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cueman98 · 01-14-2008, 01:33 AM

I know amazon isn't a good measure of sales, but it really looks good right now on amazon. 17 blu in the top 100 sellers in dvd are blu, only 1 red. And I don't think many (If any) are in the sale on now.

SavagePotato · 01-14-2008, 01:35 AM

Toshiba is going on a hardcore fire sale, Looks like the a3 is down to 130 something and even the a35 is 280 bucks.

Looks like a stock liquidation.

cueman98 · 01-14-2008, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SavagePotato

Toshiba is going on a hardcore fire sale, Looks like the a3 is down to 130 something and even the a35 is 280 bucks.

Looks like a stock liquidation.

Yeah, looks like it's only $10 bucks off list price though, so not quite on the same scale as the walmart sale for the A2.

pokerface · 01-14-2008, 02:23 AM

A cheap player with little to no studio support? What a bargin.

Minimejer05 · 01-14-2008, 02:52 AM

Im glad Blu is doing so great.

Travism718 · 01-14-2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Minimejer05

Im glad Blu is doing so great.

Same

d_rob1031 · 01-14-2008, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by pokerface

A cheap player with little to no studio support? What a bargin.

You're not kidding. I mean I've had nice paper weights with little studio support but this one is a steal! Comes with a built in coffee mug holder!

/buys 2

ScarredLungs · 01-14-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by d_rob1031

You're not kidding. I mean I've had nice paper weights with little studio support but this one is a steal! Comes with a built in coffee mug holder!

/buys 2

Maybe they would sell more players if they advertised them as a wonderful coffee mug holder with a tray that moves in and out for convenience, instead of a dead HD format that no studio's want to support (paramount and universal would love to leave asap) and apparently the consumers do not want either.

simpspin · 01-14-2008, 11:14 AM

It's odd that the HD DVD add-on for the 360 has barely dropped in price while the stand alones keep falling. Strange...

Grif32 · 01-14-2008, 12:38 PM

Well BR has 292 DVD's for sale and HD DVD only has 86.

And those 86 titles pretty much suck..

Grif32 · 01-14-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by simpspin

It's odd that the HD DVD add-on for the 360 has barely dropped in price while the stand alones keep falling. Strange...

Its $129.00 local here now.

ezcobar411 · 01-14-2008, 12:40 PM

I will purchase a few movies today to further help support the Blu

Seabass · 01-14-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pokerface

A cheap player with little to no studio support? What a bargin.

Your forgetting one thing: Those audio/video "connoisseurs" at a certain science forum are gleeful over the fact that they have 100% support of material made up of inferior technology. Way to promote and embrace the best quality of next gen. audio and visual hardware/software guys.

What is AVS purpose again? Giving paying members/insiders free reign to push inferior tech that has no room to grow. I know, it's all about "finish specs". Well how about superior specs that has caught up to "features" not used by many (It's about the actual movie anyways).

Ilka · 01-14-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SavagePotato

Toshiba is going on a hardcore fire sale, Looks like the a3 is down to 130 something and even the a35 is 280 bucks.

Looks like a stock liquidation.

My feelings also ... it's a fire sale ... rape 'em and run ... remember the Toshita's were priced < ~$100 last month (December), they were significantly outsold by the BD standalones. LOL

partridge · 01-14-2008, 02:50 PM

Have you seen the sales pitch? They are pushing HD-DVD players as compatible with DVD's and you can upscale them! Yeah, there are cheaper DVD players that do the same, not to mention that every blu-ray player does that too!

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Toshiba look to be selling their kit as quickly as possible - what would be interesting to know is how much new stock the retailers are ordering. If they stop buying in the players and concentrate instead of blu-ray players, then the continuation of HD-DVD is out of Toshiba's hands.

01-14-2008, 01:33 AM	#1
cueman98 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Blu-ray collection:1	blu-ray ripping hd-dvd a new one on amazon I know amazon isn't a good measure of sales, but it really looks good right now on amazon. 17 blu in the top 100 sellers in dvd are blu, only 1 red. And I don't think many (If any) are in the sale on now.

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01-14-2008, 11:14 AM	#9
simpspin Active Member Member since:Dec 2006	It's odd that the HD DVD add-on for the 360 has barely dropped in price while the stand alones keep falling. Strange...

01-14-2008, 12:38 PM	#10
Grif32 Expert Member Member since:Oct 2007 Trading Score:1	Well BR has 292 DVD's for sale and HD DVD only has 86. And those 86 titles pretty much suck..

01-14-2008, 12:40 PM	#12
ezcobar411 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007	I will purchase a few movies today to further help support the Blu

01-14-2008, 02:50 PM	#15
partridge Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2005 Location:England	Have you seen the sales pitch? They are pushing HD-DVD players as compatible with DVD's and you can upscale them! Yeah, there are cheaper DVD players that do the same, not to mention that every blu-ray player does that too! Desperate times call for desperate measures. Toshiba look to be selling their kit as quickly as possible - what would be interesting to know is how much new stock the retailers are ordering. If they stop buying in the players and concentrate instead of blu-ray players, then the continuation of HD-DVD is out of Toshiba's hands.

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