Local Sam's Club done with HD DVD - Blu-ray Forum

koreyman · 09-08-2007, 10:15 AM

Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Sams Club in Bentonvill ,AR (home office of Walmart, Sams club and all) has Stopped careing HD DVD players and will be soon getting rid of their hd dvd'sAcording to a manager) and they have a nice Blu-Ray demo set up so I would say there going Blu

MOONPHASE · 09-08-2007, 10:17 AM

Thats great news now if only they could do that at Wal-Mart, Target, Circuit City, Best Buy, and I think you get my point

sardaukar1977 · 09-08-2007, 10:19 AM

I can't even find ANY HD titles whatsoever in my local Sam's Clubs

ReduxInflux · 09-08-2007, 10:21 AM

walmart and sams club, i believe, are under the same umbrella of ownership. so this might be a sign of things to come??

but then again, i'm wondering if its a regional issue whereby the management of each branch decides what stays and what goes? i dont think so though. i have no experience in retail so what do i know?

therefore, i'll shut up. okay. awesome.

MOONPHASE · 09-08-2007, 10:21 AM

my sam's club never carries blu-ray movies or hd-dvds that sucks about the no blu-ray movies part

koreyman · 09-08-2007, 10:41 AM

well This Sams club is right down the road from the corparate office were my finace works(process devlopment analyst) so if walmart goes blu I will post as soon as i hear anything

johnnyd1 · 09-08-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by koreyman

Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Sams Club in Bentonvill ,AR (home office of Walmart, Sams club and all) has Stopped careing HD DVD players and will be soon getting rid of their hd dvd'sAcording to a manager) and they have a nice Blu-Ray demo set up so I would say there going Blu

Going shopping at Sam's in Scranton, PA today. Will let you know what I find out !

mngmikes · 09-08-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by koreyman

Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Sams Club in Bentonvill ,AR (home office of Walmart, Sams club and all) has Stopped careing HD DVD players and will be soon getting rid of their hd dvd'sAcording to a manager) and they have a nice Blu-Ray demo set up so I would say there going Blu

i'm just going out on a limb on this one and call FUD even though i support bluray now i have to... i would say they are sold out of their 2nd generation stuff and now waiting on 3rd generation stuff to come in the next couple of weeks... that's really all you have noticed

frank_t · 09-08-2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyd1

Going shopping at Sam's in Scranton, PA today. Will let you know what I find out !

watch out for the truck carrying 30,000 lbs of bananas.

koreyman · 09-08-2007, 12:17 PM

I thought that at first in june when I moved out here but sold out of any hd dvd players for 3 mounths and a huge blu-ray display I mean this is walmart toshiba would sell there mom to make walmart happy dont you think ?
no way toshiba lets walmart go for 3 mounths with out stock

Chris Gerhard · 09-08-2007, 12:21 PM

I just visited the Sam's Club in Springfield, Missouri and forgot to even look at player selection. I hope this is true and if so, Wal-Mart should do the same and it would be huge for the holiday season. Who knows if the Bentonville Sam's Club made the decision before the Paramount defection and it will change now, but we can hope it is a sign of things to come nationwide despite Paramount.

Chris

reiella · 09-08-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by koreyman

Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Sams Club in Bentonvill ,AR (home office of Walmart, Sams club and all) has Stopped careing HD DVD players and will be soon getting rid of their hd dvd'sAcording to a manager) and they have a nice Blu-Ray demo set up so I would say there going Blu

They've popped off the online store front a while ago actually. But, well, that can change quickly with Sams club too.

Brain Sturgeon · 09-08-2007, 02:17 PM

My local Sam's Club in suburban St. Louis carries Blu-ray only: the Sony S300 player is displayed prominently at an endcap and they have a few BD's in their media section. No HD DVD in sight. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

Terjyn · 09-08-2007, 02:24 PM

Several smaller local Walmarts do not have HD-DVD sections anymore. And even the bigger ones that do have a section half the size of the Blu-Ray section.

I think Walmart/Sam's is definitely starting to lean in a direction...

blubyyou · 09-08-2007, 02:38 PM

These all must be things in the US because up here there is no support for either format in Sams. Costco did have a demo display of the HD DVD players and movies going on though but no bluray stuff and the PS 3 is no longer being sold in our 2 locations of Costco. I am guessing this is a regional thing at best. Our Wally Worlds are also split on support only one store carries any players and the Phillips BR and the older RCA HD DVD player but their selection of movies is very minimal for either.

TruBlu2 · 09-08-2007, 04:17 PM

Walmart is leaning going Blu exclusive. From this post looks like Sams Club will join BJ's in going Blu exclusive.

Has anyone heard from Costco?

This is great news.

Plus, Walmart has already stated that they will not carry the cheap Venturer hddvd player.

