kenbuzz

Buy.com has the Venturer SHD7000 HD-DVD player - which is a rebranded Toshiba HD-A3 - for $59.99. This price includes free shipping and two HD-DVD movies. Depending on which deal you want, you will get either 300 and Bourne Identity, or 2 randomly selected titles from Rumor Has It, Firewall, and Perfect Storm.

Option 1: SHD7000 + 300 + Bourne Identity
Linky: http://www.buy.com/prod/high-definit...209112684.html



Option 2: SHD7000 + 2 of Rumor Has It, Firewall, and Perfect Storm
Linky: http://www.buy.com/prod/high-definit...209113404.html


Note: The innards of the SHD7000 are the same as the HD-A3 - it even runs the same firmware and takes the same upgrades - but the outer shell differs from the original Toshiba. It's essentially an A3 in a different package.

Product Manual: http://www.1800customersupport.com/p...0_Venturer.pdf

Specs:
HD Output: 720p & 1080i
SD Upconversion Output: 480p, 720p & 1080i
Audio Output: DD, DD+, DD TrueHD, DTS, DTS HD(Core)
Video Jacks: Composite, Component
Audio Jacks: Analog 2ch, Digital Optical
Other: HDMI, Ethernet 10/100 (RJ45), USB (Expansion)
Dimensions (WDL): 16.9" x 2.4" x 13.0"
Wt: 7.3 lbs

The SHD7000 was sold for C$69.97 at Canadian Walmarts back in March. Here's the link to that old thread: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread.php?t=526568

EDITED TO ADD: Buy.com has a 5% off coupon you can use to knock $3 off (bringing the price down to $56.99) by linking through here first: http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=84773074. And though I do not think it's stackable, you can opt instead for a 2.5% rebate by linking through Live.com.

If you need a backup HD-DVD player, they won't get much less expensive than this.

JimRochester

I'm surprised there is any new product available. How did these not get sold at blow out sales?

PopcornTreeCt

I ordered one. Good deal, I don't want to rely on my 360 HD-DVD drive.

TheKing

I'll have to tell a friend of mine about this, he bought Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow and it won't play in his XBOX360 Drive. It did play in my HD-A3.

JoeySeven

For $60 shipped I'll try HD-DVD for the first time at home or anywhere.

Hope I can get some HD-DVD's at my local pawn shops for
dirt cheap.

I been watching most of my DVD movies on A Oppo 971 player,which I been very happy with.


I also just order the Toshiba XD-E500 Upconverting 1080p
from Amazon.

MBoyd

I was under the impression these barely got out to Wal Mart before the rug was pulled out from under HD-DVD. Maybe there were containers of these ready to be shipped over when it all went down and they just got stuck somewhere in the supply system?

JimRochester

This looks good for $60 but if these are as buggy as the Toshibas I might be wasting my money.

BuckNaked2k

Not all the Toshiba models were buggy, but my Dad's A3 certainly was.

kenbenobi

Nice to see HD-DVD players still for sale... I just wish I could find an A35 for a bargain price...

kefrank

Out of sheer curiosity, what would a bargain price be?

Goldberg74

Anyone get a shipping confirmation yet?

Mine is still showing "Sent to Warehouse."

PopcornTreeCt

Got a shipping confirmation email just now.

uglyjay

Mine shipped today

kenbuzz

FYI - The deal is still ongoing, though the FREE SHIPPING part of it no longer applies. The current pricing for BOTH links is:

List Price: See Details $299.99
You Save: $240.00
Our Price: $59.99
Shipping: $9.71
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Buy.com Total Price: $69.70

And you can still get 5% off by linking through here first: http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=84773074

Price, including discount and shipping, should be $66.70

JimRochester

I figured I'd grab one before it was too late. I used the $30 off for getting a Visa Card. If it works at all I suppose it's cheap insurance.

Please don't send me another copy of Firewall

PopcornTreeCt

If you get Firewall and I get The Perfect Storm I'll happily trade.

kenbuzz

Heh, I passed on the 300 + Bourne Identity version since I already have both movies and have NONE of the other three. (Rumor Has It, Firewall, and Perfect Storm)

Of course, there's a reason why I don't have any of those three. -yack-

JimRochester

Of course here in NY the land of taxes, we have to pay internet sales tax on everything. So in addition to the shipping it was $6 in tax as well. You know, we pay over 8% sales tax on everything we buy, I pay income tax on my salary, I pay over $6000 a year in property tax on a $160,000 house and these f'ers really need my extra $6 on something I buy over the internet.

JimRochester

Ordered on 9/10, received notice of shipment 9/11

Goldberg74

Ordered on 9/6, received notice of shipment on 9/11 via FedEx Ground.

Hoping for Rumor Has It and A Perfect Storm.

mugwump

Mine supposedly shipped on 9/4 but the tracking number they provided shows up as invalid. We'll see if it actually arrives.

kenbuzz

Maybe we should set up a trade thread for unwanted HD DVD titles that come in this dealio?

JoeySeven

Order on 9/2/2008
ship date Sep 11, 2008
Estimated delivery Sep 17, 2008

who ever gets theirs first has to do the first review. :-)

kenbuzz

Exactly the same here. Shipped 9/4, invalid FexEx tracking #. Of course, right now I can't even get to the FedEx site.

By chance, does your tracking # end in 25677? Want to make sure we got different #s.

Goldberg74

Mine ends in 31494 (it shipped on 9/11).