Oh noes teh sky is falling! - Page 71 - Blu-ray Forum

Xerious · 11-02-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BLackie

I went to walmart this morning early to pick up dog food and i went by the electronics and they had 23 people in line buying that crapy toshiba and all the HD DVD movie selections were gone

then i went to another walmart because that one didnt have my dog food and people were in line to!!! Im worried

worry for what? they'll be returned come tuesday when the same people line up to get Ratatouille and Cars in HD DVD... need to pull up a lawn chair for that one.

Banjo · 11-02-2007, 06:48 PM

Funny, the Wal-Mart flyer came today. No mention of HD DVD, but they did have a section on Blu-ray Disc.

BLackie · 11-02-2007, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Xerious

worry for what? they'll be returned come tuesday when the same people line up to get Ratatouille and Cars in HD DVD... need to pull up a lawn chair for that one.

I like your attitude buts lets be realistic, im all over the internet this morning and calling around my citys walmart and CC and best buy and theya re all SOLD OUT, PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE BAIT! this is happening all over the country. just to today toshiba might have sold over 75,000 A2's. Im a realist. I will be in walmart next week to pick up PIXAR to do my part!

scook · 11-02-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Xerious

they had to cut out the part when christmas morning came and the dude was like "WTF is this, i told you i wanted a HiDef player not an piece of shit you c**t. get the f*uk out of my house!"

of course they would use a wal*mart woman to plug their shitty product. i like that little part where she said. an hd dvd player. a toshiba. as if there was anything else but.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Xerious · 11-02-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BLackie

I like your attitude buts lets be realistic.

i am being realistic. content is king. if you can't have what you want in the format that your player supports and have to revert to dvd.. what's the point in having your hardware?

mystiksuicide · 11-02-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tiger roach

Wal*Mart already gets as much of my hatred as I can possibly spare. Their HD-DVD fixation changes nothing.

Wal*Mart

Dude thats classic!! Now can you make one with the pissing on HD DVD?

haushausman · 11-02-2007, 06:57 PM

Should be called, "Going out of Business Sale!"

Fozziwig · 11-02-2007, 07:02 PM

And don't forget that Wallymart do not reveal their sales figures - except to themselves - so there will be ZERO impact on the Nielsen figures from WM sales.

Most people are buying these el cheapo HD DVD players as upscaling DVD players (at least that's how most of them will end up being used for). The impact on HD DVD sales will be marginal as almost all the buyers will be normal consumers and not likely to be organising buy days on Amazon or swamping forums with irrational vitriol (which BD fans are also guilty of - to be fair - but not quite so much).

For me, the biggest impact in the HD DVD marketplace this Christmas will come from the 2.5 million PS'3 that will be sold. Definitely NOT from the 100,000 HD DVD player giveaways.

richard lichtenfelt · 11-02-2007, 07:08 PM

Blackie isn't worried, he's advertising. Trying to spread more lies and fear.

GarettP · 11-02-2007, 07:10 PM

Honey when you get the HD-DVD player, see if you can get Pirates 1 & 2, Spidey, and maybe pre-order the Simpsons Movie!

JAGUAR1977 · 11-02-2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLackie

I like your attitude buts lets be realistic, im all over the internet this morning and calling around my citys walmart and CC and best buy and theya re all SOLD OUT, PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE BAIT! this is happening all over the country. just to today toshiba might have sold over 75,000 A2's. Im a realist. I will be in walmart next week to pick up PIXAR to do my part!

They have a limited number of player, sold for a limited period of time, which is hurting Toshibas bottom line hard.

They are also selling many to the converted, buying second players for the home.

During the same period and beyond, the PS3 will sell 10/20x the number.

Xerious · 11-02-2007, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAGUAR1977

They have a limited number of player, sold for a limited period of time, which is hurting Toshibas bottom line hard.

They are also selling many to the converted, buying second players for the home.

During the same period and beyond, the PS3 will sell 10/20x the number.

yes, you need to read this and write it on the wall several times over. you're freaking out as if this is the end... i don't think the bda would site idle if this was really something to be concerned about. honestly.

seto · 11-02-2007, 07:21 PM

I started seeing those advertisement on television a couple of days ago. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.

ikbradley · 11-02-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

Blackie isn't worried, he's advertising. Trying to spread more lies and fear.

Now that is a stretch. I am sure that there are many people in a Walmart lineup that count the products that 23 people purchase. It just seems like something someone does naturally. Of course multiple checkouts with obstacles and distractions may produce inaccurate results.

