Future Shop dropping HD DVD?

[blublublu]

Originally Posted by Banjo

Yeah... I saw the third generation HD DVD player from Toshiba advertised in a FS flyer a while ago. I'm not sure but I think it was either $799 or $899.

Either way, too much for a HD DVD player.

By the way...

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/cla...BA&catid=25320
No standalone HD DVD players listed. Weird.

The cheapest next gen Toshiba will retail for $349 canadian apparently. Watch for it at the FS website in the near future.

Anyway, this is a silly rumour, and it's a wonder Hunt would even include something this on his site.

[stockstar1138]

n/m i found where it was at. anyways, im on my ps3 so i cant copy and paste (when are they going to add that!) but that article basically lists three big reasons why this has validity. 1. Big HD DVD sale to possibly liquidate. 2. HD DVD standalones are not availiable for sale on the futureshop website. 3. employees have said that they have stopped stocking hd dvd due to a lack of interest. Ill wait til the official press release before i believe it, but it def. looks good. either way it can't hurt us. god wouldn't it suck to be an hd dvd fan with a new rumor going around every week about losing more support and blu-ray just seems to gain it on a day in day out basis.

[aristotles]

Originally Posted by blublublu

The cheapest next gen Toshiba will retail for $349 canadian apparently. Watch for it at the FS website in the near future.

Anyway, this is a silly rumour, and it's a wonder Hunt would even include something this on his site.

That's all very well and good but I'm a Canadian and I can confirm:

1. That HD DVD title sales at Futureshop are stagnant at the local FS.
2. That neither "Toshiba" or "HD-DVD" turned up anything other than a Toshiba laptop with an HD-DVD drive and the Xbox360 add-on drive and a bunch of HD-DVD titles.
3. Futureshop.ca offers a feature to check in-store availability for an item.
4. Futureshop is in the midst of their 25th anniversary sale and are having a 25 days of web deals between Oct 5th and 29th.
5. Regardless of the promotion, Futureshop would list products available in stores online even if it could only be bought in-store.

Although I did not go check out all of the electronics section at my local FS, I noticed that they were pushing Toshiba DVD writers on a large banner and had blu-ray players in their AV section displaying on their TVs.

[BDAnr1]

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/show...7&postcount=39

I emailed them earlier to ask and here is the response from FutureShop.ca:

Dear Geonosis,

Thank you for contacting Future Shop. My name is Mike and it is my pleasure
to help you today. I understand that you have questions in regards to
whether both our web site and retail stores will continue to offer HD DVD hardware and software.

I have reviewed the information, and can assure you as one of our valued customers, that Future Shop has no plans to discontinue the sales of HD DVD hardware and software. In the coming weeks, both our web site and retail stores will receive replenished quantities of new hardware from Toshiba. Specifically the following three models A3, A30 and A35 are due for release.

If you have any further questions regarding this query or other Future Shop
services, please respond to this email and we will be pleased to assist you further. You may also call our Customer Support line at 1-800-663-2275 and a representative will be happy to help you with any questions or concerns.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you. We appreciate
your business and I thank you for being a valued Future Shop customer, Geonosis.

Sincerely,


Mike K.

Customer Support Dept.
Future Shop Canadian

A post from High def.

[w_tanoto]

Originally Posted by BDAnr1

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/show...7&postcount=39



A post from High def.

is that e-mail just made-up or real?

[Dave]

Awesome if they do. No one should support that outdated crap anymore.

[BDAnr1]

Originally Posted by w_tanoto

is that e-mail just made-up or real?

You can always email them or call the Customer Support

[atomik kinder]

Look on The Digital Bits website. Looks like Bill Hunt got the same response so this is not true.

[blublublu]

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Look on The Digital Bits website. Looks like Bill Hunt got the same response so this is not true.

He should have checked first. This kind of thing does nothing for credibility.