Microsoft cuts price on HD DVD add-on again

Yeah but Microsoft aren't really supporting HD DVD.

Michael Bay said so
(and then the Blu-ray fanclub all piled in to completely and utterly agree with his view on that).

LMAO.

Originally posted by hughjars:

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Yeah but Microsoft aren't really supporting HD DVD.

Michael Bay said so
(and then the Blu-ray fanclub all piled in to completely and utterly agree with his view on that).

LMAO.

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How are they not supporting it? They obviously have the drive available, and they are not a movie studio in the first place.

I think the arrival of the Venturer HD DVD player had as much to do with this price cut as anything else.

You just can't have the add-on priced almost as much as a "standalone" player.

son of a B
i bought the HD A3 for the 20 dollar diff because it had 300 and Bourne Identitiy..
If id waited a few weeks..this at 130 wouldve been better

So, I was peeking around Amazon and noticed no price drop for the Xbox HD-DVD add-on, but did see a BOGO sale on a bunch of "older" Blu-Ray movies. Hmm... I sense a hot selling HD-DVD exclusive around the corner. Could this be BD Camp's way to "bolster" sales and downplay the significance in sales Bourne Ultimatum will have when it smashes the record previously set by Transformers?

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The add-on had its price dropped from $199 USD to $179 USD in the fall and the new cut most likely reflects continued drops in manufacturing costs.

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i would actually argue that the drop in price is a result of the poor add-on sales, the recent drastic drop in standalone players we saw a couple weeks ago, and the holiday season quickly approaching. hardly anything to do with manufacturing costs, and i'll elaborate on this.

there are roughly atleast 7 million or so 360s in the US while add-on sales are somewhere around the 150-200k mark.? i could be off a little on the numbers but we'll play with those.

basically that means that not even 3% of all users bought the add-on according to those numbers. the market for the add-on is already condensed as its primary target would be that of 360 owners, so given the poor adoption by consumers i'd argue the drop in price is primarly the result of poor demand.

add-ons don't generally sell too well to begin with and given that a consumer could pick up a standalone unit not even 2 weeks ago for a price that was cheaper than the now reduced add-on price, it was only a matter of time before someone did something. the add-on also looks tacky especially under your tv IMO.

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The add-on had its price dropped from $199 USD to $179 USD in the fall and the new cut most likely reflects continued drops in manufacturing costs.

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i would actually argue that the drop in price is a result of the poor add-on sales, the recent drastic drop in standalone players we saw a couple weeks ago, and the holiday season quickly approaching.

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of course
anyone looking to buy a 'console'-type gift is SOL with the wii, maybe doesn't want to spend 399 on the PS3 and then remembers the recipient might already own a 360, they might figure 'eh buy this and transformers HD DVD and thats that'
i like price drops =D

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How are they not supporting it? They obviously have the drive available, and they are not a movie studio in the first place.

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- I think you missed my little joke there limelight. ;)

Can you say Bulls**t Hmmmmmmmmmm..........

Amazon's price as listed below. Yet another frakking, f'ed up marketing ploy and scam and false advertisement. Sure, maybe they will lower the price within the next couple of days but I DON'T CARE because it should be done BEFORE it's advertised or mentioned.

Ya' know what this world needs...........a plague. One that takes 5 of the 6.5 billion people out. If it includes me then great, if not then harry's law will take effect.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player by Microsoft Games (Nov 7, 2006) (Xbox 360)
Buy new: $179.99 $149.99 33 Used & new from $109.99
Get it by Friday, Dec 7 if you order in the next 5 hours and choose one-day shipping.
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I'l take a 360 with HDVD,hardware fixes,65NM CPU and GPU and the 120GB to go please.... and yes even zippy will pay 450 for it :P

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Can you say Bulls**t Hmmmmmmmmmm..........

Amazon's price as listed below. Yet another frakking, f'ed up marketing ploy and scam and false advertisement. Sure, maybe they will lower the price within the next couple of days but I DON'T CARE because it should be done BEFORE it's advertised or mentioned.

Ya' know what this world needs...........a plague. One that takes 5 of the 6.5 billion people out. If it includes me then great, if not then harry's law will take effect.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player by Microsoft Games (Nov 7, 2006) (Xbox 360)
Buy new: $179.99 $149.99 33 Used & new from $109.99
Get it by Friday, Dec 7 if you order in the next 5 hours and choose one-day shipping.
Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
4.4 out of 5 stars (276)
Video Games: See all 5 items

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your kidding me right the Ads will always come before the sale its a basic business model. also amazon dosent exacly have to follow this drop because there a online retailer and an auction site they dont have to comply.

