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Toshiba HD-DVD player is $100 this Friday at Walmarts nationwide.

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Originally posted by: techs
The news is everywhere on the web. I am guessing most Wal-Marts will be lucky to have 1 or 2.
Its gonna be a mad house.
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There were stacks of them when they first showed up in store last week. I'm sure there will be stacks of them again. Wal-Mart isn't known for understocking like Circuit City.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: techs
The news is everywhere on the web. I am guessing most Wal-Marts will be lucky to have 1 or 2.
Its gonna be a mad house.
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There were stacks of them when they first showed up in store last week. I'm sure there will be stacks of them again. Wal-Mart isn't known for understocking like Circuit City.
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I hope your right. I am going to be there at 6:45 when they open, just in case.

 
i like what i see, probably gonna get one of these in the morning, gotta return some things anyway, woooo

what cables does it come with to connect with? i'd wanna use HDMI, so would i have to buy the cable separate?
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: AmpedSilence
Microsoft supports HD over BR. Their profits last quarter were more than Sony's entire market capitolaztion!!
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Apparently fanboi frenzy has spun you into a state of delirium.

Sony Market Capitalization: $49.25 Billion

Microsoft Quarterly Profit: $4.29 Billion
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OMG. You actually looked that up? Like you read his post and were all "NU UH!! NU UH!! Sony, here I come to defend you in return for the countless magical nights I've spent with your PS3 beside the fire light. Oh sweet PS3, my future-proof entertainment device, let me go grab my copy of Ghost Rider and let's spend some quality time enjoying Nicholas Cage in 1080P. Just let me straighten out these defilers on the Intarweb first. Google UP!"
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
I called my local WM, they had 20 of the Toshibas, 0 TV's 🙁
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Will they sell before 8am?
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Evidently my store won't with 0 in stock.

Lots of folk are doing a purchase now with a return buy tomorrow morning.
 
I've had the toshiba for nearly a year and I'm not that happy with it. I first got the rca first gen hd player and the picture was amazing. But everyone pushed this toshiba, so like a idiot I listened and exchanged the rca for the toshiba. The toshiba is not as near the clear mirror like quality of the original rca release. The rca box was a lot bigger, but the quality was true eye candy. This toshiba A2 is like DVD plus. If you think the toshiba is good HD quality, you dont know HD or what it can really look like. I miss my RCA soooooo much...
 
Originally posted by: Juno
is it a day sale only?
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yup. but the normal price of $200 is also hot. this 99 dollar price is just insane hot🙂 either is a great deal, esp considernig the included dvds.


Originally posted by: m1ldslide1
So my television is 720p and no higher. Will I notice a difference between HD-DVD and DVD-upconversion?

Think I'm going to get one of these tomorrow (early AM).
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720p is still 3x the resolution of dvd. so yea assuming your tv isn't a total turd
 
Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
OMG. You actually looked that up?
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Believe it or not, I actually knew off the top of my head that Microsoft didn't make $50+ billion in net profits last quarter. I just like including links so people don't have to take my word for it.

Leave the financial talk for the adults, okay kiddo?
 
Originally posted by: randym431
I've had the toshiba for nearly a year and I'm not that happy with it. I first got the rca first gen hd player and the picture was amazing. But everyone pushed this toshiba, so like a idiot I listened and exchanged the rca for the toshiba. The toshiba is not as near the clear mirror like quality of the original rca release. The rca box was a lot bigger, but the quality was true eye candy. This toshiba A2 is like DVD plus. If you think the toshiba is good HD quality, you dont know HD or what it can really look like. I miss my RCA soooooo much...
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You do know that the RCA is just a rebadged Toshiba right? Something is wrong with your A2. Are you sure you have the settings right?
 
Originally posted by: Shawn
Originally posted by: randym431
I've had the toshiba for nearly a year and I'm not that happy with it. I first got the rca first gen hd player and the picture was amazing. But everyone pushed this toshiba, so like a idiot I listened and exchanged the rca for the toshiba. The toshiba is not as near the clear mirror like quality of the original rca release. The rca box was a lot bigger, but the quality was true eye candy. This toshiba A2 is like DVD plus. If you think the toshiba is good HD quality, you dont know HD or what it can really look like. I miss my RCA soooooo much...
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You do know that the RCA is just a rebadged Toshiba right? Something is wrong with your A2. Are you sure you have the settings right?
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LOLMAX at thinking an RCA HT product could be ANY better than, well, anything, 'course your RCA HD-DVD player was just an HD-A1. Something's wrong with your HD-A2...
 
A guy at AVS forums said his store is going to hand out tickets at 7am, kinda funny they are acting like a DVD player is brand new and being sold for the very 1st time. They are allowing people to line up at midnight lol.
 
When my parents' TV stops working due to digital switchover, I'll convince them to upgrade 😉
 
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