Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player: $100, this Friday, Wal-Mart

by Ryan Block posted Nov 1st 2007 at 1:46AM

Still waiting to jump into the high def disc game? Or just wanted another weaker, cheaper player for the last-gen TV you phased out to your rumpus room? Well, whatever your reasons, some (not all!) Wal-Mart locations will be selling Toshiba HD-A2s for $100 -- down from $200 -- this Friday. Ridiculous, we know. Blu-ray gonna fight back? We hope so, we'd really like to get our hands on one for under $300, and not just by using our hookup that sells gear out of his trunk, you know?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Filed under: Blu-ray, Toshiba

Tags: deal, hd-a2, wal-mart

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Robb @ Nov 2nd 2007 12:48PM

Got mine this morning in PA. My Wal-Mart had about 30 and they all sold in a matter of minutes. I have 2 stores within 10 minutes of each other both had about 30 and both sold out by 8:30am. Thankfully my wife and I went to different ones so I got one.

Thank you Wal-Mart. I have already watched 2 movies I love this thing.

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AmigaHeretic @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:33PM

I was on IRC last night when someone told me about this $98 WalMart deal.

I do not have an HD tv set and do not have plans to get one anytime real soon. Blueray VS. HD I figured I'd just wait it out and by the time I got an HD tv it would be more clear who the "winner" was.

Well, I went to WalMart at 8:15am (sale started at 8am) and they still had about 8 players left with several people coming in right behind me to grab one.

So now I had HD DVD. We've just recently got a 20" tv in the bedroom and were looking to buy a DVD player for in there. So I just moved the fairly decent Sony DVD to the bedroom and hooked this thing up out in the living room.

Now I guess I'll start buying HD DVDs when I find good deals instead of DVDs. I had no intention going HD or BR, but hey with prices coming down like this it's too good to pass up. $98?? Come on, I think this is the nail in the coffin for BR. Oh and this thing is pretty slick to. Ethernet, USBs up front, HDMI, (I'm using component for 480i)

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Marco @ Nov 4th 2007 10:12PM

Does anyone know how many HD-A2 units were sold over the weekend ?

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ryan @ Nov 8th 2007 11:14AM

90k is the estimate. A3's were down in price with an incredible disc giveaway too so I'm sure that sold quite well as well.

Many blu supporters say this is a desperate act or a firesale. This is simply a last generation player, why should the public spend the same price on an old model vs a new one? Sure it's a great way to get a bunch of players out there but it is also cleaning out old stock.

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Video Master @ Nov 11th 2007 5:25PM

I'm amazed at the ignorance from these latest blogs. They keep claming that you can now get an HD -DVD player for $98 and that the format war is going to be won by HD-DVD because of this. In case you didn't know, each Walmart only recieved about 20 dvd players which were soldout in the first few hours. Most HD-DVD players are still in-between $300 and $400. Better than Blu-Ray but not by much. I don't support either side but I know that selling cheap players will build momentum for HD-DVD fans but the fact is, Blu Ray players have outsold Toshiba/HD-DVD players 3 to 2.

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MjW @ Dec 5th 2007 3:43AM

Oh man, that was the biggest microsoft fanboy fest I've ever seen..

Even at x360 forums they are cooler than that..

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