Best Buy hacking 30% off all HD DVDs

We knew retailers were washing their hands of HD DVD as quickly as possible, but it seems as if Best Buy is opting to initiate what we can only assume is the first wave of a fire sale by taking 30-percent off every HD DVD in its stores. At least, that's what we've confirmed for a number of locations. As of now, there's no word on whether the HD DVD players themselves will see equally steep price cuts, but feel free to drop by your local Best Buy at lunch and stock up if you so choose. 'Course, we've got a sneaking suspicions this 30-percent will grow to 50-percent and beyond in the not-too-distant future, but alas, the selection will probably be quite poor by that time.

[Thanks, Tim and Vince]
[Image courtesy of Aaron S.]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 8:41AM]

Wow. At this point their prices must be down in the dumps with no-name upscaling DVD players. I suppose in that capacity they are useful for something.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 8:50AM]

So they're finally going to match Amazon's standard prices... ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 8:55AM]

Trifecta!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 8:59AM]

Suggest HD-DVD fans go to BB find their favorite titles and go hide them inside the store and wait for the prices to go down. When they get to 75% off go find them and check out. Was told this approach was common amongst BB personnel, why let them have all the fun?

Hiding players in the box will prove challenging.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 9:27AM]

I suggest you put them right behind any DVD copies of "Ishtar".

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 9:31AM]

I can confirm the global 30% off HD-DVDs in the Twin Cities. I was in there yesterday.

By the way, there are deals still to be had on bluray discs. Just have to be a little more creative. For example, yesterday I went in with my $5 off any blu-ray disc manufacturer coupon good for all of March at BB. They were handing them out I guess last month and are posted online. With that coupon and the blu-ray sale at circuitcity.com, I pricematched The Rookie for $19.99, used the $5 coupon for $14.99. The Rookie also contains a $10 mail-in rebate for DVD owners, so after cashing that in, it'll cost me $4.99.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 1:18PM]

@ ccweens,

Sad, but true. Last week, I found 3 titles behind my BB's last Toshiba HD-A35 display model (of all things, right?). I decided to leave them there, thinking the same thing -- wait until they hit rock bottom.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 9:48AM]

I was at my local Virgin Megastore and all of the HD-DVDs were 50% off. An even better deal (at least for now)!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 12:53PM]

Wow, 30%. Be still my heart. Not a huge loss for good old BB since they are marked up way more than that to begin with. Amazon has been 50% or more for several weeks now.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 10:35AM]

% off is always irrelevant. any percent off "too freakin expensive" is still "too expensive".

Why not hit us with some ACTUAL prices?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 11:27AM]

30% off at BB is NOT a fire sale.

don't use that term til they start selling disc at $10 or less.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 11:42AM]

meh, amazon has been running a 55% off sale for a number of titles for a while now.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 12:41PM]

Also..they have Betamax on sale.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 6th 2008 1:19PM]

Ha Ha Ron!!! A Betamax/HD DVD joke! How brilliant!