Allentown, PA 18106

I didn't realize that they still considered this address Allentown...

My bad...it's about 2 miles or so from Lower Macungie Road. (Near the golf club that's right off of 222)

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By Alex Stevens

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 3:36 PM

Macungie is a suberb of Allentown.

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:46 PM

Yes there is, right next to that dusty PS3 and SkyHD box, you posted a picture, remember?

Lying sack of crap, you live in Europe.

Dave, your desperation will never work here, I'm too smart for you.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:42 PM

You are such a lying sack of s***.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:21 PM

http://www.walmart.com/s...s.do?sfsearch_zip=18016

just clicked on the walmart link above clicked on the hd dvd special put in your zip and it says they are available in all 20 walmarts in your area.....

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 11:03 AM

if you are so sure it's a dead format then why would you have cared to go looking for them and why are you so worried about spreading hate about it... i have a hard time beleiving you about walmart we have 2 of them in a small town of 100,000 people and both of them had them. i was actually format nuetral until i seen how much hate there was in the blu group and i really did only buy this to put one more nail in the blu coffin...

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 11:11 AM

I smell BS. I was told (and the ad says) every store was GUARANTEED 10. So, sorry I'm a little skeptical on this. It's FUD like this that makes you guys look bad.

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By Steve Austin

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 11:15 AM

A quick skimn over the usual sites (AVS, Engadget) shows many people claiming some stores got none, and only bigger stores got anything in double figures. Walmart also seems to have got the lions share, with BB even rarer to find $99 HD DVD.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:44 PM

Again you are full of BS the store I went to is far from a larger area and they got almost 30. Besides what do you care you are in love with blo ray.

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By Steve Austin

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 11:13 AM

Well I had to pop into BestBuy anyway, and I work 2 doors up from Walmart, so was interested.

As for FUD and Hate, I would be more concerned with Hollywood's claims of 2 million players, and $99 players available this Xmas, both of which are total BS.

This is nothing more than a stupid publicity stunt, and the sad reality for HD DVD, is that many more £399 40GB PS3's would have been sold today, than Toshiba HD-A2's

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By Hollywood__

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:12 PM

Exactly what you need to convince yourself, you are so pathetic. I have been reading posts on other sites, now that HD-DVD pulled this.

The blu-ray.com fanboys are getting a bad rep all over the place. People are Googling and finding posts in your forum, then commenting on how childish and retarded you guys all are.

It's ironic that the biggest fanboy site for BD is the one converting people to HD-DVD.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:44 PM

They even commented on THAT site that people are doing this and we are starting to look bad. Classic I love it. They truly are a classless act.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:04 PM

steve/joey/dave did a good job of convincing me hd-dvd was the better choice

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By plague201

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:14 PM

Same here, him and Mark Gillipse convinced me like 8 months ago. THANKS MARKY and DAVEY!!! I couldn't be happier with my xbox 360 and HD-DVD player.

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By Detachment

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 9:20 AM

Oh the Blu ray forums are a hoot to read. They are going absolutely ballistic!

A few of them have gone out and bought $98 worth of BR movies as a 'protest'. They really are the saddest, most pathetic zealots on the internet.

They are even turning on each other! Some of the members have gone out and taken advantage of the awesome Walmart deal, only to be chastised as traitors by the die hards. They say stuff like, "I will die before I use HD-DVD." What absolute nutters...

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 9:59 AM

They truly are a bunch or morons. I don't see what the big deal is. The consumer wins. If you like a movie buy it. What I do not understand is the whole buy a thons. Running out and buying movies just because want to show up the competition is beyond childish. If you have money to waste, which is what they are doing help out a charity or something. I swear they act like a bunch of rabid caged animals. There needs to be some serious growing up. Its a movie for God's sake. Blu Army how gay is that?

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By aredo

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 6:13 AM

Toshiba must be really desperate to sell HD-DVD units at more than a loss. Anyway they had to throw away the old models...

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By Hollywood__

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:13 PM

Hey look another Dave alias. Did they finally stop letting you create new email addresses at hotmail and GMail so you can't come up with new usernames here ....... Dave?

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 7:05 AM

Yeah like what Sony is doing with the PS3.

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By eoswald

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 8:26 AM

touche :) FWIW, just got back from Wal-Mart.. i'm shocked that there isn't more people for all the items.. about 22 HD DVDs by my count, of which half were gone by 8:10 when i left (two people bought two in the interest of full disclosure).

About i'd say 30 laptops.. only 5 of them were bought. Other items pretty much sitting.

