The Official HD DVD Clearance Sale Thread
02-19-08, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by darkside
I planned on selling off most of my HD DVDs, but if I see discs sub $10 I will be buying. I still have a small LD collection so why not HD DVDs as well.
I had no intention of selling off, but I had slowed purchases - alot, especially WB, which I had been buying on HD DVD. Since I have over 90 I figure I am going to be dual format for good. Like you I still have a small LD collection I have yet to part with as well as DVD, VHS and Blu-Ray. I may ditch my VHS since I am down to about 1 use a year and a collection of less than 10.
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02-19-08, 11:40 PM
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This was posted over in the bargains forum:
It is $10 shipping in case you are wondering on the 7 for 29.95 deal - no tax except for Jersey residents. Works out to a little under 5.72 a title shipped.
Hello all:
I was just IMing with Geoffrey and he told me I should post this offer in this forum.
HDScape is a label that releases scenic content on both HD DVD and Blu-ray. From underwater footage, aquarium and fireplace, beautiful natural scenery, all in full-motion high definition video.
Our parent company, DVD International, has a long history of supporting a wide range of platforms, from laser disc, to NUON, to D-VHS, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. We actually continued to sell NUON discs and controllers until very recently!
Anyway, we anticipate that there will continue to be a small, but dedicated following for HD DVD. And if you bought an HD DVD player, you might be the kind of person who wants to use it to look at fish in high definition.
If this post describes you, feel free to check out our blowout sale. Each HDScape HD DVD disc is only $6.95 and you can score all 7 of them for only $29.95.
Also, before I forget, the 2nd side of the disc is a standard DVD, which will play on any DVD player, including Blu-ray (and they look pretty good upconverted on my PS3).
www.hdscape.com
HD DVD is dead. Long live HD DVD!
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I was just IMing with Geoffrey and he told me I should post this offer in this forum.
HDScape is a label that releases scenic content on both HD DVD and Blu-ray. From underwater footage, aquarium and fireplace, beautiful natural scenery, all in full-motion high definition video.
Our parent company, DVD International, has a long history of supporting a wide range of platforms, from laser disc, to NUON, to D-VHS, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. We actually continued to sell NUON discs and controllers until very recently!
Anyway, we anticipate that there will continue to be a small, but dedicated following for HD DVD. And if you bought an HD DVD player, you might be the kind of person who wants to use it to look at fish in high definition.
If this post describes you, feel free to check out our blowout sale. Each HDScape HD DVD disc is only $6.95 and you can score all 7 of them for only $29.95.
Also, before I forget, the 2nd side of the disc is a standard DVD, which will play on any DVD player, including Blu-ray (and they look pretty good upconverted on my PS3).
www.hdscape.com
HD DVD is dead. Long live HD DVD!
Jason Rosenfeld
02-19-08, 11:53 PM
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I've read that most retailers will not be doing fire sales on HD DVD discs, just the hardware. They do not want to devalue HD Movies on disc, so they are sending them back to the studios instead. Dont take this to the bank, but i wouldnt be surprised if you didnt see much as far as disc fire sales from the major companys out there selling discs.
02-20-08, 01:11 AM
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There's a $60 used 360 add-on right now on Amazon that I'm seriously considering. $64 with shipping. Comes with cables, no King Kong and no remote. But I've got the mini remote that came with the launch system sitting around somewhere, so that's no big deal for me.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
02-20-08, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
There's a $60 used 360 add-on right now on Amazon that I'm seriously considering. $64 with shipping. Comes with cables, no King Kong and no remote. But I've got the mini remote that came with the launch system sitting around somewhere, so that's no big deal for me.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
02-20-08, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by QuePaso
I've read that most retailers will not be doing fire sales on HD DVD discs, just the hardware. They do not want to devalue HD Movies on disc, so they are sending them back to the studios instead. Dont take this to the bank, but i wouldnt be surprised if you didnt see much as far as disc fire sales from the major companys out there selling discs.
Online vendors will probably continue with some moderate sales, but I honestly think people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting, say, Amazon to have some $5 clearance sale. The movies aren't going to go a whole lot cheaper than they currently are.
02-20-08, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus
As far as brick-and-mortar goes, I also think this will be the case. Borders stores, for example, have been instructed to return all HD-DVDs to their warehouses and will only be carrying very limited quantites of the remaining new releases. Stores aren't going to take huge losses on this inventory when they can simply return them to the distributors for full credit.
Online vendors will probably continue with some moderate sales, but I honestly think people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting, say, Amazon to have some $5 clearance sale. The movies aren't going to go a whole lot cheaper than they currently are.
Online vendors will probably continue with some moderate sales, but I honestly think people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting, say, Amazon to have some $5 clearance sale. The movies aren't going to go a whole lot cheaper than they currently are.
02-20-08, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Cosmic Bus
As far as brick-and-mortar goes, I also think this will be the case. Borders stores, for example, have been instructed to return all HD-DVDs to their warehouses and will only be carrying very limited quantites of the remaining new releases. Stores aren't going to take huge losses on this inventory when they can simply return them to the distributors for full credit.
Online vendors will probably continue with some moderate sales, but I honestly think people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting, say, Amazon to have some $5 clearance sale. The movies aren't going to go a whole lot cheaper than they currently are.
Online vendors will probably continue with some moderate sales, but I honestly think people are going to be disappointed if they're expecting, say, Amazon to have some $5 clearance sale. The movies aren't going to go a whole lot cheaper than they currently are.
I have a few I want to return.
