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Shhh! Circuit City Trading HD DVD Players for Blu-ray
Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 07:30 PM ETTags: Circuit City, High-Def Retailing, Industry Trends (all tags)
Circuit City is allowing customers to trade in their HD DVD players and apply the original sales price toward the purchase of new Blu-ray players.
As first reported by Gizmodo earlier today (and confirmed at a Washington-area Circuit City this afternoon by High-Def Digest), the unpublicized offer is giving in-the-know customers a second chance at making the jump to high-def.
The offer only applies to players sold in the last 90 days, but that should give those who received HD DVD players for the holidays enough time to trade in their gifts for the winning next generation format. You must return the player in the original box with all of its accessories in order to qualify. Considering the price differences between the two player formats, there will likely be additional costs in making the exchange.
Note that this offer only applies to players and not to HD DVD discs.
(Thanks to Solstice X for the tip!)
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- Related links:
- Circuit City Trading In HD DVD for Blu-Ray Players, Says Employee [Gizmodo]
Circuit City, Amazon Join $198 HD DVD Player Club (UPDATED)
Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 09:00 AM ETTags: Toshiba, Circuit City (all tags)
UPDATE: Looks like everyone's jumping aboard the $198 HD-A2 gravy train. Added mention of Amazon.com's recent listing of the player.
Wal-Mart isn't the only retailer offering Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player at the record low price of $198.
As we've previously reported, the discount retailer made headlines last week when it confirmed that it would carry Toshiba's second-gen 1080i HD DVD player for less than $200.
Now both Circuit City and Amazon.com have joined the fray, offering the same deck for a penny less (at $197.99). Even better, unlike Wal-Mart, both retailers have extended the discounted price on the HD-A2 to online sales.
At press time, it wasn't clear how long these retailers plan to stock the discounted player. We do know that Toshiba plans to release a new comparable entry-level third-gen player (the HD-A3) sometime in November.
Speaking with Fortune Magazine last week, a Wal-Mart spokesperson disputed earlier reports that the player would only be made available in limited number, saying "There are no limited quantities for stores or purchases."
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- Related links:
- Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player [Amazon.com]
- Toshiba HD -A2 HD DVD Player [CircuitCity.com]
- HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: Wal-Mart offers Toshiba player for under $200 [Fortune.com]
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Wal-Mart Stocks Sub-$200 HD DVD Player (Oct 26, 2007)
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