Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player now $179 with 5 free HD-DVDs

[Trakan]

For those who were on the fence, now's the time. Right before 300 too.

Goddamn.

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/jul07/07-26ComicConXboxHDDVDPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Release s

[help1]

Pretty cool, I wonder how many of you HDTV nuts will jump on this deal.

BTW, if you are on the fence about Heroes, please do your self a favor and watch the season, it was the best thing on TV this year.

[crazynater]

I was hoping that this was included in the rumored Aug. 8 price drops. I was expecting a drop to $149, but $179 with the 5 free movies is a better. Remember, you're getting a HD-DVD Player with MC remote and 6 movies for $179. WOW, Great Deal!!!

[armyjon99]

WOW I cannot wait till the first :-) I have $25 off 199 or more at cc and $60 in rewards cash :-)

[drone8888]

BAH fiddlesticks!!!! I paid retail with only Kong.

[CocheseUGA]

Now I'm pissed. Way to shank the people who bought it within the last week.

[armyjon99]

BAH fiddlesticks!!!! I paid retail with only Kong.

That sucks but I guess it was good to wait. Always seems to be.

[Rarenomad]

For those who were on the fence, now's the time. Right before 300 too.

Goddamn.

http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/jul07/07-26ComicConXboxHDDVDPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Release s

I havent read the ToS for the 40$ off 199$ circuit city promo but wonder if this would allow for the hd-dvd drive for 179.99 + say "300" for 27.99....that would be a sweeeeet deal....

[sinistaminista]

BAH fiddlesticks!!!! I paid retail with only Kong.

I thought the same thing but after looking at the toshiba deal form it states that the purchase must have been made between 3/07 - 9/07. If they use the same form for this deal then I'm good to go. Here's hoping!

Here is the link to the form: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd/data/pdf/Toshiba_Online_Rebate_R08.pdf

[trabbahabba]

I there a way to buy the player, get the movies and then do a return? I bought it with my 360 in May.

[1_Chocobo]

o.o oh my, i suppose i'll be getting this instead of a blu-ray player.

[CocheseUGA]

I thought the same thing but after looking at the toshiba deal form it states that the purchase must have been made between 3/07 - 9/07. If they use the same form for this deal then I'm good to go. Here's hoping!

Here is the link to the form: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd/data/pdf/Toshiba_Online_Rebate_R08.pdf


Bah, didn't get a box with mine.

[nazrad]

Good thing I kept my original box. I'll buy a new one, make a copy of the reciept, return it and then send in my original UPC and the copy of the reciept.

[getfckedx]

yeah. think i'll finally pick this up.

[jeremiahpreston]

Good thing I kept my original box. I'll buy a new one, make a copy of the reciept, return it and then send in my original UPC and the copy of the reciept.

I was thinking the same thing! Buy the new one, copy the reciept, return the new player, send in copy of reciept with UPC from original player that I bought in April. Hopefully it works......

[NAiLs00]

Damn... I literally just bought this player two days ago. I guess I'll be going back to Best Buy on August 1st to "return" it to say I puchased it on August 1st so I can get my free movies, and get my $20 back. I had $35 in reward zone cards, so I jumped on it. $145 for an HD DVD player is looking really hot in my eyes! :)

[Cleaner7]

Ooh with 300 coming out next week, this ought to be good. I know my cousin's been wanting to buy that on HD.

Now I'll just tell him to wait another week and pick up the DVD player plus bonus DVDs and use the Circuit City $40 off $200 coupon like someone mentioned.

Good stuff. Thanks!

[1_Chocobo]

Ooh with 300 coming out next week, this ought to be good. I know my cousin's been wanting to buy that on HD.

Now I'll just tell him to wait another week and pick up the DVD player plus bonus DVDs and use the Circuit City $40 off $200 coupon like someone mentioned.

Good stuff. Thanks!

i thought that coupon expired july 31st? am i mistaken?

