Rumor Mill: Blockbuster to Stock HD DVD, Blu-ray?

[jed]

Struggling video rentailer Blockbuster may be testing the high-def waters this holiday season with a rumored expansion to HD DVD and Blu-ray in some of its most high-volume stores.

Full story:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...D,_Blu-ray/333

[-zombie-]

Good news for high def lovers!

[mischa316]

I was told as well at my local blockbuster in Naples, FL that one store in my area will be getting HD. Hopefully it's when you guy's are saying November 7th. If I find out anything else I'll give another post.

[-zombie-]

It'd be nice if they'd rent the players as well. There's several BDs I'd check out if I could rent the Sammy for a weekend.

[Murilo]

Blockbuster in Brazil already rents Hi-Def discs.

This photo was taken in 10.27.06

[-zombie-]

Cool! ^

Thanks for the pic!

[mischa316]

Wow that's pretty sweet. I asked the blockbuster where I thought they would be getting hd and blu ray and they said they dont know.

[Murilo]

One interesting thing is that all HD-DVD discs doesn´t have Portuguese subtitles and just some of Blu-Ray titles have...

Neither Samsung Brazil nor Toshiba Brazil have started to sell the players here... (we cannot use the american players as DVD players because they just play region 1 DVDs...)

Even with those "issues" the discs are beeing rented.

I bought an HD-DVD XA1 in april and I´m waiting for the PS3 to use also as Blu-ray player. I´ll be in LA in december and I hope to return with one in my package I gave up to wait for Pioneer or Sony or Panasonic BD players...

My brother Danilo has the Samsung BD-P1000 (we share the same house) and we think it doesn´t worth U$ 1,000.

[Tejstar]

Looks like Brazil is on the ball. Blockbuster need to do this as soon as possible to fight off competition from the internet rental sites like netflix etc. In the UK I know of quite a few Blockbuster’s that have closed down recently. The new interest in HD could spike interest again, especially as people want to test their systems with new discs.

[mischa316]

I get most of my HD-DVD's from netflix now. I haven't had a problem with them shipping them. Maybe now that I have both netflix and blockbuster online I could use my envelopes with that total access and get the HD movies with that. That would be great. If I find anything else out I'll let you guy's know. One store in my area I was told is going to be getting it. Hopefully it's the one I usually use. Even if it's not the other one that's supposed to be getting them is only about 10 miles away.
I'll keep you posted.
Michelle.

[illegalprelude]

how about Hollywood video? arent they kicking Blockbusters ass left and right? Im surprised they wouldnt jump on this.

[DanzBorin]

Originally Posted by illegalprelude

how about Hollywood video? arent they kicking Blockbusters ass left and right? Im surprised they wouldnt jump on this.

I was pretty sure that Blockbuster owns hollywood now... I could be wrong on this though...

[Tejstar]

Originally Posted by DanzBorin

I was pretty sure that Blockbuster owns hollywood now... I could be wrong on this though...

Movie Gallery own the Hollywood Video brand.

[jgantert]

Just visited my Blockbuster today (did the Total Access thing, btw) and they said HD DVDs will be carried "soon". No mention of Nov 7th, tho.

-John

[illegalprelude]

Originally Posted by Tejstar

They do indeed own the Hollywood Video brand.

seriously? So is it just Netflix thats been hurting them cause BlockBuster hasent been doing to well in the recent few years....Didnt they almost go bankrupt?