HD DVD in USA Today
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Too little, too late.I didn't realize Toshiba had been giving USA Today so much in advertising $$.
Key phrase in the article: "Slashing prices to try to hang on"
aka giving items away because they are hanging over the cliff with one pink finger holding on.
aka giving items away because they are hanging over the cliff with one pink finger holding on.
I saw a TV add on HDTheatre for a Toshiba HD DVD player tonight also. It is the first add I have ever seen that did not have both Blu-ray and HD DVD together. Probably one of Toshiba's largest mistakes, having joined ads.
I've also noticed HD-DVD commercials on TV lately - well, sort of... I noticed them flying by while I was FF-ing through them on my DVR. I didn't bother to go back and watch.
I looked at CC yesterday. They had the same amount of space for Bluray disks and HD-DVD disks. Two different salesmen stated that CC was selling and promoting both formats. I asked both salesmen which format they thought would win. They said both will be around. One of the salesmen "blinked" when he said that. I asked: "Is that what you believe or what management tells you to say?" He said: "That is our official position. I have my own opinion but I cannot tell you what it is." Later another salesmen told me: "HD-DVD is dead! We are not even selling warranties for the players."
At our BB there are 6 sections of software for Bluray vs only 3 for HD-DVD. The software for HD-DVD was fully stocked and neatly arranged. The Bluray section looked as tho is was picked over and many titles had been sold.
I looked around for Bluray players. There were very few in stock. A salesperson told me there had been a big demand for them and they were having a hard time getting restocked. There was a good supply of HD-DVD players all neatly stacked.
I think the HD-DVD patient is in intensive care and on life support. Soon the plug will be pulled.
At our BB there are 6 sections of software for Bluray vs only 3 for HD-DVD. The software for HD-DVD was fully stocked and neatly arranged. The Bluray section looked as tho is was picked over and many titles had been sold.
I looked around for Bluray players. There were very few in stock. A salesperson told me there had been a big demand for them and they were having a hard time getting restocked. There was a good supply of HD-DVD players all neatly stacked.
I think the HD-DVD patient is in intensive care and on life support. Soon the plug will be pulled.
It depends where. At some discount clubs (Costco, Sams) HD DVD players are still selling briskly.
Circuit City and Best Buy always pushed Blu-Ray more heavily. It's easier to sell a $100 HDMI cable with a $500 player than a $100 HDMI cable with a $200 player.
Whenever HD DVD players sell out, Blubots say it's because the model is discontinued. When Blu-ray players sell out people say Warner even though NPD says it was due to bundling and special promotions. Kudos to Blu for outmarketing. When those HD DVD players were $99 at Wal-Mart last year I had several coworkers say that it was a clearance since HD DVD wasn't selling well. I knew then that HD DVD had been out-blogged.
Circuit City and Best Buy always pushed Blu-Ray more heavily. It's easier to sell a $100 HDMI cable with a $500 player than a $100 HDMI cable with a $200 player.
Whenever HD DVD players sell out, Blubots say it's because the model is discontinued. When Blu-ray players sell out people say Warner even though NPD says it was due to bundling and special promotions. Kudos to Blu for outmarketing. When those HD DVD players were $99 at Wal-Mart last year I had several coworkers say that it was a clearance since HD DVD wasn't selling well. I knew then that HD DVD had been out-blogged.