[sinistaminista]

Can anyone confirm that they are going to accept the same form for the free movies?

[slateman666]

Too bad Legacy Xbox 360's dont have HDMI to get the true 1080p. Not all HDTV's do 1080p on the VGA...

[CocheseUGA]

If anyone doesn't want Sky Captain with their offer, I'd be glad to take it off your hands for a small price.

[Xerxes]

I wonder if you can fit this in at Circuit City with the $40 off $200 coupon before the months out. Now we are talking deal.

[CocheseUGA]

Coupon expires before price cut takes place.

BTW, the drive also works on your computer, too.

[doubledown]

Coupon expires before price cut takes place.

BTW, the drive also works on your computer, too.

Technically, if the price drops, you could get the money back....not sure how that works with a coupon though.

[CocheseUGA]

Technically, if the price drops, you could get the money back....not sure how that works with a coupon though.

I believe they won't do anything. They'll say you couldn't use the coupon when the price drop occured, and to have a nice day.

[zellers94]

ok, so the toshiba form someone linked earlier, it includes 360 hd-dvd player?

also, lemme get this straight, i buy the player in the stroe, for $170 then get home, print the form, send it in, and get my 5 free hd-dvds?

[NAiLs00]

I believe they won't do anything. They'll say you couldn't use the coupon when the price drop occured, and to have a nice day.

Do what I'm going to do. Go to Best Buy or your choice of supplier, show them the receipt and point out that Microsoft now offers 5 free HD DVD's with the purchase from Aug. 1st until Sept. 31. You need them to "return" it and "repurchase" it so the receipt qualifies for the period. I bought my player two days ago, so I am definitely going to do this. If they need me to bring in my player to "return" it, whatever. They shouldn't though... you should be able to "repurhchase" the player no problems.

[CounterSeal]

The only way I'd ever get into HD DVD is if the player was $0.00. But even then, I wouldn't buy HD DVD movies anyway.

[CocheseUGA]

Do what I'm going to do. Go to Best Buy or your choice of supplier, show them the receipt and point out that Microsoft now offers 5 free HD DVD's with the purchase from Aug. 1st until Sept. 31. You need them to "return" it and "repurchase" it so the receipt qualifies for the period. I bought my player two days ago, so I am definitely going to do this. If they need me to bring in my player to "return" it, whatever. They shouldn't though... you should be able to "repurhchase" the player no problems.

You're missing the fact we were talking about the CC coupon that expired the day before the deal was to occur.

But now there's a new coupon, so no worries.

[oasisboy]

I was thinking the same thing! Buy the new one, copy the reciept, return the new player, send in copy of reciept with UPC from original player that I bought in April. Hopefully it works......

How come posts like this are allowed at CAG, yet whenever I post something about wal-mart and their "returns for credit", my posts get censored? :roll:

[kensterdotnet]

The only way I'd ever get into HD DVD is if the player was $0.00. But even then, I wouldn't buy HD DVD movies anyway. Then why even get it for free if you aren't going to use it? :D

[PenguinMaster]

Just like the 5 Free Blu-Rays offer, It's a crappy selection of movies.

[GizmoGC]

Just like the 5 Free Blu-Rays offer, It's a crappy selection of movies.

True...but the 5 free for HD DVD came months before Blu-Ray started it.
5 free movies is, well, 5 free movies.

[daroga]

at least the Blu Ray list had 2 I was interested in. This has zero.

Oh well. $180 was still probably too much to get me to bite anyway.

[Import]

I am passing. Not for nothing but it looks like Blu-Ray is going to be the winner. With Target, Blockbuster, Woolworths (Although, I don't think there's anymore of them in Central NJ) and a few others going the way of Blu-Ray.

If Walmart, CC and BB decide to go Blu-Ray, HD-DVD is dead.

[PyroGamer]

How many Blu-Ray movies is the Blu-Ray deal good for?

[jughead]

I thought three dvds with the player for 199 was a good deal. I should have waited.

