[Ripnickus]

Check out this link guys

http://www.bestbuy.com/movies/Produc...270&cat=&scat=


They are calling it high resolution vhs. They have it for preorder, suggested retail 34.98, their price 29.99

 

[amillians]

So they're selling the tapes, just not the players. Interesting.

 

[bb1987]

Whenever there is some way to confuse the joe sixpax, bestbuy will find a way. I wonder how many unsuspecting people are going to order this "high resolution" VHS tape thinking they can use their crappy $50 deck to play it??


What would be so difficult calling it D-VHS and maybe D-THeater and mentioning that it can only be used in a deck displaying the D-Theater logo. Bestbuy might even sell some decks that way.


Anyway the price is great so I pre-ordered one. Could have had free shipping but I went for the 2 day since I don't want to wait.


bb

 

[S. A. Moore]

I give that days to be retracted. The're going to get a couple of hacked off

people that tried to play it on a standard machine. I bet they had no

idea what it is. Are you sure they aren't just selling standard VHS with

some new ad gimmic ?

 

[Man E]

Quote:

..."high resolution" VHS tape ...

Isn't that the Faux edition?

 

[bb1987]

Quote:

Originally posted by S. A. Moore I give that days to be retracted. The're going to get a couple of hacked off people that tried to play it on a standard machine. I bet they had no idea what it is. Are you sure they aren't just selling standard VHS with some new ad gimmic ?

No, because several things indicate that this is in fact the upcoming D-Theater version. The release date matches and so does the MSRP. I am not aware of any other VHS high resolution format for prerecorded content than D-Theater.


bb

 

[dstarlin]

Did anyone see the release date change? It was 5/28 as previously reported, when I purchased now it lists 6/6 for a release date. Did the release date slip a week, or did Best buy just move their ship date out? Maybe they had such a demand that they already sold out and had to change the date for new orders?


--------------------Dave

 

[dneily]

BUY.COM also sells it ... for $3 less, plus no sales tax. Their 2-day shipping charge though is a lot more. Buy.com clearly specifies HDTV rather than "high resolution."

 

[Troy LaMont]

Quote:

So they're selling the tapes, just not the players. Interesting.

They've been selling the players online for quite some time, marked "Not Available For In-store pickup"...


Troy

 

[bb1987]

Thanks for posting all that good info. Cxld my bestbuy order and ordered it from buy.com. Came to obout $8 less (but normal shipping, not 2 day).


bb

 

[dneily]

The WSR site (forum) said that the release date has slipped a week. So it is not just Best Buy, but applies to everyone. The WSR site is now taking orders ... at list price.

 

[dstarlin]

Darrell,

Thanks for the confirmation, I thought it just might have been me.


--------Dave

 

[dstarlin]

Out of interest, evidently someone noticed the High resolution comment and fixxed it. It now reads High Definition.


----------------Dave

 

[kagato]

Does anyone know if this tape will flag for down-res on the componet outputs?

 

[Art Sonneborn]

kagato,

That is the beauty of DTheater . We will see the best HD out there, in HD ,through the component out.

Art