I thought Target was BD exlusive? - Blu-ray Forum

haste · 08-30-2007, 05:12 PM

The Target in Roanoke, Virginia still has HD-DVD...

And they are still getting new ones because they had Blades of Glory on the shelf.

CptGreedle · 08-30-2007, 05:13 PM

HD-DVD discs are still to be sold. Blu-ray will be displayed prominently. Blu-ray disc players will be sold exclusively in stores while the website will still have HD-DVD players. No stores will sell HD-DVD players.

This is a repeat thread, please use the search function in the forums.

mngmikes · 08-30-2007, 07:01 PM

when does this start? because my local target is still selling the toshiba player and xbox 360 add ons.... but there was a nice bluray setup on an endcap all set up and what not

u_nick · 08-30-2007, 07:09 PM

They will continue to sell the 360 add-on as far as I know. I think the announcement specified that they would sell strictly Bluray STAND ALONE players (not counting the PS3) and NOT HDDVD Stand Alone Players (Not including the 360 Add-on). And I think they just said "For the Holiday Season"

So the nice endcap for Bluray is about it. Just remember you wont be seeing any nice HDDVD endcaps

dakota81 · 08-30-2007, 07:30 PM

Target even carries Sony's HD DVD player:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000SDNMHW

atomik kinder · 08-30-2007, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakota81

Target even carries Sony's HD DVD player:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000SDNMHW

Sony doesn't make an HD DVD player.

Ashamed Pegasus · 08-30-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mngmikes

when does this start? because my local target is still selling the toshiba player and xbox 360 add ons.... but there was a nice bluray setup on an endcap all set up and what not

Very odd, because they are not suppose to sell them (stand-alone players) in stores, just on-line...

CptGreedle · 08-30-2007, 08:10 PM

You mean an up-sampling DVD player... not and HD-DVD player.

That has nothing to do with it. Plus the website will still sell HD-DVD payers.
They should stop selling them in stores for the holiday shopping season. I know my target has very very few at all to choose from, so I am waiting for them to update the displays.

Pilam69 · 08-30-2007, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakota81

Target even carries Sony's HD DVD player:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000SDNMHW

it's a DVD player..............that's all. Please tell me you know the difference......................

supersix4 · 08-30-2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Sony doesn't make an HD DVD player.

lol yeah they dont make it its an upconverting dvd player to "hd settings" thats all it wont play hdud disks

Luis_A51 · 08-30-2007, 08:25 PM

im pretty sure he knows sony doesnt make an hd-dvd player, it was a joke

ToonyLoons · 08-30-2007, 08:37 PM

Unless something changed, Target will still sell the HD-DVD add-on for 360. They have not carried any HD/Blu player in stored except for the PS3 and the add-on for 360. This Fall/Winter, they will be exclusively selling a standalone Blu-Ray player in stores other then the previously mention PS3 and HD-DVD add-on for Xbox360. There will be no standalone HD-DVD player sold in stores. I believe as of now there are no HD-DVD players on Target.com, but that is the only place that Target will sell HD-DVD players for the time being.

I am not sure when Target will begin selling the standalone Blu player or feature the Sony Blu-Ray endcap, but in the upcoming weeks Target stores will be transitioning the Electronics department for its new set. Target transitions departments two times a year. The transition will be the major set for the next 6 months with revisions taking care of minor changes to remove or add product between that time.

The Entertainment department (music, movies and books) normally transitions a week before or after Electronics. When Entertainment transitions, I hear some stores will be expanding the Blu-Ray section to an 8 feet display and HD-DVD to 4 feet. For now most stores have one 4 foot section for for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray combined. These changes depend on a number of factors which include store size, market the store is in, competition around the store , sales and other factors.

thehappyman · 08-30-2007, 08:45 PM

Target has been selling both HD and Blu Ray all along....... But they very recently have EXPANDED thier Blu Ray offerings (in all the stores as far as I can tell).

Pilam69 · 08-30-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luis_A51

im pretty sure he knows sony doesnt make an hd-dvd player, it was a joke

Jokes should be funny. That was just scary.

dakota81 · 08-30-2007, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilam69

Jokes should be funny. That was just scary.

It's listed in the HD DVD section of the website.

atomik kinder · 08-30-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thehappyman

Target has been selling both HD and Blu Ray all along....... But they very recently have EXPANDED thier Blu Ray offerings (in all the stores as far as I can tell).

The Target that I mostly shop at has doubled their Blu-Ray space, but the HD DVD space is still the same, two rows. Granted four rows of BDs is not a lot, but it is a start and it is still a couple months until the Holiday shopping season. Just wait until Halloween is over.