[pinoy530]

I am passing. Not for nothing but it looks like Blu-Ray is going to be the winner. With Target, Blockbuster, Woolworths (Although, I don't think there's anymore of them in Central NJ) and a few others going the way of Blu-Ray.

If Walmart, CC and BB decide to go Blu-Ray, HD-DVD is dead.

It's more like Blockbuster is going Blu-ray exclusive in 30% of their B&M stores, with 65% of the stores with no HD at all and online still having both. And Target is just selling a standalone Blu-ray player and having an endcap. They'll still sell HD DVDs and the xbox 360 add-on.

Those aren't exactly as big as some people make it out to be.

[CYRiX]

Yah I think Blu Ray will win so I'll wait until this is clearanced out :D

[GizmoGC]

I am passing. Not for nothing but it looks like Blu-Ray is going to be the winner. With Target, Blockbuster, Woolworths (Although, I don't think there's anymore of them in Central NJ) and a few others going the way of Blu-Ray.

If Walmart, CC and BB decide to go Blu-Ray, HD-DVD is dead.

Target is just having an endcap with a Blu-Ray player on it. Nothing more, nothing huge. :roll:

[Sporadic]

If anybody wants 4 of my 5 free movies (I'm keeping Casablanca) from the HD-A2 deal, PM me. I need money for the Kubrick movies that are coming.

I haven't sent it off yet so I can get whatever movies you want and I'll mail them out as soon as I get them.

Pick one from each category.

A:
Apollo 13, Seabiscuit, The Chronicles Of Riddick

C:
Four Brothers, Tomb Raider, Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow

D:
The Rundown, Blazing Saddles, U2: Rattle And Hum

E:
U-571, The Perfect Storm, We Were Soldiers

- edit

Target is just having an endcap with a Blu-Ray player on it. Nothing more, nothing huge. :roll:

Come on, let's use their logic.

Sam's Club has a HD-DVD set-up but no Blu-Ray set-up, Sam's is owned by Wal-Mart therefore Wal-Mart must like HD-DVDs

WAL-MART IS GOING HD-DVD EXCLUSIVE! WAR OVER!!!!!!

:lol:

The fact that people think this "war" is going to be over any time soon is laughable. We'll most likely have combo players as a standard instead of either company bowing out.

[Graystone]

I'll proly pick one up before the 5 free movie promotion ends.

[NAiLs00]

This is kind of worthless info, but I noticed xbox.com has it for $179.99 already. Granted you won't get your five free DVD's, I just figured I'd point this out for someone who doesn't care. I have no idea what shipping costs through xbox.com, so you'll probably be better off waiting for the stores to drop price.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hddvdplayer/

[ryanbph]

with the $20 off any 2 360 accessories at cc this week, would one be able to pick up the 360 hd dvd player for $179 and get a free 1600 point card?

[MemphisGun]

I never saw what was "so good" about the HD-DVD player. Seems over-priced. but i don't really know what im talking about. so call me and idiot if you like.

[nonggame]

I don't get it , why do people still buying HD-DVD. Come on people. Ble-Ray is the winning format. Don't waste your money on HD-DVD. With the recent news , Target and BJ will only sell Blu-Ray disk and player... , oh well your money buy whatever you want ^__^;

[ryanbph]

I don't get it , why do people still buying HD-DVD. Come on people. Ble-Ray is the winning format. ^__^;

I really wouldn't say either are a winning format...sales wise, they both suck ass, it is just that blue ray is slightly better then HD DVD...considering how every ps3 comes with a blue ray player, the attach rate on blue ray disc is a lot worse then the hd dvd attach rate..

[Sporadic]

I don't get it , why do people still buying HD-DVD. Come on people. Ble-Ray is the winning format. Don't waste your money on HD-DVD. With the recent news , Target and BJ will only sell Blu-Ray disk and player... , oh well your money buy whatever you want ^__^;

You're a really crappy troll ^__^

[CocheseUGA]

You're a really crappy troll ^__^

Agr^_^d

[porieux]

People are buying blu-ray because there is no other use for the PS3 that cost them 600 smackers, LOL. Is this really the place to debate this though?

