Just got back from Target - Blu-ray Forum

mrtaber · 12-08-2007, 07:56 PM

And lo and behold what did I spy? A 2-to-1 margin of BD titles vs. HD titles, and a kiosk dedicated to extolling the virtues of BD. Of course, they were moving PS3s as well as several stand alone players (Sony, etc.).

From the looks of the inventory, the BD titles are moving (empty or picked-over slots) vs. the HD titles (seemingly pristine and untouched).

I didn't notice any specials at this time.

Mark

jw · 12-08-2007, 08:18 PM

Alot Of That Had To Due With This Past Weeks Sale Of The Sony Standalone Player And The Target Gift Card Associated With The Sale. The Extra Kiosk Appeared In The Two Weeks At My Target. But There Are About 16 Rows Of Pockets For Blu Vs The 4 Rows For Hdddddddud And Soon To Be Shrinking From What I Read, They Are Moving Away From Hddud Except The High Profile Titles

Hawknelson05 · 12-08-2007, 08:20 PM

i love the new BD display, unfortunately it's a multmedia (CF) drive running thorugh component cables. Theres nothing blu-ray about it. And the TV is only 720p/1080i. Kind of disappointing. Target's a bunch of cheap bastards. Trust me, I knows

bkbluray · 12-08-2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

i love the new BD display, unfortunately it's a multmedia (CF) drive running thorugh component cables. Theres nothing blu-ray about it. And the TV is only 720p/1080i. Kind of disappointing. Target's a bunch of cheap bastards. Trust me, I knows

+1 The PQ is disappointing compared to watching Blu-ray on my TV. Not exactly the best way to sell it. Best Buy got it right: they played Blu-rays from the start on Sony XBR TVs.

Jack Torrance · 12-08-2007, 08:29 PM

I still think Target are doing a good job with their endcap display. Plus the blu-ray promo that plays on it is nicely produced and hits all the right points.

mrtaber · 12-08-2007, 09:35 PM

Ah, okay. See, I don't get out into the retail space much, since I order 99.9% of anything non-grocery online. So I was just surprised to see the kiosk at all. And just for giggles, I stopped into Blockbuster today, to see their Blu-Ray rental collection. I still haven't made up my mind to go with BB's mail-order rental scheme (I hear they are more timely with BD discs), or to stick with my Netflix (I have it set with BD as my preferred format).

Too, although it wasn't an ideal setup to show off blu-ray, how ideal can it be in a noisy store under the glare of bad fluorescent lighting? It still looked pretty sharp, and got its point across (we can hope!).

Thanks,
Mark

atomik kinder · 12-08-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bkbluray

+1 The PQ is disappointing compared to watching Blu-ray on my TV. Not exactly the best way to sell it. Best Buy got it right: they played Blu-rays from the start on Sony XBR TVs.

That is funny that people are thinking that way. I was at Target today and saw some people checking out the BD Display. One of the guys says "I want that!" The displays that I have seen look really good, so maybe someone has it set up wrong. I know they don't really use a BD player and only use a media player, but Target only has so much space for electronics as compared to Best Buy and such, but I have actually yet to see a real BD player there, you must have to ask for it. PLUS, Target was advertising BD on all of their TVs on display. It was showing a commercial for cars and was pretty exciting. Interestingly enough they showed a Shrek 3 commercial and at the very in it said, oh yeah, its available on HD DVD, kind of just in passing not an entire BD commercial like the Cars one.

JJ · 12-09-2007, 06:00 AM

Prices at Target kill me.

airhead · 12-09-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

i love the new BD display, unfortunately it's a multmedia (CF) drive running thorugh component cables. Theres nothing blu-ray about it. And the TV is only 720p/1080i. Kind of disappointing. Target's a bunch of cheap bastards. Trust me, I knows

Target does not decide what is used in these displays. I know I work there. A regional promotions person for the manufacturer, probably sony again, has it shipped to us and they do most the set-up. That's they way it was with the PS2, PS3, Game Cube, Wii, Xbox, and XB 360. At least at our store.

tru_to_blu · 12-10-2007, 05:40 AM

Awsome news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NJMetsFan · 12-10-2007, 05:48 AM

I was at the Target near me and their Blu section has more than double while the red stayed the same since the last time I was there.

Thomasbeau · 12-11-2007, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by NJMetsFan

I was at the Target near me and their Blu section has more than double while the red stayed the same since the last time I was there.

I was in the Best Buy in Warwick RI today. Their Blu-ray and HD-DUD are back to back in a row. The HD-DUD ended about 6 feet shorter than the Blu row and the Blu-ray row had a TON more titles.

BTBuck1 · 12-11-2007, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawknelson05

i love the new BD display, unfortunately it's a multmedia (CF) drive running thorugh component cables. Theres nothing blu-ray about it. And the TV is only 720p/1080i. Kind of disappointing. Target's a bunch of cheap bastards. Trust me, I knows

yeah I think If I worked at Target I would Jerry rig that thing to have Pirates 2 on a loop

12-08-2007, 07:56 PM	#1
mrtaber Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Sacramento, CA	Just got back from Target And lo and behold what did I spy? A 2-to-1 margin of BD titles vs. HD titles, and a kiosk dedicated to extolling the virtues of BD. Of course, they were moving PS3s as well as several stand alone players (Sony, etc.). From the looks of the inventory, the BD titles are moving (empty or picked-over slots) vs. the HD titles (seemingly pristine and untouched). I didn't notice any specials at this time. Mark

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12-08-2007, 08:18 PM	#2
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	Alot Of That Had To Due With This Past Weeks Sale Of The Sony Standalone Player And The Target Gift Card Associated With The Sale. The Extra Kiosk Appeared In The Two Weeks At My Target. But There Are About 16 Rows Of Pockets For Blu Vs The 4 Rows For Hdddddddud And Soon To Be Shrinking From What I Read, They Are Moving Away From Hddud Except The High Profile Titles

12-08-2007, 08:20 PM	#3
Hawknelson05 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville Trading Score:1	i love the new BD display, unfortunately it's a multmedia (CF) drive running thorugh component cables. Theres nothing blu-ray about it. And the TV is only 720p/1080i. Kind of disappointing. Target's a bunch of cheap bastards. Trust me, I knows

12-08-2007, 08:29 PM	#5
Jack Torrance Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Overlook Hotel Blu-ray reviews:1	I still think Target are doing a good job with their endcap display. Plus the blu-ray promo that plays on it is nicely produced and hits all the right points.

12-08-2007, 09:35 PM	#6
mrtaber Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Sacramento, CA	Ah, okay. See, I don't get out into the retail space much, since I order 99.9% of anything non-grocery online. So I was just surprised to see the kiosk at all. And just for giggles, I stopped into Blockbuster today, to see their Blu-Ray rental collection. I still haven't made up my mind to go with BB's mail-order rental scheme (I hear they are more timely with BD discs), or to stick with my Netflix (I have it set with BD as my preferred format). Too, although it wasn't an ideal setup to show off blu-ray, how ideal can it be in a noisy store under the glare of bad fluorescent lighting? It still looked pretty sharp, and got its point across (we can hope!). Thanks, Mark

12-09-2007, 06:00 AM	#8
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Prices at Target kill me.

12-10-2007, 05:40 AM	#10
tru_to_blu Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Kentucky 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:1167 Trading Score:62	Awsome news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12-10-2007, 05:48 AM	#11
NJMetsFan Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Plumas Lake, CA	I was at the Target near me and their Blu section has more than double while the red stayed the same since the last time I was there.

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