The *Official* HD DVD Clearance Thread

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited March 2008 in Music & Movies
HA! I bet you thought I was going to start selling off alot of my stuff for cheap didn't you - not a chance.

I figured I'd start this thread as a centralized place for us to share with each other any good deals on HD DVD players or media that we run across. I know some (including myself) have posted deals in other threads, but figured a centralized location would be nice.

I'll start with a couple myself, if you happen to run across any post 'em here. These can all usually be found somewhere like FatWallet or SlickDeals, but having them here means we don't have to scroll through all the other junk posted out there.

Note - This is NOT a BR vs HD DVD thread, BR won, we all get it, okay?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    I'll Start:

    Best Buy has the Toshiba A35 for $135 after their 10% off coupon posted here. I should mention too, online is sold out and stock in-store is very hard to find at this point, but it's worth a shot if you've got a BB nearby you can check out.

    Costco has the HD-D3 (same as the A3 except you get the last two Bourne movies and an HDMI cable in the box) for $79.99. This is online and in store.

    CompUSA has the A3 for $90 (in case you don't have a Costco membership) - found here.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    If you have a Hollywood Video nearby that carriers HD DVD titles, they are supposedly running a sale. People on FatWallet are reporting grabbing movies for less than $10 each there.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited February 2008
    You had me going there for a minute. Is there a HUGE difference between the HD DVD's and the upsampling of regular DVD's on good players?
    Michael ;)
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    HUGE is a bit of an overstatement, but even my parents, who aren't into this stuff at all, immediately noticed a difference.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    Best Buy has the HD DVD drive for the XBOX 360 for $50. I don't know anything about it, but here's the link - here.
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  • Phasearray
    Phasearray Posts: 437
    edited February 2008
    darn, should I buy a costco membership just for this?
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  • kingtut
    kingtut Posts: 813
    edited February 2008
    janmike wrote: »
    You had me going there for a minute. Is there a HUGE difference between the HD DVD's and the upsampling of regular DVD's on good players?

    The upconversion made a noticeable difference on my Tosh player, not day-and-night, but it's noticeable.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,221
    edited February 2008
    Movie Trading Company in Lewisville, TX has all HD HVD for $14.99. I would think all locations would have the same deal.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2008
    Yesterday I picked up the Planet Earth HD-DVD set from the Discovery Store for 30 bucks, but the deal seems to have disappeared now and it's back up to 80 bucks.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Yesterday I picked up the Planet Earth HD-DVD set from the Discovery Store for 30 bucks, but the deal seems to have disappeared now and it's back up to 80 bucks.
    If you don't need it this week and don't mind paying 3 bucks for shipping, their eBay store still has it for the $29.99 price.

    LINK
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,221
    edited February 2008
    Double post. Sorry.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,221
    edited February 2008
    Polkmaniac wrote: »
    If you don't need it this week and don't mind paying 3 bucks for shipping, their eBay store still has it for the $29.99 price.

    That's a great price and an excellent HD DVD. And added bonus for me that I didn't expect was that my kids (ages 4 & 10) love to watch it. It's probably my favorite HD DVD that I own...and I paid $60 for it less than 2 months ago.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited February 2008
    XBOX HD-DVD add-on is officially $50 now...
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2008
    Amazon is having another 50% off sale. Nothing too spectacular but some OK deals.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    Thanks for the heads up, picked up a few titles from Amazon.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2008
    Amazon = 50% off sale.
    Barnes & Noble = 50% off sale.
    Deepdiscount.com = $12 sale.


    Someone, please, sell me an XA2!!!!
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    DeepDiscountDVD is having a big sale also, lots of titles at 9.99 and 12.70 - LINK.

    Some are dups from the Amazon deal, but are cheaper here. Damn, right after I ordered a few movies from Amazon last night.
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  • G-2
    G-2 Posts: 533
    edited February 2008
    Polkmaniac wrote: »
    DeepDiscountDVD is having a big sale also, lots of titles at 9.99 and 12.70 - LINK.

