Wal-Mart has an HD DVD pamphlet showing off the Venturer player

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

Well, at least in Canada...

I stole this from a thread over in the software forum:

[FrancescoP]

WoW...

good news for HD DVD...

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

I went there today. Here is the display. Note the pamphlet on the top left.



And here is the Blu-ray side. Actually, Blu-ray gets three sides, as you can see.



Blu-ray gets an LCD, one wide side, and two short sides of the display.
HD DVD gets an LCD, one wide side, and no short sides of the display.

[BioSehnsucht]

But it does get a pamphlet! :P

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

Yes, and the audio for the HD DVD side was much louder.

Unfortunately, the only HD DVD player (besides the 360 add-on) that this particular store sells right now is an RCA HDV5000, for CAD$449 (US$468).

[Zoo]

Originally Posted by BuGsArEtAsTy

Yes, and the audio for the HD DVD side was much louder.

Unfortunately, the only HD DVD player (besides the 360 add-on) that this particular store sells right now is an RCA HDV5000, for CAD$449 (US$468).

What's up with this player? The Costco in Kitchener, Ontario Canada has this RCA HD-DVD player (this is essentially a rebadged Toshiba A-1 isn't it? ) for $499.

With A-2s going for under $200 in the U.S. surely these RCAs should be $150 or so. What is going to happen to these gen 1 machines?

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

I think they must just be leftover stock, and the local Wal-Marts simply don't know what to do with them. Personally I think they should just clear them out at $179. At that price somebody's bound to buy them, and then they can bring in the A2s or A3s for $199-249 for the holidays.

[TomsHT]

Originally Posted by BuGsArEtAsTy

Well, at least in Canada...

I stole this from a thread over in the software forum:

This pamphlet doesnt say its from walmart.

Although it would be great to hear that more players are available Toshiba has already surpassed the $299 price point originally expected for the low price chinese players. This player is currently at target for $249.

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

Originally Posted by TomsHT

This pamphlet doesnt say its from walmart.

Although it would be great to hear that more players are available Toshiba has already surpassed the $299 price point originally expected for the low price chinese players. This player is currently at target for $249.

No it doesn't say it's from Wal-Mart. However, it's front and centre in the Wal-Mart electronics department in Canada.

[TomsHT]

It certainly would be interesting if they started selling it.

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

I don't know if they'd sell it, but Wal-Mart Canada often does stuff differently from Wal-Mart USA, Venturer's head office is nearby, and Wal-Mart does have a long history of selling Venturer products.

Personally, what I'd really like to see is the A2 for $198 (or at worst $248), and then the Venturer for $20-30 cheaper.

[HiDef4Life]

Originally Posted by BuGsArEtAsTy

I don't know if they'd sell it, but Wal-Mart Canada often does stuff differently from Wal-Mart USA, Venturer's head office is nearby, and Wal-Mart does have a long history of selling Venturer products.

Personally, what I'd really like to see is the A2 for $198 (or at worst $248), and then the Venturer for $20-30 cheaper.

The Venturer should be not more that $149. Nobody's gonna buy it at $179 when they can get a Toshiba.

[BuGsArEtAsTy]

Originally Posted by HiDef4Life

The Venturer should be not more that $149. Nobody's gonna buy it at $179 when they can get a Toshiba.

The MSRP in Canada for the A3 is $349 (US$366), so I wouldn't be surprised to see the A3 at Wal-Mart for something like $249 (US$261), with a Venturer at say $199 (US$209).

Yes, there have been $199 sales on the A2 in Canada, but after the sales the prices went back to MSRP or close to it.

[TomsHT]

The Venturer is already $249 at Target currently. I wonder if and when this pricing may be reduced to match the Toshiba value.