The $14.98 HD DVDs were okay, but not my type of movies. One of them is FMJ, which you can get for free thru toshiba anyway.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 10:04 AM

The store in Parma Ohio had about 30 HD players all gone by about 8:15, still had about ten laptops and the TV had no interest. I was hoping that they would have had better movies. HD must not be as desperate as blu since they haven't had any buy one get one deals. The full metal jacket was the remastered which is not the one that you get free by the way. The store however did not seem very prepared.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:51 AM

Update from Knoxville TN: At my local store they were a bit sheepish about the actual number of units on hand. When I got there, there were about 20 people in the electronics dept. with it being an even split between a computer that was on sale, and the HD DVD player.

The movie selection was decent, but as Ed pointed out, FMJ is available thru the 5 free deal. I may swing by before I go to work, and see how many (if any) of the players are left.

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By yountmj

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 8:41 AM

Thanks for the updates everyone. I'm heading to Wal-Mart (both if I have to) on my lunch break to see if I can manage to score one.

Oh, and not to put you on the spot Ed, but in the interest of full disclosure, did you happen to take advantage of the sale as well? :)

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 11:15 AM

Ha, yes.

For me, jumping into this has ALWAYS been about price. I first said 200.. but then got cold feet because of the studios. When i heard $98, i couldn't resist.

I've spent far more on stuff that was a waste :)

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 4:51 AM

I wasn't going to get one since I already have the 'bolt-on' for my 360. But to make Joey happy I think I'll buy one.

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:16 AM

I wonder why blu-ray.com hasn't posted this news in thier "official" forum. It seems this would have some impact in thier "war".

Although every BD fanatic can go format neutral this weekend for $99, they would rather whine and complain.

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:22 AM

If they were smart they would.

The same as if the PS3 had a "fire sale" of this magnitude, I would probably buy one finally (since it's the only Blu-ray player that stands a halfway decent chance of being upgradeable).

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By Joey Deacon

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 5:50 AM

Are you some kind of idiot?

"I wonder why blu-ray.com hasn't posted this news in thier "official" forum."

Because it's HD-DVD!!!

I wonder why the BMW website has no mention of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS...

Jesus, some people are REALLY thick...

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:54 PM

LMAO! Finally a comment from the village oaf on this. And one of the biggest losers at blu-ray.com ..... our lovely Dave Peterson.

What about the Paramount leaving BD story? You idiots posted that and complained for months. Michael Bay retracting his "I wont make Transformers 2 if Paramount doesn't support BD". Only to retract and say the BD group got him drunk and I quote "Drank the kool-Aid" referring to Jonestown.

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By Setian^Stalker

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 4:05 AM

Hehe have you looked through their site?
Its utter blind panic going on
"I have counted close to 10 threads started about black friday sales which have no place on a BD forum. Can we please delete those threads and this one when your done."
Or my favorate panic one:
"YES...PLEASE...

These threads are showing up in Google searches."

and
"Please! We need to get rid of (delete) most of the FUD spitting trolls. They over run our site cause we are clearly winning the war, which I guess is good in that way, but it looks back to have all this stuff on Google searches, and in general.
Do they realize how bad they make themselves and the entire HD-DVD camp look?
Especially pqfinest which has been making comments in the latest WB news report. His comments are not just anti-blu, they are down right sick! He is a pervert that needs to be banned for good" - Thats all from only one thread

And then sure enough there was a surge in banning.
Someone should setup a information site that archives many of the threads that pop up their to show people the level of maturity that goes on there. I feel sorry for any poor person who gets caught up there because google told them. You could not go to a more disinformed site if you wanted to :(

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 10:07 AM

Funny how they get pissed if someone comes to their site but they recruit the bloods to go to other sites to do the same. What is the difference what they are doing or what they are complaining about. Nothing it is the same they need to grow some back bone and get a life.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:43 PM

Zealots are known for their "do as I say, not as I do" mentality...

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:15 AM

That's pretty sad, but not unexpected.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 2:08 AM

i was in avs's blu player section earlier and a majority of the comments i seen were to go neutral

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:26 AM

Update here in Reading, PA: went to BB here.. was told the player is on backorder and no local stores have them. So, whatever A2s are out there.. look like its at Wal-Mart.

Even the Blu-ray folks have to admit, this was a big move on the part of HD DVD. I gotta give them credit: they've priced a next-gen DVD player almost where good DVD players are now.

This will be interesting to see the PR fight.. stay tuned to BN folks, this should be a fun weekend full of daggers from both sides ;)

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By XMLaroux

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:05 PM

I called 5 Walmarts here in San Antonio, all had sold out except one, and I picked up the last 2 there. We have 21 Walmarts here, and everyone that I called had over 20 units, and none had any of the HDDVD movies left. All the bins were empty... looks like a success to me.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:46 PM

Same here great news for the format. What surprises me is all these units and disks sold out with out a planned buy-a-thon. /sarcasm off.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:58 AM

Thanks for that heads up Ed. I have family in that area, who were going to go to BB instead of Wally World. I'll pass that on to them in the morning.

