Target BD Selection - HUGE! - Blu-ray Forum

DrinkMore · 12-05-2007, 06:19 AM

I know we have all heard it before - but I decided to take a picture. Forgot about it until now. Sorry it's crappy but it was with my phone. Here you go...

Target Blu-Ray Link

10 Rows vx Dud's 5 rows

richard lichtenfelt · 12-05-2007, 06:36 AM

My local Target is like that too. 5 rows of hd dvd, 10 rows of blu-ray. This has to send a clear picture to would be hi-def. adopters.
Look for retail to continue squeezing hd dvd till it's all out of lemon juice.

turboedguy · 12-05-2007, 06:41 AM

My local target looks the same with an additional end cap Blu-display with more movies below the player.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 12-05-2007, 08:02 AM

Thats awesome man, the biggest stand i've seen in a high street store here is only about 3ft high and about a meter wide!

Still there was alot more blu then dud!

tru_to_blu · 12-09-2007, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

I know we have all heard it before - but I decided to take a picture. Forgot about it until now. Sorry it's crappy but it was with my phone. Here you go...

Target Blu-Ray Link

10 Rows vx Dud's 5 rows

Thanks for sharing I went to a walmart here in Kentucky and they have about the same as that.

DrinkMore · 12-09-2007, 07:41 AM

Not a problem. I love Target. Rarely buy BD's there as I am mostly an Amazon shopper - but when I need to pick one up - I go there first

ToonyLoons · 12-09-2007, 08:49 AM

I noticed while at work, there is a Disney on Blu-ray ad playing on one of the TV's. And it is not on the Blu-ray display tv. Some of the coming soon commercials that play also say, "coming soon to DVD and Blu-ray." It is a nice thing to hear. A lot of people stop and look at the Blu display endcap too.

jw · 12-09-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ToonyLoons

I noticed while at work, there is a Disney on Blu-ray ad playing on one of the TV's. And it is not on the Blu-ray display tv. Some of the coming soon commercials that play also say, "coming soon to DVD and Blu-ray." It is a nice thing to hear. A lot of people stop and look at the Blu display endcap too.

I was at the Wal-Mart and they had a BD display with CARS playing, sounds good, right? but what pisses me off most is they have it hooked to the carappiest 720p HDTV, Come on........1080p material deserves a 1080p Tv.
Its the same way at CC and the damn hddvd is hooked to a 50" 1080p TV next to a 32: sony 720p for the blu.

Nothing like bad merchandising to beat our good product down

Zaphod · 12-09-2007, 12:46 PM

My Target sucks as far as its Blu-ray selection goes. Four rows of Blu-ray versus two rows of HD-DVD. Talk about a selection huh? Also the sad part is that they have multiple slots for some of the Blu-ray movies.

JackStraw · 12-09-2007, 01:05 PM

The Best Buy I go to here in Charlotte is doing an amazing job of squeezing HD DVD OUT of it's spot. I should get a shot of that aisle and upload it. Nearly every blu ray has the whole front facing out. Nearly every HD DVD has just the spine showing. Consequently Blu Ray takes up almost half of one side and almost three quarters of the other side. HD DVD has about as minimal amount of space as you can give it.

For those inclined to see for yourself it's the Best Buy in the University area of Charlotte.

MOONPHASE · 12-09-2007, 01:12 PM

target kind of sucks at blu-rays where i live even though it is better then the hd-dvd stock, wal-mart really sucks even though their prices are good. the only real place to shop for blu-rays is just best buy

Rustmonsteru · 12-09-2007, 01:35 PM

I shop almost entirely online and I haven't stepped foot in a Target in about three years, but I might have to check my local store out just to see how they lean. Best Buy is the only B&M store that carries any stock around these parts.

blukrank · 12-09-2007, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JackStraw

The Best Buy I go to here in Charlotte is doing an amazing job of squeezing HD DVD OUT of it's spot. I should get a shot of that aisle and upload it. Nearly every blu ray has the whole front facing out. Nearly every HD DVD has just the spine showing. Consequently Blu Ray takes up almost half of one side and almost three quarters of the other side. HD DVD has about as minimal amount of space as you can give it.

For those inclined to see for yourself it's the Best Buy in the University area of Charlotte.

One of The Best Buys I go to down in the Saint Louis area is doing the same.The Blu-Ray section seems to be getting larger while the HD DVD section seems to be getting smaller.