[SpecTrE3353]

I never saw what was "so good" about the HD-DVD player. Seems over-priced. but i don't really know what im talking about. so call me and idiot if you like.
You're right, you don't know what you're talking about. $180 for a HD-DVD player is extremely cheap (if you don't factor in the price of the 360 to start with).

http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat87100050009&type=category


On an unrelated note... does the 360 HD-DVD player play and upscale normal DVD's or would I still have to play normal DVD"s through the 360 if I got a drive?

[Sporadic]

On an unrelated note... does the 360 HD-DVD player play and upscale normal DVD's or would I still have to play normal DVD"s through the 360 if I got a drive?

If I remember right, it only upscales normal DVDs if you use the VGA cord.

[NAiLs00]

I don't get it , why do people still buying HD-DVD. Come on people. Ble-Ray is the winning format. Don't waste your money on HD-DVD. With the recent news , Target and BJ will only sell Blu-Ray disk and player... , oh well your money buy whatever you want ^__^;Someone got their panties in a bunch too early. Target is NOT going to carry only Blu-Ray.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/format-war/next-gen-slapfest-hd-dvd-responds-to-blu+rays-target-exclusivity-282967.php

Enjoy! :applause:

[PyroGamer]

Target and BJ will only sell Blu-Ray disk and player... , oh well your money buy whatever you want ^__^;
Dear God, please don't tell me you're that gullible.

The only people who said Target will be carrying Blu-Ray exclusively was SONY, and, as you can expect from sony, it turned out to be a big fat lie.

Seriously, man. Target selling Blu-Ray disks exclusively? Are you going senile?????

[KingDox]

Can we focus on the deal here people ? Mods Hello ?

Can someone find me a better deal on this then the listed 180 price tag ?

Even if HD-DVD does die out it's going to be a while and your only out 180 bucks.

[Logg]

You're a really crappy troll ^__^


True that homes.

[armyjon99]

I don't see target pulling HD movies off the display. :-) There selection on both formats is limited to like 8 movies at least around here so I would not even think of going there to get a HD movie unless it was cheap.

[GizmoGC]

Sony is PAYING Target for an endcap. Its NOT big news. The AVS board went nuts over this 'huge' announcement, when all that is happening is a fucking endcap. Wow. Microsoft did the same thing with the Zune and that did not sell very well.

And for the idiots who say 'well, Target contacted Sony about the display', yeah, Target does that to just about EVERYONE to see if they want to buy space.

[guyver2077]

I don't get it , why do people still buying HD-DVD. Come on people. Ble-Ray is the winning format. Don't waste your money on HD-DVD. With the recent news , Target and BJ will only sell Blu-Ray disk and player... , oh well your money buy whatever you want ^__^;

be gone ignorant 1

[guyver2077]

I never saw what was "so good" about the HD-DVD player. Seems over-priced. but i don't really know what im talking about. so call me and idiot if you like.'

not over priced at all and its a great addition to the hd home theatre...

its a no brainer to own one since its so cheap.. and the quality is superb

i cant believe people on here are bitching about the price....even at $200 it was a steal

[LinkinPrime]

Whoa...this thread got outta hand...

Anyone know if purchasing a HD DVD add-on right now, applies to the 5 free HD DVD's or do we have to wait till the date it drops in price?

[oasisboy]

Whoa...this thread got outta hand...

Anyone know if purchasing a HD DVD add-on right now, applies to the 5 free HD DVD's or do we have to wait till the date it drops in price?

Yes, Blu Ray fanboys once again attacking HD-DVD threads...

To answer your question, you have to wait to buy the add-on until August 1st in order to get the movies.

