Oh noes teh sky is falling!

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We have LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of these threads.

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[joeorc]

Originally Posted by The Don

oh boy....with this new price for the A2 player...it pretty much opened the floodgates for trolling....

you can tell they are paranoid because this is the first place they come to try and sway people...

its like they want to know why people have something against the HD DVD format that we will not give it a chance...that format should not even been made in the first place......this is because of IHD and that is the truth.
i hope IHD was worth itToshiba. because Microsoft loves to use rootkits ..don't think they do huh Microsoft does not use rootkits..caught red handed:

want that for you HD DVD player enjoy:

Microsoft Says Sorry (Again) For Unauthorized Installs

By Paul McDougall
InformationWeek
October 29, 2007 03:27 PM

For the second time in as many months, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is apologizing for installing software on customers' desktops through an automated program without their authorization.



Last month, Microsoft conceded that its Windows Update program had been quietly installing software on users' PCs even when the utility had been turned off.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=21659

i love their spin on it..people slamed sony for the same thing good for them



they all have things under the bed they do not want people to know about...

[cawgijoe]

I thought about the A2 for just a second....but who wants a $98 (plus tax) paper weight when they go belly-up?

The only movies I'm interested from the Red side are the Bourne films anyway.

[Farscape1]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

FUD

I agree with that.... Seems like some AVS demon HD-DVD seeds are trying to spread doubt in here again!..... This is like a fight, and Toshiba isn't throwing punches there biting and scratching there way out of the bottom. Time for Blu to break out the big sticks and have another sale on players and movies...

[Spankey]

Here's another thought..How many of these will be wrapped up until Christmas? So long 4th quarter sales. What did Crazy Eddie used to say? His prices are INSANE! Where is Crazy Eddie now?

[mj23007]

Simply put hd a2 is 199, and this week at walmart 98. Blu ray cant even compete with that pricing. Also, the movies need to come down in pricing to 19.99 at least! Oh and where is my dts hd support for the ps3!

[Blu-Light]

Originally Posted by Hussla

I'd love to hear the insiders POV on how in hell Toshiba can sell so many players at $98.

Are they are cutting corners somewhere to reduce costs? or are they massively subsidising them?

You can't really believe that Toshiba is still manufacturing these can you? These have been sitting in a warehouse for months and months. They are taking HUGE loses on these devices now. They are dumping them to avoid additional loses.

[raginranger]

I'm pretty sure the A-2 is selling at $198, not $98.

[scook]

The A2 is a crappy player and is the reason it didnt sell in the first place. Its not even an HD player it only supports 1080i, it will most likely bust and it only supports a dying format. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, the A2 is just HD Duds last cry for help and in my oppinion is just sad and PITIFUL.

[thrlride]

What is IHD and what does it have to do with Microsoft rootkits?

[Hussla]

Originally Posted by Blu-Light

You can't really believe that Toshiba is still manufacturing these can you? These have been sitting in a warehouse for months and months. They are taking HUGE loses on these devices now. They are dumping them to avoid additional loses.

Well we don't really have any hard evidence either way, just speculation.

Unless a Toshiba insider comes in and says that "Toshiba is currently ceasing production and clearing out stock to minimise losses" then it's all guesswork!

The insiders MIGHT know something.

[Blu-Light]

Geeze, not another one of these threads.

[MatrixS2000]

I can just see the onslaught of other CEs looking to join the HD DVD player profit fest with that pricing now....

[MOONPHASE]

never spend less then $300 for a Blu-Ray player

[scook]

Originally Posted by raginranger

I'm pretty sure the A-2 is selling at $198, not $98.

$98 is the "secret friday sale", I just feel bad for the average joes that think they are getting a HD player and in actuality there getting a paper weight.

[cathexist]

Originally Posted by raginranger

I'm pretty sure the A-2 is selling at $198, not $98.

They have a "secret friday sale" going on this friday for $98

[ArkGuy]

Y'all keep chanting your mantra of "HD-DVD movies cost $30" but if you check out Wal-Mart's web site, you see lots of popular single titles and trilogy's priced for about $20 per disk.

Early adopters may shape the layout of the format war but which format is perceived to win over the masses will decide the format war.

Getting several of the 1.0 BD players down into the $300's before Christmas to entice new purchasers is very important in my opinion. You can't buy a movie, regardless of price, until you buy a player.

[bdrex28]

Originally Posted by mj23007

Simply put hd a2 is 199, and this week at walmart 98. Blu ray cant even compete with that pricing. Also, the movies need to come down in pricing to 19.99 at least! Oh and where is my dts hd support for the ps3!

Well maybe Sony or one of it's many partners can make a watered-down piece of crap and sell it for the same price. Afterall, that's all the A2 is.

[thrlride]

Originally Posted by scook

The A2 is a crappy player and is the reason it didnt sell in the first place. Its not even an HD player it only supports 1080i, it will most likely bust and it only supports a dying format. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, the A2 is just HD Duds last cry for help and in my oppinion is just sad and PITIFUL.

HD Spec starts at 720p. Last time I checked 1080i was HD.

[TauRus]

Mods, how many more threads about this do we need. Pay attention, they are always opened by some new forum members, possibly AVS agents