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pro-bassoonist · 09-17-2007, 06:54 AM

Facts, pic....your comment: smart move, desperation, or else!

Last week, we mentioned that HMV Oxford Street was the place to go this morning if you were a Matrix fan and wanted to pick up a free HD DVD player -- the Toshiba HD-E1 -- with your purchase of the box set.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,390...92674-1,00.htm

Pro-B

jw · 09-17-2007, 07:08 AM

I guess the price is right, for that price I would pick one up, but I dont stand in line like that

Quinthoopachiefy · 09-17-2007, 07:10 AM

I would wait in line for a free player. Than I would sell both the box set and the player on ebay so I could go and buy more bluray titles! Go Blu

Manco · 09-17-2007, 07:17 AM

On one hand, I want to say "I'm Speechless".

On the other hand, how long can the Toshiba "welfare" project last? That seems to be all they do is hand out freebies. Does anyone actually buy these??

Deciazulado · 09-17-2007, 07:21 AM

Next step: We pay you to buy our player! Honest!

aygie · 09-17-2007, 07:30 AM

They didn't mention that the line was for people queing for the new ipods......

j/k

Zyclone · 09-17-2007, 10:56 AM

Guy walking down the street
Toshiba Rep : sorry about the HD Player your going to get
Guy: what HD player?

10 mins later:

Guying walking out of store with player after buying the matrix: oh........

w_tanoto · 09-17-2007, 12:43 PM

desperation.... what else. I hope they don't count it as player sold.

JTK · 09-17-2007, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Next step: We pay you to buy our player! Honest!

We're not too far from that.

BStecke · 09-17-2007, 05:30 PM

Wow . . . this reminds me of working at Best Buy where all the cheap people come in the day after Thanksgiving to buy the cheapest, lowest-quality shit they can possibly get their hands on. Pretty much the same thing here . . .

gvortex7 · 09-17-2007, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quinthoopachiefy

I would wait in line for a free player. Than I would sell both the box set and the player on ebay so I could go and buy more bluray titles! Go Blu

That's a good idea.

bhampton · 09-17-2007, 05:58 PM

Quote "Wow . . . this reminds me of working at Best Buy where all the cheap people come in the day after Thanksgiving to buy the cheapest, lowest-quality shit they can possibly get their hands on. Pretty much the same thing here . . ."

Hey! I love black friday! However,.. I don't usually go to best buy since it's off the hook crazy. Ok, well I did have trouble sleeping they year before Black Friday so I went over to my local Best Buy and the line at 3AM was amazinly long.

I usually do my black friday shopping at FYE because they have batteries that are free after rebate (plus we have no sales tax here in NH so it really works out to be free.) Those batteries then come in handy on X-mass day when my kids get new toys.

I wouldn't take a free HD DVD player. I then would need a HDMI switcher and I would buy movies and I just would rather skip it. There's more then enough Blu Ray goodness and HD DVD can rest in peace as far as I'm concerned.

-Brian

cpgator · 09-17-2007, 06:38 PM

I vote "smart move"

This is marketing, plain and simple. It gets the word out about HD-DVD at a small cost.

Zyclone · 09-18-2007, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpgator

I vote "smart move"

This is marketing, plain and simple. It gets the word out about HD-DVD at a small cost.

my lame joke aside i agree with Cpgator , although it seems a little cheap if it gets more players into homes which from the looks of it has then its worked.

cpgator · 09-18-2007, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyclone

my lame joke aside i agree with Cpgator , although it seems a little cheap if it gets more players into homes which from the looks of it has then its worked.

