Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player: $100, this Friday, Wal-Mart

Still waiting to jump into the high def disc game? Or just wanted another weaker, cheaper player for the last-gen TV you phased out to your rumpus room? Well, whatever your reasons, some (not all!) Wal-Mart locations will be selling Toshiba HD-A2s for $100 -- down from $200 -- this Friday. Ridiculous, we know. Blu-ray gonna fight back? We hope so, we'd really like to get our hands on one for under $300, and not just by using our hookup that sells gear out of his trunk, you know?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 10:40AM]

I don't see why everyone thinks 1080p is so important. Maybe you will notice the difference if you sit 2 inches away from your TV and inspect every pixel with a microscope... Blue Ray is the next betamax.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 12:00PM]

Picked one up this morning.. great deal. TV is only 1080i so I am good to go for a few years!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 11:05AM]

receipt -> http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1827875630&size=l

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 1:04PM]

I bought 2 HD- DVD player, sanyo plasma for the bed room and walmart toy car for my son.. both of us done shopping for this Christmas in less then 15 min

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 1:25PM]

this is the firmware update for this player and it will support 1080p play support

"rmware Update Version: 2.5

Applicable Models: HD-XA2, HD-A20, HD-A2, HD-A2W, and HD-D2.

Overview: As part of our commitment to provide world-class service to our customers, Toshiba is supplying this firmware update for use by purchasers of Toshiba HD DVD Player models HD-XA2 and HD-A20. This firmware update includes support for 1080p/24Hz OUTPUT, additional OSD languages, improved network connectivity supporting the download of web-enabled network content associated with certain HD DVD discs, and also addresses certain disc playback and HDMI/DVI related issues identified by Toshiba.

Important Note: Certain HD DVD discs may contain or have the capability of downloading studio-provided, web-enabled network content. To minimize any potential compatibility and/or connectivity issues, before viewing such content, it is recommended that you perform the firmware update process to ensure that your HD DVD player is using the latest firmware version. "
http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/notices/hddvd2firmware.asp

[DJAnakin Posted Nov 2nd 2007 11:47AM]

Kiss my ass Wal-Mart. I got there at 0735, expecting the sale to start at 0800, JUST LIKE ALL THEIR ADS SAY, and they were sold out. There was one lady behind me in line who I knew who just happened to see people with them so she decided to grab it for herself. There was another lady with two of them. This is why I don't shop at Wal-Mart. I made sure to make a stink about it to their idiot sales people, and the assistant manager, and the manager. I don't mind not getting one because I was too far back in the line, but I was there a half hour before they were even supposed to start the sale. THAT'S what pisses me off.

Congratulations Wal-Mart. You've got a winning team there. I'm sure Sam Walton is rolling over in his grave with what you've done to his company.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 12:13PM]

Guess 7:35 wasn't early enough then.

I got there at 7 a.m. and there was like 50 of them stacked up, so I went to grab one and they told me to leave them on the shelf until 8 a.m.

Then a few minutes later a bunch of people start grabbing them so I say fuck it and grab one for myself and mill around the store for an hour until I can check out with it.

They were enforcing a one per customer limit and they were all gone pretty quick.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 12:25PM]

Well.. I went in about 9:30 this morning.. There was a cart there with about 15 or so of them sitting there. I asked the lady if I could just pick it up and pay or if I had to pay and them hand me the player.. She said that I had to pay there, but I could take one and go ahead and pay.

The lady said it would be 198 and I laughed... Told her that there was no way and that I would love to see the store manager since it was a today only special for 99 bucks. She said "hold on" and rang it up and it rang up 99 bucks. She looked over at the other guy working and said "These are 99 bucks today!" they both laughed and said ok... "thanks for letting us know". They didn't know how much the Plasma was either. They did know how much the laptop was, but I didn't care. I didn't want either of those. I just wanted the HD-DVD player.

So.. I was the first person at 9:30 this morning to buy one. God... I LOVE living in a small town where no one cares about stuff like this.

Now i have to run back to pick up the movies.. I didn't see that on the net last night.. stupid me.. I have it hooked up and am watching a dvd right now, but i don't have any HD-DVDs. I have a few Blu-ray, and over 1000 DVDs, so now I will have to start building up the HD collection.

take care!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 12:39PM]

98 dollars plus 5 free hd-dvd movies? I think it kinda pays for itself. I wish it came with another hdmi cable tho.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 6:39PM]

"98 dollars plus 5 free hd-dvd movies? I think it kinda pays for itself. I wish it came with another hdmi cable tho."

This player at Wal-Mart actually does come with a HDMI cable. There is even a big sticker on the side of the box saying so.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2007 9:27PM]

"98 dollars plus 5 free hd-dvd movies? I think it kinda pays for itself. I wish it came with another hdmi cable tho."

This actually does come with the HDMI cable. There is even a big sticker on the side of the box saying so.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2007 9:36PM]

The HDMI cable was sealed up in the same plastic wrap as the power cord and composite cables. Like I stated, the side of the box had a big sticker on it about the HDMI cable being included. I guess some didn't get this as a throw in. My box has HD-A2C on it. Maybe ACB or A didn't come with the HDMI cable.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 2nd 2007 6:43PM]

Arrived at my local Wal-Mart at 8:15 to a pretty good crowd. Most were there for the cheap laptop but I pulled the Toshiba from a pretty big pile and grabbed a few HDDVD movies. Staff had no idea what was going on. Manager was in the middle of the chaos smiling and granting price overrides right and left. He knew, but didn't tell his staff. The only pissed people there were the Wal-Mart checkers.
The unit worked out of the box flawlessly and I even prefer the pic and operation to Blu-Ray. I have always said that whoever gets a toehold onto Wal-Mart's shelves will win the HD war and the ante was upped by this ridiculously low price. HD-DVD may very well win this one after all.

[tooodles Posted Nov 2nd 2007 10:47PM]

"y Blue-ray will have a very large player base installed. I predict Blue-ray will win out due to the PS3 in the long run, but this will not be for quite some time."

well the thing is even with the installed base of a couple million players ps3 can't sell much bluray. thats because people really don't buy consoles to play videos. the market swings when players are cheap for the mainstream. not for niche of gamers..who frankly are cheapskates and will spend on games before films in the first place.

just remember 9 million psp units have sold. what does that mean for umd films? nothing. installing a base of video game players has no bearing on the film market.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2007 9:11AM]

Mixmaster..

You found an HDMI cable in that box? Uh.. Where was it? Stuck to the bottom somewhere? There sure as heck wasn't one in mine. There was a power cable, some component cable, a remote and 2 batteries..

I didn't need an HDMI cable so I wasn't disapointed, but... would be nice to have an extra.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 3rd 2007 4:09PM]

In Utah these were 185$ :( F'n Utah

[dynasty Posted Nov 4th 2007 9:25AM]

Picked up my hd-a2 & it works perfectly!! Even picked up Transformers to go with it...Love the HD DVD & I can really see a difference between that and regular dvd. Can't beat the price!!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 7th 2007 1:37PM]

I found out about this deal on www.deallydally.com and I got 1 and then they had the one from bestbuy for $89 and I got another one. its a great player I was leaning toward Blu Ray but for the price difference I couldn't pass it up

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2007 11:00PM]

"and not just by using our hookup that sells gear out of his trunk, you know?"

I did not find that last comment very humorous at all. It makes You the writer sound very un-educated, ghetto, and un-civilized. I cannot believe that this kind of humor is being used on a blog that is supposed to reach out to "tech savvy" readers. Please hold the crude humor and get to the details.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 17th 2007 8:47PM]

Dear Sir&Madam,

We have DVD in stock, with logo printed, price: 15 usd/pc. We are now clearing our stock at the end of the year, please be hurry, only 7k pcs. We will send you the attachment for detailed specifications and pictures upon your request.

The language---32 SUBTITILES/8 LANGUAGES SUPPORTIN & ENGLISH/Spanish Manual
Anything we can help plese just donot hesitate to contact me.

PS: We have mp3 in clearance sale:

Qty: Each 20k pcs
I400 with 2GB -----the unit price FOBSZ USD22.7
USB with GB------the unit pric3e FOBsz USD7.00
TF 512 card------ the unit price is FOBSZ USD5.60
TF card adaptor 1 sets 2 pcs ----- unit price USD1.00
Delivery: with one week.



We will send you the detailed specifications and pictures of the mp3 upon your request.

Paul

ADVANCEPROEXPORT CO.,LTD
CONTACT : Paul
MP: [phone]
Mail: [e-mail]
MSN: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.101aaaallelectronics.com
Add: Room 1313, Hualian Building , No. 2008, Mid
Shennan Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City,
Guangdong Province. China,Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 2:21AM]

Dear Sir&Madam,

We have DVD in stock, with logo printed, price: 15 usd/pc. We are now clearing our stock at the end of the year, please be hurry, only 7k pcs. We will send you the attachment for detailed specifications and pictures upon your request.

The language---32 SUBTITILES/8 LANGUAGES SUPPORTIN & ENGLISH/Spanish Manual
Anything we can help plese just donot hesitate to contact me.

PS: We have mp3 in clearance sale:

Qty: Each 20k pcs
I400 with 2GB -----the unit price FOBSZ USD22.7
USB with GB------the unit pric3e FOBsz USD7.00
TF 512 card------ the unit price is FOBSZ USD5.60
TF card adaptor 1 sets 2 pcs ----- unit price USD1.00
Delivery: with one week.



We will send you the detailed specifications and pictures of the mp3 upon your request.

Paul

ADVANCEPROEXPORT CO.,LTD
CONTACT : Paul
MP: [phone]
Mail: [e-mail]
MSN: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: http://www.101aaaallelectronics.com
Add: Room 1313, Hualian Building , No. 2008, Mid
Shennan Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City,
Guangdong Province. China,Shenzhen, Guangdong, China