[getmyrunon]

Can anyone compare the quality to one of the other standalone players? Does it output 1080p? If you have an elite, can you get sound via HDMI, or are you stuck w/ optical?

I want to add an HD-DVD player and this is definitely the cheapest option, but i'm willing to wait for one of the standalones to drop in price if this one is crippled.

[guyver2077]

Can anyone compare the quality to one of the other standalone players? Does it output 1080p? If you have an elite, can you get sound via HDMI, or are you stuck w/ optical?

I want to add an HD-DVD player and this is definitely the cheapest option, but i'm willing to wait for one of the standalones to drop in price if this one is crippled.

With an elite you have the option of sound through hdmi or optical.. i use the optical

It also does 1080p

[Liquid 2]

So we get to choose 5 movies from a selection of 15? Anyone know what those 15 are?

[GizmoGC]

So we get to choose 5 movies from a selection of 15? Anyone know what those 15 are?

Correct.

Why not actually read this thread? The link is posted a few times.

[rrotundo]

So are they going to update the rebate form on Aug 1 to show the Xbox drive as a qualified player for the rebate? I wanted to buy the player and 300 on the 31st, but if I have to wait an extra day to get the 5 freebies, then i'll wait.

[nazrad]

Not bad I just wish they had better movies listed.

[doubledown]

If anybody wants 4 of my 5 free movies (I'm keeping Casablanca) from the HD-A2 deal, PM me. I need money for the Kubrick movies that are coming.

I haven't sent it off yet so I can get whatever movies you want and I'll mail them out as soon as I get them.

Pick one from each category.

A:
Apollo 13, Seabiscuit, The Chronicles Of Riddick

C:
Four Brothers, Tomb Raider, Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow

D:
The Rundown, Blazing Saddles, U2: Rattle And Hum

E:
U-571, The Perfect Storm, We Were Soldiers

- edit



Do you want to get rid of all 4 to one person or will you break it up? I have interest in Four Brothers.

[CocheseUGA]

Do you want to get rid of all 4 to one person or will you break it up? I have interest in Four Brothers.

All 4, unfortunately.

[Sporadic]

Do you want to get rid of all 4 to one person or will you break it up? I have interest in Four Brothers.

I'm hoping to do all four but honestly as long as all four go, I don't care about mailing to multiple people.

[fullhavok]

im going to buy one. for that price & 5 free movies. + kong. i can't wait till the 1st. i do have a question, my hdtv isn't 1080p, but it does 720p & 1080i, if i use the hd drive, i'll still be able to see it in high def tru 720p or 1080i , right? im have a brain fart. sorry thanks in advance

[LinkinPrime]

im going to buy one. for that price & 5 free movies. + kong. i can't wait till the 1st. i do have a question, my hdtv isn't 1080p, but it does 720p & 1080i, if i use the hd drive, i'll still be able to see it in high def tru 720p or 1080i , right? im have a brain fart. sorry thanks in advance

Yeah, you shouldn't have any problems. My TV has the same HD settings and it looks spectacular.

[fullhavok]

Yeah, you shouldn't have any problems. My TV has the same HD settings and it looks spectacular.


SWEET!!! i can't wait!!! i skipped seeing heroes, till it came out on dvd, so know i'm going to get it for HD dvd. i can't wait till the 1st to buy one.(HDplayer)!!

p.s. thanks LinkinPrime.

[AHiddenLink]

Just to reaffirm for my own ease of mind. I had bought an elite like 2 months ago and was curious if the HDMI that is now with that fixes the complaints of when the HD-DVD drive first came out? I'm pretty sure that it does but I want to confirm as I'm still fairly new to the videophile/HD game. I have a 720p HDTV but I'm probably upgrading the video games to a 1080p one in a few months and want to at least confirm this fixes the first complaints with the HD DVD drive.

If it does, that makes this a really fantastic deal, even if it doesn't I'm still leaning towards scooping up. Thanks for clearing up my bit of confusion!

