My Local Best Buy Is.... - Blu-ray Forum

blu-mike · 11-09-2008, 05:26 AM

Getting rid of there old DVDS and getting more blu-ray movies!!

is this happening at any other best buy?

Maxell · 11-09-2008, 05:22 PM

yeah right. I work at Best Buy and dvd's are about 1/10 of the store. And blu-rays are about a tenth of that (8-10 4' sections). Blu rays can't get much bigger, there's not enough titles.

Bobby Henderson · 11-09-2008, 05:25 PM

Blu-ray is surpassing the 1000 titles mark (when you factor in the few dozen impending releases).

Maxell · 11-09-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Henderson

Blu-ray is surpassing the 1000 titles mark (when you factor in the few dozen impending releases).

But there's 77,000 dvd titles on BestBuy.com. I love bluray but that's still a large difference.

Midnightsailor · 11-09-2008, 09:19 PM

Blu-ray will get there in time.

MAPdead · 11-09-2008, 09:30 PM

They take up a whole row at my best buy it will take up more then that in time.

atomik kinder · 11-10-2008, 05:01 PM

I was at Best Buy this weekended, and for some reason, it looked like maybe they took out a row or two of shelving from their DVDs. I don;t know if it was just me, but I though the amount of space they had reserved for DVDs had shrunk, while the Blu-ray area did expand to one more shelving section.

RIPSeanTaylor21 · 11-10-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by atomik kinder

I was at Best Buy this weekended, and for some reason, it looked like maybe they took out a row or two of shelving from their DVDs. I don;t know if it was just me, but I though the amount of space they had reserved for DVDs had shrunk, while the Blu-ray area did expand to one more shelving section.

wELL I GOT HANCOCK ON BLU RAY AT BEST BUY LAST NIGHT!@

Septimus Prime · 11-10-2008, 06:50 PM

That's funny because my local Best Buy treats me like a criminal when I try to use a coupon.

Mubbly · 11-10-2008, 06:51 PM

My Local Best Buy Is.... doing it pretty well askshully.

dadkins · 11-10-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

That's funny because my local Best Buy treats me like a criminal when I try to use a coupon.

Point and shoot with the reader gun and total is seconds away here.

Last time I was in BB, there was one side of an isle dedicated to Blu-ray, one roll-away display with a bunch of discounted BDs, and 3 end caps.

ak808 · 11-10-2008, 11:25 PM

At my local bestbuy I noticed that they just recently took away half an aisle of dvds and filled it with blurays.

zweet77 · 11-10-2008, 11:30 PM

Picked up some blus at my Best Buy and they have blu-rays and ps3s everywhere!They have two displays of 80gigs that must have like 200 systems!

Maxell · 11-11-2008, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by zweet77

Picked up some blus at my Best Buy and they have blu-rays and ps3s everywhere!They have two displays of 80gigs that must have like 200 systems!

Yep. There's a Sony sponsored endcap with an encased PS3, and there's the typical PS3 display in video games. And tons of PS3 hardware (as well as all Xbox models, and even Wii's)

Marquoz · 11-11-2008, 05:33 AM

My local Best Buy is .... annoying! They have a new thing where the cashier can't get a game/movie out of a lockbox. You have to bring it up to the greeter at the front entrance. Ah well, at least I get reward points!

NJ_RAMS_FAN · 11-11-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MAPdead

They take up a whole row at my best buy it will take up more then that in time.

about a row and half at my local best buy

Pelican170 · 11-11-2008, 04:54 PM

I think about two rows, but the prices suck...

EQ3282 · 11-12-2008, 02:53 PM

My local BB has a stand-alone '2 for $35' rack in the front, and two full sides of shelf space, and then two end caps, one for new releases and one for music oriented BDs. The area is definitely getting bigger, but my BB seems to 'stock' only the BDs they think will sell. I have noticed a few available titles missing from their selection.

I've also noticed more $19.99 sale prices for select BDs too. Though, their day-to-day prices still hover around $25-30.

bhampton · 11-12-2008, 03:50 PM

I gotta keep buying them from the stores. I don't want to see the floor space for Blu Ray shrinking.

It was heartbreaking to watch SACD shirk to nothingness. (Maybe the format still lives for classical so perhaps Virgin Megastores still have a section... I don't know.)

Riff Magnum · 11-12-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

I think about two rows, but the prices suck...

Really? I got Band of Brothers for $54. That seems very reasonable considering i got it day of release.

11-09-2008, 05:26 AM	#1
blu-mike Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:440 Blu-ray reviews:2	My Local Best Buy Is.... Getting rid of there old DVDS and getting more blu-ray movies!! is this happening at any other best buy?

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11-09-2008, 05:22 PM	#2
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	yeah right. I work at Best Buy and dvd's are about 1/10 of the store. And blu-rays are about a tenth of that (8-10 4' sections). Blu rays can't get much bigger, there's not enough titles.

11-09-2008, 05:25 PM	#3
Bobby Henderson Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Oklahoma Blu-ray collection:96 Blu-ray reviews: 12	Blu-ray is surpassing the 1000 titles mark (when you factor in the few dozen impending releases).

11-09-2008, 09:19 PM	#5
Midnightsailor Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1	Blu-ray will get there in time.

11-09-2008, 09:30 PM	#6
MAPdead Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:918 Blu-ray collection:2683 Blu-ray reviews:23	They take up a whole row at my best buy it will take up more then that in time.

11-10-2008, 05:01 PM	#7
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I was at Best Buy this weekended, and for some reason, it looked like maybe they took out a row or two of shelving from their DVDs. I don;t know if it was just me, but I though the amount of space they had reserved for DVDs had shrunk, while the Blu-ray area did expand to one more shelving section.

11-10-2008, 06:50 PM	#9
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	That's funny because my local Best Buy treats me like a criminal when I try to use a coupon.

11-10-2008, 06:51 PM	#10
Mubbly Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Antioch, CA Blu-ray collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:2	My Local Best Buy Is.... doing it pretty well askshully.

11-10-2008, 11:25 PM	#12
ak808 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:342	At my local bestbuy I noticed that they just recently took away half an aisle of dvds and filled it with blurays.

11-10-2008, 11:30 PM	#13
zweet77 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:San Francisco Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:129 Blu-ray reviews:7	Picked up some blus at my Best Buy and they have blu-rays and ps3s everywhere!They have two displays of 80gigs that must have like 200 systems!

11-11-2008, 05:33 AM	#15
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	My local Best Buy is .... annoying! They have a new thing where the cashier can't get a game/movie out of a lockbox. You have to bring it up to the greeter at the front entrance. Ah well, at least I get reward points!

11-11-2008, 04:54 PM	#17
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	I think about two rows, but the prices suck...

11-12-2008, 02:53 PM	#18
EQ3282 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1	My local BB has a stand-alone '2 for $35' rack in the front, and two full sides of shelf space, and then two end caps, one for new releases and one for music oriented BDs. The area is definitely getting bigger, but my BB seems to 'stock' only the BDs they think will sell. I have noticed a few available titles missing from their selection. I've also noticed more $19.99 sale prices for select BDs too. Though, their day-to-day prices still hover around $25-30.

11-12-2008, 03:50 PM	#19
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	I gotta keep buying them from the stores. I don't want to see the floor space for Blu Ray shrinking. It was heartbreaking to watch SACD shirk to nothingness. (Maybe the format still lives for classical so perhaps Virgin Megastores still have a section... I don't know.)

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