Future Shop dropping HD DVD? - Blu-ray Forum

bluskiff · 10-10-2007, 03:21 AM

bill hunt over at the bits says there is a rumor going around, futureshop to stop selling hddvd due to lack of interest.hmmmm

kotton247 · 10-10-2007, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bluskiff

bill hunt over at the bits says there is a rumor going around, futureshop to stop selling hddvd due to lack of interest.hmmmm

good. The crap is a waste of shelf space anyways.

king_patrick_7 · 10-10-2007, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kotton247

good. The crap is a waste of shelf space anyways.

I agree. Make room for more blu rays

Beta-guy · 10-10-2007, 03:36 AM

I will be checking in on it, if this is true, and sell the HD-DVD players for $50 I'll buy one as a collectors item :P

10 years from now it'll be worth some money to those guys who still hug thier HD-DVD collection and don't understand how they lost... after all how could quality beat cheap? lol

BorrowedTime · 10-10-2007, 03:36 AM

Wouldn't this mean that Best Buy in Canada would also be dropping HD-DVD? Since Best Buy actually owns Future Shop here. Not that I'd be complaining mind you. If it does, in fact, happen that Future Shop drops HD-DVD, and Best Buy Canada were to follow suit, could one hope for a similar move by the US stores?

BStecke · 10-10-2007, 03:47 AM

Best Buy owns all Futureshops, so if this is true, hopefully it will begin to trickle down through the entire organization. Of course, if they don't stop charging full MSRP for Blu-rays, I still won't buy them there.

Banjo · 10-10-2007, 03:51 AM

Just the other day, they were selling HD DVD players for $199.99... yes... in Canada.

The Guardian · 10-10-2007, 03:53 AM

I'm pretty sure they operate separately. You can't interchange gift cards, and they don't have the same sales and even a lot of the stuff they sell is different.

I'll be checking on this as well though! It would make sense, last week they had a blowout $199 sale on their Toshiba players...

One of my local Future Shops had a very low opinion of HD DVD... so they hooked up the massive endcap on the 60" Toshiba TV with component video cables

Right next to the Sony SXRD showing Blu-rays on HDMI.

pedigree · 10-10-2007, 04:09 AM

good now if people would actually buy anything from futureshop we'd all be set

blublublu · 10-10-2007, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bluskiff

bill hunt over at the bits says there is a rumor going around, futureshop to stop selling hddvd due to lack of interest.hmmmm

Folks.... this is drivel.

They had a clear out sale of the last gen of Toshiba's before getting the next generation in.

stockstar1138 · 10-10-2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bluskiff

bill hunt over at the bits says there is a rumor going around, futureshop to stop selling hddvd due to lack of interest.hmmmm

link?

Banjo · 10-10-2007, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by blublublu

Folks.... this is drivel.

They had a clear out sale of the last gen of Toshiba's before getting the next generation in.

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.

blublublu · 10-10-2007, 04:18 AM

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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 · 10-10-2007, 04:35 AM

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 · 10-10-2007, 04:39 AM

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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 · 10-10-2007, 06:17 AM

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

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

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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 · 10-10-2007, 08:41 AM

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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 · 10-10-2007, 08:49 AM

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

BDAnr1 · 10-10-2007, 03:41 PM

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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 · 10-10-2007, 09:39 PM

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

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10-10-2007, 03:36 AM	#4
Beta-guy Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:23 Blu-ray reviews:1	I will be checking in on it, if this is true, and sell the HD-DVD players for $50 I'll buy one as a collectors item :P 10 years from now it'll be worth some money to those guys who still hug thier HD-DVD collection and don't understand how they lost... after all how could quality beat cheap? lol

10-10-2007, 03:36 AM	#5
BorrowedTime Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Wouldn't this mean that Best Buy in Canada would also be dropping HD-DVD? Since Best Buy actually owns Future Shop here. Not that I'd be complaining mind you. If it does, in fact, happen that Future Shop drops HD-DVD, and Best Buy Canada were to follow suit, could one hope for a similar move by the US stores?

10-10-2007, 03:47 AM	#6
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	Best Buy owns all Futureshops, so if this is true, hopefully it will begin to trickle down through the entire organization. Of course, if they don't stop charging full MSRP for Blu-rays, I still won't buy them there.

10-10-2007, 03:51 AM	#7
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Just the other day, they were selling HD DVD players for $199.99... yes... in Canada.

10-10-2007, 03:53 AM	#8
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	I'm pretty sure they operate separately. You can't interchange gift cards, and they don't have the same sales and even a lot of the stuff they sell is different. I'll be checking on this as well though! It would make sense, last week they had a blowout $199 sale on their Toshiba players... One of my local Future Shops had a very low opinion of HD DVD... so they hooked up the massive endcap on the 60" Toshiba TV with component video cables Right next to the Sony SXRD showing Blu-rays on HDMI.

10-10-2007, 04:09 AM	#9
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	good now if people would actually buy anything from futureshop we'd all be set

10-10-2007, 04:35 AM	#14
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	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.

10-10-2007, 08:49 AM	#18
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	Awesome if they do. No one should support that outdated crap anymore.

10-10-2007, 09:39 PM	#20
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Look on The Digital Bits website. Looks like Bill Hunt got the same response so this is not true.

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