Swap HD DVD Players for Blu-ray Players at Circuit City
If there’s one thing HD DVD players are good for these days, it’s promoting creativity. Finding something to do with your now-a-big-hunk-of-doorstop is great for exercising your cerebrum, but not so great for watching new HD movies. If you’d like to try the latter, watch some new HD movies that is, then Circuit City may be your friend. You won’t find this program advertised anywhere, but there is a bit of solace for Circuit City customers who have purchased an HD DVD player within the past three months. Take your box-O-useless back over to your local Circuit City store and you will be given a credit for the entire purchase price of the unit. The credit can then be applied towards the purchase of a new Blu-ray player. You can also opt for a Circuit City gift card if Blu-ray isn’t your thing. What does Circuit City plan to do with all of those HD DVD players? Hold open a hell of a lot of doors we would imagine…
On Mar 6, 2008 @ 12:07 pm, Maurice Said:
so i guess i can stop my plan for using my hd dvd player as shooting pratice…
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On Mar 6, 2008 @ 1:36 pm, Witty #9050 Said:
will blu-ray even become as popular as dvd?
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On Mar 6, 2008 @ 3:01 pm, jacob Said:
I like turtles
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On Mar 6, 2008 @ 3:36 pm, thelostsoul Said:
Who knows? But I believe it’s safe to say that it’ll be more popular than HD DVD and that HD DVD will never become as popular as DVD.
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On Mar 6, 2008 @ 3:39 pm, Rick Burns Said:
Did DVD become more popular than VHS?
Did CD become more popular than cassettes?
Your a fool if you think Blue-Ray wont beat DVD.
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On Mar 6, 2008 @ 8:15 pm, Joe Said:
I’ll keep my hd dvd player cuz its a great upconverter and 300 cheaper than the cheapest blu ray player
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On Mar 7, 2008 @ 12:05 am, Jeff B. Said:
Yippie doo da…idk it’s just nice to hear these words and have Sony get its revenge for BetaMax.
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On Mar 8, 2008 @ 1:30 pm, TxdoHawk Said:
I have definitely been working at Gamestop too long. I saw the headline and was like “let me guess, trade in your HD-DVD player and get $20 credit toward a Blu-ray player?”
As far as the people overly confident that Blu-Ray will beat DVD, SACD would like to have a word with you. DVD’s won out over VHS because there were gigantic benefits over the previous format, *and* the cost to enjoy these benefits was relatively cheap. Hook up a DVD player to any TV, boom, you’re done.
In comparison, even when the price of Blu-ray players goes down, you will still need an HDTV to get any noticeable difference in image quality, which is the only major marketable selling point of HD movies.
So yes, while you and I love our Blu-ray movies, Joe Six-Pack is not about to drop a grand on an HDTV when DVD is “good enough”. Hence, the idea that Blu-ray will “beat” DVD anytime soon is hilarious, especially if you are strictly talking movies. (I could potentially see the PC market embrace Blu-Ray at some point, once prices on drives go down, since many PC applications and games could use the extra disc space.)
All that said, bring on the re-releases! I want V for Vendetta on Blu-Ray. =)
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