http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/ Engadget HD Comments for Black Friday high-def player deals http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 10:51AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 6:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
I'm an HD-DVD supporter but that seemed like a pretty attractive price which is why I took note of it.]]>Nov 16th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:46AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:32AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 11:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 1:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
http://promotions.amazon.com/gp/holiday/amazon-customers-vote

Yes, I know this is a player, not media deal.]]>Nov 16th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
No they don't as you've stated:
"...only 40% of PS3 owners realize that there is a Blu-ray player built in..."
And only 50% of that number (down to 20% total here) have actually used it as a BR player.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161833

Gotta love this place though. Quote from Ben when HDDVD players were being sold for $99 at Walmart:
"In the world of consumer electronics, 90k isn't that impressive..." that was in a single weekend mind you.

But when the PS3 moves 100K in an entire week, it's a big deal. Even though by your own statistics, an absolute MAXIMUM of 40K know it's a BR player, and 20K will be using it as a BR player.

To sum up Ben's math:
90K standalone HDDVD players sold in a weekend isn't a big deal
20K PS3's sold in a week that are being used as BR players is]]>Nov 16th 2007 12:21PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 12:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
You meant to say 100k in a MONTH.
That makes the 80k ps3's far more competitive and gives you perspective about the growing gap given that 90k was due to a special 1 time deal.
]]>Nov 16th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 3:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
http://promotions.amazon.com/gp/holiday/amazon-customers-vote]]>Nov 16th 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Where do you come up with 80K PS3's in a month and 100K HDDVD players in a month? Please link to your sources.

And it is to 90K in a weekend. Read the headline:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/07/90-000-hd-dvd-players-sold-in-one-weekend/

And my point isn't to discredit Ben or EngadgetHD and their statistics. It's to further prove that this website is riddled with bias.

The guy can not write an article without throwing in his two cents towards Blurary
]]>Nov 16th 2007 2:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/> The guy can not write an article without throwing in his two cents towards Blurary

They are bloggers not journalists, Bias is in the bloggers bill of rights. I think it's number 3 :)]]>Nov 16th 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 18th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
I also expect them to be very hot on HD DVD and Blu Ray movie prices. With FYE at $16.98 on HD DVD titles, I bet Wal-Mart comes in around the $15 range on both formats.

They're movies on both formats that I've been holding off on with crazy retails, I'm hoping we see an adjustment starting Black Friday:-)]]>Nov 16th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 16th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
"Of course the PS3 for $319 (with coupon) from K-Mart is a better deal, but people don't buy PS3s to play movies, right?"

Ok, you made me laugh to day. Great job.
But seriously, with the price of BluRay players, I can't blame anyone that would buy a PS3 to use it as a BluRay player ONLY. But it's still a gaming system that hasn't had anything going for it since its release a year ago other than Blu. Hopefully by the end of this year, we can all say otherwise.

Also, I'm a little surprised that Sony or Samsung aren't trying to unload any Profile 1.0 players despite the fact it can't take firmware upgrades at a matching price to HD-DVD.]]>Nov 16th 2007 3:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/A standa-lone Blue Ray player (SONY 300 BLU-RAY)is 349$ and a Sony Playstation 3 with built in Blue Ray player is 349$.
The stand-alone HD DVD player is selling for 99$ to 150$.
If you want it for you home theater to play HD movies and your not going to be playing games, which do you buy.]]>Nov 16th 2007 4:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
There are going to be daily special deals starting Sunday through Wednesday Here is the URL www.circuitcity.com/countdown
I hope this helps.
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http://www.black-friday.net/bf/hhgregg-black-friday.html

I guess you have to paste the link. I still say Wal-Mart tops this price.]]>Nov 17th 2007 4:31PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/Nov 17th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/16/black-friday-high-def-disc-deals/
Hope you find some good deals.
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