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 12:32 AM

Thanks Ed.

So does that mean we'll have weekend updates? :)

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 6:27 AM

Well, only as much as either side will give us. I'm sure we'll get at least something from HD DVD. But Blu-ray has never passed up a chance to swipe back (or vice versa for that matter).

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By pitdingo

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 7:56 AM

did you go to Bloomsburg?

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:24 AM

For college? No, Temple University. Had several friends in school from the area however.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:54 AM

Ok, you two need to stop with the PA line of talk. You're making me nostalgic for the homeland (last place lived was the Lehigh Valley).

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By pitdingo

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 9:01 AM

small world. Ever hear of Macungie?

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By pridewalker

edited Nov 2, 2007 - 1:45 PM

My ex used to work at the Pied Piper (which apparently has been torn down now)...

Maybe you went to RHPS at the General Cinema?

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By eoswald

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 11:17 AM

OMG! hahaha, yes!

WOW. I used to live up in NE Berks past Kutztown... about a minute from the Northampton Co. line. I think I was about 15 minutes from Macungie if I'm not mistaken.

Now, live west of Reading in Sinking Spring.

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By pitdingo

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:48 PM

lol. went through Sinking Springs all the time on my way out to Lancaster back in my college days. Took the "Road to Nowhere". I think they have an official bypass now.

Small world.

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By SGD

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:03 PM

Oh the panic from bluray.com

"time to regroup at blu-ray.com and get back in focus"

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By Hocuspokus

edited Nov 1, 2007 - 8:38 PM

Oh man, am I giggling my t*ties off here.

Everyone wanted someone to 'call' on this format war and now all the major retailers in the USA have just done so loud & clear.

Watch Warners go HD DVD exclusive by Jan 2008.

Hooray the underdogs.

This has been one smart & f*cking classy marketing strategy in action.
Blu-ray killed in Q4 2007.
Wow but it was brutal!

Blu-ray another failed proprietary format.
PS3's version of UMD.
The dim kiddies' format of choice.
LMAO.

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By SGD

edited Nov 1, 2007 - 9:22 PM

According to Mr Hunt it is an illigal dumping act. Just because his format got caught with its pants down. B1G1 on Transformers week was a clever marketing plan but when HD shocks the industry it is against the law. He has lost all creditbility with many I would think. Well not the blu blood army.

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By Hocuspokus

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:52 PM

Bill Hunt 'came out' as nothing less than a dreary little Blu-ray shill long ago and forfeited the right to be considered as saying anything on behalf of the independent and the consumer.

He really sh*t all over his name in this and once this is long over & forgotten I just hope he made enough for it to be worth it.

More than a few will end up confused & wondering why Bill got it so wrong and kept getting it so wrong.....'course the BD parties and junkets had absolutely nothing to do with with it, eh?

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By Hollywood__

edited Nov 1, 2007 - 9:53 PM

Joey Deacon's pathetic attempt to keep people from going to stores to get the $99 A2 cracks me up as the sales don't start until tomorrow morning. So we are disinclined to acquiesce to your request ............. Means no, Dave.

He lives in Europe for crying out loud.

I was at Wal Mart no less than a couple hours ago, they have pallettes of players lining the center aisle that goes past the A/V section.

The girl told me they wont take the shrink wrap off and put the sign up until the store closes tonight. Employees do not get to purchase players until the end of the day, and that's if there are any left.

She also said people have been calling all day to try and reserve one etc....

They will sell out in one day, so will BB and CC. There should be a few million more HD-DVD players in peoples houses by Saturday. Wal Mart alone is allocated 2 million, BB and CC's are having them rushed in from the main thier district warehouses as they usually ony have a dozen or so in each store.

It's about time they got off thier asses and pulled something drastic like this.

Lastly, WB will make a decision in the coming days, if they jump the BD ship, Disney will do the same the following day.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:08 PM

The Wally Worlds in my area (3 in all) are telling the same story.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:40 PM

same thing i found out earlier

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:55 PM

My wife said, "You want to go with to Wal Mart?" I jumped at the chance to see if this was a real sale or just some "few per store" BS. They've got lots and lots of them.

Poor Joey .... it is Joey now, right? Not Dave?

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By PhoenixPath

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 4:45 PM

If I had an HD Tele, I'd be jumping on this. Who cares about the format when $90 = instant HD love?

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By xyzcb1

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 4:35 PM

Best Buy is doing the same promotion.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 3:43 PM

someone on another forum just said cicuit city pricematched bestbuy plus 10% they got an a2 for $90

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 4:13 PM

I knew CC would have to match BB's pricing as well, they have the 110% guarantee.

Looks like a whole lot of people are getting HD-DVD players this Christmas.

Target also offers similar guarantees, which means Wal-Mart, BB, CC. and Target will all be selling the A2 at $99.00 (plus 10% off at CC).