Exactly. A few weeks ago I read a few threads here about what a great idea it would be to give away free PS3s with the purchase of certain Sony TVs. At the time, everyone seemed to think that was a great idea - both getting BR players into more homes, and to get the word out about BR. Now that HD-DVD does basically the same prinicpal, everyone thinks it is a stupid idea.

bhampton · 09-18-2007, 10:58 AM

Hey,

This was a smart move. Toshiba doesn't want to be left having to just keep this stuff. Soon they won't be able to give it away because people will know what it's really worth. They can't toss these things in a dumpster because of the lead and stuff so it would cost them to recycle them. I would have thought they would go to giving them away in January but goes to show HD DVD may be closer to worthless then I thought.

-Brian

09-17-2007, 06:54 AM	#1
pro-bassoonist Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:X Home Theater Gallery:47 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:23	Free player...if you buy our discs! Facts, pic....your comment: smart move, desperation, or else! Last week, we mentioned that HMV Oxford Street was the place to go this morning if you were a Matrix fan and wanted to pick up a free HD DVD player -- the Toshiba HD-E1 -- with your purchase of the box set. http://crave.cnet.co.uk/dvdpvr/0,390...92674-1,00.htm Pro-B

09-17-2007, 10:56 AM	#7
Zyclone Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Somewhere over the rainbow Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:304	hmm Guy walking down the street Toshiba Rep : sorry about the HD Player your going to get Guy: what HD player? 10 mins later: Guying walking out of store with player after buying the matrix: oh........

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09-17-2007, 07:08 AM	#2
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	I guess the price is right, for that price I would pick one up, but I dont stand in line like that

09-17-2007, 07:10 AM	#3
Quinthoopachiefy Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vacaville, Ca Blu-ray collection:513 DVD collection:114 Digital collection:175 Blu-ray reviews:1	I would wait in line for a free player. Than I would sell both the box set and the player on ebay so I could go and buy more bluray titles! Go Blu

09-17-2007, 07:17 AM	#4
Manco Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Tucumcari	On one hand, I want to say "I'm Speechless". On the other hand, how long can the Toshiba "welfare" project last? That seems to be all they do is hand out freebies. Does anyone actually buy these??

09-17-2007, 07:21 AM	#5
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7046 DVD collection:4044	Next step: We pay you to buy our player! Honest!

09-17-2007, 07:30 AM	#6
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	They didn't mention that the line was for people queing for the new ipods...... j/k

09-17-2007, 12:43 PM	#8
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	desperation.... what else. I hope they don't count it as player sold.

09-17-2007, 05:30 PM	#10
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Wow . . . this reminds me of working at Best Buy where all the cheap people come in the day after Thanksgiving to buy the cheapest, lowest-quality shit they can possibly get their hands on. Pretty much the same thing here . . .

09-17-2007, 05:58 PM	#12
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	Quote "Wow . . . this reminds me of working at Best Buy where all the cheap people come in the day after Thanksgiving to buy the cheapest, lowest-quality shit they can possibly get their hands on. Pretty much the same thing here . . ." Hey! I love black friday! However,.. I don't usually go to best buy since it's off the hook crazy. Ok, well I did have trouble sleeping they year before Black Friday so I went over to my local Best Buy and the line at 3AM was amazinly long. I usually do my black friday shopping at FYE because they have batteries that are free after rebate (plus we have no sales tax here in NH so it really works out to be free.) Those batteries then come in handy on X-mass day when my kids get new toys. I wouldn't take a free HD DVD player. I then would need a HDMI switcher and I would buy movies and I just would rather skip it. There's more then enough Blu Ray goodness and HD DVD can rest in peace as far as I'm concerned. -Brian

09-17-2007, 06:38 PM	#13
cpgator Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Parker, CO	I vote "smart move" This is marketing, plain and simple. It gets the word out about HD-DVD at a small cost.

09-18-2007, 10:58 AM	#16
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	Hey, This was a smart move. Toshiba doesn't want to be left having to just keep this stuff. Soon they won't be able to give it away because people will know what it's really worth. They can't toss these things in a dumpster because of the lead and stuff so it would cost them to recycle them. I would have thought they would go to giving them away in January but goes to show HD DVD may be closer to worthless then I thought. -Brian

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