[Canada - Not Gaming] Future Shop: BBC Planet Earth HDDVD - $12.50. All HDDVD 50% off

[Firestorm]

This isn't really a gaming deal. It's more for those who picked up the $20 Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive. It's $24.99 at Future Shop now. Sold out online, but all my local stores show stock. It's $89.99 at Best Buy if you want to price match for another $6.50 off, which is another 25% of the sale price!

Source: http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606873

Edit: As of now, all HD-DVDs are 50% off including Planet Earth which is now $12.50!

[Cthulhu8u]

Awesome series, I have it on BR. The HD quality is truly amazing. Just wondering, does anyone know if the narrator is Brit or American (Sigourney Weaver apparently). The Brit version is said to be better, which is what the BR version has.

[Cthulhu8u]

Wanted to add since this is a HD-DVD thread:

Giant Tiger's flyer lists HD-DVDs (combo format) at $6.88, titles vary by store. Probably great if you can find a GT in your area.

http://www.gtboutique.com/flyer/en/flyerfinder/index.php?code=l7e2h8&x=28&y=10

[Firestorm]

Awesome series, I have it on BR. The HD quality is truly amazing. Just wondering, does anyone know if the narrator is Brit or American (Sigourney Weaver apparently). The Brit version is said to be better, which is what the BR version has.The description lists the British guy, David Attenborough.

[craig64]

Damn. If I was able to get that HDDVD drive from Walmart a few months back I would be totally excited right now! I have Planet Earth anyways... but to have it on HDDVD would be pretty badass. Anyone with an HDDVD player should definitely pick this up.

[Nesmaster]

Damn. If I was able to get that HDDVD drive from Walmart a few months back I would be totally excited right now! I have Planet Earth anyways... but to have it on HDDVD would be pretty badass. Anyone with an HDDVD player should definitely pick this up.

If you still REALLY want one, Futureshop has them for $50. I missed out on the $20 Walmart/$20 FS Web sales, so I actually ended up just buying one for $50 (from Superstore in Sherwood Park actually). Combine that with this and you still pay less than the Bluray version. Plus you get the novelty of owning a dead format player, that is just as good in HD, for a fraction of the cost! :bouncy:

Don't forget you get a remote and King Kong on HDDVD, which is still a good deal IMO. Not as blazing hot as $20 but something I'm glad to have purchased, especially with this on sale now. :D

I picked mine up from FS Northeast Edmonton, tagged $24.99. They had about 8 left in the HDDVD section when I bought mine around 7:00 PM.

[Eoyote]

Wanted to add since this is a HD-DVD thread:

Giant Tiger's flyer lists HD-DVDs (combo format) at $6.88, titles vary by store. Probably great if you can find a GT in your area.

http://www.gtboutique.com/flyer/en/flyerfinder/index.php?code=l7e2h8&x=28&y=10

What's combo format mean exactly?

[Azumangaman]

My Internet is live once again!
Very happy, its been down for about a week now.
Great to see Futureshop actually lowering the HDDVD boxset prices. I bought this+Sunrise Earth for $50 or something like that at the discovery store.

[Cthulhu8u]

What's combo format mean exactly?

I think it means that one side is HD-DVD, the other is regular DVD. Great for people that didn't want to commit to the newer format until the dust settled. It settled, but not in HD-DVD's favour, LOL.

The only example of one of these movies I remeber is The Fast and The Furious 3 movie with rice burners, whatever it was called...

[rmatheso]

Just watched the first 3 episodes of this on HD-DVD, HOLY CRAP! Incredible stuff here, worth every penny at $24.99.

[collector42]

I think there are plenty of these to go around, but just in case someone in Edmonton needs one and couldn't find one, I bought one for my bro who already had it (?!) so I'll be returning it today to the Downtown location.

I've got it on blu-ray. Fantastic stuff.

[Princess Zelda]

Okay, you've convinced me it's worth buying...plus it's Educational for the kids :P
I picked it up today at the Future Shop in Kanata they had 6+ copies in the HD-DVD bargain bin near the cashes. The cashier was raving about it and was shocked it was so cheap.