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By Joey Deacon

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 5:07 PM

Most stores have already run out, as staff bought them. There certainly won't be any left in 2 months time..

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:50 PM

Make that "There certainly wont be any left after this weekend" Do you really think it matters if they sell 2 million in one weekend or two months, two million is two million you annoying little insignifcant nothing.

Your abilty to appear less important and utterly retarded each day astounds me. I keep saying "he's hit rock ottom" but you manage to come up with less intelligent statments and utter desperate nonsense.

You and he BD boys need to "regroup and focus" because you backed the wrong horse, jagoff.

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By Joey Deacon

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 5:55 AM

Where did 2 million spring from?

Last thing I heard, it's 50,000 units across ALL stores (Walmart, Target, Bestbuy, Amazon).

If there are 2 million surplus A2's in the retail chain, that HD DVD player sales must have bombed more than everyone had previously thought.

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By Setian^Stalker

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 9:05 AM

2 million is the deal wal-mart did earlier in the year when the A2 first came out.
That information is actually on one of those sites you posted previously.

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By SGD

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 7:07 AM

How many millions of Ps3's are unsold. See you can spin that too.

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By yountmj

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 8:17 AM

Exactly.

How long ago did Sony claim their warehouses were devoid of the 60 GB models finally?

It's not hard to find the 60 GB model in retail outlets... still.

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By SGD

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 7:17 PM

You are right the staff bought 2 million of them. What a lying sack of s*** you are.

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By Alex Stevens

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 6:43 PM

Keep lying. Who are you trying to convince, us or yourself?

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 9:51 PM

He needs to convince himself daily that this is all just a bad dream, it's how unimportant people get by.

They say something until they believe it themselves, it's truly a sign of weakness, and he knows it.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 6:43 PM

Okay, dude....

I'm all for opinions and conflict. THe world is full of it, but you are seriously talking out of your a** here. You have no prrof of any of your claims made here and past experience would tell anyone who was paying attention that door-busters such as these are backed up with a generous inventory that is brought in the day, if not the night before the event.

You could get away with saying, "I wouldn't be surprised if they're all gone in under 10 minutes", because that would be an opinion. Saying, "There will not be any left" is just plain stupid superiority BS.

You have no way of knowing.

History tells us otherwise.

You sound like a complete idiot. Of course, if that is what you are going for, more power to you. Otherwise, you might want to consider a different tack.

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By Joey Deacon

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 7:14 PM

A look on EngadgetHD forums, show an endless stream of people unable to find these mythical players, all stores having sold them, or not getting stock in that paticlar store.

If you want to be a manipulated BetaPuppet, fine, but do some research on an INDEPENDANT site, at least, not the biased one sided crap you get here.

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By PhoenixPath

posted Nov 5, 2007 - 9:11 AM

Really?

I find that interesting since on my Trip to Wal-Mart this Friday morning, the shelves were full of them.

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By Hollywood__

posted Nov 2, 2007 - 1:21 AM

The same Engadget with a raving BD fanboy posting about HD-DVD's "illegal" dump sale this weekend.

Yes, why don't you show us more links to a biased site, like blu-ray.com or ps3fanboy.com?

Jackass

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By SGD

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 7:20 PM

The sale starts tomorrow dip s***. The store even told me they are not on the floor until after the store closes. What is so hard to understand? For God sack get over yourself. Trouble is brewing for your side so pack you bags and go home to bloray.com.

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By pridewalker

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 5:47 PM

I don't know how it is elsewhere, but the Wal-marts in my area don't allow the staff any special treatment.

If you work at one, and want something that's part of a big sale...you get in line like everyone else.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 6:05 PM

and they can't be on duty either they have to take time off or get somebody to stand in line for them.

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By wreckedchevy

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 5:42 PM

dam you really are a dum&*$ anytime walmart is doing door busters they bring in special inventory just for that sale they do it everyear with apex dvd players you can go by the store and see the sealed up paletes sitting around the night before the sale. that's okay you can sit at home in denial stroking your ps3 the rest of us will be out getting hd

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By THZGryphon

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 5:33 PM

You have no clue who bought what.

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By Banquo

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 5:32 PM

More lies and FUD, how big is your nose now? lol

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By mjm01010101

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 2:52 PM

Neither format will "win" or "lose." Adoption is pathetic, but it's enough to continue on with the war. Adoption rates won't ever eclipse DVD, as by the time HD ramps up, people will have moved on to the next format, hopefully one that is more open.

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By Alex Stevens

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 4:13 PM

If there is a next format. I think that buy the time either of these HD formats become obsolete, so will physical media.

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By SGD

posted Nov 1, 2007 - 2:55 PM

SD DVD will sooner or later go away so that is a naive statement.

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