Copywriter · 12-09-2007, 03:32 PM

The Target by has a display like that. I think it was about 6 weeks ago when they changed. Before that, it was disgusting.

sj001 · 12-09-2007, 03:37 PM

My target has grown to be about 2 to 1 as well, but their selection is only about 4 rows BD, and 2 rows HD.

167mph · 12-09-2007, 03:45 PM

I don't see a great selection of Blu's at my local Target, plus the prices are not so great either.

Best Buy has the best selection if you are willing to pay their crazy prices.

SVTRacer · 12-09-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by turboedguy

My local target looks the same with an additional end cap Blu-display with more movies below the player.

Same thing with the Target here. The endcap was very impressive.

Living Near Shamu · 12-09-2007, 06:27 PM

That's been the display at one of my local Targets for a while. I'm more impressed by BB's display. They've setup a whole big aisle plus taking part of the hd dud side and part of the dvd side as well.

Also of note is that there are at least 6-10 copies of each dud title while the blus are short, with some completely out of stock.

Jokerboy649 · 12-09-2007, 07:23 PM

That's tiny compared to my Best Buy. It has two full front and back rows of all Blu-rays, pretty cool.

Hawknelson05 · 12-09-2007, 07:25 PM

my Target has about 65 blus now =)

and we sold out of superbad before pirates. thought that was odd

12-05-2007, 06:19 AM	#1
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Target BD Selection - HUGE! I know we have all heard it before - but I decided to take a picture. Forgot about it until now. Sorry it's crappy but it was with my phone. Here you go... Target Blu-Ray Link 10 Rows vx Dud's 5 rows

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turboedguy Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Santa Clarita Ca.	My local target looks the same with an additional end cap Blu-display with more movies below the player.

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Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Thats awesome man, the biggest stand i've seen in a high street store here is only about 3ft high and about a meter wide! Still there was alot more blu then dud!

12-09-2007, 07:41 AM	#6
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Not a problem. I love Target. Rarely buy BD's there as I am mostly an Amazon shopper - but when I need to pick one up - I go there first

12-09-2007, 08:49 AM	#7
ToonyLoons Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:130	I noticed while at work, there is a Disney on Blu-ray ad playing on one of the TV's. And it is not on the Blu-ray display tv. Some of the coming soon commercials that play also say, "coming soon to DVD and Blu-ray." It is a nice thing to hear. A lot of people stop and look at the Blu display endcap too.

12-09-2007, 12:46 PM	#9
Zaphod Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:A small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Blu-ray collection:350 Trading Score:4	My Target sucks as far as its Blu-ray selection goes. Four rows of Blu-ray versus two rows of HD-DVD. Talk about a selection huh? Also the sad part is that they have multiple slots for some of the Blu-ray movies.

12-09-2007, 01:05 PM	#10
JackStraw Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007	The Best Buy I go to here in Charlotte is doing an amazing job of squeezing HD DVD OUT of it's spot. I should get a shot of that aisle and upload it. Nearly every blu ray has the whole front facing out. Nearly every HD DVD has just the spine showing. Consequently Blu Ray takes up almost half of one side and almost three quarters of the other side. HD DVD has about as minimal amount of space as you can give it. For those inclined to see for yourself it's the Best Buy in the University area of Charlotte.

12-09-2007, 01:12 PM	#11
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	target kind of sucks at blu-rays where i live even though it is better then the hd-dvd stock, wal-mart really sucks even though their prices are good. the only real place to shop for blu-rays is just best buy

12-09-2007, 01:35 PM	#12
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	I shop almost entirely online and I haven't stepped foot in a Target in about three years, but I might have to check my local store out just to see how they lean. Best Buy is the only B&M store that carries any stock around these parts.

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Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	The Target by has a display like that. I think it was about 6 weeks ago when they changed. Before that, it was disgusting.

12-09-2007, 03:37 PM	#15
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	My target has grown to be about 2 to 1 as well, but their selection is only about 4 rows BD, and 2 rows HD.

12-09-2007, 03:45 PM	#16
167mph Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Foster City, CA Blu-ray collection:72	I don't see a great selection of Blu's at my local Target, plus the prices are not so great either. Best Buy has the best selection if you are willing to pay their crazy prices.

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12-09-2007, 07:23 PM	#19
Jokerboy649 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Detroit Blu-ray collection:262 Blu-ray reviews:8	That's tiny compared to my Best Buy. It has two full front and back rows of all Blu-rays, pretty cool.

12-09-2007, 07:25 PM	#20
Hawknelson05 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville Trading Score:1	my Target has about 65 blus now =) and we sold out of superbad before pirates. thought that was odd

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