Walmart-blu-ray

dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited June 2008 in Electronics
Im looking at a Walmart flyer about 100 gift card with the purchase of a blu-ray player,someone here mentioned it already,it shows a pic of a Panasonic player but theres nothing about it on there web site,any ideas whats going on? thanks
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • DForeman
    DForeman Posts: 468
    edited June 2008
    Looks like the Sony BDP300 is one option

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10088472
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited June 2008
    According to this:

    http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1358

    The $100 gift card should work with all the blu-ray players. So if you want to go cheap, they should have a magnavox at $198 if you include the card discount. But $100 off the better quality players will be hard to beat also.

    And watch out for the $15 blu-ray movies. All discounts happening June 8th-14th.

    Edit: Maybe they're starting discounts early for Father's Day?
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited June 2008
    PS3 for $399 and you get a $100 gift card seems like the way to go for future BR purchasers. I'm thinking of getting one myself.

    So, how do you even go about purchasing? Do I have to do so online, or can I run up to the store and get the same deal?
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  • pmlewis
    pmlewis Posts: 100
    edited June 2008
    Be careful here. I think the gift card comes separate from the initial purchase so you will be paying full price for the player and then getting $100 walmart.com gift card. I got a similar deal on a Wii Fit for my wife. She got a $10 gift electronic gift card by e-mail. Would probably be a good deal if there were 5 or 6 BR movies you knew you wanted to buy.
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited June 2008
    pmlewis wrote: »
    Be careful here. I think the gift card comes separate from the initial purchase so you will be paying full price for the player and then getting $100 walmart.com gift card. I got a similar deal on a Wii Fit for my wife. She got a $10 gift electronic gift card by e-mail. Would probably be a good deal if there were 5 or 6 BR movies you knew you wanted to buy.

    Yes, but it's still effectively a $100 discount as it's not that hard to find 100 bucks of stuff you need but might have bought elsewhere at walmart.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited June 2008
    So does any of these players have all the audio formats that we need,dts ma hd or what ever its called,most all have dolby hd.Also is the Panasonic is not available?
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited June 2008
    Is BR still offering a 5 free disc rebate, or is that over since they "won."
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    Bedroom: Samsung HPR-4252, Toshiba HD-A2, HK 3480, Signal Cable, AQ speaker cable, Totem Dreamcatchers, SVS PB10-NSD, URC MX-850
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited June 2008
    dholmes wrote: »
    So does any of these players have all the audio formats that we need,dts ma hd or what ever its called,most all have dolby hd.Also is the Panasonic is not available?

    The ps3 will do it all by internally decoding the formats and sending them out via pcm over hdmi. The article mentions that walmart has added panasonic players. If it's the BD-30, then it will bitstream all the formats to a receiver/pre to decode. You've got nothing to lose by just calling your local walmart and seeing what they have in stock and if they've got the deal going now or you have to wait 'till next week.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited June 2008
    thanks I still get confused about all these sound formats I have a Integra 9.8 pre-pro & a Onkyo 805 so I guess it dont matter how the player sends out the sound because both units decode everthing
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited June 2008
    I haven't seen that 5 disc rebate in quite a while.
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited June 2008
    Also, the magnavox seems to bitstream the formats as well. But it's a funai player, so who knows what the quality of the machine is.

    http://draiken78.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/insignia-ns-brdvd-magnavox-nb500mg9-blu-ray-players-detailed/

    The Panny BD-50 mentioned in the above article does everything, but it's a new player with a premium price tag so it's hard to imagine that it's in stock at walmart.

    Edit:

    http://www.my411family.com/electronics/articles/article.php?id=35&name=Magnavox_NB500MG9

    Specs are definitely good on a player you can get for under $200. The only things it appears to be missing are no ethernet connectivity (BD-Live, Profile 2.0), no multichannel analog outs, and no internal decoding of TrueHD/DTS-HD MA (although it does have bitstreaming). And it even does 24fps movie cadence. If anyone's brave enough to take the plunge, a review would be very interesting to read.

    A few more thoughts over at AVS:

    http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1026390
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  • jjeckelxz5
    jjeckelxz5 Posts: 48
    edited June 2008
    i got a ps3 a couple days ago from best buy and they matched the $100 gift card so they might do it with the blue ray players also.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited June 2008
    cheddar wrote: »
    And watch out for the $15 blu-ray movies. All discounts happening June 8th-14th.

    From their website for $15...

    300
    Training Day
    Blade Runner
    Syriana
    Italian Job
    3:10 to Yuma
    We Were Soldiers
    16 Blocks
    Flags of Our Fathers
    War
    The Punisher ($16.86)
    I Am Legend ($13.86)
    Shooter
    Last Samurai
    Blood Diamond
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2008
    jjeckelxz5 wrote: »
    i got a ps3 a couple days ago from best buy and they matched the $100 gift card so they might do it with the blue ray players also.

    Thats good to know.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited June 2008
    I got my 100 bucks as soon as I paid for the Pany & then bought 4 br movies
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited June 2008
    J&R Music World BR Sale
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jjeckelxz5
    jjeckelxz5 Posts: 48
    edited June 2008
    thats a pretty good sale i picked up 5 movies for a little less then $70 after shipping
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited June 2008
    No double dipping Circuit City member :D It's nice to see you over here....you should feel right at home but hold on to your wallet.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jjeckelxz5
    jjeckelxz5 Posts: 48
    edited June 2008
    it's definetly hard to i'm constantly seeing something i wouldnt mind having.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,642
    edited June 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    J&R Music World BR Sale

    Picked up 3 at $10.99 a pop, thanks Doro! :)
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