[craig64]

If you still REALLY want one, Futureshop has them for $50. I missed out on the $20 Walmart/$20 FS Web sales, so I actually ended up just buying one for $50 (from Superstore in Sherwood Park actually). Combine that with this and you still pay less than the Bluray version. Plus you get the novelty of owning a dead format player, that is just as good in HD, for a fraction of the cost! :bouncy:

Don't forget you get a remote and King Kong on HDDVD, which is still a good deal IMO. Not as blazing hot as $20 but something I'm glad to have purchased, especially with this on sale now. :D


Hmm... if it was less than $50 I'd totally pick it up... but just like you said, it's a dead format... so $50 is a bit much, especially since I already have the universal 360 remote... and I'd probably never watch King Kong again. I know $50 isn't much... I just wish I could find it somewhere for $20 again! I bet Planet Earth would look absolutely insane in HD! :bomb:

[Princess Zelda]

Block Buster Video has the HD-DVD player for $20 also. Call around to a few shops to se if anyone has any left. I just watched the first have of one of the disk the animals look amazing, my sons are loving it too. Were planing a trip to the Toronto Zoo this summer this is a perfect introduction to what these animals are.

[Jest]

Yay I have been looking for a good deal on this. Everywhere I go HD-DVD is gone. My Dad bought a 2nd HD-DVD/BluRay player for cheap at FutureShop a couple months ago since I am alwas hogging the PS3.

[Griptor]

Sorry to bump an old (non-gaming) topic but has anyone had trouble with this set when playing on the 360 HDDVD drive?

I just popped in disc 2, and it can't be read. I tried disc 3 and it worked fine, then disc 4 and it cannot be read either. So 1 and 3 are fine, 2 and 4 seem to be busted.

There's some scratches on disc 2 which may explain it (don't ask me how they got there...I'd just popped it out for the first time), but there aren't any scratches on disc 4 and it has the same problem.

Any ideas?

I am connected to Live so it would tell me about an update if there was one, right? I think I installed one the very first time I played disc 1.

[rmatheso]

I had a prob with min Disc 4 was welded to the plastic case and was scratched up when i lifted it up. Didn't work in the HD-DVD drive on my 360. However I ran it through one of those circular disc-cleaning things and it played fine.

[Firestorm]

It's now $12.50!
All HD-DVDs are 50% off!

[arnoldrimmer]

It's now $12.50!
All HD-DVDs are 50% off!
Damn I should have waited!

[Firestorm]

Go back for a price adjustment =) You just need your receipt.

[craig64]

That's not fair at all :(. This is just because I was never able to get my hands on the player itself...

(BTW, it doesn't really matter... I have it on DVD)

[Azumangaman]

Damn, I'm going to Futureshop....like right now.

[Winkels]

Can anyone find this on the Futureshop site? It seems to be delisted.

[Winnopeg]

Is 50% off only in store?

[magiic]

Awesome series, I have it on BR. The HD quality is truly amazing. Just wondering, does anyone know if the narrator is Brit or American (Sigourney Weaver apparently). The Brit version is said to be better, which is what the BR version has.

The BBC one has British Guy the Discovery Channel one has Sigourney Weaver. Both are available on Blu-Ray & HD-DVD.

[GuardianFlash]

BBC is better, it's couple of mins longer on each episode than the Discovery one and better picture according to reviews.

[rmatheso]

Checked the local Blockbuster, HD-DVD drives are indeed 20 bucks but weren't labelled. Drive is still 49.99 at Futureshop though.

[uutf]

Bought it two weeks ago for $25, going to get my $12.50 back tomorrow. Great series so far, my favourite was the jungle.

[The Main Event]

Thanks to the OP, just picked up Unforgiven (one of my most wanted), Lethal Weapon and Syriana for about $10 each :)

[GuardianFlash]

is Shrek the Third also $12.50?

[Littleberu]

Humm... I called blockbusters in my area, and none are selling HD-DVD drive...

So...

Could someone buy one for me? I'd pay shipping, as it would still be cheaper than buying it at Futureshop...

Thanks!

[Princess Zelda]

Thank You Firestorm you saved me another $12.50 and I got to bug the grumpy CSR at Future Shop when I went back today and got the price adjusted.

[uutf]

I got to bug the grumpy CSR at Future Shop when I went back today and got the price adjusted.

Took me a good ten minutes to get mine adjusted when I went, but I live to bug those guys! Payback for all the PM's they've denied me:bomb:

[rmatheso]

Just came back from Wal-Mart had a huge bin of HD-DVD movies 2 for $10 bucks.

[Princess Zelda]

The Kanata Walmart had a decent selection last night I picked up National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (I'm sick of watching CBC's edited version every year) and TMNT for the kids.