Wow..MS HD-DVD drive 72 bucks at Sam's!

[michaels]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/deals/dealzm...ox-360-hd-dvd-drives-for-72-255161.php

 

[AnyMal]

Has ANYONE actually found one at their local Sam's?

 

[FoBoT]

hot deals is that other OT forum

 

[Shawn]

Good thing I just sold my extra one for $180 shipped on ebay.

 

[michaels]

LOL..that person will be pissed

 

[Cabages]

According to a poster at FW, in order to get this price, the Sams Club must have only 1-2 left in stock.

Someone suggested buying the rest of their stock, then buying one at the $72 price, then returning the ones they bought at the regular price. Though it could be risky.

Good luck!

 

[mugs]

It's a clearance sale... that appears to not be at all Sam's Clubs even... huge YMMV.

 

[tfinch2]

I want one.

 

[Jadow]

This tells me Blu-Ray has won

 

[imported_bum]

Originally posted by: Jadow
This tells me Blu-Ray has won

right...

 

[DaveSimmons]

This was also posted on the front page of ArsTechnica and no one there has found one either.

In this case YMMV = you must be this one person, at that one store.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: Jadow
This tells me Blu-Ray has won

A $72 HD-DVD drive would tell me that Blu-Ray doesn't have a chance

 

[Cabages]

Arent these pretty hard to setup on PC's?

If Microsoft would advertise these for use on the PC, and possibly make them easier to connect and use on PC's, maybe HD-DVD could take off with the mainstream crowd.

But of course, you need a full HDCP chain of connections to play hi def content, and probably a more powerful PC than most people have, so this wouldnt be for the mainstream crowd.

This is me rambling...

 

[intogamer]

Heres something I found out

In order for get to the $72 price there has to be 1-2 left at Sams...

So if you have 4-5 it will be $181... just a heads up!!!

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: Cabages
Arent these pretty hard to setup on PC's?

If Microsoft would advertise these for use on the PC, and possibly make them easier to connect and use on PC's, maybe HD-DVD could take off with the mainstream crowd.

But of course, you need a full HDCP chain of connections to play hi def content, and probably a more powerful PC than most people have, so this wouldnt be for the mainstream crowd.

This is me rambling...

No this is suppose to work great on PCs... you just need the Jap CyberDVD software version I believe

 

[Cabages]

Originally posted by: Cabages
According to a poster at FW, in order to get this price, the Sams Club must have only 1-2 left in stock.

Originally posted by: intogamer
Heres something I found out

In order for get to the $72 price there has to be 1-2 left at Sams...

So if you have 4-5 it will be $181... just a heads up!!!

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: Cabages
Arent these pretty hard to setup on PC's?

If Microsoft would advertise these for use on the PC, and possibly make them easier to connect and use on PC's, maybe HD-DVD could take off with the mainstream crowd.

But of course, you need a full HDCP chain of connections to play hi def content, and probably a more powerful PC than most people have, so this wouldnt be for the mainstream crowd.

This is me rambling...

No this is suppose to work great on PCs... you just need the Jap CyberDVD software version I believe

But dont you have to have a HDCP compliant video card + HDCP input on your display? Not many people have that do they?

 

[hans030390]

Originally posted by: Slick5150

Originally posted by: Jadow
This tells me Blu-Ray has won

A $72 HD-DVD drive would tell me that Blu-Ray doesn't have a chance

I just see it as a good deal. I don't think nearly as many people will get this for the 360 compared to the amount of people with PS3s/Blu-Ray players...and an even smaller number know that you can get it to work with a PC.

I dont see it as anything to get worked up about, other than the sweet deal. I'm all pro-Blu-Ray, but I'm tempted to get one of these for my PC.

 

[Blayze]

I was in our Sam's Club earlier this week and didn't see any HD DVD addons. They didn't have anything HD DVD or Blu-ray related at all, other than the PS3.