Toshiba Getting Desperate Now - Giving Away HD-DVD Players! - Blu-ray Forum

DrinkMore · 01-07-2008, 02:23 AM

Read on another forum that Toshiba is now GIVING AWAY HD-DVD players with a purchase of their qualifying TV's. Man oh man. I don't know what to say. Very sad, but hey - what a better way to get rid of your trash than to give it away?

The Guardian · 01-07-2008, 02:24 AM

Now let's be consistant here, BDA companies have been doing this for months and it wasn't called throwing away the trash then.

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-07-2008, 02:26 AM

Totally waste space.... no need for HD-DEAD in the house

tron3 · 01-07-2008, 02:28 AM

I read in one of the articles they said.. "We still believe that HD DVD is preferred format by consumers.."...said this AFTER the Warner announcement....in frikken response to it!

They cancelled their little party at CES though.

<prints t-shirt.>

"I survived HD DVD"

...I bought blu-ray.

chan1490 · 01-07-2008, 02:28 AM

No...that's not fair.

I've seen promos by Sony, when you buy a Sony TV, you get a free Blu Ray Player.

DrinkMore · 01-07-2008, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Guardian

Now let's be consistant here, BDA companies have been doing this for months and it wasn't called throwing away the trash then.

Soo.. what do you call a company giving away a dead format to unsuspecting consumers?

crystal_sun · 01-07-2008, 02:29 AM

I never once even look at a Toshiba brand for LCD.

I'll go for Samsung, Sharp, or Sony for LCD.

If I want cheap LCD, then I'll go with Olevia?

spam.curitiba · 01-07-2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Read on another forum that Toshiba is now GIVING AWAY HD-DVD players with a purchase of their qualifying TV's. Man oh man. I don't know what to say. Very sad, but hey - what a better way to get rid of your trash than to give it away?

Panasonic is doing that this week at BBY when you buy one of their tv's for blu

sj001 · 01-07-2008, 02:32 AM

Well, all of the BDA manufacturers are also giving away their players with their TVs. But the real question, why the hell is Toshiba bothering with this crap, it's just pulling more people into a dead format. And they say they are doing what is best for the consumer? Yeah, whatever...

Iceman_II · 01-07-2008, 02:33 AM

Which Tosh player is it? Is it one of the throw-away 1080i sets? If so, it IS getting rid of the trash.

At least the BDA was bundling full featured blu sets with the televisions, not crippled players.

DrinkMore · 01-07-2008, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sj001

Well, all of the BDA manufacturers are also giving away their players with their TVs. But the real question, why the hell is Toshiba bothering with this crap, it's just pulling more people into a dead format. And they say they are doing what is best for the consumer? Yeah, whatever...

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PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-07-2008, 02:34 AM

Go PANNY! I wish I get the nice Panny blu-ray player when I got their Plasma tho but I am still happy with my PS 3

BTBuck1 · 01-07-2008, 02:35 AM

Atleast they are paying what it's worth....NOTHING

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-07-2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sj001

Well, all of the BDA manufacturers are also giving away their players with their TVs. But the real question, why the hell is Toshiba bothering with this crap, it's just pulling more people into a dead format. And they say they are doing what is best for the consumer? Yeah, whatever...

+1

Now u an really call it "DEAD GIVE AWAY"

DrinkMore · 01-07-2008, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman_II

Which Tosh player is it? Is it one of the throw-away 1080i sets? If so, it IS getting rid of the trash.

At least the BDA was bundling full featured blu sets with the televisions, not crippled players.

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Alan Gordon · 01-07-2008, 02:38 AM

Knowing what we know now (in regards to WB), it's a little different than the BDA companies giving away free players.

However, Toshiba has done this before several times now...

~Alan

DrinkMore · 01-07-2008, 02:40 AM

Well, the thing here is - Toshiba is now KNOWINGLY misleading customers for the sake of padding their pockets. After the Warner announcement - Toshiba should have pulled the plug on "freebies and rebates" like this if they REALLY wanted to help the consumers.

Yet they continue to deceive the consumer and pushing obsolete hardware. Very sad.

