Best Buy referring to Blu-Ray as HD-DVD - Blu-ray Forum

Sushisake · 11-25-2008, 07:59 PM

I just got the Thanksgiving Day flyer for Best buy - and they have the $9.99 Blu-Ray for Transformers - and the ad refers to it as HD-DVD. GEEZ LOUISE!!! New people are confused enough without stupid mistakes like this!

Blu Titan · 11-25-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sushisake

I just got the Thanksgiving Day flyer for Best buy - and they have the $9.99 Blu-Ray for Transformers - and the ad refers to it as HD-DVD. GEEZ LOUISE!!! New people are confused enough without stupid mistakes like this!

You have to be kidding with that. At this stage of the game, it is ridiculous for Best Buy marketing to be that incompetent.

Sushisake · 11-25-2008, 08:07 PM

I am absolutely NOT kidding about this! Go to the Best Buy website and find their Thanksgiving flyer - just in case it is only in my area - use zipcode 02189.

Outrageous!

tntkain · 11-25-2008, 08:14 PM

it did say hd-dvd. But has a picture of blu-ray. I actually called them and told them and the guy had no idea what to say. hopefully the printed ad will be correct

cbo · 11-25-2008, 08:16 PM

demand a retraction!

Blu Titan · 11-25-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tntkain

it did say hd-dvd. But has a picture of blu-ray. I actually called them and told them and the guy had no idea what to say. hopefully the printed ad will be correct

All I can say is...WOW. How hard can it be for Best Buy to get the most basic of facts correct?!

Ice2Dragon · 11-25-2008, 08:21 PM

how is this a hot deal

STARSCREAM · 11-25-2008, 08:23 PM

WOW, that is ridiculous.

LifeOfAPirate13 · 11-25-2008, 08:25 PM

They have mass genious's in their marketing department

justends · 11-25-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sushisake

I just got the Thanksgiving Day flyer for Best buy - and they have the $9.99 Blu-Ray for Transformers - and the ad refers to it as HD-DVD. GEEZ LOUISE!!! New people are confused enough without stupid mistakes like this!

That's entertaining and all, but you are in the wrong section for this. This is the Hot Deals section.

dwigtkschrute · 11-25-2008, 09:14 PM

Hey, if it gets people to buy into it, call it Carl's High Falutin' Video Plates for all I care. Point being, I don't care what it's called, as long as it is adopted by the mainstream.

yankees3 · 11-25-2008, 09:17 PM

some of you guys are worse then BB! How is this a HOT DEAL!! Your making some of us confused on whats a HOT DEAL. Please learn to put your topic in a proper forum, before i get the administrator to reevaluate your member status!

saginawjuggalo · 11-25-2008, 09:21 PM

Worst-Buy makes more mistakes in their weekly ads than any company I know of

Then when you want them to honor something, they always point to corporate as a cop-out

jkwest · 11-25-2008, 09:28 PM

SpaceDog · 11-25-2008, 09:34 PM

I suspect more and more retailers will use HD DVD as shorthand for blu-ray in sales pitches and materials. HD-DVD is dead, I'm not worried how people refer to blu-ray as long as they build the business.

Sushisake · 11-25-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by yankees3

some of you guys are worse then BB! How is this a HOT DEAL!! Your making some of us confused on whats a HOT DEAL. Please learn to put your topic in a proper forum, before i get the administrator to reevaluate your member status!

Can you find it somewhere in your heart (which I hope is not 5 sizes too small) - to forgive me??

cartman781 · 11-25-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sushisake

Can you find it somewhere in your heart (which I hope is not 5 sizes too small) - to forgive me??

Tis the season for forgiveness

-diVe- · 11-25-2008, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I suspect more and more retailers will use HD DVD as shorthand for blu-ray in sales pitches and materials. HD-DVD is dead, I'm not worried how people refer to blu-ray as long as they build the business.

HD DVD is the most ridiculous acronym for a consumer product. Five syllables is too much. Blu-ray is much easier to say. Whenever someone says HD DVD when referring to Blu-ray, they need to be smacked with a rolled up newspaper.

ThePhantomOak · 11-25-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sushisake

I just got the Thanksgiving Day flyer for Best buy - and they have the $9.99 Blu-Ray for Transformers - and the ad refers to it as HD-DVD. GEEZ LOUISE!!! New people are confused enough without stupid mistakes like this!

good hot deal.

Fail

Brandon · 11-25-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by yankees3

some of you guys are worse then BB! How is this a HOT DEAL!! Your making some of us confused on whats a HOT DEAL. Please learn to put your topic in a proper forum, before i get the administrator to reevaluate your member status!

Are you flippin' serious? The OP has been a member longer than you.

11-25-2008, 07:59 PM	#1
Sushisake Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:1806 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:3	OUTRAGEOUS - Best Buy referring to Blu-Ray as HD-DVD I just got the Thanksgiving Day flyer for Best buy - and they have the $9.99 Blu-Ray for Transformers - and the ad refers to it as HD-DVD. GEEZ LOUISE!!! New people are confused enough without stupid mistakes like this! Last edited by Sushisake; 11-25-2008 at 08:17 PM.

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11-25-2008, 08:07 PM	#3
Sushisake Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:1806 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:3	I am absolutely NOT kidding about this! Go to the Best Buy website and find their Thanksgiving flyer - just in case it is only in my area - use zipcode 02189. Outrageous!

11-25-2008, 08:14 PM	#4
tntkain Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:103 Blu-ray reviews: 2	it did say hd-dvd. But has a picture of blu-ray. I actually called them and told them and the guy had no idea what to say. hopefully the printed ad will be correct

11-25-2008, 08:16 PM	#5
cbo Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:cbus 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:3201 DVD collection:145 Digital collection:3 iTunes collection:1 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:7	demand a retraction!

11-25-2008, 08:21 PM	#7
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	how is this a hot deal

11-25-2008, 08:23 PM	#8
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	WOW, that is ridiculous.

11-25-2008, 08:25 PM	#9
LifeOfAPirate13 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Chicago, IL Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:18	They have mass genious's in their marketing department

11-25-2008, 09:14 PM	#11
dwigtkschrute Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:159 Trading Score:185	Hey, if it gets people to buy into it, call it Carl's High Falutin' Video Plates for all I care. Point being, I don't care what it's called, as long as it is adopted by the mainstream.

11-25-2008, 09:17 PM	#12
yankees3 Active Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Austin, TX	some of you guys are worse then BB! How is this a HOT DEAL!! Your making some of us confused on whats a HOT DEAL. Please learn to put your topic in a proper forum, before i get the administrator to reevaluate your member status!

11-25-2008, 09:21 PM	#13
saginawjuggalo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Saginaw, Michigan 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:2058 DVD collection:85 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:2	Worst-Buy makes more mistakes in their weekly ads than any company I know of Then when you want them to honor something, they always point to corporate as a cop-out

11-25-2008, 09:28 PM	#14
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20

11-25-2008, 09:34 PM	#15
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	I suspect more and more retailers will use HD DVD as shorthand for blu-ray in sales pitches and materials. HD-DVD is dead, I'm not worried how people refer to blu-ray as long as they build the business.

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