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Now they are "loosing" them by the thousands.

If you don't get them in the box like with the A20 or off the shelf from CC or BB you can forget about it.]]>May 16th 2007 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/May 16th 2007 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/]]>May 16th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
Definitely something I would get for my father.

P.S. I realize that Amazon has HD DVD players for about $320 but even then a lot of families don't like to wait, and much prefer to goto the store to buy something. Its a big push, no doubt about it.]]>May 16th 2007 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
Just remembered the Matrix Trilogy is also making an appearence next week. This would be a FANTASTIC present for any father who has an HDTV. ]]>May 16th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/May 16th 2007 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
As I said on another thread, the disc sell-through to standalone players is much higher than to game machine players. HD DVD has the lead there (offset by the 4 million PS3s), but if they can flood the market with cheap players, the PS3 factor will diminish.

Standalone owners by maybe 10 times the DVDs as PS3 owners. Right now, it's 100,000 or so Toshiba players vs 4 million PS3s (and ]]>May 16th 2007 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
As I said on another thread, the disc sell-through to standalone players is much higher than to game machine players. HD DVD has the lead there (offset by the 4 million PS3s), but if they can flood the market with cheap players, the PS3 factor will diminish.

Standalone owners by maybe 10 times the DVDs as PS3 owners. Right now, it's 100,000 or so Toshiba players vs 4 million PS3s (and less than 20K BD players). Resulting in 2-1 BD sales. But if Toshiba can change the ratio to, say, 1 million HD DVD players vs 6 million PS3s, and sell-throughs stay the same, they are 3-1 the other way on disc sales, and winning going away.

Of course, the BD folks can always flood the market with standalone BD players, themselves. But not at $1000, and probably not at $600.

(note to self: do not use less-than signs in posts here)]]>May 16th 2007 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/May 16th 2007 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
Where's studio support, Toshiba? Forgot that one, eh?]]>May 16th 2007 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
Constantine
Serenity
Bourne Supremacy (Identity coming soon)
Troy
Children of Men
King Kong
Fearless
Batman Begins
V for Vendetta
Smokin' Aces
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
Payback
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Great import racing movie)
Superman Returns
Pitch Black
Chronicles of Riddick
Terminator 3
The Last Samurai
Harsh Times
Aeon Flux
Hulk (Very bad but there has to be somebody who liked it)
Miami Vice
Mission Impossible Trilogy
Lucky Number Slevin

I really can't go on. I am sure any father would love at least a few of those action movies...
The Departed

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So if you use the CC $40 coupon...you get the HD DVD player for $259 plus 4 or 5 movies???

I am real tempted..and I don't have an HDTV yet. I bet BB and CC won't be able to keep them in stock.

Costco had a Toshiba HD DVD at $329 or $349 just a couple days ago...sold out now though. Hope they get more in if can use instant rebate there.]]>May 17th 2007 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/
Oh, and the Matrix trilogy is coming out on Blu-ray as well later this year.

If he wants to buy films the kids can watch with him he really should consider Blu-ray as Disney is only supporting that format.

And with Blu-ray currently outselling HD DVD in Disc Sales, and likely to continue to outsell in the future with more movies and more releases each month, it's not likely any of the Blu-ray only studios are going to jump ship when that will just Drag out the war that's cutting into their profits. (Certainly not Sony pictures, duh.)

Every day that goes by the Blu-ray Catalog grows larger and larger compared to the HD DVD catalog, so they better hope people won't research too much and just buy a player based on cost alone and not the movie selection available now and in the coming months.]]>May 21st 2007 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/May 23rd 2007 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/save-another-100-on-hd-dvd-this-fathers-day/May 31st 2007 5:04PM