Best buy sells Toshiba HD-DVD player with 9 free HD-DVD discs
Posted on 03/10/07 12:27 by Jan Willem                             
Best buy sells Toshiba HD-DVD player with 9 free HD-DVD discs

Free, does it ever really exist? Well if you're going to Best Buy and get yourself a Toshiba HD-A30 HD-DVD player then you'll get nine free HD-DVD movies with it. Of course the player is already $399 and the real manufacturing price of a HD-DVD disc will likely be less than a dollar but still you get it for free, the magic word!

For the first five discs you'll have to choose from 15 titles, available by mail. Two others (300 and The Bourne Identity) come in the box of the Toshiba HD-A30 player.The remaining two titles are being made available directly from Best Buy at the point of purchase (excluding TV DVD and box set releases).

Now, how many of you are willing to spend $400 for a HD-DVD player and nine movies? Think about it, that deal isn't that bad, how much would you pay for nine movies alone?

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By SpeedyJDK, Wednesday 03 October 2007 15:14
If you ready to go for that 'deal'. Consider find Laserdiscs. You can get like 50 for $25 Smilie Useless ?. Guess what HD DVD will be soon.
By shaolin007, Wednesday 03 October 2007 15:32
shaolin007Sounds like a good deal BUT there is one problem with HD DVD and BluRay that DVD didn't have an issue with. HD DVD and BluRay require equipment, expensive at that, to play back the films in their full or intended resolution and sound. DVD took off so well because there was no need to buy extra equipment just to watch and hear it. It even works on TV sets that were old and lacked a coaxial input. HD DVD and BluRay, I dont think, will never be as popular as DVD. Most consumers are unaware of what is "interlaced" or "progressive". Most consumers are unaware of HDMI, DVI, or even component interfaces. Most consumers are unaware of what 1080p is or what 1080i is. Factor all that in and you have two formats that will probably never take off like DVD did. Most people will just pass up on the newer technology and stick with DVD. Movie companies will never see the boon that DVD brought with HD UNTIL the day that every single SD TV set is replaced with HD tv sets which are still more expensive than their SD counterparts. About this arguing over who will win, I just laugh when I see these arguments. It is a moot point. You guys know this technology but there is ALOT of people that don't have a clue to what it is.
By DukeNukem, Wednesday 03 October 2007 15:38
DukeNukem@ shaolin007 You're absolutely right. It will be a looong time before HD takes hold and replaces DVD.
By gabe (guest), Wednesday 03 October 2007 16:29
Movie companies will never see the boon that DVD brought with HD UNTIL the day that every single SD TV set is replaced with HD tv sets which are still more expensive than their SD counterparts. I agree, but by then we might see downloading movies on demand. Verizon is installing fiber optic cable in my neighborhood. If they don\\\'t get blu-ray and/or HD DVD hot and popular soon then we\\\'ll be looking at two formats of video disc like SpeedyJDK said. Those were a niche product that never went mainstream AND there was a format war there too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitance_Electronic_Disc
By DukeNukem, Wednesday 03 October 2007 20:11
DukeNukemHere is how I see the future of HD movies. First, I'll buy an HD DVD drive for my PC. Then, I'll rip the HD DVD movie from 25GB and compress it to 4.7GB. Now I'll burn that puppy to a 4.7GB DVD and play it on my HD DivX player. No DRM. No $30 a movie (cuz I paid $4 to rent it). What will I drop my coin on? A nice 50" LCD screen. Prolly Pioneer or Panasonic. Definitely not $ony, cuz they're the devil. Smilie Anybody else like that future?
By shaolin007, Wednesday 03 October 2007 21:10
shaolin007Prolly Pioneer or Panasonic. Pioneer
By SpeedyJDK, Wednesday 03 October 2007 22:08
DukeNukem, where will you rent HD DVD when it's dead ? And Blockbuster ain't stocking them Big Grin. Besides, if you have interest in X264 crap on 4.7GB (Which might be as ugly as divx is from DVD's) you might as well DL em as any other id*it.
By r_saotome, Thursday 04 October 2007 06:40
r_saotomeUnless more unified players come out, able to play all available formats & cost $300 or less & the prices of HD movies come down to the DVD area, these formats are most likely due to fail, while DVD's with the less impressive video quality, will continue to flourish. I'm just sitting on the sidelines now, waiting to see what happens...and who knows, maybe a 3rd format will come out of nowhere & take over.
By DukeNukem, Thursday 04 October 2007 14:39
DukeNukem@ SpeedyJDK Blockbuster isn't the only game in town. Why are you pi$$ing on x264? The quality is awesome. Why are you giving downloading a hard time? For those of us with 100 megabit connections, it's a great way to get stuff for free. Sure, I know I'm going to Hell for downloading pirated songs/movies/games -- $ony says so. Smilie
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