For those who have Continental Airlines miles:

Got to www.continental.com
Log on to your OnePass account.
Select the Frequent Flyer tab.
Select Use Miles->non-travel rewards
Click on Miles for Merchandise

After you create your Miles for Merchandise account go to electronics --> dvd players.

Apparently you can do it with Amex as well.

I have a feeling people are overlooking this deal.

Folks, the price is $363.86 (plus 100 miles) shipped. That is a bargain. I ordered one last week and I am waiting for it to come. Someone on Fat Wallet posted that they ordered it last week and it took 4 days to arrive.

Tim :-)

This is a great deal...the problem for me is I don't have the 100 miles to do it. From the looks of it, it will take 6-8 weeks for my account to get credited the miles from a qualifying purchase. Anyone know of a way to get miles quicker?

Any other airlines doing this deal?

I think United may be having a similiar program. Check it out, I am not sure if the DVD player is a part of it however.

Tim :-)

Yup, that was me. Best deal I've seen for this model. Unfortunately I now have to buy a new receiver as my trusty old yamaha 992 won't support the audio on the Toshiba. Isn't technology great!

May I ask how they shipped it?

Thanks,
Tim :-)

Yes you may. UPS Ground.

I just ordered one today. I was gonna wait for the next gen players but I can't pass it up at that price.

I need to find my FF card so I can get the number off of it. I already have one and at this price will order another one.

Is this the A1 or the XA1?

Looks like a great deal I might get it.

It is the A1 (cheaper of the two). I got my ship notice from them today (not even a week later). Now that was fast considering they say 3-4 weeks.

Time to get some HD-DVDs. :-)

Tim :-)

Thanks, that's what I figured.

I'm seriously considering getting it, just afraid because of all the things I've been reading about it.

According to AMEX (just checked the website), one can get the A1 for 70,000 rewards points.

Just bumping this up... the AVS thread here pointed out that you can actually transfer your AMEX points to miles (using the menu option conveniently titled "Transfer Points Into Miles").

So, if you have some amex rewards, you can just transfer a few of them (1000-2000, there are differing reports) to get in on the $363.xx shipped deal. Looks like the ones going out now are a July build with the 1.4 firmware.

Great deal. I just got mine delivered yesterday. The build quality is quite nice. It actually matches perfectly with my HK receiver (glossy black top with silver bottom on the front).

Fantastic deal on the A1 and at $160 off the current selling price, this is bar-none the best deal going on this player right now.

I agree. It's the best $393 and change(I'm in TX so I had to pay tax) I've spent in a long time. I've tried 3 HD-DVD titles so far, Serenity, The Bourne Supremacy, and Legal Wreckin, and all of them looked great. Even an "average" transfer like LW was still impressive and far better than the DC DVD.

The upscaling ability is also excellent. It's addicting going back and popping in all my old DVDs to see how much better they look now.

For those without points, buy a magazine subscription from Continental - only takes a $5 subscription and there are several under $10. My point were credited in less than 10 days - I think it was 8 or 9. I ordered my magazine on July 24 and my player on Aug 3. Absolutely great deal.

How long did it take to get your player once you placed your order? My dad ordered one yesterday through Continental.

Mine took exactly 2 weeks from the day I ordered it. It all depends on how many players they have in stock to fulfill the incoming orders.

Just ordered one today. Price is still $363.86 . Using 100 miles to get this deal is a no brainer. Now, the waiting begins.

welcome to the party, pal.

Ordered on the 3rd, still waiting for shipping confirmation. Damn I want this thing. I already have 6 HD-DVD sitting here waiting, begging to be viewed.

It's been a week since you ordered it, so it could be a little while longer. You may wanna call Brainstorm though, since they seem to be shipping them a few days before the confirmation e-mail arrives.

I ordered mine on July 28th and I called yesterday and they said they are waiting for players from Toshiba so it might still be a little while before we get them. I would call about your order to make sure.

I have 3 HD-DVD's on my shelf and I am dying to get my player in