CC trading in HD DVD Players for Blu Ray Players
03-05-08, 01:05 PM
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CC trading in HD DVD Players for Blu Ray Players
http://gizmodo.com/363974/circuit-ci...-says-employee
If purchased within the past 90 days apparently. Anyone heard about this or tried it out?
If purchased within the past 90 days apparently. Anyone heard about this or tried it out?
03-05-08, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Isn't this their typical return period?
Target is the only store I know of that offers a 90 return policy.
03-05-08, 01:50 PM
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This is such BS. I mean those who purchased in the "last 90 days" would have paid bargain basement prices (ie. $100 or less for the A3) and likely already knew of the impending demise of HD DVD. Now, if they took that to an extreme and allowed the early adopters who purchased a player a year or more ago, then it would make sense because they can turn their player in for $400 or so in credit and put that towards a Blu-Ray player.
Sure, I'm going to turn back the $85 I paid for the A3 a few weeks ago and put it towards a $500 Blu-Ray player. NOT.
Don't get me wrong. I will probably get a Blu-Ray player or PS3 sometime in the future, but not until prices drop considerably. Unfortunately, I just can't afford it right now and I'll stick with my HD DVD collection and upconversion until then.
Sure, I'm going to turn back the $85 I paid for the A3 a few weeks ago and put it towards a $500 Blu-Ray player. NOT.
Don't get me wrong. I will probably get a Blu-Ray player or PS3 sometime in the future, but not until prices drop considerably. Unfortunately, I just can't afford it right now and I'll stick with my HD DVD collection and upconversion until then.
03-05-08, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
This is such BS. I mean those who purchased in the "last 90 days" would have paid bargain basement prices (ie. $100 or less for the A3) and likely already knew of the impending demise of HD DVD. Now, if they took that to an extreme and allowed the early adopters who purchased a player a year or more ago, then it would make sense because they can turn their player in for $400 or so in credit and put that towards a Blu-Ray player.
Sure, I'm going to turn back the $85 I paid for the A3 a few weeks ago and put it towards a $500 Blu-Ray player. NOT.
Don't get me wrong. I will probably get a Blu-Ray player or PS3 sometime in the future, but not until prices drop considerably. Unfortunately, I just can't afford it right now and I'll stick with my HD DVD collection and upconversion until then.
Sure, I'm going to turn back the $85 I paid for the A3 a few weeks ago and put it towards a $500 Blu-Ray player. NOT.
Don't get me wrong. I will probably get a Blu-Ray player or PS3 sometime in the future, but not until prices drop considerably. Unfortunately, I just can't afford it right now and I'll stick with my HD DVD collection and upconversion until then.
03-05-08, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
I mean those who purchased in the "last 90 days" would have paid bargain basement prices (ie. $100 or less for the A3) and likely already knew of the impending demise of HD DVD.
03-05-08, 02:16 PM
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I guess what I'm saying is that this may look like a gesture of goodwill towards HD DVD players, but hardly compensates those who shelled out the big bucks earlier on. CC isn't stupid. They're taking back players that were sold cheap and, from what I can tell, only allowing people to use the credit to purchase Blu-Ray players, the cheapest of which is $399 right now. It may look good, but they're making plenty off of this "deal" -- probably still getting compensated from Toshiba for the returned players as well.
03-05-08, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
I guess what I'm saying is that this may look like a gesture of goodwill towards HD DVD players, but hardly compensates those who shelled out the big bucks earlier on. CC isn't stupid. They're taking back players that were sold cheap and, from what I can tell, only allowing people to use the credit to purchase Blu-Ray players, the cheapest of which is $399 right now. It may look good, but they're making plenty off of this "deal" -- probably still getting compensated from Toshiba for the returned players as well.
But, when Toshiba started subsidizing player prices in December, many people bought in, only to find out a few weeks later that their newly purchased player was at a dead end in terms of new content. Those people should be offered a way to gracefully back out of that purchase, if they so choose.
