Best Buy to push blu-ray this holiday season?

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by Beast

The pricing is more on the head of the studios. Best Buy has been having a lot of great deals.

Only because the studios set a high MSRP and then best buy says hey that number looks fine to me. Plenty of places selling stuff at far less then BB, both BM and online.

[Blu Titan]

The prices on new releases are great. Target is having some great deals on BD movies for Black Friday. All they need is some great $99 BD players.

[jstutman]

The insignia player is already $99. Obviously a perfect price to get the normal mom/pop to get into the BD technology.

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by jstutman

The insignia player is already $99. Obviously a perfect price to get the normal mom/pop to get into the BD technology.

A stripped down no bells and whistles model for $50 is what i am waiting for to really see blu make a hard push into homes.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Only because the studios set a high MSRP and then best buy says hey that number looks fine to me. Plenty of places selling stuff at far less then BB, both BM and online.

You realize thay the MSRP being high, also likely means the store cost is high.

It's not like they can discount things too much. Sure, they do loss leaders on occassion to get people in the store, but it would be stupid of them and suicide if they did it on every release.

[krazeyeyez]

Originally Posted by Beast

You realize thay the MSRP being high, also likely means the store cost is high.

It's not like they can discount things too much. Sure, they do loss leaders on occassion to get people in the store, but it would be stupid of them and suicide if they did it on every release.

Explain then amazon to me, or all the B&M stores in my area always charging far less the bestbuy, to the point they try to not price match anything anymore lol.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by krazeyeyez

Explain then amazon to me, or all the B&M stores in my area always charging far less the bestbuy, to the point they try to not price match anything anymore lol.

Amazon isn't a Brick & Morter.

B&M stores have to maintain a physical store. Numerous physical stores to be exact.

Amazon cuts the overhead by having no physical retail store. Just the webpage and a warehouse.

And not sure what area you're in, but outside of budget titles.... Best Buy is usually cheaper than most.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Beast

Amazon isn't a Brick & Morter.

B&M stores have to maintain a physical store. Numerous physical stores to be exact.

Amazon cuts the overhead by having no physical retail store. Just the webpage and a warehouse.

And not sure what area you're in, but outside of budget titles.... Best Buy is usually cheaper than most.

I think you mean catalog titles. Yeah I guess they make up the savings on the new releases by ramping up catalog title prices.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

I think you mean catalog titles. Yeah I guess they make up the savings on the new releases by ramping up catalog title prices.

No. I'm talking about the budget titles. Not catalog titles in general.

[steve1971]

They better push Blu ray because Walmart seems to be the one pushing the hardest and I cant stand Walmart!