What's the build date on your A2???

[Htown-D]

Originally Posted by Ashamed Pegasus

BACK ON TOPIC... The one I just bought from WM has the same date, Jan '07 from China... So yeah as long as you don't lick it you should not have to worry about getting lead poision...

LMAO, I just got it.

[bdrex28]

Originally Posted by Volume 11

I have to say...today marks the absolute worst smackdown from you and the usual suspects.

Step it up or stop posting. You are cluttering up all the great posts about intelligent people getting a great bargain on a great HD DVD player.

Oh, and Paramount told me to say hello...they said the Walmart sale was mind bottling.

Isn't it "Mind Boggling" and not Mind "bottling"?

[Balian]

LOL ...solid evidence that Toshiba is INDEED dumping old inventory!

[Balian]

Originally Posted by bdrex28

Isn't it "Mind Boggling" and not Mind "bottling"?

It bottles the mind what people will come up with on internet forums these days.

[Volume 11]

Its from a HD DVD exclusive film. You guys wouldn't know it.

My A2 purchased today at the $98 sale was made in China. I didn't check the build date.

[HarakoMeshi]

Originally Posted by Htown-D

The floor model I picked up at BB yesterday (which is going back today) is stamped Dec 06. The brand new one I got this morning is stamped January 2007. That's nearly 10 months ago!! Has walmart been stockpiling them this long for the sell????

Lol, great find. Maybe they have half a million of thes waiting 10 months to be sold?

[Balian]

Can someone take a picture of the date manufactured stamped on the $98 Toshiba player? It would make great fodder material.

[messin18]

Originally Posted by Htown-D

The floor model I picked up at BB yesterday (which is going back today) is stamped Dec 06. The brand new one I got this morning is stamped January 2007. That's nearly 10 months ago!! Has walmart been stockpiling them this long for the sell????

This isn't really anything strange. Check pretty much any dvd player and you'll see the same thing. Of course desparate fanboys will try to spin ANYTHING into a format war issue and a negative but this is normal.

Just take a look at 60 gig ps3 models. From production to hitting a store shelf can take a full month ore more. Sony stopped makeing the 60 gig model what 4+ months ago? Yet there are still tons of them to be found in stores. It's normal.

[Linderman Corp.]

Atleast they didnt have an Oct 31 expiration date like some players...

[messin18]

Originally Posted by HD Guru

No, they just haven't been selling very well.

Lol they havn't been selling very well.... yet enough to help toshiba outsell EVERY SINGLE stand alone blu-ray player from Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, sharp, and philips COMBINED.

HD-A2 has been selling great. There is nothing strange about seeing produciton dates months old on players. This is just really sad desperate fanboys looking for ANYTHING to make them feel better about the absolute firestorm HD DVD has started sparking great sales, interest, and support for HD DVD.

[Balian]

Originally Posted by messin18

This isn't really anything strange. Check pretty much any dvd player and you'll see the same thing. Of course desparate fanboys will try to spin ANYTHING into a format war issue and a negative but this is normal.

If you are talking about static technology based products like dvd players and toilet paper, you might have a point. However, HD DVD is suppose to be cutting edge technology and a new platform. Having them sitting in warehouses 10+ months is not a good sign. ROFL.

[messin18]

Originally Posted by Balian

If you are talking about static technology based products like dvd players and toilet paper, you might have a point. However, HD DVD is suppose to be cutting edge technology and a new platform. Having them sitting in warehouses 10+ months is not a good sign. ROFL.

Considering how poorly blu-ray stand alones have been selling getting beat by players that were only "sitting in warehouses for 10+ months" what do you think the dates on the Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung.. players are? Just another case of desperate fan boys grasping at straws. Always trying to spin great news into a negative. HD DVD just moved a crap load of HD-A2's this month. Get over it.

[Rking4441]

Funny that back in Apr it was reported that Walmart purchased 2 million players. This would make sense since it would take awhile to produce that order. If you think that all these players just appeared outta thin air you are only kidding yourselves. This campaign must have been in the works for some time at this magnitude. And if you think the BD side can match it think again on that one too. A little too late in the season for that. This would indicate that the deal with Walmart and Kmart were specifically held for this holiday season when they would do the most damage and not be able to counter in kind (BD).

And to think that the BD side thought that the BOGO sales was the be all end all. Not looking so smooth anymore. Hum, give away media without increasing your base or practically give away hardware and boost your base. Sounds like a no brainer in retorspec.

[hd4me]

Originally Posted by Balian

Can someone take a picture of the date manufactured stamped on the $98 Toshiba player? It would make great fodder material.

You know you want one. Just take a picture of yours.

[corduroygt]

Originally Posted by bdrex28

Isn't it "Mind Boggling" and not Mind "bottling"?

It's a joke from BOG.