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post #151 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:00pm
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Originally Posted by 5thDanMaster View Post

This is INSANE!!!

I checked the link, and all 4 of the Super Walmarts within 5 mile radius of my address, have them "available."


Before you get too excited, "available" appears to mean that they offer "site to store" free shipping. Which looks to me like you can order a product online (walmart.com does not show the A2) and have it sent to the store for you to pick up.

It looks to me that "available" does not mean they have the A2 in stock.
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post #152 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:00pm
Wonder if the XA2 will see Black Friday prices?
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post #153 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:01pm
Fourteen Wal-Marts in my area, ALL BUT ONE with the A2 listed "available," and that's because that one is a new store that hasn't opened yet.

I wish more of my friends had HDTVs. But you know, I think I'm gonna get my girlfriend one of these anyway, as she's looking to go HD next year.
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post #154 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:02pm
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Originally Posted by Troma View Post

I called a local WalMart and they have pulled all their HD-A2's off the floor and have 20 more in stock waiting for Friday morning. If the local SuperCenter WM is only getting a shipment of 20 for Friday, it doesn't look like many folks will be going home with them. I was hoping for something like 100+ in stock and ready to go. I'm sure it's different for other parts of the country.

Round it down, for kicks call it 15 per store, Walmart has almost 4k stores in the U.S....
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post #155 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:02pm
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Originally Posted by dkwhite View Post

Friday is all that's needed. Walmart will be sold out across the country by the end of the day. Toshiba will have to make another shipment before they can have it again. (And if Toshiba is smart, that shipment has already gone out).

Really though, why nitpick. Nobody though it could happen this Christmas. Apparently Toshiba has decided that it had to happen this Christmas, and they've pulled out all the stops to MAKE it happen.

It being a 1 day sale really doesn't matter, because the price is here, and we'll see it again before the holiday season is over.

in my krystal ball i see hundreds (dozens ?) of freighters steaming across the vast expanse of the pacific ocean, TOSHIBA painted on the fo'ctles (did i say and spell that right?), headed for the walmart docks in the USA! . LOL!

edit- they even sailed right over the sunken wrecks of the 'SONY' freighters! heh heh!
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post #156 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:04pm
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Originally Posted by b.greenway View Post

Round it down, for kicks call it 15 per store, Walmart has almost 4k stores in the U.S....

2 other stores I called had 0 in stock. Only the Supercenter had them on hand already.
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post #157 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:05pm
Hey, North Houstonians!
It is available in all of our stores!!!
These are the 5 in my address' 5 mile radius.

1. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1103
3450 Fm 1960 West
Houston, TX 77068
(281) 440-4482
2.63 miles


Available •


2. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #849
155 L0Uetta Crossing
Spring, TX 77373
(281) 651-9963
4.24 miles


Available •

3. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #597
7075 Fm 1960 Rd West
Houston, TX 77069
(281) 893-1707
6.13 miles


Available •


4. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #1279
10411 N Freeway 45
Houston, TX 77037
(281) 999-9920
6.28 miles


Available •


5. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #5287
21150 Kuykendahl Road
Spring, TX 77379
(281) 288-6437
6.32 miles


Available •
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post #158 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:06pm
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Originally Posted by v1001 View Post

I don't pay Sales tax. I live in Oregon

i live in the socialist republic of vermont (according to some) but: my local walmart is in TAX FREE NEW HAMPSHIRE, 4.5 MILES AWAY. ("over the river and thru the woods")(literally) HAH!
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post #159 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:09pm
Per the WM website, units are available around Seattle area:
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post #160 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:09pm
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Originally Posted by lip View Post

I just can't imagine that this would be a "one off" event...this is Walmart either saying, let's sell a s**t load of HD stuff this holiday and this is how we do it...and they might have something similar on the actual day with Blu-Ray...
Or, this is Walmart picking a side and stating that we are going to do what we did with DVD in the past...let's clear some aisles for HD-DVD's...

I wouldn't be suprised to see something similar from Blu-ray, not at that price point but perhaps much cheaper than $400 bucks...
I'm just not sure Walmart would pay that kind of money to promote Toshiba HD-DVD one week only to confuse their customer base by promoting a non-compatible competitor a couple of weeks later...

LIP

i agree, they're (bd proponents) not just gonna sit there and take it lying down.
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post #161 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:10pm
Our friends at Microsoft and Toshiba are grinning and snikering after all the hoopla of the supposed Warner "Announcement" today.
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post #162 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:11pm
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Originally Posted by mak99 View Post

Per the WM website, units are available around Seattle area:



All the "available" on the website is telling you is that the "ship to store" service is available for that store. You need to call each store to find out if they have the players in stock.
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post #163 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:13pm
LOL at the fanboys in this thread saying "the war is over". This is a sale not a price cut. IMO this has something to do with the 40gb PS3 launch. Coincidence that this sale came out of nowhere on the same day? i think not.
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post #164 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:18pm
I believe Wal-mart is in HD for the long all hall. I just there tonight, No A2s or A3s in sight, but the kiosk had 2 $14.95 slots already (which I don't think they would bothered to mark them if it was 1 day only, so here's hoping for decent HDM prices.), A slot for the Tom Clancy bundle at $54, and a spot for a Sopranos season, and no such big dollar bundles on the blu side. They didn't even have the spidy blu trilogy which I thought they'd stock.
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post #165 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by Iceman184 View Post

LOL at the fanboys in this thread saying "the war is over". This is a sale not a price cut. IMO this has something to do with the 40gb PS3 launch. Coincidence that this sale came out of nowhere on the same day? i think not.

