Walmart Denies Buying 2 million HD DVD players

zekrahminator · Apr 28, 2007, 04:24 PM

Some of you may have heard about Wal-Mart's plans to buy 2 million HD DVD players. Wal-Mart has recently stepped up to the plate and denied all rumors. The manufacturing company had posted what looked like an order for $300 million worth of HD DVD players, but in reality, that form is nothing more than a price-check, a figure to see how much it would cost to get that many HD DVD players. So, in short, Wal-Mart is considering getting a gazillion HD DVD players, just not from the supplier that posted an "order".

Source: Reg Hardware

WarEagleAU · Apr 28, 2007, 06:01 PM

It might be in reflection to the fact that Mrs. Walton has just passed away ::bows head in prayer::. If Walmart was to get them and offer them for $299 or less, that would be an awesome blow to Blu Ray and the PS3.

lemonadesoda · Apr 28, 2007, 09:08 PM

I hope they do it! Never mind the format wars, any HD player at this price point would be very interesting! :-)

demonbrawn · Apr 29, 2007, 01:03 AM

Helz yeah! I would get one... oh wait I've spent all my money on my computer already

ex_reven · Apr 29, 2007, 01:10 AM

what exactly would you use the HD Player for?

Wile E · Apr 29, 2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

what exactly would you use the HD Player for?

Watching HD movies.

ex_reven · Apr 29, 2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Watching HD movies.

Ive never seen high definition movies advertised...just ordinary dvds...

Wile E · Apr 29, 2007, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

Ive never seen high definition movies advertised...just ordinary dvds...

Really? You guys don't have HDDVD and Blu-Ray down under?

ex_reven · Apr 29, 2007, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Really? You guys don't have HDDVD and Blu-Ray down under?

we probably do, i just dont keep up with the DVD Movie type entertainment technology lol

Wile E · Apr 29, 2007, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

we probably do, i just dont keep up with the DVD Movie type entertainment technology lol

hahaha Fair enough, reven.

ex_reven · Apr 29, 2007, 09:39 AM

Well I looked around and it turns out we have them, but in limited quanitities.
When i say limited, i mean only certain movie titles are available in it (the most popular movies most likely). Probably because noone wants to fork out cash on a format that might turn out to be unpopular

Wile E · Apr 29, 2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

Well I looked around and it turns out we have them, but in limited quanitities.
When i say limited, i mean only certain movie titles are available in it (the most popular movies most likely). Probably because noone wants to fork out cash on a format that might turn out to be unpopular

Did you look at both formats(HDDVD and Blu-Ray)? Blu-Ray has many more titles available atm.

ex_reven · Apr 29, 2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Did you look at both formats(HDDVD and Blu-Ray)? Blu-Ray has many more titles available atm.

yes I did, there was an australian online dvd store and it only have about 4 pages of dvds available for each.

overcast · Apr 30, 2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Did you look at both formats(HDDVD and Blu-Ray)? Blu-Ray has many more titles available atm.

Blu-ray definitely does not have many more titles available.

D007 · Apr 30, 2007, 02:29 PM

Honestly I don't see enough of either of them to warrant me buying a player yet.. that and the fact that nvidias crappy drivers wont let me rescale my picture size when i hook up my hd cables.. makes my dam picture to big to fit.. so using an hd player wouldn't even be useful until i can use my hd cables and run in true HD.. good ole nvidia.. gotta luv em.. with a big iron stick, repititously..

Ashen · Apr 30, 2007, 10:39 PM

like i said when dvd first came out " wait for the price drop" the players will price drop, the disks, well who knows, as i understand it the costs of hd-dvd/bluray/hd content is going to be higher because the actors/everybody who works on the films has to get a cut now like they did back in the vhs days, so they gotta give the hairdresser,janitor,plumber,painter, actor, exct each a cut, raising costs, lowering sales, effectivly meaning they make less and sell less

gotta love it when the guild/union system screws itself :P

not that im against unions, i think we need more of them, but sometimes the stuff that happens is just STUPID!!!!

DaMulta · Apr 30, 2007, 10:49 PM

I would buy a HD-DVD player for 199.99

Ashen · Apr 30, 2007, 11:03 PM

oh, forgot to say, im not buying a player till its able to play both formats!!!!!(quite doable and they are on the way)

Wile E · May 1, 2007, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by overcast

Blu-ray definitely does not have many more titles available.

Yes it does. More studios are signed up on Blu-Ray. That may be changing soon, but it still stands at the moment. I own both formats, btw. I started with just HDDVD, but then bought Blu-Ray because of the fact that Blu-Ray had a better selection.

Apr 28, 2007, 04:24 PM	#1
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Apr 28, 2007, 09:08 PM	#3
lemonadesoda Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,337 (2.17/day) Thanks: 749 Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts System Specs	I hope they do it! Never mind the format wars, any HD player at this price point would be very interesting! :-)

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ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	Well I looked around and it turns out we have them, but in limited quanitities. When i say limited, i mean only certain movie titles are available in it (the most popular movies most likely). Probably because noone wants to fork out cash on a format that might turn out to be unpopular

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Apr 30, 2007, 10:39 PM	#16
Ashen Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 43 (0.02/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	like i said when dvd first came out " wait for the price drop" the players will price drop, the disks, well who knows, as i understand it the costs of hd-dvd/bluray/hd content is going to be higher because the actors/everybody who works on the films has to get a cut now like they did back in the vhs days, so they gotta give the hairdresser,janitor,plumber,painter, actor, exct each a cut, raising costs, lowering sales, effectivly meaning they make less and sell less gotta love it when the guild/union system screws itself :P not that im against unions, i think we need more of them, but sometimes the stuff that happens is just STUPID!!!!

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Apr 30, 2007, 11:03 PM	#18
Ashen Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 43 (0.02/day) Thanks: 283 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	oh, forgot to say, im not buying a player till its able to play both formats!!!!!(quite doable and they are on the way)

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