23 people all at once mind you. How big is the HD-DVD section for Walmart for that many people at one time. It's like an HD-DVD posse rolled into town. Must have been right at the opening, and people were whipped into a frothe about HD-DVD madness.

goodstuff · 11-02-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Dude thats classic!! Now can you make one with the pissing on HD DVD?

It's an open ended GIF so you can make him piss on whatever you put after the image

talbers23 · 11-02-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Xerious

yes, you need to read this and write it on the wall several times over. you're freaking out as if this is the end... i don't think the bda would site idle if this was really something to be concerned about. honestly.

great point.

Branden · 11-02-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Xerious

worry for what? they'll be returned come tuesday when the same people line up to get Ratatouille and Cars in HD DVD... need to pull up a lawn chair for that one.

i think you're right, i suspect all hd-dvd players have had a relatively high return rate thanks to these common myths we've all certainly heard/dispelled before:
people think hi-def is just hi-def and don't know BD titles won't play on A2 (and will return it when they find out it won't play a majority of their favourite movies)
people confuse hd-dvd with hdd-dvd (and will return it when they find out it can't 'tivo')
people think hd-dvd and upconverting dvd are synonymous, and believe their A2 is just a nice upconverting player, never buying an hd-dvd for it (and now dropping the price to near dvd player prices will only compund this thinking)

Jurassic · 11-02-2007, 07:59 PM

Well, from what i saw today, my local walmart had about 20 of the 98.00 dollar units. As of four this afternoon, the sales lady said only two had sold.

daisuke149 · 11-02-2007, 08:09 PM

well fella's i did it too. picked up the hd-a2 at my store.

in fact i sold 2 others also including the floor/display model.

There is good news. Since I Pm'd it, i paid under 80 for mine and is thus a sole up converter. The free movies i get beings old as their crap anyhow.

The 2 i sold to people picked up no hd dvd and also told me their not interested in that but that its a good price for a upconverter. I agreed.

on the third flip side, 3 ps3's today with a total of 10 movies gone. All in a 3 hour period as i had to leave work early to check on my car.

Quite seriously, the sony upconverting dvd player is 100 the samsung 90... i paid 72 + tax.. comeon : )

atomik kinder · 11-02-2007, 08:20 PM

I thought the lady in the commercial was kind of *****y. Maybe it was just me.

11-02-2007, 06:48 PM	#1402
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Funny, the Wal-Mart flyer came today. No mention of HD DVD, but they did have a section on Blu-ray Disc.

11-02-2007, 06:57 PM	#1407
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Should be called, "Going out of Business Sale!"

11-02-2007, 07:02 PM	#1408
Fozziwig Senior Member Member since:Feb 2007	And don't forget that Wallymart do not reveal their sales figures - except to themselves - so there will be ZERO impact on the Nielsen figures from WM sales. Most people are buying these el cheapo HD DVD players as upscaling DVD players (at least that's how most of them will end up being used for). The impact on HD DVD sales will be marginal as almost all the buyers will be normal consumers and not likely to be organising buy days on Amazon or swamping forums with irrational vitriol (which BD fans are also guilty of - to be fair - but not quite so much). For me, the biggest impact in the HD DVD marketplace this Christmas will come from the 2.5 million PS'3 that will be sold. Definitely NOT from the 100,000 HD DVD player giveaways.

11-02-2007, 07:08 PM	#1409
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	Blackie isn't worried, he's advertising. Trying to spread more lies and fear.

11-02-2007, 07:10 PM	#1410
GarettP Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Montrose, CO Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:21	Honey when you get the HD-DVD player, see if you can get Pirates 1 & 2, Spidey, and maybe pre-order the Simpsons Movie!

11-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#1413
seto Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	I started seeing those advertisement on television a couple of days ago. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.

11-02-2007, 07:59 PM	#1418
Jurassic Member Member since:Sep 2007	Well, from what i saw today, my local walmart had about 20 of the 98.00 dollar units. As of four this afternoon, the sales lady said only two had sold.

11-02-2007, 08:09 PM	#1419
daisuke149 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	well fella's i did it too. picked up the hd-a2 at my store. in fact i sold 2 others also including the floor/display model. There is good news. Since I Pm'd it, i paid under 80 for mine and is thus a sole up converter. The free movies i get beings old as their crap anyhow. The 2 i sold to people picked up no hd dvd and also told me their not interested in that but that its a good price for a upconverter. I agreed. on the third flip side, 3 ps3's today with a total of 10 movies gone. All in a 3 hour period as i had to leave work early to check on my car. Quite seriously, the sony upconverting dvd player is 100 the samsung 90... i paid 72 + tax.. comeon : )

11-02-2007, 08:20 PM	#1420
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I thought the lady in the commercial was kind of *****y. Maybe it was just me.

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