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Sy- · 11-06-2007, 10:50 PM

Nah... I think that is all part of the "HD-DVD Going out of Business" sale of late!

SuprSlow · 11-06-2007, 10:51 PM

I don't know guys, I think Seabiscuit might do in the Pixars

Dyana B · 11-06-2007, 10:55 PM

Let's face it... They can spin those incorrect threads till their faces turn red, but we all know that the right choice is as clear as the sky... Blu...

HK-48 · 11-06-2007, 10:56 PM

I hope they don't try to counter with more Shrek the Third commercials, their so bad they make me want to puke. Did anybody see that one with the man on the phone talking to that gingerbread man, it advertised the HD DVD version and it was so bad I was rotfl!

Zyclone · 11-06-2007, 10:57 PM

oh gingerbread man how the mighty have fallen *tips some coffee on the ground*

BigRick · 11-07-2007, 01:45 AM

Go to n4g.com i cant post link. I thought i read there were only bout 50,000 nation wide

kaliraver · 11-07-2007, 01:46 AM

I call that BS.

BStecke · 11-07-2007, 01:47 AM

WTF is that site? I don't see anything about HD DVD.

SpikesBluBlooded · 11-07-2007, 01:47 AM

I couldn't find any article about the sales of the A2, care to be a little more specific on how you found it?

Porfie · 11-07-2007, 01:47 AM

WOW really low numbers. I bet the new PS3 will sell at least 400,000

dobyblue · 11-07-2007, 01:47 AM

The article is up on videobusiness as well by Sue Ault.
http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6498141.html

Quote:

NOV. 6 | The HD DVD format significantly pumped its installed base over the weekend, as dueling store clearances sold an estimated 90,000 Toshiba players, according to sources close to retailers.

Toshiba and the HD DVD Promotional Group also declined comment.

jcdDigix · 11-07-2007, 01:48 AM

It has already been said here in this thread
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=22794
And there
http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6498141.html

Toony · 11-07-2007, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRick

Go to ng4.com i cant post link. I thought i read there were only bout 50,000 nation wide

Only 50k to sell or there were 50k sold? either way if this news can be validated it would appear otherwise.

Whyser · 11-07-2007, 01:50 AM

I thought about half that amount was manufactured? In one of my other threads WickyWoo stated that only about 50,000 of them were manufactured.

WickyWoo? Can you call BS on this?

tqlla · 11-07-2007, 01:50 AM

its on the high end of what I thought, but I am not surprised. I was figuring 50-70K... but with all the local shops forced to match walmart and take losses on their HD-A2 players... I am not that surprised.

Hopefully, those stores learn their lesson.. carry HD-DVD players and you will be forced to take a loss.

Toony · 11-07-2007, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porfie

WOW really low numbers. I bet the new PS3 will sell at least 400,000

I dunno, thats not too bad for three days worth of sales.

BigRick · 11-07-2007, 01:52 AM

Sorry guys i meant n4g.com

SpikesBluBlooded · 11-07-2007, 01:52 AM

Regardless of how many they sold, I thought the article was pretty interesting that stated that in spite of the sale, the Blu-ray install base was still larger due mainly to the PS3. And the more of those players that were available, the better. It's just that much more stock that Toshiba has been sitting on, unable to move at competitive prices. It's not until they're literally giving them away that they finally move off the shelves.

jcdDigix · 11-07-2007, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tqlla

its on the high end of what I thought, but I am not surprised. I was figuring 50-70K... but with all the local shops forced to match walmart and take losses on their HD-A2 players... I am not that surprised.

Hopefully, those stores learn their lesson.. carry HD-DVD players and you will be forced to take a loss.

It's a loss/loss situation in every way. It shouldn't be a surprise!
They (Tosh*t/M$) are going down the drain!

Let the World feel the Blu!

WickyWoo · 11-07-2007, 01:56 AM

50K was the number I heard from a bunch of different sources

I do know for a fact the attach rate that they love so much was abysmal by the most liberal standards. By all reports the vast majority were sold to people buying them as a "future proof DVD player", or to fanboys buying a second deck for the bedroom.

