Rumor: UK retailer Currys drops HD DVD - Blu-ray Forum

mattym · 02-08-2008, 07:51 PM

story here:

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...ws.php?id=9468

If confirmed, Currys is part of the chain that owns Dixons and PCWorld in the uk, big chain.

Blu Titan · 02-08-2008, 08:11 PM

Hopefully it is true... Give the remaining HD DVD renagades something else to ponder over the weekend.

ezcobar411 · 02-08-2008, 08:14 PM

please be true. It would make me quite happy

elwaylite · 02-08-2008, 08:16 PM

They dont have any HD-DVD players on their site.

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&show_all=true

dobyblue · 02-08-2008, 08:22 PM

Good stuff - another retailer sees the writing on the wall.

It just shows you how badly HD DVD is getting pwned outside of the US.

elwaylite · 02-08-2008, 08:27 PM

A3 is out of stock on Walmart.com

http://www.walmart.com/search/browse...catNavId=62055

MerrickG · 02-08-2008, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elwaylite

A3 is out of stock on Walmart.com

http://www.walmart.com/search/browse...catNavId=62055

If you go to this thread on HDD, you will see the fanboys trying to convince us that they are a hot selling item.

Seriously go here and read this.

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/show...t=41815&page=3

elwaylite · 02-08-2008, 08:45 PM

The guy brags because we was VP of the debate society in college.

My reply would be that I was too busy drinking beer and getting laid in college to debate

He needs someone to pull his dork card.

blu-backer · 02-08-2008, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elwaylite

The guy brags because we was VP of the debate society in college.

My reply would be that I was too busy drinking beer and getting laid in college to debate

He needs someone to pull his dork card.

aygie · 02-08-2008, 09:24 PM

Currys would be a big jump for the UK. hmmm

elwaylite · 02-08-2008, 09:25 PM

Well, hopefully someone can figure out if its true. Wish maxpower was around.

stockstar1138 · 02-08-2008, 09:50 PM

oh thank god, i was really afraid we were going to go a full 24 hours without a retailer or studio dropping hd dvd.

whoelse · 02-08-2008, 11:40 PM

Well how can Paramount or Universal survive if knowone can buy their movies in the UK in high-def.

Now everyone in the world can know:

PSLegion
N4G

stockstar1138 · 02-08-2008, 11:44 PM

i have a feeling this would be what completely destroys HD DVD in Europe. Studios will drop HD DVD like the plague as no retailers will be purchasing them. Wait til a big one like Studio Canal drops HD DVD.

Kirsty_Mc · 02-09-2008, 12:46 AM

Currys Digital is the only place I have ever seen a HD-DVD player. It was a sad and forlorn site sitting there unwanted. It looked a very cheap piece of equipment indeed. Nothing to compare with a Sony BDP at all.

No one was buying them

Sky_Captain · 02-09-2008, 01:04 AM

Would this be the same Currys that had SWAT on BD running in 480p as the staff are morons?

Kirsty_Mc · 02-09-2008, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

Would this be the same Currys that had SWAT on BD running in 480p as the staff are morons?

Probably not... all these stores are the same.

What was really unforgivable... A while ago the Sony Centre up here was demonstrating BD on a 32" at the front of the store (1366 x 768 display). At the back of the store was the 46X (full 1080P set) displaying SD... not only SD but 4:3 SD zoomed out to fill the screen... I ask you

Things have improved massively.... maybe somebody from Sony read my post all them months back and kicked somebody up the Ar**.

Sky_Captain · 02-09-2008, 01:13 AM

No, I assure you that the staff in the Belfast City Center branch are morons. Probably certified as such. Wanna cause confusion? Just mention NTSC...

w_tanoto · 02-09-2008, 01:19 AM

woolworths, currys, then what next?

I hope it's tesco or asda.

Kirsty_Mc · 02-09-2008, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sky_Captain

No, I assure you that the staff in the Belfast City Center branch are morons. Probably certified as such. Wanna cause confusion? Just mention NTSC...

I never bother asking questions of in store staff... I do my own research before buying. Some of the crap they come out with beggers belief. Even Sky installers are the same... I was told that Sky HD wouldn't work on composite connections

when I set it up on my old TV.

The thing that really rubs me up the wrong way is the way they tell you, as though they are the oracles at the temple of technology. It's that self satisfied smug expression (you know the one) which really makes me want to carry a brick in my bag

... especially when what they smugly tell you is a load of cobblers

02-08-2008, 07:51 PM	#1
mattym Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007	Rumor: UK retailer Currys drops HD DVD story here: http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...ws.php?id=9468 If confirmed, Currys is part of the chain that owns Dixons and PCWorld in the uk, big chain.

02-08-2008, 08:45 PM	#8
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	The guy brags because we was VP of the debate society in college. My reply would be that I was too busy drinking beer and getting laid in college to debate He needs someone to pull his dork card. Last edited by elwaylite; 02-08-2008 at 08:47 PM.

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Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Hopefully it is true... Give the remaining HD DVD renagades something else to ponder over the weekend.

02-08-2008, 08:14 PM	#3
ezcobar411 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007	please be true. It would make me quite happy

02-08-2008, 08:16 PM	#4
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	They dont have any HD-DVD players on their site. http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&show_all=true

02-08-2008, 08:22 PM	#5
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Good stuff - another retailer sees the writing on the wall. It just shows you how badly HD DVD is getting pwned outside of the US.

02-08-2008, 08:27 PM	#6
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	A3 is out of stock on Walmart.com http://www.walmart.com/search/browse...catNavId=62055

02-08-2008, 09:24 PM	#10
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	Currys would be a big jump for the UK. hmmm

02-08-2008, 09:25 PM	#11
elwaylite Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2007	Well, hopefully someone can figure out if its true. Wish maxpower was around.

02-08-2008, 09:50 PM	#12
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	oh thank god, i was really afraid we were going to go a full 24 hours without a retailer or studio dropping hd dvd.

02-08-2008, 11:40 PM	#13
whoelse Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:England	Well how can Paramount or Universal survive if knowone can buy their movies in the UK in high-def. Now everyone in the world can know: PSLegion N4G

02-08-2008, 11:44 PM	#14
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	i have a feeling this would be what completely destroys HD DVD in Europe. Studios will drop HD DVD like the plague as no retailers will be purchasing them. Wait til a big one like Studio Canal drops HD DVD.

02-09-2008, 12:46 AM	#15
Kirsty_Mc Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:536 Blu-ray reviews: 21	Currys Digital is the only place I have ever seen a HD-DVD player. It was a sad and forlorn site sitting there unwanted. It looked a very cheap piece of equipment indeed. Nothing to compare with a Sony BDP at all. No one was buying them

02-09-2008, 01:04 AM	#16
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Would this be the same Currys that had SWAT on BD running in 480p as the staff are morons?

02-09-2008, 01:13 AM	#18
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	No, I assure you that the staff in the Belfast City Center branch are morons. Probably certified as such. Wanna cause confusion? Just mention NTSC...

02-09-2008, 01:19 AM	#19
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	woolworths, currys, then what next? I hope it's tesco or asda.

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