Wal-Mart and Joe 6 Pack - Blu-ray Forum

Weez_Dawg · 11-07-2007, 10:02 AM

My friend has a wife who works at a Wal-Mart in east Texas, and he just told me today that when the HD-DVD players were $89 they sold only 2...TWO!!! I don't know if that was the trend across the country but for Joe 6 Pack, the guy everyone seems to be worried about who definitely lives in east Texas, even a $89 deal does not make him bite at HD-DVD.

Weez_Dawg · 11-07-2007, 10:05 AM

Oh yeah, he also told me that there were two shelves full of the cheap HD-DVD players left. He went on to say that she sold out of the cheap HD-TV's they were selling (40" LCD's for $500 or something like that)

DealsR4theDevil · 11-07-2007, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weez_Dawg

Oh yeah, he also told me that there were two shelves full of the cheap HD-DVD players left. He went on to say that she sold out of the cheap HD-TV's they were selling (40" LCD's for $500 or something like that)

Why anyone would buy an HDTV w/o a Blu-ray/HD DVD player is beyond me. My friend just bought a Vizio HDTV for his XBOX 360. He refuses to get a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD add-on because he doesnt care about the picture. What I truly dont understand is, if you dont care about the picture, why dish out a grand for an HDTV? IMO many DVDs (esp older ones) end up looking better on SDTVs than on HDTVs upconverted.

FYI: he refuses to get the 40 GB PS3 because, according to him, "PS3 sucks."

Zyclone · 11-07-2007, 10:38 AM

maybe he does'nt want to pay the cost of HD Media?

Wet1 · 11-07-2007, 11:10 AM

I haven't heard of any stores not selling out.

Grisle · 11-07-2007, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Why anyone would buy an HDTV w/o a Blu-ray/HD DVD player is beyond me. My friend just bought a Vizio HDTV for his XBOX 360. He refuses to get a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD add-on because he doesnt care about the picture. What I truly dont understand is, if you dont care about the picture, why dish out a grand for an HDTV? IMO many DVDs (esp older ones) end up looking better on SDTVs than on HDTVs upconverted.

FYI: he refuses to get the 40 GB PS3 because, according to him, "PS3 sucks."

According to me your friend sucks!

DealsR4theDevil · 11-07-2007, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyclone

maybe he does'nt want to pay the cost of HD Media?

It makes sense to not want to pay for HD, but he already paid for HD. He bought an HDTV. I completely understand people who dont want to or cant afford to get HD, but why somone who has the money would buy an HDTV and not buy the machine that will produce the HD picture is beyond me. SD looks terrible on HDTVs, even upconverts can look pretty abysmal.

If your not prepared to dive into the HD market or dont have the money to do so then dont. But getting an HDTV withought a Blu-ray/HD DVD player is like getting a car and never putting gas in it, you might as well keep your bicycle.

DealsR4theDevil · 11-07-2007, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grisle

According to me your friend sucks!

agreed

mdm1699 · 11-07-2007, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Why anyone would buy an HDTV w/o a Blu-ray/HD DVD player is beyond me. My friend just bought a Vizio HDTV for his XBOX 360. He refuses to get a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD add-on because he doesnt care about the picture. What I truly dont understand is, if you dont care about the picture, why dish out a grand for an HDTV? IMO many DVDs (esp older ones) end up looking better on SDTVs than on HDTVs upconverted.

FYI: he refuses to get the 40 GB PS3 because, according to him, "PS3 sucks."

Ahhh hmmmm.

Cable. HD discs haven't exactly been around for years.

Terjyn · 11-07-2007, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wet1

I haven't heard of any stores not selling out.

Shrug. Not all did. Despite the doom and gloom attitude around here, most people in the general public simply don't care about firesales of a product who's fate has not been decided yet.

I still don't understand why people panicked so hard about these firesales.

DealsR4theDevil · 11-07-2007, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdm1699

Ahhh hmmmm.

Cable. HD discs haven't exactly been around for years.

Ya, there is cable and standard HD digital broadcasts, sadly he will not be getting HD cable even though he is a cable subscriber. He will only use over the air HD signals.

Nonetheless, IMO HD broadcasts arent all that great, they suffer from many compression artifacts and have poor audio. They do look better than upconverted DVDs do. But Blu-ray blows them all out of the water.

Zyclone · 11-07-2007, 11:27 AM

well you pay a couple of $K for a HD TV in one big hit , then if your serious about movies and your buying blus or hds your probaly going to end up spending over what you paid for your tv in the long run your friend might feel that way *shrugs*

i do agree though if you do have a HD TV you should use for HD because thats what your paying for.

mdm1699 · 11-07-2007, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Ya, there is cable and standard HD digital broadcasts, sadly he will not be getting HD cable even though he is a cable subscriber. He will only use over the air HD signals.

