The *Official* HD DVD Clearance Thread

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 08:51 AM

HA! I bet you thought I was going to start selling off alot of my stuff for cheap didn't you - not a chance.

I figured I'd start this thread as a centralized place for us to share with each other any good deals on HD DVD players or media that we run across. I know some (including myself) have posted deals in other threads, but figured a centralized location would be nice.

I'll start with a couple myself, if you happen to run across any post 'em here. These can all usually be found somewhere like FatWallet or SlickDeals, but having them here means we don't have to scroll through all the other junk posted out there.

Note - This is NOT a BR vs HD DVD thread, BR won, we all get it, okay?

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 08:53 AM

I'll Start:

Best Buy has the Toshiba A35 for $135 after their 10% off coupon posted here. I should mention too, online is sold out and stock in-store is very hard to find at this point, but it's worth a shot if you've got a BB nearby you can check out.

Costco has the HD-D3 (same as the A3 except you get the last two Bourne movies and an HDMI cable in the box) for $79.99. This is online and in store.

CompUSA has the A3 for $90 (in case you don't have a Costco membership) - found here.

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 09:02 AM

If you have a Hollywood Video nearby that carriers HD DVD titles, they are supposedly running a sale. People on FatWallet are reporting grabbing movies for less than $10 each there.

**janmike** · 02-25-2008 09:15 AM

You had me going there for a minute. Is there a HUGE difference between the HD DVD's and the upsampling of regular DVD's on good players?

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 09:24 AM

HUGE is a bit of an overstatement, but even my parents, who aren't into this stuff at all, immediately noticed a difference.

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 10:19 AM

Best Buy has the HD DVD drive for the XBOX 360 for $50. I don't know anything about it, but here's the link - here.

**Phasearray** · 02-25-2008 11:10 AM

darn, should I buy a costco membership just for this?

**kingtut** · 02-25-2008 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by janmike

You had me going there for a minute. Is there a HUGE difference between the HD DVD's and the upsampling of regular DVD's on good players?

The upconversion made a noticeable difference on my Tosh player, not day-and-night, but it's noticeable.

**PSOVLSK** · 02-25-2008 01:22 PM

Movie Trading Company in Lewisville, TX has all HD HVD for $14.99. I would think all locations would have the same deal.

**bobman1235** · 02-25-2008 02:00 PM

Yesterday I picked up the Planet Earth HD-DVD set from the Discovery Store for 30 bucks, but the deal seems to have disappeared now and it's back up to 80 bucks.

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by bobman1235

Yesterday I picked up the Planet Earth HD-DVD set from the Discovery Store for 30 bucks, but the deal seems to have disappeared now and it's back up to 80 bucks.

If you don't need it this week and don't mind paying 3 bucks for shipping, their eBay store still has it for the $29.99 price.

LINK

**PSOVLSK** · 02-25-2008 03:26 PM

Double post. Sorry.

**PSOVLSK** · 02-25-2008 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Polkmaniac

If you don't need it this week and don't mind paying 3 bucks for shipping, their eBay store still has it for the $29.99 price.

That's a great price and an excellent HD DVD. And added bonus for me that I didn't expect was that my kids (ages 4 & 10) love to watch it. It's probably my favorite HD DVD that I own...and I paid $60 for it less than 2 months ago.

**unc2701** · 02-25-2008 04:40 PM

XBOX HD-DVD add-on is officially $50 now...

**bobman1235** · 02-25-2008 08:52 PM

Amazon is having another 50% off sale. Nothing too spectacular but some OK deals.

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-25-2008 09:35 PM

Thanks for the heads up, picked up a few titles from Amazon.

**ViperZ** · 02-25-2008 10:45 PM

Amazon = 50% off sale.
Barnes & Noble = 50% off sale.
Deepdiscount.com = $12 sale.

Someone, please, sell me an XA2!!!!

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-26-2008 09:12 AM

DeepDiscountDVD is having a big sale also, lots of titles at 9.99 and 12.70 - LINK.

Some are dups from the Amazon deal, but are cheaper here. Damn, right after I ordered a few movies from Amazon last night.

**G-2** · 02-27-2008 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Polkmaniac

DeepDiscountDVD is having a big sale also, lots of titles at 9.99 and 12.70 - LINK.

Some are dups from the Amazon deal, but are cheaper here. Damn, right after I ordered a few movies from Amazon last night.

+1000 for DeepDiscountDVD great prices, good selection

**sbpolk** · 02-28-2008 11:23 PM

I bought an A30 (bestbuy) to replace my A2 (will go back to walmart) for just $109 tonight. It will go in my theater. In addition, I am having a friend pick up a D3 (costco A3) for me for $79 to be upconverting player downstairs on the Pioneer Plasma. Woo hoo! For less that $199, I get two nice HDDVD/upconverting players, two copies of Bourne, two of 300, and 10 more by mail! I already got 5 by mail, and am waiting on 5 more, currently.

Nice.

**SBrown712** · 02-29-2008 02:12 AM

Curious, has the list of 5 free movies changed since the program started?

**bobman1235** · 02-29-2008 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by SBrown712

Curious, has the list of 5 free movies changed since the program started?

Yup, a couple times. I know the list I got was different from the list a friend of mine got several months later.

**margate21** · 02-29-2008 08:38 AM

i believe the 5 free movie rebate expired yesterday....

**AsSiMiLaTeD** · 02-29-2008 08:45 AM

sbpolk,

If you're getting the A30 and the D3 actually, here's the movies you'll end up with:

A30:
300
Bourne Identity

D3:
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum

So with those two players you end up with 300 and the full Bourne trilogy, which is even better!

**sbpolk** · 02-29-2008 01:34 PM

Unfortunately, I got the D3 this morning and I still got identity and 300. So now I have three copies of identity, and two of 300. Woot! ;)

**anhtuanseattle** · 02-29-2008 02:13 PM

Buy any HDTV at BB for $999 or more, get the A3 for free or any HD-DVD or BD players for $100 less . If you buy any HDTV for less than $999, you can get the A3 for $50.

**ryanjoachim** · 02-29-2008 02:23 PM

Meh, it's only 1080i

**ViperZ** · 02-29-2008 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by margate21

i believe the 5 free movie rebate expired yesterday....

Confirmed.

**anhtuanseattle** · 02-29-2008 04:17 PM

all of these titles: $9.99 at Fry's:

Sahara
Anchorman
Tomb Raider
We Were Soldiers
Top Gun
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Payback
Mission: Impossible 2
Coming to America
Old School
Sleepy Hollow
Trading Spaces

The following are 16.99:
Face/Off
Flags of Our Fathers
Next
Disturbia
Transformers

Several titles are $9.98 at deepdiscount.com as well, free shipping:

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewcate...rtby=&count=48

**polksda** · 03-03-2008 10:21 AM

If you're looking for hardware, keep an eye on ubid.com. A while back there were a number of XA2 refurbs available for ~$225.

I just won a refurb XA1 for $65 shipped. Now, you might ask why anyone would be interested in a 1st generation player that doesn't do 1080p... Well, because it's built like a tank and looks like it might be fun to play around with as a CD player.

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