EDIT:

The 50k was the Wal-Mart stock, with the other stores demanding a similar clearance 90k I guess is a possibility

There were a hell of a lot of unsold decks out there.

11-07-2007, 01:45 AM	#1566
BigRick Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:ANAHEIM, CA Trading Score:3	HD DVD sells about 90,000 A2 over weekend Go to n4g.com i cant post link. I thought i read there were only bout 50,000 nation wide Last edited by BigRick; 11-07-2007 at 01:53 AM.

11-07-2007, 01:48 AM	#1572
jcdDigix Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Location:FL 4K collection:202 Blu-ray collection:1075 DVD collection:1341 Digital collection:3 iTunes collection:134 Blu-ray reviews:7	It has already been said here in this thread https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=22794 And there http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6498141.html Last edited by jcdDigix; 11-07-2007 at 01:50 AM.

11-07-2007, 01:56 AM	#1580
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	50K was the number I heard from a bunch of different sources I do know for a fact the attach rate that they love so much was abysmal by the most liberal standards. By all reports the vast majority were sold to people buying them as a "future proof DVD player", or to fanboys buying a second deck for the bedroom. EDIT: The 50k was the Wal-Mart stock, with the other stores demanding a similar clearance 90k I guess is a possibility There were a hell of a lot of unsold decks out there. Last edited by WickyWoo; 11-07-2007 at 02:03 AM.

11-06-2007, 10:50 PM	#1561
Sy- Member Member since:Nov 2007	Nah... I think that is all part of the "HD-DVD Going out of Business" sale of late!

11-06-2007, 10:51 PM	#1562
SuprSlow Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Alabama	I don't know guys, I think Seabiscuit might do in the Pixars

11-06-2007, 10:55 PM	#1563
Dyana B Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:504 Blu-ray collection:2751 DVD collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 8	Let's face it... They can spin those incorrect threads till their faces turn red, but we all know that the right choice is as clear as the sky... Blu...

11-06-2007, 10:56 PM	#1564
HK-48 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	I hope they don't try to counter with more Shrek the Third commercials, their so bad they make me want to puke. Did anybody see that one with the man on the phone talking to that gingerbread man, it advertised the HD DVD version and it was so bad I was rotfl!

11-06-2007, 10:57 PM	#1565
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	oh gingerbread man how the mighty have fallen tips some coffee on the ground

11-07-2007, 01:46 AM	#1567
kaliraver Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:San Francisco Bay Blu-Ray SteelBooks™: (150+) Blu-ray collection:373 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:285	I call that BS.

11-07-2007, 01:47 AM	#1568
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	WTF is that site? I don't see anything about HD DVD.

11-07-2007, 01:47 AM	#1569
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	I couldn't find any article about the sales of the A2, care to be a little more specific on how you found it?

11-07-2007, 01:47 AM	#1570
Porfie Expert Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Colorado Springs, CO	WOW really low numbers. I bet the new PS3 will sell at least 400,000

11-07-2007, 01:50 AM	#1574
Whyser Member Member since:Oct 2007	I thought about half that amount was manufactured? In one of my other threads WickyWoo stated that only about 50,000 of them were manufactured. WickyWoo? Can you call BS on this?

11-07-2007, 01:50 AM	#1575
tqlla Active Member Member since:Sep 2007	its on the high end of what I thought, but I am not surprised. I was figuring 50-70K... but with all the local shops forced to match walmart and take losses on their HD-A2 players... I am not that surprised. Hopefully, those stores learn their lesson.. carry HD-DVD players and you will be forced to take a loss.

11-07-2007, 01:52 AM	#1577
BigRick Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:ANAHEIM, CA Trading Score:3	Sorry guys i meant n4g.com

11-07-2007, 01:52 AM	#1578
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	Regardless of how many they sold, I thought the article was pretty interesting that stated that in spite of the sale, the Blu-ray install base was still larger due mainly to the PS3. And the more of those players that were available, the better. It's just that much more stock that Toshiba has been sitting on, unable to move at competitive prices. It's not until they're literally giving them away that they finally move off the shelves.

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