UlicBelouve · 08-30-2007, 09:09 PM

I think Target agreed to also do Blu-Ray endcaps, and not HD-DVD endcaps. target will certainly push the Blu-ray more than HD-DVD, but they still carry them.

What I find amusing is that my Targets epitomize the 2:1 ratio. 4 rows for Blu-Ray, 2 rows for HD-DVD. If you add in the Blu-Rays they have in the PS3 section, then that adds to it.

TruBlu2 · 08-31-2007, 01:45 AM

They are selling inventory of hddvd, we all know how long that is going to take.

he he

08-30-2007, 05:12 PM	#1
haste Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:1	I thought Target was BD exlusive? The Target in Roanoke, Virginia still has HD-DVD... And they are still getting new ones because they had Blades of Glory on the shelf.

08-30-2007, 08:45 PM	#13
thehappyman Member Member since:Jul 2007	Target has been selling both HD and Blu Ray all along....... But they very recently have EXPANDED thier Blu Ray offerings (in all the stores as far as I can tell). Last edited by thehappyman; 08-30-2007 at 10:43 PM.

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08-30-2007, 05:13 PM	#2
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	HD-DVD discs are still to be sold. Blu-ray will be displayed prominently. Blu-ray disc players will be sold exclusively in stores while the website will still have HD-DVD players. No stores will sell HD-DVD players. This is a repeat thread, please use the search function in the forums.

08-30-2007, 07:01 PM	#3
mngmikes Banned Member since:Aug 2007	when does this start? because my local target is still selling the toshiba player and xbox 360 add ons.... but there was a nice bluray setup on an endcap all set up and what not

08-30-2007, 07:09 PM	#4
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	They will continue to sell the 360 add-on as far as I know. I think the announcement specified that they would sell strictly Bluray STAND ALONE players (not counting the PS3) and NOT HDDVD Stand Alone Players (Not including the 360 Add-on). And I think they just said "For the Holiday Season" So the nice endcap for Bluray is about it. Just remember you wont be seeing any nice HDDVD endcaps

08-30-2007, 07:30 PM	#5
dakota81 Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007	Target even carries Sony's HD DVD player: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B000SDNMHW

08-30-2007, 08:10 PM	#8
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	You mean an up-sampling DVD player... not and HD-DVD player. That has nothing to do with it. Plus the website will still sell HD-DVD payers. They should stop selling them in stores for the holiday shopping season. I know my target has very very few at all to choose from, so I am waiting for them to update the displays.

08-30-2007, 08:25 PM	#11
Luis_A51 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, AB Blu-ray reviews:4	im pretty sure he knows sony doesnt make an hd-dvd player, it was a joke

08-30-2007, 08:37 PM	#12
ToonyLoons Expert Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:130	Unless something changed, Target will still sell the HD-DVD add-on for 360. They have not carried any HD/Blu player in stored except for the PS3 and the add-on for 360. This Fall/Winter, they will be exclusively selling a standalone Blu-Ray player in stores other then the previously mention PS3 and HD-DVD add-on for Xbox360. There will be no standalone HD-DVD player sold in stores. I believe as of now there are no HD-DVD players on Target.com, but that is the only place that Target will sell HD-DVD players for the time being. I am not sure when Target will begin selling the standalone Blu player or feature the Sony Blu-Ray endcap, but in the upcoming weeks Target stores will be transitioning the Electronics department for its new set. Target transitions departments two times a year. The transition will be the major set for the next 6 months with revisions taking care of minor changes to remove or add product between that time. The Entertainment department (music, movies and books) normally transitions a week before or after Electronics. When Entertainment transitions, I hear some stores will be expanding the Blu-Ray section to an 8 feet display and HD-DVD to 4 feet. For now most stores have one 4 foot section for for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray combined. These changes depend on a number of factors which include store size, market the store is in, competition around the store , sales and other factors.

08-30-2007, 09:09 PM	#17
UlicBelouve Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Menomonee Falls, WI Blu-ray collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:1	I think Target agreed to also do Blu-Ray endcaps, and not HD-DVD endcaps. target will certainly push the Blu-ray more than HD-DVD, but they still carry them. What I find amusing is that my Targets epitomize the 2:1 ratio. 4 rows for Blu-Ray, 2 rows for HD-DVD. If you add in the Blu-Rays they have in the PS3 section, then that adds to it.

08-31-2007, 01:45 AM	#18
TruBlu2 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	They are selling inventory of hddvd, we all know how long that is going to take. he he

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