Blu-ray in retail stores - reports and anecdotes - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

The Big Blue · 10-03-2007, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by erowe83

I would buy all my blu-rays from Best buy if they competitvely priced them...I just refuse to spend $7-$10 more per title than I would be spending at amazon.

What he said. Any of you Best Buyers have any info on reasonable pricing?

wisper9999 · 10-03-2007, 03:41 PM

What I noticed about BB is all their big HDTV's are hooked up to Blu-ray players..No HD-DUD crap hooked up to any of them.

Longshot · 10-03-2007, 04:17 PM

Three Best Buys in my area (DC suburb) are 50'50 split. Kinda of dissapointing with the sales numbers the way they are.

Xerious · 10-03-2007, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Longshot

Three Best Buys in my area (DC suburb) are 50'50 split. Kinda of dissapointing with the sales numbers the way they are.

i hear ya... but there are more blurays scattered than hd-dvds... i live right next door to the fair lakes bestbuy and i work down the street from the reston one... i have noticed, however, they tend to release movies before street date around here... got halloween, dawn and day of the dead on saturday!

WickyWoo · 10-03-2007, 04:23 PM

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I would buy all my blu-rays from Best buy if they competitvely priced them...I just refuse to spend $7-$10 more per title than I would be spending at amazon.

They are competatively priced. Retail with hundreds of fully staffed physical locations in high rent areas is a totally different animal from a few dozen warehouses in industrial parks. You can't survive on the 5% or under margins that Amazon does

blackhawktraffic · 10-03-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WickyWoo

They are competatively priced. Retail with hundreds of fully staffed physical locations in high rent areas is a totally different animal from a few dozen warehouses in industrial parks. You can't survive on the 5% or under margins that Amazon does

Amen sister!

bhampton · 10-03-2007, 05:32 PM

sadly,

I tend to buy 1 title at a time (unsadly,... it tends to be about 1 a week

) and when you do so you don't usually get over the $25 that nets you free shipping and bingo you have the in store Best Buy price without the instant gratification.

So,.. maybe I'm spending more needlessly,... I'll look into it. Becuase the more I save ... the more I'll buy.

-Brian

haushausman · 10-23-2007, 03:08 PM

The last couple weeks I've been posting on one particular thread at Amazon Home Theater Message Boards. I've been owning anyone who steps in my way, but recently I've been getting teamed up by HD-DVD fanboys and need some back-up.

I figure the best way to spread the truth and destroy FUD is post on boards like Amazon, where average consumers goto find answers.

HERE's the link. If you aren't busy and want to hand some asses to these ignorant HD-DVD fruit cups, help me out.

haushausman · 10-23-2007, 03:35 PM

And here comes the artillery!!! You guys are the best!!!

And for any others looking for a great way to communicate to the uneducated masses: Amazon Home Theater Message Boards.

People who do not know electronics use this a their main resource. Your spinning your wheels at places like AVS.

Thanks again for the back-up!!! It give me much more creditability when I'm not the sole person spouting facts.

ussrelativity · 10-23-2007, 03:36 PM

Some people are just ignorant of the facts. Blu-ray sells better, because it is the better format and more people are understanding that.

haushausman · 10-23-2007, 03:40 PM

But the more people who in fact do understand the better. As we all know, there's an abundance of FUD out there, and I see it actually working!!!

We need to battle the misinformation back now more than ever. If we all flood boards and look to give answers, we could end this war before any new life is breathed back in.

Amazon and retail message boards alike! We need to own them and let people know the choice is clear!

skubrick · 10-23-2007, 05:42 PM

I just got the word yesterday that my Blockbuster store will be getting a High Definition TV in store, next to the BD section, to actually "show" the difference. It will play a short demo (for BD only), much like the one at Best Buy.

I think there is still a large fraction of the population who still do not understand the PQ difference between SD and BD. Hopefully this will help. And it's only for the stores who already carry BD's.

SBrooks1 · 10-23-2007, 05:45 PM

How much will BD movies cost to rent?

BluOgre · 10-23-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by skubrick

I just got the word yesterday that my Blockbuster store will be getting a High Definition TV in store, next to the BD section, to actually "show" the difference. It will play a short demo (for BD only), much like the one at Best Buy.

I think there is still a large fraction of the population who still do not understand the PQ difference between SD and BD. Hopefully this will help. And it's only for the stores who already carry BD's.

I'm assuming this is a corporate run blockbuster store right? If so....I'm not surprised. Corporate loves to waist money......next thing you know they're going to start selling HD TV's.

mike_schultz · 10-23-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SBrooks1

How much will BD movies cost to rent?

The ones at my Blockbuster cost $4.79

sphdle1 · 10-23-2007, 05:57 PM

That's good to hear!

I don't know if the BD demo I saw is the same as the one you're referring to, but when I first starting checking out BD compared to DVD, I watch the BD demo, and noticed that the DVD side was exaggerated & made to look worse than DVD actually does. I convinced them to setup a BD player & a DVD player onto the same TV and made sure that the DVD only was doing 480p & not being upconverted, as well as, that the TV was full 1080p for the BD. The result was that you could clearly see the difference between BD and DVD, but it was not as bad as the BD demo exaggerated it to be.\
Anyone else notice this on those demo discs...slightly exaggerated?

