Home Shopping network lies to their customers - Blu-ray Forum

hijeff1 · 10-20-2007, 01:19 PM

Ok, so this morning I woke up and was being really lazy. I'm channel surfing and I happen to come to the home Shop NBC. They are selling a 47" Toshiba TV with a HD DVD Player for $2000.

I'm complaining to my fience about how this is a desperate attempt for sales by Toshiba when I notice that in the background they are showing CARS and the Incredibles!!!!! Which means that they are showing a standard DVD selling HD DVD and are misleading their customers.

How funny is that.

Razzy · 10-20-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hijeff1

How funny is that.

Makes me laugh hysterically.

SNAP · 10-20-2007, 01:30 PM

Makes me say $%#@ 'em.

Joe Cain · 10-20-2007, 01:36 PM

Does anyone here know anyone who's ever bought anything off a televised shopping network? Just curious.

Rob71 · 10-20-2007, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Cain

Does anyone here know anyone who's ever bought anything off a televised shopping network? Just curious.

My neighbor bought that Tony Little S&M machine.

tony_lrg.jpg

ground chuck · 10-20-2007, 01:54 PM

preying on ignorance, the american way? what a bunch of sh*t heads. yes, i bought a cal ripken jr jersey off of hsn a long time ago, first and last time.

buckshot · 10-20-2007, 02:11 PM

I like watching the knife salesmen. those guys are completely crazy.

I think my parents got me a few autographed comic books off there when I was a kid.

Razzy · 10-20-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob71

My neighbor bought that Tony Little S&M machine.

LOL...that pic looks like a women on steroids.

calcajun · 10-20-2007, 03:09 PM

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LOL...that pic looks like a women on steroids.

And you know, she is just standing still in a pose for that. :-)

talbers23 · 10-20-2007, 03:15 PM

that just pisses me off. desperation.. read the post HD DVD, the look and sound of desperation to see the most f'ed up deal ever on the add on.

SBrooks1 · 10-20-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob71

My neighbor bought that Tony Little S&M machine.

YOU CAN DO EEEEEET!!!!

Sonny · 10-20-2007, 03:43 PM

what a despite attempt at nothing......I feel for the poor sap that buys this junk.

Rob71 · 10-20-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SBrooks1

YOU CAN DO EEEEEET!!!!

Yeah, I just found a picture of the prototype.

tony_little.jpg

AlaskaDon · 10-20-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ground chuck

preying on ignorance, the american way? what a bunch of sh*t heads. yes, i bought a cal ripken jr jersey off of hsn a long time ago, first and last time.

Sometimes the deals on sports memoribilia are pretty good. I bought a regulation Colts football helmet autographed by Peyton Manning on there right after the Super Bowl last year.

hijeff1 · 10-21-2007, 12:26 AM

Along the same route, I was at Best Buy today and they had a Blu Ray player set up with a Sony 52" TV and a decent stereo system. Anyway, they had Transformers playing in it.

Talk about mis-leading

psx3man · 10-21-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by hijeff1

Ok, so this morning I woke up and was being really lazy. I'm channel surfing and I happen to come to the home Shop NBC. They are selling a 47" Toshiba TV with a HD DVD Player for $2000.

I'm complaining to my fience about how this is a desperate attempt for sales by Toshiba when I notice that in the background they are showing CARS and the Incredibles!!!!! Which means that they are showing a standard DVD selling HD DVD and are misleading their customers.

How funny is that.

i saw the same thing they are desperate for sale. yea people are going to buy it go to the store and ask why they can't find cars or the incredibles on hd dvd. next they will be showing spiderman to promote it.

mystiksuicide · 10-21-2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by hijeff1

Along the same route, I was at Best Buy today and they had a Blu Ray player set up with a Sony 52" TV and a decent stereo system. Anyway, they had Transformers playing in it.

Talk about mis-leading

You may call it misleading but the Best Buy / Magnolia where my b/f works had Transformers playing in they showroom on a Pioneer Blu-Ray player and in no way was anyone told that it was a Blu-Ray movie. Instead it was done to demonstrate that the Blu players do an incredible job of upconverting. Bottom line it convinces people that buying an HD DVD movie just to watch Transformers is not a wise move but that they can still watch it and not sacrifice losing all those titles exclusive to Blu

darkpoet25 · 10-21-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob71

Yeah, I just found a picture of the prototype.

Attachment 847

So that's what happened to that female American Gladiator.

Slapper · 10-21-2007, 01:05 AM

They're dead to me. Just like G4.

Rustmonsteru · 10-21-2007, 02:22 AM

Jeez, that show is still going now.

The sales guy just said "Do you need a Toshiba HD-DVD player today? No. But three or four years from now you will." and "You will never have to upgrade your tv again; You will never have to upgrade your Toshiba high definition dvd player." Don't you just love people who have no idea about the products they sell?

Okay... he just said if you love movies like Pirates or Spiderman you can't afford not to have an HD-DVD palyer. I have to turn that crap off.

10-20-2007, 01:19 PM	#1
hijeff1 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Long Island, NY 4K collection:144 Blu-ray collection:341 DVD collection:153 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	Home Shopping network lies to their customers Ok, so this morning I woke up and was being really lazy. I'm channel surfing and I happen to come to the home Shop NBC. They are selling a 47" Toshiba TV with a HD DVD Player for $2000. I'm complaining to my fience about how this is a desperate attempt for sales by Toshiba when I notice that in the background they are showing CARS and the Incredibles!!!!! Which means that they are showing a standard DVD selling HD DVD and are misleading their customers. How funny is that.

10-21-2007, 02:22 AM	#20
Rustmonsteru Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007	Jeez, that show is still going now. The sales guy just said "Do you need a Toshiba HD-DVD player today? No. But three or four years from now you will." and "You will never have to upgrade your tv again; You will never have to upgrade your Toshiba high definition dvd player." Don't you just love people who have no idea about the products they sell? Okay... he just said if you love movies like Pirates or Spiderman you can't afford not to have an HD-DVD palyer. I have to turn that crap off. Last edited by Rustmonsteru; 10-21-2007 at 02:45 AM. Reason: addition

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10-20-2007, 01:36 PM	#4
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10-20-2007, 01:54 PM	#6
ground chuck Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Charm City Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:48 Trading Score:18	preying on ignorance, the american way? what a bunch of sh*t heads. yes, i bought a cal ripken jr jersey off of hsn a long time ago, first and last time.

10-20-2007, 02:11 PM	#7
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	I like watching the knife salesmen. those guys are completely crazy. I think my parents got me a few autographed comic books off there when I was a kid.

10-20-2007, 03:15 PM	#10
talbers23 Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:24 iTunes collection:45	that just pisses me off. desperation.. read the post HD DVD, the look and sound of desperation to see the most f'ed up deal ever on the add on.

10-20-2007, 03:43 PM	#12
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	what a despite attempt at nothing......I feel for the poor sap that buys this junk.

10-21-2007, 12:26 AM	#15
hijeff1 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Long Island, NY 4K collection:144 Blu-ray collection:341 DVD collection:153 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	Along the same route, I was at Best Buy today and they had a Blu Ray player set up with a Sony 52" TV and a decent stereo system. Anyway, they had Transformers playing in it. Talk about mis-leading

10-21-2007, 01:05 AM	#19
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