See in Blu

The Guardian · 09-08-2007, 04:19 PM

I went to my local Walmart yesterday. They have a single endcap for HD movies... the large signage on top is Blu-ray, with three jam-packed rows of BD movies. The HD DVD movies were lower down, almost at the floor with very little signage, and only two rows. The most telling part: the BDs were very messy in the typical wal-mart picked over fashion while the HD DVDs looked untouched...

powerSURG · 09-08-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

my sam's club never carries blu-ray movies or hd-dvds that sucks about the no blu-ray movies part

My walmart carries like 10 bd's.... but they don't carry any hd dvds at all

ground chuck · 09-08-2007, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ReduxInflux

walmart and sams club, i believe, are under the same umbrella of ownership. so this might be a sign of things to come??

but then again, i'm wondering if its a regional issue whereby the management of each branch decides what stays and what goes? i dont think so though. i have no experience in retail so what do i know?

therefore, i'll shut up. okay. awesome.

walmart owns sam's club. just another way for the walton's to get more money.

johnnyd1 · 09-08-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyd1

Going shopping at Sam's in Scranton, PA today. Will let you know what I find out !

Just got back. No REDDEADS in sight ! I saw the new Sony 301 and six BD movies .

09-08-2007, 10:15 AM	#1
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	Local Sam's Club done with HD DVD Hey, just thought I would let you know that the Sams Club in Bentonvill ,AR (home office of Walmart, Sams club and all) has Stopped careing HD DVD players and will be soon getting rid of their hd dvd'sAcording to a manager) and they have a nice Blu-Ray demo set up so I would say there going Blu

09-08-2007, 02:38 PM	#15
blubyyou Banned Member since:Aug 2007	These all must be things in the US because up here there is no support for either format in Sams. Costco did have a demo display of the HD DVD players and movies going on though but no bluray stuff and the PS 3 is no longer being sold in our 2 locations of Costco. I am guessing this is a regional thing at best. Our Wally Worlds are also split on support only one store carries any players and the Phillips BR and the older RCA HD DVD player but their selection of movies is very minimal for either. Last edited by blubyyou; 09-08-2007 at 02:42 PM.

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09-08-2007, 10:17 AM	#2
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	Thats great news now if only they could do that at Wal-Mart, Target, Circuit City, Best Buy, and I think you get my point

09-08-2007, 10:19 AM	#3
sardaukar1977 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, Texas Blu-ray collection:779 Blu-ray reviews:1	I can't even find ANY HD titles whatsoever in my local Sam's Clubs

09-08-2007, 10:21 AM	#4
ReduxInflux Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:orange county, ca Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:3	walmart and sams club, i believe, are under the same umbrella of ownership. so this might be a sign of things to come?? but then again, i'm wondering if its a regional issue whereby the management of each branch decides what stays and what goes? i dont think so though. i have no experience in retail so what do i know? therefore, i'll shut up. okay. awesome.

09-08-2007, 10:41 AM	#6
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	well This Sams club is right down the road from the corparate office were my finace works(process devlopment analyst) so if walmart goes blu I will post as soon as i hear anything

09-08-2007, 12:17 PM	#10
koreyman Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:717 Blu-ray reviews:1	I thought that at first in june when I moved out here but sold out of any hd dvd players for 3 mounths and a huge blu-ray display I mean this is walmart toshiba would sell there mom to make walmart happy dont you think ? no way toshiba lets walmart go for 3 mounths with out stock

09-08-2007, 12:21 PM	#11
Chris Gerhard Banned Member since:Feb 2007	I just visited the Sam's Club in Springfield, Missouri and forgot to even look at player selection. I hope this is true and if so, Wal-Mart should do the same and it would be huge for the holiday season. Who knows if the Bentonville Sam's Club made the decision before the Paramount defection and it will change now, but we can hope it is a sign of things to come nationwide despite Paramount. Chris

09-08-2007, 02:17 PM	#13
Brain Sturgeon Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Sep 2007 Home Theater Gallery:39	My local Sam's Club in suburban St. Louis carries Blu-ray only: the Sony S300 player is displayed prominently at an endcap and they have a few BD's in their media section. No HD DVD in sight. Hopefully a sign of things to come.

09-08-2007, 02:24 PM	#14
Terjyn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:122	Several smaller local Walmarts do not have HD-DVD sections anymore. And even the bigger ones that do have a section half the size of the Blu-Ray section. I think Walmart/Sam's is definitely starting to lean in a direction...

09-08-2007, 04:17 PM	#16
TruBlu2 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Walmart is leaning going Blu exclusive. From this post looks like Sams Club will join BJ's in going Blu exclusive. Has anyone heard from Costco? This is great news. Plus, Walmart has already stated that they will not carry the cheap Venturer hddvd player. See in Blu

09-08-2007, 04:19 PM	#17
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	I went to my local Walmart yesterday. They have a single endcap for HD movies... the large signage on top is Blu-ray, with three jam-packed rows of BD movies. The HD DVD movies were lower down, almost at the floor with very little signage, and only two rows. The most telling part: the BDs were very messy in the typical wal-mart picked over fashion while the HD DVDs looked untouched...

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