Thursday, November 1st 2007
Wal-Mart Offering Sub-$100 HD DVD Player on Friday
Following a sudden price war between retailers to offer the lowest price HD DVD player (which Best Buy is currently winning at $180) Wal-Mart has gone one better than the competition to offer the Toshiba HD-A2 at just $98.87 this Friday as part of its 'Secret In-Store Specials'. However, you might want to get to Wal-Mart early (the offer starts at 8:00 a.m.) if you're interested, because the company does comment that this deal is only available while stocks last and it will not be offering the discount in all stores. Wal-Mart's regular price for the HD DVD player is currently $198, so this is a saving of almost $100.
Update: here is a link to the Wal-Mart page pictured above, you should be able to check if your local store will be offering this promotion by clicking on the HD DVD player's picture.
Source:
DailyTech
28 Comments on Wal-Mart Offering Sub-$100 HD DVD Player on Friday
Anyway, I've updated the post with a link to the Wal-Mart listing the HD DVD player, and I think you can check if your store will have it using that.
From some of the forums comments on other websites it certainly looks like alot of people who were on the fence as to which HD format to choose from arent letting this deal pass them up. HD-DVD may have just received an especially pleasent Christmas present from Wal-Mart. Cheers to Wal-Mart I have always hearted you:toast::toast::pimp::):cool:;) Screw Target, Wal-Mart has always been better and WILL always be better.
Also Best Buy has already gone on the record and responded from this: www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8021767&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat80500050007&id=1158323325814
But from the looks of things they are already sold out online at least.:roll::roll::roll:
OH and also cant wait to pick up Gods & Generals either:
www.amazon.com/dp/B000QFW5QG/?tag=tec06d-20
This is a good sign for HD-DVD.
And also mdm-adph while they may usually have tons of stuff stocked in the backrooms if you just stroll around the stores, especially the food sections, you will notice that there are huge holes in various area that have not been filled up yet, whether this is to make people want to buy more food or if it is just a lack of supply I have no Idea, but the point is not everything is always able to be kept in stock for varying reasons some decided by Wal-Mart others by Supply trucks:roll::roll:
reviews.cnet.com/video-players-and-recorders/toshiba-hd-a2/4505-6463_7-32074340.html?tag=prod.txt.1
not worth it in my opinion
and 720p is plenty for HD content. 720p looks absolutely amazing. Of course, 1080p looks a little better, but unless your a true videophile, youll be ok with 720p.
My wife needs a laptop for cheap. She just surfs the web and does word processing. Maybe solitar or minesweeper.
You would rather pay $500 for a Blu-Ray player or PS3 and let it handle the 60 Hz 1080p than your $1000+ HDTV do the same thing and probably better? It's all about the upconverting chips. Granted, this player doesn't have the best in it but this HD-DVD will blow you away.
If you get it, buy Transformers. It is awesome quality and uses the MPEG-4 H.264 CODEC. You will not be disappointed.
Don't believe Sony's propaganda!
edit: those who do get one, don't buy aything else, I mean absolutely nothing (well maybe one or two HD-DVD movies :p). They are obviously not making any profit on those, but once they get you the customer to the store, it has worked as a great advertising. Even better when you end up in a store that hasn't got them you think "well might as well buy something else on sale". :)
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I don't know about the laptop I may take it back if it is too slow, I haven't opened it but I assume it has a Celeron M.
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