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Wal-mart offers up HD DVD returns

by Richard Lawler, posted Apr 7th 2008 at 1:01PM


More good news for those left on the short end of the format war, Wal-Mart has quietly decided to offer refunds for anyone who purchased their HD DVD player between November 1, 2007 and now. You won't need the box it came in, but the receipt will be necessary, and get moving because this offer is only open until the 30th. A $50 gift card just 'cause this isn't, but for those looking to erase a red moment in their lives, Wal-mart's doors are open.

[Thanks, Tavaris]


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Wal-Mart to officially discontinue HD DVD sales by June

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Feb 15th 2008 at 11:39AM


With HD DVD, things are just going from bad, to really bad, to worse, to car-crash-you-can't-stop-looking-at. You can file this one under that latter category, as Wal-Mart has officially announced its intentions to stop stocking HD DVD players and movies by June. According to reports, the retailer came to the decision after Netflix and Best Buy made announcements concerning their position in the HD format war. Susan Chronister of Wal-Mart wrote on the company's blog, "By June Wal-Mart will only be carrying Blu-ray movies and hardware machines, and of course standard-def movies, DVD players, and up-convert players." Susan went on to deliver what we consider a total burn by adding, "if you bought the HD [DVD] player like me, I'd retire it to the bedroom, kid's playroom, or give it to your parents to play their John Wayne standard-def movies, and make space for a BD player." Look, we're not gonna say that this is it for HD DVD, but... uh, it doesn't look real great.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Does your local Wal-mart feature both HD formats?

by Erik Hanson, posted Jul 3rd 2007 at 1:07PM

Wal-mart next-gen DVD displayThe folks at Format War Central discovered a new stand at their local Wal-mart Supercenter, featuring both HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition formats. Two sides of the display had flat panels showing off some HD content, with a reasonable selection of movies for the two competing standards. Having done our own fair share of crawling local retailers to see the offerings, we've noticed some stores carry a meager selection of titles, and some stores don't really carry any at all. What have you seen in your area stores? Tons of HD content? Nothing but standard-def as far as the eye can see? Or just one format or the other? Leave a comment and let us know!

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Have you seen Blu-ray and HD DVD at your local Wal-mart?

Vizio barreling into Wal-marts everywhere

by Erik Hanson, posted May 30th 2007 at 10:51PM

Wal-mart HEART VizioRelative newcomer Vizio has certainly done a bang-up job at taking the television market by storm, throwing down a sub-$1000 plasma and the first sub-$2000 1080p LCD, upsetting Sony with its pricing schemes, and making good impressions just about everywhere. Now the number-four flat-panel seller is truly heading for the mass market, with an announcement that Wal-mart will sell four new models of Vizio LCDs. The 720p sets include at least one HDMI input and integrated ATSC/QAM tuners. The VW26L, VW32L, VW37L, and VW42L panels will range from 26 to 42 inches, with the smallest starting at $448. Considering the retail giant's reach and inertia, it's going to be a tough year for competitors on the low-end of the flat-panel market. We feel for you: now pick us up some chips and paper towels with that 42-incher, will ya?




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