In fact, if I recall correctly, that was one of the big complaints leveled at both Warner and Toshiba regarding the timing of their announcements -- the people who bought into HD DVD in December were being left out in the cold. So now Circuit City is being criticized for doing what people here have demanded that retailers do. Go figure.
03-05-08, 02:39 PM
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^^ I'm not bitching that CC is doing this. I'm just saying it's not really like they're doing it out of the goodness of their own hearts. They're just trying to make more money. And that's business so all the power to them.
And for those who bought a HD DVD player at Christmas, they probably did it because they finally had dropped to the price point that people could afford them. So now they can suddenly afford $400 for a Blu-Ray? That's the point. They don't get their money back. Those who purchased a HD DVD player and STILL can't afford to spend the extra money on a BR player are still "left out in the cold" by this deal.
It's amazing that people don't realize that this isn't going to help very many people.
And for those who bought a HD DVD player at Christmas, they probably did it because they finally had dropped to the price point that people could afford them. So now they can suddenly afford $400 for a Blu-Ray? That's the point. They don't get their money back. Those who purchased a HD DVD player and STILL can't afford to spend the extra money on a BR player are still "left out in the cold" by this deal.
It's amazing that people don't realize that this isn't going to help very many people.
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03-05-08, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
^^ I'm not bitching that CC is doing this. I'm just saying it's not really like they're doing it out of the goodness of their own hearts. They're just trying to make more money. And that's business so all the power to them.
And for those who bought a HD DVD player at Christmas, they probably did it because they finally had dropped to the price point that people could afford them. So now they can suddenly afford $400 for a Blu-Ray? That's the point. They don't get their money back. They HAVE to spend it on a Blu-Ray player. Those who purchased a HD DVD player and STILL can't afford to spend the extra money on a BR player are still "left out in the cold" by this deal.
It's amazing that people don't realize that this isn't going to help very many people.
And for those who bought a HD DVD player at Christmas, they probably did it because they finally had dropped to the price point that people could afford them. So now they can suddenly afford $400 for a Blu-Ray? That's the point. They don't get their money back. They HAVE to spend it on a Blu-Ray player. Those who purchased a HD DVD player and STILL can't afford to spend the extra money on a BR player are still "left out in the cold" by this deal.
It's amazing that people don't realize that this isn't going to help very many people.
You're bitching that people HAVE to spend this credit on a Blu-Ray player? Everyone else just has to sit there and eat the "loss", whether they want to upgrade to a BD player or not. I'm not saying that picking up a cheap HD-DVD player is a loss, just that those that do want to exchange them have no choice other than CC.
Until the other retailers come out with extended return policies and give full credit towards new BD players, I'll give CC a big
here, and I can't stand the damn store.
03-05-08, 03:13 PM
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It's a fine gesture, but largely an empty gesture it seems. Without making it well known, few will know of it. And the ones that may benefit the most, i.e. those that bought in December, have a ticking clock where the ninety (90) days are fast expiring. Even now, it's only covering purchases within twenty (20) days of Christmas.
03-05-08, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RoboDad
There is no reason Circuit City (or any other retailer) should even consider "compensating" people who bought into HD DVD earlier. That's what is known as being an early adopter. I paid $500 for my A1 the day it was released, and I don't expect anyone to compensate me for it. That was the risk I was willing to take at that time.
But, when Toshiba started subsidizing player prices in December, many people bought in, only to find out a few weeks later that their newly purchased player was at a dead end in terms of new content. Those people should be offered a way to gracefully back out of that purchase, if they so choose.
In fact, if I recall correctly, that was one of the big complaints leveled at both Warner and Toshiba regarding the timing of their announcements -- the people who bought into HD DVD in December were being left out in the cold. So now Circuit City is being criticized for doing what people here have demanded that retailers do. Go figure.
But, when Toshiba started subsidizing player prices in December, many people bought in, only to find out a few weeks later that their newly purchased player was at a dead end in terms of new content. Those people should be offered a way to gracefully back out of that purchase, if they so choose.
