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ProvenFlipper · 06-26-2007, 03:23 AM

I wish Best Buy would just drop HD-DVD, they aren't really making any money off of it. There's hardly any margin in the players and the discs aren't exactly flying off of the shelves. BB is the larger retailer of CE in the US so others are correct in saying that if BB drops HD-DVD or even moves it to online only they are done.

You would think that the CE stores and studios want this thing to be over, and they have to know by now that many people are waiting until there is a clear-cut winner in this war. 70% seems to be the number in many places, why not get rid of HD-DVD and increase that to 100%?

BillCable · 06-26-2007, 03:49 AM

Retailers would be very, VERY smart to end the format war before Christmas. I talk to people all the time who want to upgrade to HighDef movies, but simply won't until there's only one format standing. I visited a guy yesterday... spent $3500 on his receiver, and $3500 on his "processor" (not being a big audiophile I don't even know what that is), more than $1000 on each of his speakers and who knows how much on a 70" 1080p Samsung in March, but he said he won't spend $600 on a PS3 to play Blu-ray movies because he doesn't want to get stuck with the losing format. It really didn't make any sense to me at all, but that's how people think. These people are chomping at the bit. There's a ton of money to be made THIS holiday season by retailers if they just have the guts to pull the trigger.

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06-26-2007, 03:23 AM	#1
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:901 Trading Score:1	I wish Best Buy would just drop HD-DVD, they aren't really making any money off of it. There's hardly any margin in the players and the discs aren't exactly flying off of the shelves. BB is the larger retailer of CE in the US so others are correct in saying that if BB drops HD-DVD or even moves it to online only they are done. You would think that the CE stores and studios want this thing to be over, and they have to know by now that many people are waiting until there is a clear-cut winner in this war. 70% seems to be the number in many places, why not get rid of HD-DVD and increase that to 100%?

06-26-2007, 03:49 AM	#2
BillCable Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Retailers would be very, VERY smart to end the format war before Christmas. I talk to people all the time who want to upgrade to HighDef movies, but simply won't until there's only one format standing. I visited a guy yesterday... spent $3500 on his receiver, and $3500 on his "processor" (not being a big audiophile I don't even know what that is), more than $1000 on each of his speakers and who knows how much on a 70" 1080p Samsung in March, but he said he won't spend $600 on a PS3 to play Blu-ray movies because he doesn't want to get stuck with the losing format. It really didn't make any sense to me at all, but that's how people think. These people are chomping at the bit. There's a ton of money to be made THIS holiday season by retailers if they just have the guts to pull the trigger.

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