02-20-08, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
There's a $60 used 360 add-on right now on Amazon that I'm seriously considering. $64 with shipping. Comes with cables, no King Kong and no remote. But I've got the mini remote that came with the launch system sitting around somewhere, so that's no big deal for me.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
Just so I'm clear on this, only the XA2 and the A35 could bitstream True HD and DTS HD MA, right? Was there another player that could do this? Since I have an Onkyo 605 and at least one HD DVD with DTS HD MA (Pan's Labyrinth), I want to make sure I can get a player capable of sending that audio to my receiver.
02-20-08, 10:14 AM
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So, what will the studios do with these movies that are being shipped back to warehouses? Burn them? Dig a big hole for all of them, like ET for Atari 
02-20-08, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DJ_Longfellow
So, what will the studios do with these movies that are being shipped back to warehouses? Burn them? Dig a big hole for all of them, like ET for Atari
Think that was in New Mexico. And I agree with the Big Lots comment.
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02-20-08, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DJ_Longfellow
So, what will the studios do with these movies that are being shipped back to warehouses? Burn them? Dig a big hole for all of them, like ET for Atari
02-20-08, 10:22 AM
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Hilarious. I almost posted that also! :lo: Think that was in New Mexico.
And I agree with the Big Lots comment.
And I agree with the Big Lots comment.
Best case scenario is they re-package and bundle existing HD DVD players with 5-10 random movies just to get rid of them. Or an online store (Amazon) would buy them really cheap and be the sole seller of them.
Of course Best Buy etc. will still stock them for months, maybe years to come. As long as they sell, they will stock them. As long as dual players are around, people may buy them.
02-20-08, 11:01 AM
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www.deepdiscount.com has quite a few HD DVD titles on sale. Here are a few:
Top Sellers
1. Shaun of the Dead [HD DVD]
$12.20
2. Apollo 13 [HD DVD]
$12.20
3. 12 Monkeys [HD DVD]
$12.20
4. The 40-Year-Old Virgin [HD DVD]
$12.20
5. The Fast and the Furious [HD DVD]
$12.20
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
$12.20
7. Inside Man [HD DVD]
$12.20
8. Tremors [HD DVD]
$12.20
9. Lost in Translation [HD DVD]
$12.20
10. The Last Starfighter [HD DVD]
$12.20
11. Elizabeth [HD DVD]
$12.20
12. Pitch Black [HD DVD]
$12.20
13. Army of Darkness [HD DVD]
$12.20
14. Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
$12.20
15. U-571 [HD DVD]
$12.20
Top Sellers
1. Shaun of the Dead [HD DVD]
$12.20
2. Apollo 13 [HD DVD]
$12.20
3. 12 Monkeys [HD DVD]
$12.20
4. The 40-Year-Old Virgin [HD DVD]
$12.20
5. The Fast and the Furious [HD DVD]
$12.20
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
$12.20
7. Inside Man [HD DVD]
$12.20
8. Tremors [HD DVD]
$12.20
9. Lost in Translation [HD DVD]
$12.20
10. The Last Starfighter [HD DVD]
$12.20
11. Elizabeth [HD DVD]
$12.20
12. Pitch Black [HD DVD]
$12.20
13. Army of Darkness [HD DVD]
$12.20
14. Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
$12.20
15. U-571 [HD DVD]
$12.20
02-20-08, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by pianojohn
www.deepdiscount.com has quite a few HD DVD titles on sale. Here are a few:
Top Sellers
1. Shaun of the Dead [HD DVD]
$12.20
2. Apollo 13 [HD DVD]
$12.20
3. 12 Monkeys [HD DVD]
$12.20
4. The 40-Year-Old Virgin [HD DVD]
$12.20
5. The Fast and the Furious [HD DVD]
$12.20
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
$12.20
7. Inside Man [HD DVD]
$12.20
8. Tremors [HD DVD]
$12.20
9. Lost in Translation [HD DVD]
$12.20
10. The Last Starfighter [HD DVD]
$12.20
11. Elizabeth [HD DVD]
$12.20
12. Pitch Black [HD DVD]
$12.20
13. Army of Darkness [HD DVD]
$12.20
14. Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
$12.20
15. U-571 [HD DVD]
$12.20
Top Sellers
1. Shaun of the Dead [HD DVD]
$12.20
2. Apollo 13 [HD DVD]
$12.20
3. 12 Monkeys [HD DVD]
$12.20
4. The 40-Year-Old Virgin [HD DVD]
$12.20
5. The Fast and the Furious [HD DVD]
$12.20
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD]
$12.20
7. Inside Man [HD DVD]
$12.20
8. Tremors [HD DVD]
$12.20
9. Lost in Translation [HD DVD]
$12.20
10. The Last Starfighter [HD DVD]
$12.20
11. Elizabeth [HD DVD]
$12.20
12. Pitch Black [HD DVD]
$12.20
13. Army of Darkness [HD DVD]
$12.20
14. Carlito's Way [HD DVD]
$12.20
15. U-571 [HD DVD]
$12.20
02-20-08, 11:42 AM
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I bought an A3 from Amazon on 12/27 for $17x and change with the 10 free promotion. I've already gotten a refund for about $45-50 based on the decline late January but I just sent an email and got a primematch down to the $109.99 price. Here is the text that I used and I went through the Express portion of their contact us on the website. It gives you a chance to click on the item from the order that is in question.
"I purchased this item at a higher price than it is currently. Could you please price match to the $109.99 price that is currently on the Amazon.com website."
"I purchased this item at a higher price than it is currently. Could you please price match to the $109.99 price that is currently on the Amazon.com website."
02-20-08, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ_Longfellow
So, what will the studios do with these movies that are being shipped back to warehouses? Burn them? Dig a big hole for all of them, like ET for Atari
I would doubt you'd be seeing anything but very fast sales of the discs to clear out the copies remaining and that's it.
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