I Was Burned On HD DVD: Now What?
submitted: Jul 29th 2008 |
by: IvanjFinch |
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Surely you've heard the saying, "Buyer beware." Regardless, most consumers assume that if they're paying $300 for a new high-definition film playing machine, it's not going to become obsolete in less than a years time. That's exactly what happened to people who bought into the hype surrounding Toshiba/Microsoft's HD DVD players last year.
They were told that new competitors would change the way consumers saw/heard movies in their own living rooms. However, Sony's Bluray player won the war in a surprisingly short amount of time. Despite HD DVD's short-lived life span, retailers are offering some reprieve for disgruntled shoppers.
Best Buy is offering a $50 gift card to people who purchased an HD DVD player or HD DVD Xbox360 unit before February 23rd. The gift cards should all be automatically mailed out by May 1st to "Reward Zone" customers or people who bought warranties. Other customers must call 1-888-BestBuy and have a receipt or credit card information ready, as proof of purchase.
Best Buy offers a trade-in center to scrap the old player, although you will not be getting a particularly good return on your investment. For example, a Toshiba HD XA2 unit, originally priced at $1,000, may fetch you $148.50 and HD DVDs $2.70 each.
We at Amazon.com value our customer relationships more than anything and would like to support customers who purchased these players by offering a credit good for $50 off any products sold by Amazon.com." Any HD DVD purchase bought before February 23rd is eligible for the refund and the product can be turned in any time before April 9, 2009. It should also be noted that Amazon has consumer-friendly Blu ray sales as well.
Combo Blu Ray disc/HD DVD players may be the hot-ticket item for the next few years, as manufacturers and industry leaders scramble to regain some of the diminished consumer confidence.
Customers understood that there were two competing formats and understood that one of them would probably prevail, so they made the decision to go with HD DVD." Despite their lack of sympathy, at least confidence in the generosity of retail giants can continue. Though it has cost retailers thousands, if not millions, they have done the right thing to keep consumers happy and coming back to the store for Blu Ray media, if nothing else.
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Don't be concerned over making desicions onblu ray , or hd dvds. You don't want to make a bad deal just because the lack of knowledge.
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