Whytewash · 10-23-2007, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SBrooks1

How much will BD movies cost to rent?

At mine, they were $3.99 I believe... I rented 2 a couple weeks ago and I remember after tax that it was less than $9.00

skubrick · 10-23-2007, 06:11 PM

They are $4.99 at my store. Yes, it's a corporate store. And yes, we love to waist money. But that's quite a lot of money to be spending...$2,000 times 1,500 stores = $3 million? I'm betting Sony is helping out in one way or the other.

And I think regular DVDs actually DO look that bad as what they look like on the demo discs. I didn't even like watching DVDs anymore after I got my Samsung LCD because it was so blurry and grainy. I pretty much stopped until I got my BD player.

spam.curitiba · 10-23-2007, 06:12 PM

This is kind of a smart idea. I am sure it will bring quite a few people over to the blu side.

haushausman · 10-23-2007, 06:12 PM

If anyone has time to hand HogPilot his ass over there, do it. He's saying he's neutral but it's obvious he's a HD-DVD fanboy.

10-23-2007, 03:08 PM	#28
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Blu-ray at retail; Amazon, Best Buy, Fry's Target, Circuit City, Wal-Mart etc. The last couple weeks I've been posting on one particular thread at Amazon Home Theater Message Boards. I've been owning anyone who steps in my way, but recently I've been getting teamed up by HD-DVD fanboys and need some back-up. I figure the best way to spread the truth and destroy FUD is post on boards like Amazon, where average consumers goto find answers. HERE's the link. If you aren't busy and want to hand some asses to these ignorant HD-DVD fruit cups, help me out.

10-23-2007, 05:42 PM	#32
skubrick Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Work at BR Blockbuster store in Lincoln, NE	Blockbuster to get Blu-ray displays I just got the word yesterday that my Blockbuster store will be getting a High Definition TV in store, next to the BD section, to actually "show" the difference. It will play a short demo (for BD only), much like the one at Best Buy. I think there is still a large fraction of the population who still do not understand the PQ difference between SD and BD. Hopefully this will help. And it's only for the stores who already carry BD's.

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10-03-2007, 03:41 PM	#22
wisper9999 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:MA Blu-ray collection:145 Blu-ray reviews:2	What I noticed about BB is all their big HDTV's are hooked up to Blu-ray players..No HD-DUD crap hooked up to any of them.

10-03-2007, 04:17 PM	#23
Longshot Senior Member Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2	Three Best Buys in my area (DC suburb) are 50'50 split. Kinda of dissapointing with the sales numbers the way they are.

10-03-2007, 05:32 PM	#27
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	sadly, I tend to buy 1 title at a time (unsadly,... it tends to be about 1 a week ) and when you do so you don't usually get over the $25 that nets you free shipping and bingo you have the in store Best Buy price without the instant gratification. So,.. maybe I'm spending more needlessly,... I'll look into it. Becuase the more I save ... the more I'll buy. -Brian

10-23-2007, 03:35 PM	#29
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	And here comes the artillery!!! You guys are the best!!! And for any others looking for a great way to communicate to the uneducated masses: Amazon Home Theater Message Boards. People who do not know electronics use this a their main resource. Your spinning your wheels at places like AVS. Thanks again for the back-up!!! It give me much more creditability when I'm not the sole person spouting facts.

10-23-2007, 03:36 PM	#30
ussrelativity Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007	Some people are just ignorant of the facts. Blu-ray sells better, because it is the better format and more people are understanding that.

10-23-2007, 03:40 PM	#31
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	But the more people who in fact do understand the better. As we all know, there's an abundance of FUD out there, and I see it actually working!!! We need to battle the misinformation back now more than ever. If we all flood boards and look to give answers, we could end this war before any new life is breathed back in. Amazon and retail message boards alike! We need to own them and let people know the choice is clear!

10-23-2007, 05:45 PM	#33
SBrooks1 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007	How much will BD movies cost to rent?

10-23-2007, 05:57 PM	#36
sphdle1 Active Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Nova Scotia, Canada	That's good to hear! I don't know if the BD demo I saw is the same as the one you're referring to, but when I first starting checking out BD compared to DVD, I watch the BD demo, and noticed that the DVD side was exaggerated & made to look worse than DVD actually does. I convinced them to setup a BD player & a DVD player onto the same TV and made sure that the DVD only was doing 480p & not being upconverted, as well as, that the TV was full 1080p for the BD. The result was that you could clearly see the difference between BD and DVD, but it was not as bad as the BD demo exaggerated it to be.\ Anyone else notice this on those demo discs...slightly exaggerated?

10-23-2007, 06:11 PM	#38
skubrick Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Work at BR Blockbuster store in Lincoln, NE	They are $4.99 at my store. Yes, it's a corporate store. And yes, we love to waist money. But that's quite a lot of money to be spending...$2,000 times 1,500 stores = $3 million? I'm betting Sony is helping out in one way or the other. And I think regular DVDs actually DO look that bad as what they look like on the demo discs. I didn't even like watching DVDs anymore after I got my Samsung LCD because it was so blurry and grainy. I pretty much stopped until I got my BD player.

10-23-2007, 06:12 PM	#39
spam.curitiba Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:172 Blu-ray reviews:2	This is kind of a smart idea. I am sure it will bring quite a few people over to the blu side.

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