@tester22 your agruments a very blunt and vage almost childish so plz dont wast you time.

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tester22

Can you say Bulls**t Hmmmmmmmmmm..........

Amazon's price as listed below. Yet another frakking, f'ed up marketing ploy and scam and false advertisement. Sure, maybe they will lower the price within the next couple of days but I DON'T CARE because it should be done BEFORE it's advertised or mentioned.

Ya' know what this world needs...........a plague. One that takes 5 of the 6.5 billion people out. If it includes me then great, if not then harry's law will take effect.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player by Microsoft Games (Nov 7, 2006) (Xbox 360)
Buy new: $179.99 $149.99 33 Used & new from $109.99
Get it by Friday, Dec 7 if you order in the next 5 hours and choose one-day shipping.
Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping.
4.4 out of 5 stars (276)
Video Games: See all 5 items

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your kidding me right the Ads will always come before the sale its a basic business model. also amazon dosent exacly have to follow this drop because there a online retailer and an auction site they dont have to comply.

@tester22 your agruments a very blunt and vage almost childish so plz dont wast you time.

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Amazon itself is not a retailer presay its a store front like Ebay but focus on retail stores and shops.

my 1 cent :P

And for the most part your right zippy

Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Someone call the translator:

I think individuals can also sell on Amazon. Amazon does offer deals, through their contracts and what not, with the larger stores. I was on prime for a year; what a waste of $80! I found out fast how their thing is setup.

Nothing but love Zippy. Just wanted everyone else to understand.

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Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Someone call the translator:

I think individuals can also sell on Amazon. Amazon does offer deals, through their contracts and what not, with the larger stores. I was on prime for a year; what a waste of $80! I found out fast how their thing is setup.

Nothing but love Zippy. Just wanted everyone else to understand.

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I need a good word processor :P

word 07 dosent cut it thus why I don't use it LOL

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Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Someone call the translator:

I think individuals can also sell on Amazon. Amazon does offer deals, through their contracts and what not, with the larger stores. I was on prime for a year; what a waste of $80! I found out fast how their thing is setup.

Nothing but love Zippy. Just wanted everyone else to understand.

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I need a good word processor :P

word 07 dosent cut it thus why I don't use it LOL

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firefox 2.0+ have built in spell checker zippy :D

:P

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Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Someone call the translator:

I think individuals can also sell on Amazon. Amazon does offer deals, through their contracts and what not, with the larger stores. I was on prime for a year; what a waste of $80! I found out fast how their thing is setup.

Nothing but love Zippy. Just wanted everyone else to understand.

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I need a good word processor :P

word 07 dosent cut it thus why I don't use it LOL

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firefox 2.0+ have built in spell checker zippy :D

:P

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Yes this is true,

However...it dose not do grammar..and some words even Google can't make heads or tails of.

I try not and frustrate myself so much and just go with whatever will work the best.

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Originally posted by DXR88:

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And for the most part your right zippy

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I think indavendauls also can sale on Amazon, amazon dose offer deals through their contracts and what not with the larger stores,I was on prime for a year....what a waste of 80$ I found out fast how their thing is setup >>

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Someone call the translator:

I think individuals can also sell on Amazon. Amazon does offer deals, through their contracts and what not, with the larger stores. I was on prime for a year; what a waste of $80! I found out fast how their thing is setup.

Nothing but love Zippy. Just wanted everyone else to understand.

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I need a good word processor :P

word 07 dosent cut it thus why I don't use it LOL

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firefox 2.0+ have built in spell checker zippy :D

:P

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Yes this is true,

However...it dose not do grammar..and some words even Google can't make heads or tails of.

I try not and frustrate myself so much and just go with whatever will work the best.

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Yeah, I actually used Firefox 2.0 to correct Zippy's post LOL

Oh wow zippy they have a spell checker with built in hd-dvd seperate Xbox360 attachments and firefox 2.0 amazing.

just a little off topic

Keeping Sony on their toes i guess by doing this.

Originally posted by DXR88:

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Oh wow zippy they have a spell checker with built in hd-dvd seperate Xbox360 attachments and firefox 2.0 amazing.

just a little off topic

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I manged to get my hands on word 07 portable, while I wont put everythign through it I can at least run the longer cluttered rambling in it :P