Local Sam's Club Goes Blu - Blu-ray Forum

PaulGo · 11-19-2007, 12:23 AM

I stopped by my local Sam's Club in Gaithersburg, MD and they ony had Blu-ray players and a huge Sony display which featured Sony Blu-ray players and the PS3.

Steverhcp02 · 11-19-2007, 12:24 AM

if anyone has the xmas holiday sams club magazine, they have 2-3 pages for JUST BD, no sign of HD DVD in sight. they have different pricing and packaging on the players and software...pretty cool

LeoneFan · 11-19-2007, 12:32 AM

Same here, huge Sony Display with PS3 and S300 player.

bluperch · 11-19-2007, 12:36 AM

How were their prices for the discs?

jsb_hburg · 11-19-2007, 12:38 AM

My local BJ's has a similar display as well, impressively taking up a lot of floor space in a prime spot.

JJ · 11-19-2007, 12:38 AM

Ironic considering Wal-Mart seems to be so pro-HD DVD.

C6 Z06 · 11-19-2007, 12:39 AM

BJ's Wholesale club has the same (bigger display) and the Sony player is only $347 now. Go Blu!!

PaulGo · 11-19-2007, 12:40 AM

The titles I saw was about $25(Sony titles.) But some are probably more.

bluperch · 11-19-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Ironic considering Wal-Mart seems to be so pro-HD DVD.

That's weird. I wonder if that's how they "test" products. Sell one kind at walmart and the other at sam's and see how they do. Or maybe they see HD DVD as the cheap stuff, so sell it at walmart, and blu-ray as the premium brand, so sell it at the place where you have to have a membership to get in.

OokieSpookie · 11-19-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Ironic considering Wal-Mart seems to be so pro-HD DVD.

Walmart is not even close to pro hd-dvd unless the blu ray movie black friday sale was debunked.

Steverhcp02 · 11-19-2007, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bluperch

That's weird. I wonder if that's how they "test" products. Sell one kind at walmart and the other at sam's and see how they do. Or maybe they see HD DVD as the cheap stuff, so sell it at walmart, and blu-ray as the premium brand, so sell it at the place where you have to have a membership to get in.

or they were just dumping the players because Toshiba paid them to

JJ · 11-19-2007, 01:02 AM

I went with articles I read sometime ago saying 'Wal-Mar would decide the War' or some idiocy like that. But I like what blu said about cheap stuff and expensive stuff between Wally and Sams Club.

BaronVH · 11-19-2007, 02:35 AM

Wal-Mart will always sell what is popular, and they will always do it by forcing the supplier to give them a very one-sided deal. You better believe that Sony is not making much on that deal and neither did Toshiba. If one side stops selling, the folks in Bentonville will be the first to pull it from the shelves.

Phane · 11-19-2007, 03:32 PM

I saw this in my local Sam's Club as well. However, there was an added twist. In the HDTV section of the store down another aisle, they had a TV running a sort of "Intro to HDTV Technology" type video explaining various terms and stuff to the customers. It was a Sam's Club video, not a Sony one. One section of the video said "What is Blu-Ray" and defined it as something like "Blu-Ray is the next generation of DVD discs capable of showing movies in full HD resolution". It went on to display a Sam's Club logo, as all their HDTV demos have in the past. It didn't mention anything about HD-DVD.

Additionally, their DVD section had 2 HD-DVD's (Shrek the Third and Transformers) but had about 8 Blu-Rays.

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11-19-2007, 12:24 AM	#2
Steverhcp02 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	if anyone has the xmas holiday sams club magazine, they have 2-3 pages for JUST BD, no sign of HD DVD in sight. they have different pricing and packaging on the players and software...pretty cool

11-19-2007, 12:32 AM	#3
LeoneFan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Same here, huge Sony Display with PS3 and S300 player.

11-19-2007, 12:36 AM	#4
bluperch Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Lakewood, CO	How were their prices for the discs?

11-19-2007, 12:38 AM	#5
jsb_hburg Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Camp Hill, PA	My local BJ's has a similar display as well, impressively taking up a lot of floor space in a prime spot.

11-19-2007, 12:38 AM	#6
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Ironic considering Wal-Mart seems to be so pro-HD DVD.

11-19-2007, 12:39 AM	#7
C6 Z06 Special Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Virginia 4K collection:427 Blu-ray collection:1695 Trading Score:18	BJ's Wholesale club has the same (bigger display) and the Sony player is only $347 now. Go Blu!!

11-19-2007, 12:40 AM	#8
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	The titles I saw was about $25(Sony titles.) But some are probably more.

11-19-2007, 01:02 AM	#12
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	I went with articles I read sometime ago saying 'Wal-Mar would decide the War' or some idiocy like that. But I like what blu said about cheap stuff and expensive stuff between Wally and Sams Club.

11-19-2007, 02:35 AM	#13
BaronVH Power Member Member since:Oct 2007	Wal-Mart will always sell what is popular, and they will always do it by forcing the supplier to give them a very one-sided deal. You better believe that Sony is not making much on that deal and neither did Toshiba. If one side stops selling, the folks in Bentonville will be the first to pull it from the shelves.

11-19-2007, 03:32 PM	#14
Phane Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Rochester, MN	I saw this in my local Sam's Club as well. However, there was an added twist. In the HDTV section of the store down another aisle, they had a TV running a sort of "Intro to HDTV Technology" type video explaining various terms and stuff to the customers. It was a Sam's Club video, not a Sony one. One section of the video said "What is Blu-Ray" and defined it as something like "Blu-Ray is the next generation of DVD discs capable of showing movies in full HD resolution". It went on to display a Sam's Club logo, as all their HDTV demos have in the past. It didn't mention anything about HD-DVD. Additionally, their DVD section had 2 HD-DVD's (Shrek the Third and Transformers) but had about 8 Blu-Rays.

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