Where can I buy a $99 PS3? Or, after the sale, where can I buy a $198 PS3?
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post #166 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:19pm
i am going to try to get one for my dad and one for my mom for christmas.
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post #167 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:22pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcfpJDcmq5M

Commercial link reposted thanks to anotheraviator and Snickering Hound

With a commercial like that on national TV during prime time you might have to wrestle a few moms to the ground to get your hands on a $99 HD DVD player.

Trust me, it's worth it!
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post #168 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:24pm
Guys, you realize that the confirmation of the $99 Walmart HD-A2 deal came at midnight Eastern time? There are many AVS'ers that went to bed not knowing about about this that are going to have a heart attack come morning. Have the CPR medkits ready for massive doses!
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post #169 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:31pm
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Originally Posted by unclewebb View Post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcfpJDcmq5M

Commercial link reposted thanks to anotheraviator and Snickering Hound

With a commercial like that on national TV during prime time you might have to wrestle a few mom's to the ground to get your hands on a $99 HD DVD player.

Trust me, it's worth it!

the lady says, "christmas is gonna be very, very good day."; imo, fridays gonna be a very, very good day!
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post #170 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:33pm
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Originally Posted by dad1153 View Post

Guys, you realize that the confirmation of the $99 Walmart HD-A2 deal came at midnight Eastern time? There are many AVS'ers that went to bed not knowing about about this that are going to have a heart attack come morning. Have the CPR medkits ready for massive doses!

its gonna be sorta like x-mas morning!
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post #171 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:36pm
6 baby! thats right 6...Christmas shopping...DONE!

Mom and Dad
3 brothers
1 sister
best friend
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post #172 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:37pm
I'll just be glad if this means we can FINALLY hear the end of 2 to 1...
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post #173 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:40pm
To bad we dont have thoose prices over here, I would have bought one to my BD supporting brother.

(hes reading this site)
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post #174 of 754
10/31/07 at 11:44pm
Does anyone know if this is happening in Canada as well? If it is, I will be first in line.
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post #175 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:08am
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Originally Posted by pakron1122 View Post

I'll just be glad if this means we can FINALLY hear the end of 2 to 1...

Unfortunately, Neilsen ratings don't count anything sold at WalMart. So all these $14.99 HD-DVD's won't immediately be reflected in the 2 to 1 stats. So we may have to keep listening to that for a little while longer...

However, with all the players sold, in the future that just means a lot more discs sold at other places that Neilsen actually does count. But even then, I think we'll still be hearing 2 to 1 everywhere...

It will just be 2 HD-DVD to 1 BD
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post #176 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:12am
Hopefully after Toshiba Conquers America with their promotions and wins this format war they're set their sights on Europe as at the moment the cheapest brand new players cost between £180 to £199 ($360 to $399 ) after any discounts although we are getting 2 free movies in the box and 5 by mail order deal on the new players being released.

Come on Toshiba give us a bargain too and start shipping cheap in ASDA ( Walmart owns ASDA )

So you are getting your players for the equivalent of £50....and movies are selling at around £8 ( back catalogue sales titles ) ....we pay around $35 for movies on HD DVD and there are not a lot of discounts on offer.
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post #177 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:12am
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Originally Posted by droobage View Post

Unfortunately, Neilsen ratings don't count anything sold at WalMart. So all these $14.99 HD-DVD's won't immediately be reflected in the 2 to 1 stats. So we may have to keep listening to that for a little while longer...

However, with all the players sold, in the future that just means a lot more discs sold at other places that Neilsen actually does count. But even then, I think we'll still be hearing 2 to 1 everywhere...

It will just be 2 HD-DVD to 1 BD

I thought Walmart was a major seller of DVD's and they don't get counted?
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post #178 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:19am
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Originally Posted by droobage View Post

Unfortunately, Neilsen ratings don't count anything sold at WalMart. So all these $14.99 HD-DVD's won't immediately be reflected in the 2 to 1 stats. So we may have to keep listening to that for a little while longer...

absurd, WM reports to Videoscan
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post #179 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:30am
Walmart may as well have just used this clip for their commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po77bJk1DdI

"The war is over. Blu-ray has already woOH NOES!"

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post #180 of 754
11/1/07 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by jkcheng122 View Post

question, since i'm out of hdmi ports on both the tv and the receiver. if i were to connect a A2 to my receiver via component for video and optical for audio, do i get full benefits of the player? will i get DD+1.5 in full form via optical?

There would just be the standard limitation of not being able to upscale copyrighted SD DVD videdo over component output. S/PDIF is a legacy standard and so naturally there are limitations when playing non legacy tracks! With the HD-A2, DD+ and DTHD will be output as 1.5Mbps DTS Surround which provides VERY enjoyable sound quality in my experience !
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