Amazon.com warns customers. - Blu-ray Forum

Kairav · 02-19-2008, 04:53 PM

The following info has been added to every HD DVD player product page on amazon.com

Product Alert: On February 19, 2008, Toshiba officially announced that after a "thorough review of its overall strategy" they have decided to no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders. The company has reduced shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels and expects to be out of the HD DVD business by the end of March 2008. Future availability of HD DVD discs is unknown. HD DVD players will continue to play HD DVD discs and upconvert standard DVD discs to 1080p high-definition resolution. Check our High-Def 101 page for the latest information on the high-definition-player landscape.

The Big Blue · 02-19-2008, 04:55 PM

gandley · 02-19-2008, 04:55 PM

Nice. does this count in the Neilsons......................

JasonR · 02-19-2008, 04:57 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A2-...3443715&sr=1-2

ezcobar411 · 02-19-2008, 04:58 PM

No wonder I buy all of my blus from them

PeteS · 02-19-2008, 05:02 PM

This answers one of my remaining questions for this week:

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteS

* Will more fire-sale HD DVD players get dumped on unsuspecting consumers?
* or will they be warned similar to how analog TVs now carry a warning about their obsolescence?

Here's hoping brick-and-mortar retailers do the same.

RickD · 02-19-2008, 05:06 PM

That's really good of Amazon to do that.

Rick

mightypen · 02-19-2008, 05:07 PM

heh, funny. Amazon=great place to shop.

Blu Titan · 02-19-2008, 05:08 PM

Better inform the customers before the returns start to clog the Amazon warehouses.

Living Near Shamu · 02-19-2008, 05:10 PM

LOL The HD-A2 player is back up to $299.99

Hurry up, only 2 left in stock!

sj001 · 02-19-2008, 05:10 PM

Good move Amazon, and kudos to you for looking out for the consumer.

RickD · 02-19-2008, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueNeon

Better inform the customers before the returns start to clog the Amazon warehouses.

Haha, that's a good point. Maybe it's not a purely altruistic gesture.

Rick

bganga · 02-19-2008, 05:12 PM

Toshiba says that they will take them back from retailers, so Amazon should stop letting people buy paperweights and take them off of their web site.

blu-backer · 02-19-2008, 05:14 PM

It's merely a flesh wound.

tuku · 02-19-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bganga

Toshiba says that they will take them back from retailers, so Amazon should stop letting people buy paperweights and take them off of their web site.

Word up!

jw · 02-19-2008, 05:58 PM

Very Smart, at least the customer cant say they werent warned

cartier · 02-19-2008, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kairav

The following info has been added to every HD DVD player product page on amazon.com

HD DVD players will continue to play HD DVD discs and upconvert standard DVD discs to 1080p high-definition resolution.

This comment however needs to be revised as the underlined part is misleading. It implies that a DVD unconverted is the same as true 1080p.

gandley · 02-19-2008, 06:06 PM

Man the people still clinging to HDDVD in the amazon discussion section is truly mindblowing. Some even still saying they dont think its over yet.

FRUIT CAKES

RUR · 02-19-2008, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandley

Nice. does this count in the Neilsons......................

Heh, everyone knows neither Amazon nor Walmart was counted in the Nielsens. That and Phase Hydra viral marketing were the real reasons Blu-ray won the format war!

Expect all intelligent retailers to quickly adopt similar "warnings" with regard to HD DVD-related sales. No one wants to get sued.

Ascended_Saiyan · 02-19-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandley

Man the people still clinging to HDDVD in the amazon discussion section is truly mindblowing. Some even still saying they dont think its over yet.

FRUIT CAKES

Those people need to be rounded up so they can be mentally evaluated at a proper facility (before they end up on the news...if you know what I mean).

02-19-2008, 04:53 PM	#1
Kairav Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:5	Amazon.com warns customers. The following info has been added to every HD DVD player product page on amazon.com Product Alert: On February 19, 2008, Toshiba officially announced that after a "thorough review of its overall strategy" they have decided to no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders. The company has reduced shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels and expects to be out of the HD DVD business by the end of March 2008. Future availability of HD DVD discs is unknown. HD DVD players will continue to play HD DVD discs and upconvert standard DVD discs to 1080p high-definition resolution. Check our High-Def 101 page for the latest information on the high-definition-player landscape.

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02-19-2008, 04:55 PM	#2
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1

02-19-2008, 04:55 PM	#3
gandley Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:The Drowning Pool	Nice. does this count in the Neilsons......................

02-19-2008, 04:57 PM	#4
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A2-...3443715&sr=1-2

02-19-2008, 04:58 PM	#5
ezcobar411 Special Member Member since:Dec 2007	No wonder I buy all of my blus from them

02-19-2008, 05:06 PM	#7
RickD Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Maryland, USA Blu-ray collection:147	That's really good of Amazon to do that. Rick

02-19-2008, 05:07 PM	#8
mightypen Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:46	heh, funny. Amazon=great place to shop.

02-19-2008, 05:08 PM	#9
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Better inform the customers before the returns start to clog the Amazon warehouses.

02-19-2008, 05:10 PM	#10
Living Near Shamu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Austin, TX Trading Score:42	LOL The HD-A2 player is back up to $299.99 Hurry up, only 2 left in stock!

02-19-2008, 05:10 PM	#11
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Good move Amazon, and kudos to you for looking out for the consumer.

02-19-2008, 05:12 PM	#13
bganga Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Nutley, NJ	Toshiba says that they will take them back from retailers, so Amazon should stop letting people buy paperweights and take them off of their web site.

02-19-2008, 05:14 PM	#14
blu-backer Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:118	It's merely a flesh wound.

02-19-2008, 05:58 PM	#16
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	Very Smart, at least the customer cant say they werent warned

02-19-2008, 06:06 PM	#18
gandley Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:The Drowning Pool	Man the people still clinging to HDDVD in the amazon discussion section is truly mindblowing. Some even still saying they dont think its over yet. FRUIT CAKES

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