Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray box released early

After all those oh so familiar Blu-ray delays, we're glad to report that it looks like a little something came a week early for at least one lucky HD buff in Arkansas. Dude cruised over to Best Buy and was able to pick up one of two Samsung BD-P1000s just sitting on the shelf. Nope, it's not the first time -- nor will it be the last -- that a retail release date was "inadvertently" broken by a store, but it's not really gonna do dude a whole lot of good since the movies aren't out yet. Seriously though, do Blu-ray and HD DVD really have to go tit-for-tat on everything -- including unintentional early release? Get a room, you two.

[Thanks, shinz]

[rokorre @ Jun 15th 2006 3:45AM]

hmmm i have a feeling i werk at this store . . . lol as a guy came into our store tonight and bought one that we got in on our truck tonight . . . lol we checked our computer to see what its street date was since i told them that it wasnt out yet and the computer said no hard street date so yeah . . . we sold the freaking thing lol
so yeah i just read the forum that guy posted on and YEAH lol that was the guy that came into our store to buy it . . . we are suposed to get movies in this week . . . hope we do

[Vince @ Jun 15th 2006 4:16AM]

I think I'll just wait till it gets around $300 like DVD players did or I might even buy a PS3. But I'm leaning more to reserving a PS3 and selling it on Ebay for $1K to take advantage of crazy parents buying little Johnny it for Christmas.

[ATT @ Jun 15th 2006 5:34AM]

ebay it for $5000 lol

[till @ Jun 15th 2006 6:19AM]

vince - love it !!

you should reserve as many as you can afford and make some big bucks !!

as for me iam a poor student and will be lucky to even be able to afford 1, maybe its a gud way to spend my student loan.

but deffo buying a ps3 forget 360 or WII maybe nxt year when the fall out from the launch means cheaper prices.

[Lisha @ Jun 15th 2006 6:20AM]

Oh, that's pretty funny. Was that here in Little Rock or elsewhere in the state?

I, uh... need to know. For... important reasons.

[jredmonson @ Jun 15th 2006 8:36AM]

I work at a Best Buy in NC and while we are getting the Samsung BluRay player's in, they are to be on display only until the 25th at which time we are allowed to sell them. Big OOPS! for the guys in the Arkansas store. There were specific instructions sent via the BB In-Store newsletters to DISPLAY ONLY AND ABSOLUTELY DO NOT SELL until the 25th! Anyhow, I'm just glad a BluRay player is finally here.

[Jatin Sharma @ Jun 15th 2006 8:40AM]

Actually, the movies are out, both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray......available at costco.com

[GhostDoggy @ Jun 15th 2006 8:41AM]

I had planned back in May to buy one through HiFi Buys semi-annual private sale. Unfortunately, it was never released and HFB (Tweeter) refused a raincheck. I could have gotten one (had inventory been there) for $900.

Now I'll just wait for the PS3 and not be getting from HFB/Tweeter.

[Austin @ Jun 15th 2006 1:22PM]

Why not sell the movies before the system comes out. Sell games before the console goes on sale. The anticipation for the gamers would be hilarious.

[rokorre @ Jun 15th 2006 1:46PM]

Its the store in fort smith ar . . . and we got a letter saying we should sell them the moment we get them in . . . we still havnt got the movies in but they should be in before the week is out

[Cole @ Jun 15th 2006 5:45PM]

Glad to see Arkansas on the cutting edge for once. Go Hogs!

[Jim @ Jun 16th 2006 8:23AM]

I saw one out on the shelf at my store here on the West side of Wichita, KS.