In fact, if I recall correctly, that was one of the big complaints leveled at both Warner and Toshiba regarding the timing of their announcements -- the people who bought into HD DVD in December were being left out in the cold. So now Circuit City is being criticized for doing what people here have demanded that retailers do. Go figure.
03-05-08, 06:56 PM
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It's a smart and clever bit of retail strategy. It helps absolve them of the "you sold me a player that was obsolete the next day" onus. And it helps highlight and draw attention to the end of the format war. And yes, it costs them essentially nothing.
Some bright kid in the marketing department at CC HQ will get a gold star for this one.
Some bright kid in the marketing department at CC HQ will get a gold star for this one.
03-05-08, 07:09 PM
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Looks like it is true:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...r_Blu-ray/1545
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...r_Blu-ray/1545
Shhh! Circuit City Trading HD DVD Players for Blu-ray
Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 07:30 PM ET
Tags: Circuit City, High-Def Retailing, Industry Trends (all tags)
Circuit City is allowing customers to trade in their HD DVD players and apply the original sales price toward the purchase of new Blu-ray players.
As first reported by Gizmodo earlier today (and confirmed at a Washington-area Circuit City this afternoon by High-Def Digest), the unpublicized offer is giving in-the-know customers a second chance at making the jump to high-def.
The offer only applies to players sold in the last 90 days, but that should give those who received HD DVD players for the holidays enough time to trade in their gifts for the winning next generation format. You must return the player in the original box with all of its accessories in order to qualify. Considering the price differences between the two player formats, there will likely be additional costs in making the exchange.
Note that this offer only applies to players and not to HD DVD discs.
Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 07:30 PM ET
Tags: Circuit City, High-Def Retailing, Industry Trends (all tags)
Circuit City is allowing customers to trade in their HD DVD players and apply the original sales price toward the purchase of new Blu-ray players.
As first reported by Gizmodo earlier today (and confirmed at a Washington-area Circuit City this afternoon by High-Def Digest), the unpublicized offer is giving in-the-know customers a second chance at making the jump to high-def.
The offer only applies to players sold in the last 90 days, but that should give those who received HD DVD players for the holidays enough time to trade in their gifts for the winning next generation format. You must return the player in the original box with all of its accessories in order to qualify. Considering the price differences between the two player formats, there will likely be additional costs in making the exchange.
Note that this offer only applies to players and not to HD DVD discs.
03-05-08, 08:07 PM
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"Early adopters do take some risk, it's regrettable...." -former Circuit City CEO Dick Sharp on those who bought the first DVD players, after attempting to replace it with the pay-per-use DIVX format
So what's going to happen to all the returned players? I've already got one for my dead format collection, but would still like to know. I wonder what they'd do if I brought in one of my CED Videodisc players?
So what's going to happen to all the returned players? I've already got one for my dead format collection, but would still like to know. I wonder what they'd do if I brought in one of my CED Videodisc players?
03-05-08, 08:13 PM
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I agree with what RoboDad says. This is not BS. There are soooo many people who probably bought HD-DVD players who don't read forums or even knew that HD-DVD was dead until it made so national news stories and/or signage started popping up at Best Buy, CC, etc. -- those people who got their player during Christmas and what-not can take advantage. It's just really nice of CC to step up to the plate and offer that.
03-05-08, 08:29 PM
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Hmmm, so if someone bought a second A3 a couple of weeks ago and mailed in for the 5 free discs, could they get the price they paid applied to a new Blu-ray Player? I wonder if they'll let you apply the price to a PS3?
03-05-08, 09:31 PM
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I find this to be a great deal for people who purchased players during the higher pricing - but purchasing players a couple weeks ago and bring them back is pretty pointless.
I would like to know if they'll take back software...
I've got a couple titles that I'd love to trade in for the their BD counterparts.
I would like to know if they'll take back software...
I've got a couple titles that I'd love to trade in for the their BD counterparts.