    Some are dups from the Amazon deal, but are cheaper here. Damn, right after I ordered a few movies from Amazon last night.

    +1000 for DeepDiscountDVD great prices, good selection
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited February 2008
    I bought an A30 (bestbuy) to replace my A2 (will go back to walmart) for just $109 tonight. It will go in my theater. In addition, I am having a friend pick up a D3 (costco A3) for me for $79 to be upconverting player downstairs on the Pioneer Plasma. Woo hoo! For less that $199, I get two nice HDDVD/upconverting players, two copies of Bourne, two of 300, and 10 more by mail! I already got 5 by mail, and am waiting on 5 more, currently.


    Nice.
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  • SBrown712
    SBrown712 Posts: 202
    edited February 2008
    Curious, has the list of 5 free movies changed since the program started?
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2008
    SBrown712 wrote: »
    Curious, has the list of 5 free movies changed since the program started?

    Yup, a couple times. I know the list I got was different from the list a friend of mine got several months later.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • margate21
    margate21 Posts: 105
    edited February 2008
    i believe the 5 free movie rebate expired yesterday....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited February 2008
    sbpolk,

    If you're getting the A30 and the D3 actually, here's the movies you'll end up with:

    A30:
    300
    Bourne Identity

    D3:
    Bourne Supremacy
    Bourne Ultimatum

    So with those two players you end up with 300 and the full Bourne trilogy, which is even better!
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  • sbpolk
    sbpolk Posts: 644
    edited February 2008
    Unfortunately, I got the D3 this morning and I still got identity and 300. So now I have three copies of identity, and two of 300. Woot! ;)
    "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell
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  • anhtuanseattle
    anhtuanseattle Posts: 7
    edited February 2008
    Buy any HDTV at BB for $999 or more, get the A3 for free or any HD-DVD or BD players for $100 less . If you buy any HDTV for less than $999, you can get the A3 for $50.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2008
    Meh, it's only 1080i
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    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited February 2008
    margate21 wrote: »
    i believe the 5 free movie rebate expired yesterday....

    Confirmed.
    Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector for movies
    Carada 106" Precision Series (Classic Cinema White)
    Denon AVR-X3600H pre/pro
    Outlaw 770 7-channel amplifier
    B&W CDM1-SE fronts
    B&W CDM-CNT center
    B&W CDM1 rears on MoPADs
    JBL SP8CII in-ceiling height speakers
    Samsung DTB-H260F OTA HDTV tuner
    DUAL NHT SubTwo subwoofers
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  • anhtuanseattle
    anhtuanseattle Posts: 7
    edited February 2008
    all of these titles: $9.99 at Fry's:

    Sahara
    Anchorman
    Tomb Raider
    We Were Soldiers
    Top Gun
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
    Payback
    Mission: Impossible 2
    Coming to America
    Old School
    Sleepy Hollow
    Trading Spaces

    The following are 16.99:
    Face/Off
    Flags of Our Fathers
    Next
    Disturbia
    Transformers

    Several titles are $9.98 at deepdiscount.com as well, free shipping:

    http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewcategory.htm?categoryId=462364&keywords=&sortby=&count=48
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited March 2008
    If you're looking for hardware, keep an eye on ubid.com. A while back there were a number of XA2 refurbs available for ~$225.

    I just won a refurb XA1 for $65 shipped. Now, you might ask why anyone would be interested in a 1st generation player that doesn't do 1080p... Well, because it's built like a tank and looks like it might be fun to play around with as a CD player.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited March 2008
    sbpolk wrote: »
    Unfortunately, I got the D3 this morning and I still got identity and 300. So now I have three copies of identity, and two of 300. Woot! ;)
    The D3 is supposed to come with the two Bourne movies, mine says it right on the box, at least that's what all the ones at my Costco show...
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