Toshiba HD DVD Display & Players Pulled Off The Floor At Costco, Van Nuys, California

[audiomixer]

They were there as of Saturday...plenty of them, too. With the display for the 5 free discs coupons. Today, the display was thrown off to the side and not a player in site. I don't own either format at the moment, but I am watching the format war very closely. Could not get a single employee to comment on it, either. So what's going on here?

[pkremer]

Originally Posted by audiomixer

They were there as of Saturday...plenty of them, too. With the display for the 5 free discs coupons. Today, the display was thrown off to the side and not a player in site. I don't own either format at the moment, but I am watching the format war very closely. Could not get a single employee to comment on it, either. So what's going on here?

Maybe they sold them all? Or perhaps they were recalled for some reason? Who knows?

[ack_bak]

Maybe Amir or another HD DVD insider bought them all to pad the sales numbers

Seriously, this sounds very strange. I will be stopping by my local Costco this weekend and will see if they still have the display and players out here in Utah.

[dolphinius_rex]

I think it would be quite unlikely for them to all sell that quickly, especially *AFTER* the big father's day promo. Also odd would be to have them just pulled.

[ack_bak]

I also noticed that they are only offering the A20 for $420+ online and not the A2..

[TaiwaneSTUD]

it's just one store, tell us when they pull it off in the entire state of California dude.

[audiomixer]

It just seems odd, that's all!

[maddigital]

I can confirm that the HD-DVD players and HD-DVD movies have been removed from the floor at my Costco in Central NJ. Last time I saw it there were like 3 players left then the next visit the display was gone and no HD-DVDs were in the DVD area. Ive seen this before with other items, usually there is a proposed change in location of the equipment or low inventory so they pull from the floor to allow for other product, then mysteriously it shows up again weeks later. I dont know the exact reason but I purchased 1 copy of every HD-DVD they had when available so Im happy. Just givin some heads up from NJ.

[Kid Banana]

Costco aren't important.

I've never bought anything there and I don't know anyone who has.*

Wal-mart is the store that will have the most impact. Whoever gets players into Wal-mart for $99 will win the format war.

*This isn't true but I just want to be the first person to say that in this thread. I'm sure I won't be the last...

[pkremer]

Originally Posted by Kid Banana

Costco aren't important.

I've never bought anything there and I don't know anyone who has.*

Wal-mart is the store that will have the most impact. Whoever gets players into Wal-mart for $99 will win the format war.

*This isn't true but I just want to be the first person to say that in this thread. I'm sure I won't be the last...

As usual, you bring a smile to my face Kid...

I usually let the fanboys make those comments...after all, if we make their comments for them, what do they have left to do? Paint pictures of HD-DVD players? Write blu-tiful poetry? hehe!

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Kid Banana

Costco aren't important.

I've never bought anything there and I don't know anyone who has.*

Wal-mart is the store that will have the most impact. Whoever gets players into Wal-mart for $99 will win the format war.

*This isn't true but I just want to be the first person to say that in this thread. I'm sure I won't be the last...

I'm forced to disagree.

If Blu-Ray can come out of the Holiday season with a 3-1 advantage {or more} and the stand-alone players are above what HD-DVD has, it won't matter beyond that who gets cheaper players into Walmart as the $99 advantage will be extreme desperation at that point.

Logan

[winstonshu]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

I'm forced to disagree.

If Blu-Ray can come out of the Holiday season with a 3-1 advantage {or more} and the stand-alone players are above what HD-DVD has, it won't matter beyond that who gets cheaper players into Walmart as the $99 advantage will be extreme desperation at that point.

Logan

he's kidding, logan.

[bear89103]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

I'm forced to disagree.

If Blu-Ray can come out of the Holiday season with a 3-1 advantage {or more} and the stand-alone players are above what HD-DVD has, it won't matter beyond that who gets cheaper players into Walmart as the $99 advantage will be extreme desperation at that point.

Logan

You may want to re-read the asterik part of his post.

[audiomixer]

Originally Posted by maddigital

I can confirm that the HD-DVD players and HD-DVD movies have been removed from the floor at my Costco in Central NJ. Last time I saw it there were like 3 players left then the next visit the display was gone and no HD-DVDs were in the DVD area. Ive seen this before with other items, usually there is a proposed change in location of the equipment or low inventory so they pull from the floor to allow for other product, then mysteriously it shows up again weeks later. I dont know the exact reason but I purchased 1 copy of every HD-DVD they had when available so Im happy. Just givin some heads up from NJ.

Thanks for the update! I forgot to mention that at the Van Nuys store, they also pulled the remaining HD DVD stock...movies, that is. It just doesn't bode well, but that's just my opinion.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by bear89103

You may want to re-read the asterik part of his post.

No worries, I got it was a joke.

Logan