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redskull · 2007-01-19, 11:40 AM

Xbox HD DVD player is gone from the website and all their HD DVDs jumped in price.

Whats going on?

hc666 · 2007-01-19, 12:14 PM

New Walmart Supercenter opened here in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia yesterday Jan 18, 2006.

8 HDDVD movies in stock, 4 titles.
Tons of Bluray.....

sons of #^#&*#&#

and wow, FS prices have gone up... pretty sure i bought T3 for 23.99 not 27.99

PrimeBane · 2007-01-19, 01:09 PM

They must have figured out they were the cheapest and could gouge customers for a few more $$

Has Best Buy followed suit?

andrewkw · 2007-01-19, 02:07 PM

I have noticed HD DVD's going up in price. Both at futureshop and best buy. BB has quite a few titles at $54.99

stampeder · 2007-01-19, 02:09 PM

I'm guessing the initial rollouts were loss-leaders and that now we can see the true water level.

uberchuckie · 2007-01-19, 03:11 PM

It doesn't look like Amazon.com increased their prices (yet?).

james99 · 2007-01-19, 03:16 PM

Prices were always high.

hugh · 2007-01-19, 03:46 PM

Great way to kill a technology!

jvincent · 2007-01-19, 04:15 PM

Let's hope the porn is reasonably priced.

stampeder · 2007-01-19, 04:15 PM

You pay for that?

hc666 · 2007-01-19, 04:29 PM

i bought Island Fever 3 on HDDVD haha... 30 canadian... not bad! I had to buy one to support HD DVD hehe.

As a note "Pirates HDDVD" is in almost every adult video store's top 10 best sellers

PrimeBane · 2007-01-19, 06:00 PM

$47.99 for Superman Returns at FS in HD-DVD?

And $29.99 for the BD version?

Something seriously smells rotten...

candrusiak · 2007-01-19, 06:11 PM

You got that right, the BB closest to my work has a full width shelf overflowing with Blu-Ray movies. The HD-DVD shelf right next to it is the same size and has maybe 1/8 of the number of movies. Makes it look to the uninformed that you would have a dramatically smaller range of titles to choose from.

redskull · 2007-01-19, 06:39 PM

I think Sony hooked up with FS somehow. the missing hd dvd xbox drive is kinda fishy.

jvincent · 2007-01-19, 06:42 PM

One thing to remember, Canadian sales are not going to make or break either format. Our friends to the south, with their 10X population, are going to decide this battle.

2007-01-19, 11:40 AM	#1
redskull Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 418	Future Shop HD DVD prices jump Xbox HD DVD player is gone from the website and all their HD DVDs jumped in price. Whats going on?

2007-01-19, 03:11 PM	#6
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2007-01-19, 12:14 PM	#2
hc666 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 864	New Walmart Supercenter opened here in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia yesterday Jan 18, 2006. 8 HDDVD movies in stock, 4 titles. Tons of Bluray..... sons of #^#&*#&# and wow, FS prices have gone up... pretty sure i bought T3 for 23.99 not 27.99

2007-01-19, 01:09 PM	#3
PrimeBane Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,766	They must have figured out they were the cheapest and could gouge customers for a few more $$ Has Best Buy followed suit?

2007-01-19, 02:07 PM	#4
andrewkw Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mississauga Posts: 88	I have noticed HD DVD's going up in price. Both at futureshop and best buy. BB has quite a few titles at $54.99

2007-01-19, 02:09 PM	#5
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	I'm guessing the initial rollouts were loss-leaders and that now we can see the true water level.

2007-01-19, 03:16 PM	#7
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	Prices were always high.

2007-01-19, 04:15 PM	#9
jvincent Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,371	Let's hope the porn is reasonably priced.

2007-01-19, 04:29 PM	#11
hc666 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 864	i bought Island Fever 3 on HDDVD haha... 30 canadian... not bad! I had to buy one to support HD DVD hehe. As a note "Pirates HDDVD" is in almost every adult video store's top 10 best sellers

2007-01-19, 06:00 PM	#12
PrimeBane Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 1,766	$47.99 for Superman Returns at FS in HD-DVD? And $29.99 for the BD version? Something seriously smells rotten...

2007-01-19, 06:39 PM	#14
redskull Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 418	I think Sony hooked up with FS somehow. the missing hd dvd xbox drive is kinda fishy.

2007-01-19, 06:42 PM	#15
jvincent Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 5,371	One thing to remember, Canadian sales are not going to make or break either format. Our friends to the south, with their 10X population, are going to decide this battle.