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Wal-Mart Begins Massive Push For HD DVD

Posted by kdawson on from the 200-bucks-by-Christmas dept.

Several readers sent us word of Wal-Mart's ordering 2 million HD DVD players from China. Hans V wrote, "My kids work at Wal-Mart and the manager there has been talking about this. HD-DVD's are selling like mad there so I hear." Another reader sent us a few links in Chinese and summarized them this way: "The first batches of these blue-laser HD DVD players are to land sometime in 2007, with complete fulfillment of the order [from Fuh Yuan] in 2008. The deal could be worth up to $300 million US, which translates to $150 per player. If so, by the time Christmas 2007 rolls around, Wal-Mart could be selling these for less than $200 retail, although some speculate that the initial manufacturer suggested retail pricing might be in the ballpark of $299. Currently the cheapest high-definition player is a Toshiba HD DVD with an MSRP of $399." By comparison Blu-Ray players, manufactured in Japan, are not expected to drop below $1000 until next year. The International Herald Tribune writes about the risk Toshiba is taking by bringing in Chinese manufacturers to trump Sony in the format war.

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  1. Re:Way to go- increase US dependence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You know what? Fuck you. Fuck you and your hysterical xenophobia. I'm fucking sick and tired of reading this sort of shit on a site that once contained passably intelligent discussion. Please just get the fuck off my Slashdot, you disgusting, worthless Lou Dobbs-watching shitcake.

  2. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "I'm an electronics dept. manager"
    You're a fucking loser. You're nothing but a retail monkey. In the future, you'll be replaced with a fucking robot and mouth-breathers like yourself, once identified, will be ground up in feed for livestock. Shut the fuck up and stay the fuck off the internet. You are nothing. I make more money than you and I actually use my brain in my job. Go fucking choke on it scumbag. Also, comparing sales of a fucking console to sales of an add-on for a console is about the most retarded comparison I have ever heard - and I've been reading Slashdot for many years so I've seen my fair share of mental retardation. Fuck your mother up her loose asshole with a golf club or set.
  3. Re:"Writes"? by wyldeone · · Score: 0, Troll

    (There's already a $599 Blu-Ray player - the PS3)
    Also, NewEgg has Sony blu-ray player for $800.
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    In the beginning the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and is widely considered as a bad move.
  4. Re:Article from 2005, where are the players? by Mongoose · · Score: 0, Troll

    Weclome to diggdot.org... would you like fries with your lies?