HD-DVD player at Walmart tomorrow for $98.97
Trevor Smithson
by:
http://holiday.ri-walmart.com/?section=secret
I think this is a better deal than the 360's add-on drive. The only
downside I can see is a lack of 1080p output, which is irreleveant if
your TV has a good deinterlacer.
Jordan
Best Buy is matching the price:
K-Mart (WTF? Yes, K-Mart) announces they are going HD-DVD only:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/format-war/kmart-going-hd+dvd-exclusive-except-the-ps3-317288.php
- Jordan
RMZ
> On Nov 1, 5:22 pm, Trevor Smithson <trevor_smith...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Just in case the storm this has caused on the Internet has passed you
> > by:
>
> >http://holiday.ri-walmart.com/?section=secret
>
> > I think this is a better deal than the 360's add-on drive. The only
> > downside I can see is a lack of 1080p output, which is irreleveant if
> > your TV has a good deinterlacer.
>
> Best Buy is matching the price:
>
>
> K-Mart (WTF? Yes, K-Mart) announces they are going HD-DVD only:
>
>
> - Jordan
Yeah.... No one is declaring any winners yet.
boodybandit
"Trevor Smithson" <trevor_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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It's only irrelevant if you don't own a 1080p set and just want a better
quality DVD.
1080p display from a 1080p source makes more a difference than some would
like to think otherwise. It's an excellent price but I would rather just add
some funds and get a true 1080p player since I own 1080p displays.
I want a dual player stand alone unit myself.
Big Daddy
"Jordan" <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> K-Mart (WTF? Yes, K-Mart) announces they are going HD-DVD only:
as the comment says, makes kmart all the more irrelevant.
Also curious as to where joe sixpack who shops at kmart is going to be
renting their HD-DVD movies since blockbuster only does blu-ray
Mark Johnson
ummm no its not, it was all bollox.
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Kmart/Kmart:_Were_Purple/1137
mordacp...@hotmail.com
> "Trevor Smithson" <trevor_smith...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
If you own a 1080p television, you're in a very small minority of HD
television owners.
Most are 720p and a few are 1080i, but hardly anyone is at 1080p
according to HD TV sales figures.
A $100 720p/1080i player is going to be very attractive to the vast
majority of HD TV owners, especially considering Walmart is also
selling HD DVDs at $15.
> I want a dual player stand alone unit myself.
So would I, but until they come down to my price range for one, a $100
player will be just fine.
Mitch
boodybandit
<mordacp...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I have multiple 1080p displays. I like to waste money that way. I wish I
wasn't so anal about always having the best because 720p are so much cheaper
(I know Jonah I am conpensating for a small penis). You could outfit your
whole house for the price of 2 good 1080p displays with 720p sets.
I don't think it will be that long from now when we can pick up BluRay and
HD DVD (1080p) stand alones for $100 a piece. Probably 2nd or 3rd quarter of
2008.
Tom
<Mitch@...> wrote in message
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> My RPTV is 1080i. What difference do see between i and p?
i = interlaced
p= progressive
1080i v 1080p
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1080i#1080i_vs_1080p
Mitch
they work, but what is the difference in what you actually see? Is it
major?
Big Daddy
<Mitch@...> wrote in message
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>I know the difference between interlaced and progressive as far as how
> they work, but what is the difference in what you actually see? Is it
> major?
can be, yes. Your eyes are the best judge though...some people are more
videophiles than others.
Tom
<Mitch@...> wrote in message
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>I know the difference between interlaced and progressive as far as how
> they work, but what is the difference in what you actually see? Is it
> major?
Well, your question was very simplistic and straight forward, and you didn't
ask for specifics, you did ask what the difference was between "i" and "p"
and nothing more.
Anyway, did you read the link I provided?
Jordan
> Also curious as to where joe sixpack who shops at kmart is going to be
> renting their HD-DVD movies since blockbuster only does blu-ray
Blockbuster may not be a viable option for anyone much longer:
Blockbuster Goes Bust
Melanie Lindner, 11.01.07, 3:00 PM ET
It's kind of like a horror movie ...
Blockbuster (nyse: BBI - news - people ) reported disappointing third-
quarter earnings on Thursday causing investors to yank their funds.
The Dallas-based company reported sales decreased to $1.24 billion,
down 5.7% from $1.31 billion in the similar period of 2006. Profits
fell to a net loss of $35 million, or 20 cents per share, compared
with a net loss of $9.6 million, or 5 cents per share in the third
quarter of the prior year.
The company attributes the losses mainly to the closure and sale of
526 company-operated stores. As a result of the movie rental firm's
inability to generate profit, Chairman Jim Keyes announced that
Blockbuster will reduce the number of people currently employed by the
company in an effort to reduce annualized overhead costs by
approximately $45 million.
As if any more proof was need that Blockbuster Total Access program
essentially failed to compete effectively against Netflix (nasdaq:
NFLX - news - people ), Keyes noted that "the company will no longer
be narrowly focused on its online subscriber count but instead will
concentrate on the growth of, and report on, its total
membership." (See: Total Access Blocks Blockbuster)
While Blockbuster struggles to pay its employees and Movie Gallery
(nasdaq: MOVI - news - people ) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection, it seems Netflix is the reigning champion of the movie
rental industry. The company earned $15.7 million in the third quarter
of 2007, up 22.7% from $12.8 million in the comparable period of 2006.
Michael Patcher of Wedbush Morgan believes that Netflix's increased
market share is partially due to Blockbuster's recent advertising cuts
for the Total Access Program. He explained: "If Netflix advertises the
same, and Blockbuster advertises less, then inevitably more customers
will rent from Netflix." (See: Netflix Harvests A Bumper Crop of Sofa
Spuds)
Blockbuster's stock dropped 20 cents, or 3.8%, to $5.06 on Thursday
and Netflix gained 8 cents, or .3%, to $26.55.
Jordan
> If you own a 1080p television, you're in a very small minority of HD
> television owners.
>
> Most are 720p and a few are 1080i, but hardly anyone is at 1080p
> according to HD TV sales figures.
Agreed. They didn't become widely available until this year and the
mass market priced machines are all 720p.
Although the prices are coming down. My 56" 1080p set was priced at
$2099 and was supposed to come with a free $200 video camera. When
Circuit City couldn't provide enough cameras they just took $200 off
the price making it $1899.
I'm thinking about picking up a 720p set for Mom for Christmas and am
finding them in the $600 to $750 range.
- Jordan
PBDepot
Yeah, the prices on those are ridiculous. In this Walmart ad alone
they were selling a 50 inch Sony Plasma for under a grand. That's the
beauty of new tech becoming affordable to the masses, it makes the
older stuff dirt cheap and available to everyone.
But the best part about it is that it means a lot more people will be
getting HD in some form ot the other in their homes, and that media
companies can finally start to feel safe about releasing all their
products in a high definition format. The way it was meant to be.
Dave
PBDepot <chu...@paintball-depot.com> wrote:
>Yeah, the prices on those are ridiculous. In this Walmart ad alone
>they were selling a 50 inch Sony Plasma for under a grand.
Sanyo.
Didn't look too bad from the one I saw running. $1000 is pretty
darned good for a 50" plasma, but I'd still go Panny for ~$1500 over
this one.
Me, I just bought the $100 player.
GMAN
>
>"Jordan" <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>news:1193968295.2...@q5g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>> K-Mart (WTF? Yes, K-Mart) announces they are going HD-DVD only:
>
>as the comment says, makes kmart all the more irrelevant.
>
usually have 3 employees manning the store.