Playaa November 1, 2007 Share Playaa Member November 1, 2007 (edited) Walmart is starting "Black Friday" deals earlier than Black Friday. There is a Toshiba (HD A2) DVD player being sold for $98. On top of that, Toshiba has a deal where you can get 5 free HD movies with the purchase of this dvd player. so basically, welcome to a free HD dvd player kids! Edited November 1, 2007 by Playaa/Pselus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 1, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 1, 2007 Great deal, couple things to mention before anyone starts getting excited. These are being considered door crashers, limited quantities and not available at all stores. Also, I'd like to point out that by Christmas you will find very similar deals on HD-DVD players so I wouldn't freak out if you missed this deal. If you can get it, it's a great deal though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 1, 2007 Author Share Playaa Member November 1, 2007 I plan on stopping by on my way to work tomorrow morning at 5:30 am. here's hoping I get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 1, 2007 Author Share Playaa Member November 1, 2007 I have discovered zee problem. according to the Circuit City website, this DVD player does not have an HD Tuner. Which means nothing to 90% of the people who want it. It does however, mean that people like me, with an HD-Ready television are ska-rewed. *emo tear* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 1, 2007 Share boiler Member November 1, 2007 that particular model also does not support 1080p, for those people that have TVs with that resolution. If your HDTV has 720p as the high resolution, then this would be a steal. I want to jump on the HD movie bandwagon, but with 1080p players going for $300-$400, it's too ridiculous for me. Plus my 360 was the pre-HDMI version, and my TV only accepts 1080p signals through HDMI, meaning I couldn't get 1080p out my my xbox even with the add-on drive. Frustrations. If only I could get it to give me the three rings, then I could get a free new replacement from BB..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 1, 2007 Author Share Playaa Member November 1, 2007 it does do 1080i...and I actually haven't yet met a person who could tell the different between 1080p and 1080i with their naked eye...people THINK they can...but I haven't met anyone who really can yet. (heck, some people can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 1, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 1, 2007 it does do 1080i...and I actually haven't yet met a person who could tell the different between 1080p and 1080i with their naked eye...people THINK they can...but I haven't met anyone who really can yet. (heck, some people can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080) I definitely can. You'll see the flicker in video games instantly if you're a seasoned PC gamer. Movies, as they're all >30fps, not so much, but again in action scenes I can tell. Also anything animated in 1080i is instantly noticeable. Newer TVs with better de-interlacing it's less noticeable, but not by much Also, I find a lot of people aren't aware that the media they are viewing isn't actually native 1080p, which is why they claim there is no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler November 1, 2007 Share boiler Member November 1, 2007 I have heard that for people with 1080p TVs, it's better to run stuff (like my 360) in 1080i instead of 720p - I'm guessing that's the right thing to do. Like Mo said, most content out there isn't native 1080p anyways, including 360 and PS3 games. No matter what you do, there will be some signal conversion going on. I wish my TV accepted 1080p over component or VGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubblegum Bandit November 1, 2007 Share Bubblegum Bandit Member November 1, 2007 it does do 1080i...and I actually haven't yet met a person who could tell the different between 1080p and 1080i with their naked eye...people THINK they can...but I haven't met anyone who really can yet. (heck, some people can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080) I definitely can. You'll see the flicker in video games instantly if you're a seasoned PC gamer. Movies, as they're all >30fps, not so much, but again in action scenes I can tell. Also anything animated in 1080i is instantly noticeable. Newer TVs with better de-interlacing it's less noticeable, but not by much Also, I find a lot of people aren't aware that the media they are viewing isn't actually native 1080p, which is why they claim there is no difference. It also depends greatly on the size of TV screen you're looking at and how far away you're sitting from it. 720 lines of resolution is more than adequate on a 27" TV. On a 50" from two feet away its going to be much easier to tell a difference in 720 lines and 1080 lines of resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty November 1, 2007 Share Fatty GC Founder November 1, 2007 So ask DJoJo, he sits up close to his TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 2, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 2, 2007 So ask DJoJo, he sits up close to his TV. lulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 November 2, 2007 Share akaM2 Member November 2, 2007 Went to Walmart, cant get this deal in Wisconsin. Its illegal to sell things under cost they said. Only certain states can. Or the rep was high, i dunno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingy November 2, 2007 Share Dingy Member November 2, 2007 Well, I picked one up. Nice to have an HD DVD player with free movies. The funny thing was the line for the $398 laptop - it was all over the place (and there were only 5 of us in the DVD player line). FWIW, the Wallmart ringmaster was saying that they will be having these "Black Friday" events every Friday until Christmas. So if you want any other toys, just watch the web! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 2, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 2, 2007 Have you guys seen the commercial WalMart is running for this? Just came on a couple of days ago and isn't very subtle...I don't know why but it felt strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa November 2, 2007 Author Share Playaa Member November 2, 2007 www.walmart.com/secret is the website to check for each Friday's deals. M2, your Walmart rep was not high, it is in fact illegal in some states to sell below MSRP. in fact it's illegal in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Utah, Hawaii and Puerto Rico according to the Walmart website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo November 2, 2007 Share anonymo Member November 2, 2007 www.walmart.com/secret is the website to check for each Friday's deals. M2, your Walmart rep was not high, it is in fact illegal in some states to sell below MSRP. in fact it's illegal in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Utah, Hawaii and Puerto Rico according to the Walmart website. I will never fully understand you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris November 2, 2007 Share Saris Member November 2, 2007 ................... (Slaps Red, white and blue over maple leaf on backpack and heads for US) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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