November 7th, 2007 by
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We were wondering how well HD DVD was doing with those new price cuts, and now here’s Video Business with the answer: according to sources at retailers, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Circuit City — among others — were able to move 90,000 stand-alone HD DVD players this weekend. Most of them were last year’s entry level HD-A2, which sold for the low, low price of $99 — but not all. This dramatically increases the user base for the HD DVD camp, but that’s not saying much since the format only sold about this many stand-alone players in its first year. In the world of consumer electronics, 90k isn’t that impressive, but considering the estimated loss Toshiba took on each unit, we can see why they’d want to limit the supply. The problem for the HD DVD camp is that they’re really up against the PS3’s sales, and even though only 40% of PS3 owners realize that there is a Blu-ray player built in, that’s still about 750,000 people in the US. But ultimately, this format war is about selling movies, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on the weekly sales numbers to assess the impact of this early holiday sales blitz.
[Thanks, Utah!]
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November 1st, 2007 by
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Wal-Mart may have been the first to tempt HD-fence-sitters with a $100 HD-A2 player (however limited), but it looks like it’s not the only one, with Best Buy now also listing the very same player for the impulse buy-inducing price of $99.99. Of course, it’s sold out online, so you may be better off trying your luck at your local store. Not surprisingly, the HD DVD PR folk are keen to talk up this recent spat of price reductions, including the still decent $197 price for the A2 at Circuit City and Amazon, and Sears’s Black Friday price of $169 for the newer HD-A3 model, which also comes with two movies bundled in the box (not to mention the five free mail-in movies available with the purchase of any of the players).
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October 31st, 2007 by
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Still waiting to jump into the high def disc game? Or just wanted another weaker, cheaper player for the last-gen TV you phased out to your rumpus room? Well, whatever your reasons, some (not all!) Wal-Mart locations will be selling Toshiba HD-A2s for $100 — down from $200 — this Friday. Ridiculous, we know. Blu-ray gonna fight back? We hope so, we’d really like to get our hands on one for under $300, and not just by using our hookup that sells gear out of his trunk, you know?
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October 27th, 2007 by
Filed under: HDTV
When they say “competition’s good,” they obviously meant “competition means cheap HD DVD players”: Wal-Mart’s $198 Toshiba HD-A2 has been copied by Circuit City, which is now selling the same player for $197.99 online. Add it to your cart, and see for yourself. As one tipster said, with deals like this popping up this early, signs are looking good for one helluva Black Friday.
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