CapBBeard · 01-07-2008, 02:44 AM

It's Sunday. This is a new retail week. This promotion would've been planned well before Friday's news.

Sling · 01-07-2008, 02:53 AM

Microsoft said not word CES center stage about HD-DVD and did there presentations with Sony Vaio notebooks.Toshiba is feeling pretty low right now .I cant blame them for giving players away...heck nobody with a right mind is going to buy one.
This war is over!

galz · 01-07-2008, 03:14 AM

They can still be used with SDVD and they will still play the free movies.

01-07-2008, 02:23 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	Toshiba Getting Desperate Now - Giving Away HD-DVD Players! Read on another forum that Toshiba is now GIVING AWAY HD-DVD players with a purchase of their qualifying TV's. Man oh man. I don't know what to say. Very sad, but hey - what a better way to get rid of your trash than to give it away?

01-07-2008, 02:28 AM	#4
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	I read in one of the articles they said.. "We still believe that HD DVD is preferred format by consumers.."...said this AFTER the Warner announcement....in frikken response to it! They cancelled their little party at CES though. <prints t-shirt.> "I survived HD DVD" ...I bought blu-ray. Last edited by tron3; 01-07-2008 at 02:32 AM.

01-07-2008, 02:53 AM	#19
Sling Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Virginia Beach Blu-ray reviews:2	Microsoft said not word CES center stage about HD-DVD and did there presentations with Sony Vaio notebooks.Toshiba is feeling pretty low right now .I cant blame them for giving players away...heck nobody with a right mind is going to buy one. This war is over! Last edited by Sling; 01-07-2008 at 02:55 AM.

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01-07-2008, 02:24 AM	#2
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	Now let's be consistant here, BDA companies have been doing this for months and it wasn't called throwing away the trash then.

01-07-2008, 02:26 AM	#3
PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA, USA	Totally waste space.... no need for HD-DEAD in the house

01-07-2008, 02:28 AM	#5
chan1490 Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray reviews:5	No...that's not fair. I've seen promos by Sony, when you buy a Sony TV, you get a free Blu Ray Player.

01-07-2008, 02:29 AM	#7
crystal_sun Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:43 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:13	I never once even look at a Toshiba brand for LCD. I'll go for Samsung, Sharp, or Sony for LCD. If I want cheap LCD, then I'll go with Olevia?

01-07-2008, 02:32 AM	#9
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Well, all of the BDA manufacturers are also giving away their players with their TVs. But the real question, why the hell is Toshiba bothering with this crap, it's just pulling more people into a dead format. And they say they are doing what is best for the consumer? Yeah, whatever...

01-07-2008, 02:33 AM	#10
Iceman_II Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Ft. Worth Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:308 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Which Tosh player is it? Is it one of the throw-away 1080i sets? If so, it IS getting rid of the trash. At least the BDA was bundling full featured blu sets with the televisions, not crippled players.

01-07-2008, 02:34 AM	#12
PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA, USA	Go PANNY! I wish I get the nice Panny blu-ray player when I got their Plasma tho but I am still happy with my PS 3

01-07-2008, 02:35 AM	#13
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	Atleast they are paying what it's worth....NOTHING

01-07-2008, 02:38 AM	#16
Alan Gordon Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Dawson, GA 4K collection:867 Blu-ray collection:2455 DVD collection:437 MA collection:1874 Digital collection:2065 iTunes collection:4091 Prime collection:1896 Trading Score:44	Knowing what we know now (in regards to WB), it's a little different than the BDA companies giving away free players. However, Toshiba has done this before several times now... ~Alan

01-07-2008, 02:40 AM	#17
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Well, the thing here is - Toshiba is now KNOWINGLY misleading customers for the sake of padding their pockets. After the Warner announcement - Toshiba should have pulled the plug on "freebies and rebates" like this if they REALLY wanted to help the consumers. Yet they continue to deceive the consumer and pushing obsolete hardware. Very sad.

01-07-2008, 02:44 AM	#18
CapBBeard Junior Member Member since:Dec 2007	It's Sunday. This is a new retail week. This promotion would've been planned well before Friday's news.

01-07-2008, 03:14 AM	#20
galz Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	They can still be used with SDVD and they will still play the free movies.

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