so about this blu ray buy a thon thing...

[sega_smasher]

do pre orders count ? cause i plan on buying 2 movies but wanna pre order some too. u think this counts? at all? just a thought. oh and when is Live free or die hard comin out? been kinda away for too long =(

[Slackr89]

pre-orders do count if i remember correctly

[monkyman]

Originally Posted by Slackr89

pre-orders do count if i remember correctly

Really? Even though your not billed untill a later date? (Ship date)

[BluFox]

Originally Posted by monkyman

Really? Even though your not billed untill a later date? (Ship date)

Yes.
Pre-Orders count on Amazon.com

[Merlins]

What do everyone mean with counts? Pre-orders count if you really are going to buy the movie. That's what counts!

If you are thinking of Nielsen: No, only shipped/delivered discs that the shop have taken money for counts. Pre-orders will then be counted then they are shipped and money have been paid for them.

If you are thinking of the Amazon rankings: Yes, they count.

What really counts in the end is the movies you buy.

[KenThompson]

Well I've bought 5 movies this week. Just found a copy of The Untouchables. Get it before they are gone, Also Shooter, Was trying to find Trading Places and nobody had it. All my buys are from Best Buy and Willow Video. There was a couple from Walmart. I'd order from Amazon if they'd ship to Canada.

[KenThompson]

I'll try and find something at Best Buy on the 18th. Right now I'm in a buying mood.

[YoshiB]

speaking of this septmeber 18th Buy A Thon, does someone want to explain to me why on HD Addcits' website that the top 15 BestSellers list on the right hand side are almost ALL HD-DVD's, except 1? Pirates? I'm having second thoughts on buying Blu Ray's. Here.

[NoQuestion]

We need to have a buy-athon at least once a month....im thinking Oct. 9th and Nov. 20th as buy-athon days as well...what do yall think?

[davidPS3]

I am planning on supporting the buy a thon, but went ahead and bought 4 Blu Rays today!

[D1-2005]

Originally Posted by YoshiB

speaking of this septmeber 18th Buy A Thon, does someone want to explain to me why on HD Addcits' website that the top 15 BestSellers list on the right hand side are almost ALL HD-DVD's, except 1? Pirates? I'm having second thoughts on buying Blu Ray's. Here.

because you look at crap sites, look on amazon or something more reliable
everyone knows blu sells better, unless you are a troll

[zombieking]

Originally Posted by KenThompson

Well I've bought 5 movies this week. Just found a copy of The Untouchables. Get it before they are gone, Also Shooter, Was trying to find Trading Places and nobody had it. All my buys are from Best Buy and Willow Video. There was a couple from Walmart. I'd order from Amazon if they'd ship to Canada.

I'm in Saskatchewan and I order from Amazon all the time. And believe me with the prices around here its worth the little extra wait.

[YoshiB]

Originally Posted by D1-2005

because you look at crap sites, look on amazon or something more reliable
everyone knows blu sells better, unless you are a troll

Crap Sites? HD ADDicts.com? The PERSON WHO IS HOSTING THE IDEA OF the Buy-Athon on Septmber 18th.... Little do you know..

[Canada]

I'll bite I won't do a buy athone I dont want to buy movies just for buying movies but I will get Black Hawk Down.

[Anthony P]

ranking on Amazon counts pre-orders
Nielsen and other POS don't count them until you are billed and sent

[Rup_Muk]

Originally Posted by YoshiB

Crap Sites? HD ADDicts.com? The PERSON WHO IS HOSTING THE IDEA OF the Buy-Athon on Septmber 18th.... Little do you know..

I agree... HDADDICTS.com is not a crap site. They have some pretty good prices... They used to be a member here - but tried to pull a stunt and got caught. If I remember correctly, they gave us (members at blu-ray.com) some great discounts - and matched Amazon.com prices. The only reason I don't buy from them as often is because they are in Canada and I have to pay through PayPal.

Rup.

[Merlins]

Originally Posted by YoshiB

speaking of this septmeber 18th Buy A Thon, does someone want to explain to me why on HD Addcits' website that the top 15 BestSellers list on the right hand side are almost ALL HD-DVD's, except 1? Pirates? I'm having second thoughts on buying Blu Ray's. Here.

Because it started as a sited loved by HD-DVD fans. Guess they still are buying there but the owner now see a shift in sales trend even on his site.

Blu-ray is selling more but some fansites can be slated towards one of the formats more than the general trend. In the end Blu-ray will win on every site. Another example is Axel Music that have been very slated towards HD-DVD but that has changed and Blu-ray is leading on that site also.