[GizmoGC]

Just to reaffirm for my own ease of mind. I had bought an elite like 2 months ago and was curious if the HDMI that is now with that fixes the complaints of when the HD-DVD drive first came out? I'm pretty sure that it does but I want to confirm as I'm still fairly new to the videophile/HD game. I have a 720p HDTV but I'm probably upgrading the video games to a 1080p one in a few months and want to at least confirm this fixes the first complaints with the HD DVD drive.

If it does, that makes this a really fantastic deal, even if it doesn't I'm still leaning towards scooping up. Thanks for clearing up my bit of confusion!

My Elite + 360 HD DVD drive looks just has good as my A2.
I know there are certain issues with certain discs (The Docu. movies), it seems to play most movies right away. Fast loading.

[Mirow]

Best Buy's online store is listing the player as 149.99 at the moment. Is this a screw up or some kind of deal?

[R1V3R5]

Best Buy's online store is listing the player as 149.99 at the moment. Is this a screw up or some kind of deal?

I believe BestBuy is just running a deal right now. $149.99 plus 5 free movies is damn tempting.

[LinkinPrime]

I believe BestBuy is just running a deal right now. $149.99 plus 5 free movies is damn tempting.

That only lasted for an hour or so, deal died.

[kelso]

Just got this for 149.99 at my local best buy. The displayed price was 149.99, but it rang up at 179.99. They made a quick change after I pointed it out.

[TC]

Crap missed it. Would have bit at $150. Oh well saves me some $$$.

[jeff0514]

Same here. The sticker on shelf for the 360 HD-DVD at my Best Buy said $149.99, but it also rang up $179.99. They gave it to me for $149.99 though.

[SGT Killjoy]

this may have been posted, but here is the rebate form\

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/rebate/360%20hddvd%20offer.pdf

[armyjon99]

The rebate form is here http://assets.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/hddvd/Xbox360_HDDVDOffer.pdf

The gamestop one brings you to home page.

[MetalGator]

Would Circuit City pricematch a Best Buy receipt? I have the feeling it would be complicated explaining to CC "yea it rings up 179 but the sticker says 149 and they'll give it to you for that"

[rrotundo]

Just get it here: http://www.provantage.com/microsoft-9z5-00013~7MSSX04P.htm

Still have to pay shipping, but should still be cheaper than buying it at BB or CC if you didn't get in on the $149 deal.

[terribledeli]

The $150 price point at Best Buy was a screw up from corporate. Corporate had the price point of $150 in the system, so stores that printed out their signs early had the $150 price point. However, a message was sent to the action center to alert media folks (my wife included) that the $150 price point was an error and to correct it to $180 right away. The sheet she had was labelled $150, but when she scanned for corporate, it came up $180. The price for all stores should be back to $180 in the system, so unless your media department is too lazy to remove the incorrect signage (as with Kelso's situation)...it'll be hard to get it for $150.

[BelieveTheHype]

oh man, that dvd selection is horrid.

[armyjon99]

There not that bad. I hope they start pumping out titles and droping prices for the holidays :-)

[MSUHitman]

YMMV but Wal-Mart's in the STL area are selling the HD-DVD drive for just under $170 so you may be able to save an additional $10.

[LinkinPrime]

Target still has it for $199.99 wonder why they haven't dropped it yet.

[MetalGator]

Target still has it for $199.99 wonder why they haven't dropped it yet.

I'm sure Lumberg will ask them if they got that memo

[RiCeBo1]

Are all stores giving away the 5 free HD-DVD's too like where you send in some shit and they send them to you? I have some credit at GameCrazy that I wouldn't mind spending on an HD-DVD player.

[GizmoGC]

Are all stores giving away the 5 free HD-DVD's too like where you send in some shit and they send them to you? I have some credit at GameCrazy that I wouldn't mind spending on an HD-DVD player.

Yes.

Just sold my 360 add-on last night for $150 to someone.