Walmart in bed with HD-DVD - Blu-ray Forum

EuLoGY · 12-10-2007, 01:50 AM

Just seen a commecial for walmart and some 24 year old total geek, begging his parents for the new "Bourne" movie on HD-DVD.

Walmart is now on my "DO NOT SHOP HERE" list.

Go Blu or I'll go elsewhere, that's a messge for all retailers!!!!!

xtop · 12-10-2007, 01:53 AM

walmart also has a blu-ray commercial, with no mention of hd dvd

sj001 · 12-10-2007, 01:53 AM

I think your title is a little misleading... so Toshiba paid Walmart to have a commercial? Either side can pay them for commercial. Nothing to worry about.

ahaxton · 12-10-2007, 02:08 AM

How about the Walmart 80GB ps3 one day sale with 15 free blu-ray movies, easily the best deal of the season. LOL Walmart is not in bed with HD-DVD

Rustmonsteru · 12-10-2007, 02:12 AM

Super Walmart near me has a small selection of about 30 titles in HiDef but it's like 25 blu vs 5 red.

oh, and they're all MSRP

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onumb · 12-10-2007, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EuLoGY

Just seen a commecial for walmart and some 24 year old total geek, begging his parents for the new "Bourne" movie on HD-DVD.

Walmart is now on my "DO NOT SHOP HERE" list.

Go Blu or I'll go elsewhere, that's a messge for all retailers!!!!!

I have seen Blu-ray only Wal-mart television commercials as well as heard Blu-ray only Wal-mart radio commercials. It is only fair that the losing HD format be able to sell the rest of their stock....

cking2729 · 12-10-2007, 02:12 AM

Did his parents tell him no? Hah.

I have like 5 Wal-Mart stores and none of them have enough of a HDM section to even matter. If I were going to buy HDM, that's the last place I would go anyway. Amazon, BB, and Fry's always have them beat on pricing from what I've seen. Besides, their numbers don't even count, and for good reason.

darkpoet25 · 12-10-2007, 02:17 AM

Wal Mart is not in bed with hd dvd. I work for one and we have fewer titles for hd dvd than for Blu Ray. I've seen a few A3 players come in, but that's it. We actually sell more BD's than hd dvd's. Plus I get certain titles with my discount which helps the wallet. Otherwise, I got to Best Buy or Fry's.

Storm · 12-10-2007, 02:35 AM

The commercial he saw is also duplicated with a female asking for Harry Potter. Same house, same parents, same poster locations in the house. What has changed is the posters show both the Blu Ray and HD DVD covers. No regular DVD.
The Borne movie is not available on Blu, thus no Blu Ray in the ad.

badboi · 12-10-2007, 03:07 AM

Walmart is the biggest ***** in retail. They'll jump in bed with anyone if they think they'll make 20 cents by doing so. BTW, I did see both Blu and HD DVD ads recently.

krispyjala · 12-10-2007, 02:34 AM

Maybe it was a one night stand...

OokieSpookie · 12-10-2007, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EuLoGY

Just seen a commecial for walmart and some 24 year old total geek, begging his parents for the new "Bourne" movie on HD-DVD.

Walmart is now on my "DO NOT SHOP HERE" list.

Go Blu or I'll go elsewhere, that's a messge for all retailers!!!!!

Jesus f'ing christ you are an embarrassment to us all...

12-10-2007, 01:50 AM	#1
EuLoGY Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Phoenix via Detroit Blu-ray reviews: 3	Walmart in bed with HD-DVD Just seen a commecial for walmart and some 24 year old total geek, begging his parents for the new "Bourne" movie on HD-DVD. Walmart is now on my "DO NOT SHOP HERE" list. Go Blu or I'll go elsewhere, that's a messge for all retailers!!!!!

12-10-2007, 02:12 AM	#5
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	Super Walmart near me has a small selection of about 30 titles in HiDef but it's like 25 blu vs 5 red. oh, and they're all MSRP . Last edited by Rustmonsteru; 12-10-2007 at 02:17 AM.

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12-10-2007, 01:53 AM	#2
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	walmart also has a blu-ray commercial, with no mention of hd dvd

12-10-2007, 01:53 AM	#3
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I think your title is a little misleading... so Toshiba paid Walmart to have a commercial? Either side can pay them for commercial. Nothing to worry about.

12-10-2007, 02:08 AM	#4
ahaxton Banned Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	How about the Walmart 80GB ps3 one day sale with 15 free blu-ray movies, easily the best deal of the season. LOL Walmart is not in bed with HD-DVD

12-10-2007, 02:12 AM	#7
cking2729 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007	Did his parents tell him no? Hah. I have like 5 Wal-Mart stores and none of them have enough of a HDM section to even matter. If I were going to buy HDM, that's the last place I would go anyway. Amazon, BB, and Fry's always have them beat on pricing from what I've seen. Besides, their numbers don't even count, and for good reason.

12-10-2007, 02:17 AM	#8
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Wal Mart is not in bed with hd dvd. I work for one and we have fewer titles for hd dvd than for Blu Ray. I've seen a few A3 players come in, but that's it. We actually sell more BD's than hd dvd's. Plus I get certain titles with my discount which helps the wallet. Otherwise, I got to Best Buy or Fry's.

12-10-2007, 02:35 AM	#9
Storm Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:North Carolina, USA Blu-ray collection:320 Trading Score:3	The commercial he saw is also duplicated with a female asking for Harry Potter. Same house, same parents, same poster locations in the house. What has changed is the posters show both the Blu Ray and HD DVD covers. No regular DVD. The Borne movie is not available on Blu, thus no Blu Ray in the ad.

12-10-2007, 03:07 AM	#10
badboi Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Atlanta	Walmart is the biggest ***** in retail. They'll jump in bed with anyone if they think they'll make 20 cents by doing so. BTW, I did see both Blu and HD DVD ads recently.

12-10-2007, 02:34 AM	#11
krispyjala Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Fremont, CA	Maybe it was a one night stand...

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