Nonetheless, IMO HD broadcasts arent all that great, they suffer from many compression artifacts and have poor audio. They do look better than upconverted DVDs do. But Blu-ray blows them all out of the water.

I agree that Blu-Ray has changed the way I look at my digital cable. However, it is enough for some people. Also, they have other priorities. I am learning that audiophiles/videophiles are cursed.

.

MOONPHASE · 11-07-2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grisle

According to me your friend sucks!

and must be really dumb

atomik kinder · 11-07-2007, 12:17 PM

If stores didn't sell out, then how did they sell 90,000 units? Then again this could possibly be their creative math ala Transformers.

MotionBlurr · 11-07-2007, 12:21 PM

All of people I know just want a flat wide TV. As long as they have one they are okay. I try to tell them about blu-ray but they don't want to hear it. Regular TV is okay for them.

blu2 · 11-07-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

If stores didn't sell out, then how did they sell 90,000 units? Then again this could possibly be their creative math ala Transformers.

The ultimate proof, one way or another, will be found in future media sales numbers.

SNAP · 11-07-2007, 12:27 PM

He probably has HD Cable or D* and he's happy w/that High Def picture for now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealsR4theDevil

Why anyone would buy an HDTV w/o a Blu-ray/HD DVD player is beyond me. My friend just bought a Vizio HDTV for his XBOX 360. He refuses to get a Blu-ray player or an HD DVD add-on because he doesnt care about the picture. What I truly dont understand is, if you dont care about the picture, why dish out a grand for an HDTV? IMO many DVDs (esp older ones) end up looking better on SDTVs than on HDTVs upconverted.

FYI: he refuses to get the 40 GB PS3 because, according to him, "PS3 sucks."

Terjyn · 11-07-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

If stores didn't sell out, then how did they sell 90,000 units? Then again this could possibly be their creative math ala Transformers.

This to me is ultimately funny. They tout 90,000 like it's a big deal, when Blu-Ray players are selling in the hundreds of thousands every month.

Even using Toshiba's own made up number of "20% of PS3s used for Blu-Rays" this firesale made it so they barely outsold the Blu-Ray players...for one month. How is a product no longer in production going to continue the "momentum"?

Steelmaker · 11-07-2007, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

If stores didn't sell out, then how did they sell 90,000 units? Then again this could possibly be their creative math ala Transformers.

All this means is that there are going to be 90,000 pissed off consumers when HD-DVD goes the way of Laserdisk.

11-07-2007, 10:02 AM	#1
Weez_Dawg Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:New Mexico	Wal-Mart and Joe 6 Pack My friend has a wife who works at a Wal-Mart in east Texas, and he just told me today that when the HD-DVD players were $89 they sold only 2...TWO!!! I don't know if that was the trend across the country but for Joe 6 Pack, the guy everyone seems to be worried about who definitely lives in east Texas, even a $89 deal does not make him bite at HD-DVD.

Similar Threads
thread	Forum	Thread Starter	Replies	Last Post
G.I. Joe Wal-Mart in-store price?	Best Pricing	Kryptonic	1	11-02-2009 08:06 PM
Wal-Mart Online vs Wal-Mart In Store	Blu-ray Movies - North America	coachD	21	10-21-2008 03:59 PM
Resident Evil 3-pack at Wal-Mart	Blu-ray Movies - North America	photorebel	3	01-03-2008 04:43 PM

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

11-07-2007, 10:05 AM	#2
Weez_Dawg Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:New Mexico	Oh yeah, he also told me that there were two shelves full of the cheap HD-DVD players left. He went on to say that she sold out of the cheap HD-TV's they were selling (40" LCD's for $500 or something like that)

11-07-2007, 10:38 AM	#4
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	maybe he does'nt want to pay the cost of HD Media?

11-07-2007, 11:10 AM	#5
Wet1 Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:CT	I haven't heard of any stores not selling out.

11-07-2007, 11:27 AM	#12
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	well you pay a couple of $K for a HD TV in one big hit , then if your serious about movies and your buying blus or hds your probaly going to end up spending over what you paid for your tv in the long run your friend might feel that way shrugs i do agree though if you do have a HD TV you should use for HD because thats what your paying for.

11-07-2007, 12:17 PM	#15
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	If stores didn't sell out, then how did they sell 90,000 units? Then again this could possibly be their creative math ala Transformers.

11-07-2007, 12:21 PM	#16
MotionBlurr Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	All of people I know just want a flat wide TV. As long as they have one they are okay. I try to tell them about blu-ray but they don't want to hear it. Regular TV is okay for them.

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals