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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yay! I'm a troll]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chino B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 5:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[congrats]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jagannath A]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:31AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[That's like bragging about passing your AIDS test.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[low tech]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ill buy one, so in 50 years, itll be the new laser disc, and ebay it for MILLIONS!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 5:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Holding on to the past? Sounds a bit melodramatic to me. DVD is going nowhere for the forseeable :p]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tekdroid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 5:55AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wa333333333333 i never had a chance to buy the HD DVD... all i have now is my crummy PS3 Blueray player, this is so unfair............ oh wait!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:10AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[The only Reason id buy one now is so when I'm 80 i can go " Now son see here this is one of them Hd dvd players seee" ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mkeough23]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[whats wrong trolls? where are all the people who want to talk shit about a big company? are you stunned they are going to automatically gonna send them if they know who you are...? yea exactly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JoN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Atleast someone is doing something nice in america for HDDVD owners]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CUBSWILLWIN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[$10 Million in Gift Cards?  Didn't they make $40+ million in unused Gift Cards last year?  Capitalism at its best and have fun using that gift card on a new overpriced $400 Blu-Ray player because if you don't use that  gift card, it will expire in what... a year anyways (in some states)?  The price won't coming down (much) for BD players for a while.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[pshh why so negative about a damn FREE giftcard?!?!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Storm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 12:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[You just sound like a troll with all your factless statements. First off its free money that can be used toward ANYTHING in the store and secondly they dont expire at all, you can come in 10 years from now and use them if BBY is still around. Stop spreading stupidity, please and thank you.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BarryBee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 3:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Instead of Gift Cards, why not just lower the price on Blu-Ray hardware or media?  Then all can benefit.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[darkprime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[That has nothing to do with Best Buy.  That has to do with Sony and the BDA.  All of the people who extolled the merits of removing competition driving prices down... right.  <br><br>But hey, this is a nice effort on the part of Best Buy.  Definitely more than I expected.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wraith808]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 9:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does this include the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on?  Because I bought one last year when it was still $179.99.  I have since sold it on Craigslist (before HD DVD went bust, luckily) but I still wouldn't mind that gift card, since technically I still lost out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neuco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yes it does. And apparently they are sending them out as of now. The website says if you don't receive your GC by May 1, 2008, you have to give them a call. I really hope this doesn't go to my old address. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kryptinite]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 8:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sweet! I bought an HD-A3 for $99 from Best Buy and sold it for $198 a few days later and now on top of that am getting a $50 card which I'll spend on HD-DVD movies to watch on my HD-A2.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prey521]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 8:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bet a few people will use it to buy HD-DVD movies that you can't get currently on BR.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rcappo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Engadget should hold a contest for a free BluRay player to the person that can demonstrate the deepest committment to HD-DVD. I would love to see photos of stacks of red boxes next to disgruntled faces.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[superfresh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 8:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[I Second that idea!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Davis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 8:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[The motion has been made and seconded that Engadget should hold a "HD-DVD loyalty contest" with a BluRay player as a prize. Any votes?<br><br>*raises hand*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hraefn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sounds good, Im really not all that ticked I bought an HDDVD player from best buy, but if they feel they need to bribe me to keep my business Im not gonna complain.  I will keep my HDDVD as long as I can, but I will be buying Blu-Ray exclusively from now on.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brent98]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 8:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[bestbuy and futureshop are the same company.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dj-kenpo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 9:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, I can't believe Best Buy isn't acting evil. Maybe they really are human after all...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Padilla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 9:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[LMFAO.  Yeah, not acting evil would be not selling crap that costs upwards of  $500 and had a 50% likelyhood of a being a paperweight within a year.  They're still raking profit off those players and movies and they're hoping people will calm down enough to drop another $400 on a BD player after they get their $50 pity card.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roofus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[I purchased an "entertainment PC" from Best Buy 6 months ago with an HD-DVD player at the recommendation of a Best Buy sales person.  Is has not worked since I got it.  It has been either waiting for a response from tech support (usually weeks) or in the shop.  I have not watched 1 HD-DVD movie on it.  Now HD-DVD is dead and Best Buy offers this, except to those foolish enough to purchase a PC from them.  It's just another slap in the face (like every time I take it in and hear "wow you spent a lot on this!")]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ripped off]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 9:31AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[umm you sound like a fool, did you forget about your 30 day return policy if its not working they dont charge you a restocking fee and you would of gotten a BRAND NEW ONE. i abuse that return policy and they never complain to me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Storm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 12:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually I was told I would be charged a 15% restocking fee.  Also, I have been informed that it is a design flaw with the PC, so even though they're considering giving me a new one, it will probably have the same problems.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ripped off]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 4:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[crap....I wonder if the x360 HD-DVD I purchased was before Feb. 23rd...only paid $50 for it, so if I return it, I get my $50 back AND a $50 gift card!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[umm....hello???]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thats great about Bestbuy. Can't wait to get my Gift Card. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jnetty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sweet, I'll have to start looking at craigslist to find a cheap hddvd player. Chances are slim but you never know]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[crho85]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[hows that gonna help ya?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Storm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 12:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[true... I forgot about that whole reciept thing]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[crho85]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 12:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is going to happen to all these slightly used HD DVD players? After all they make excellentr Standard DVD players and upgrade pictures to 1080!!!!!!!!!!!! I see new ones on sale for $80.00 got to be a "best buy".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 10:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man I can't believe how many people on here are complaining about getting $50 for doing nothing. Best Buy didn't make you buy the HD DVD player, it was your choice. Sure the company does some headscratching things, but man, give credit where credit is due. And it's not like they are the only company selling BD players for $500. Calm down, take the gift card, say thank you and then complain about something else they do. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[plozen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 11:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[looks like i will be picking up GTA for free w/my other $10 giftcard.. nice effort for a huge company, seriously. i am impressed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ryan moore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 3:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Who's left? Amazon, I'm looking at you.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ENVi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 1:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA["Sir, I'm going to write your trade-in value on this sheet of paper"<br><br>(draws a perfect circle)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg W.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 1:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA["The DVD format war has divided our customers in a way we haven't seen since Betamax took on VHS more than 20 years ago," said Brian J. Dunn, president and chief operating officer for Best Buy."<br><br>Was Best Buy around during the VHS vs. Betamax format war?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cru Jones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 1:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Look past the uneccessary words...<br><br>"The DVD format war has divided our customers. We haven't seen [this] since Betamax took on VHS more than 20 years ago,"<br><br>Simple context.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PhilxBefore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 3:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Also Best Buy has been around for 25 or so years, and used a different name in the 60's.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PhilxBefore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 3:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Didn't VHS take on Betamax and not the other way around?<br>Betamax was introduced in 1975 and VHS in 1978...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[npbheights]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 5:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great. Now I hope Amazon follows suit.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sygyzy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 4:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[For anyone interested, I looked into trading in my player with 6 movies. And assuming it's in "excellent" condition, the trade-in value is $54. Here's a screenshot:<br><br><a href="http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-giving-10-million-in-gift-cards-to-hd-dvd-buyers/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-giving-10-million-in-gift-cards-to-hd-dvd-buyers/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 6:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow my tip made it to engadget... i was jus surfing best buys site late last night and saw it an emailed into engagdget. I think this is good news and will win many customers over. Best Buy does not need to give any hd-dvd adopters a break but a free $50 dollar gift card and possible trade-ins is great. Though i wonder how much my A3 will still be worth trade-in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harmin C.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 19th 2008 7:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll believe it when I see it... i bought a service plan on my HD-A30 and used reward zone when i bought my xbox add-on... I doubt i;ll ever see any gift cards.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NIG B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 12:15AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[They aren't being nice. It's a public relations maneuver, nothing more. I'm not criticizing it. Actually, I support it. From a business standpoint it's a smart move and if it benefits the consumers who bought the HDDVD machines then all the better for those individuals.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[happy_penguin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 1:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sony lost the Betamax vs VHS war, they lost on MiniDiscs, they finally won a round.  They've got to give thanks to the Playstation.  Putting BluRay in millions of homes in the name of a 'gaming system' was marketing genious.<br><br>Sort of like Microsoft putting Flight Simulator on a PC 25 years ago.  Finally a reason to take a computer home... GAMES!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl K]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 3:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does the offer extend to those who bought Toshiba laptops with an HD DVD player?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vic R.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 7:17AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-hd-dvd-owners-50-gift-card-trade-in-shoulder/</guid><description><![CDATA[mkeough23 <br>@ Mar 19th 2008 6:35AM<br>The only Reason id buy one now is so when I'm 80 i can go " Now son see here this is one of them Hd dvd players seee"<br><br><br>YOU PLAN ON HAVING CHILDREN AT 65-70???<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 20th 2008 12:37PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
