Wal-Mart hopes for a Blu-ray boom

Wal-Mart is trying to fill the space in consumers' shopping bags left empty by
the disappearance of Circuit City. As part of that effort, the retail giant is
stepping up its Blu-ray offering.

In the next few weeks, Wal-Mart will sell two Blu-ray players priced below
$200, according to a post on the company's official CheckOutBlog.com. We know
one will be a $198 Philips player, though the other sub-$200 player's brand
name wasn't revealed.

Wal-Mart does offer one Magnavox Blu-ray player in its stores right now for
$168. It should be noted that Funai manufactures electronics under the brand
names of Philips, Magnavox, and Sylvania for the North American market, so the
quality between those brand names won't really vary. And even though getting
below $200 is important, the features won't be the same as a player you could
get for just $50 more. They'll likely be Blu-ray Profile 1.1, not the latest
2.0, and can't do multimedia streaming from services like Netflix and Pandora.
See our CNET review of the range of current Blu-ray models across a variety of
price points for more.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10243357-1.html

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On May 18, 4:06*pm, UCLAN wrote:
Wal-Mart is trying to fill the space in consumers' shopping bags left empty by
the disappearance of Circuit City. As part of that effort, the retail giant is
stepping up its Blu-ray offering.

In the next few weeks, Wal-Mart will sell two Blu-ray players priced below
$200, according to a post on the company's official CheckOutBlog.com. We know
one will be a $198 Philips player, though the other sub-$200 player's brand
name wasn't revealed.

Wal-Mart does offer one Magnavox Blu-ray player in its stores right now for
$168. It should be noted that Funai manufactures electronics under the brand
names of Philips, Magnavox, and Sylvania for the North American market, so the
quality between those brand names won't really vary. And even though getting
below $200 is important, the features won't be the same as a player you could
get for just $50 more. They'll likely be Blu-ray Profile 1.1, not the latest
2.0, and can't do multimedia streaming from services like Netflix and Pandora.
See our CNET review of the range of current Blu-ray models across a variety of
price points for more.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10243357-1.html

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I just read that! I also saw this one...

Wal-Mart dramatically boosts its electronic offer
http://www.internationalsupermarketn...ews/1060-dylan

From what i hear, Wal-Mart is gearing up to take on Best Buy head on!

Keith
www.eBuyHD.com

KHudson wrote:

Keith
www.******.com

He's baaaack!

"UCLAN" wrote in message
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KHudson wrote:

Keith
www.******.com

He's baaaack!


Keith can't hear you, he's too busy joyously singing to himself:

"And I like to dive around in my money like a porpoise!
And burrow through it like a gopher!
And toss it up and let it hit me on the head!".

:-p


Kal A. Rama (one of monoprice's best customers)..

"UCLAN" wrote in message
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They'll likely be Blu-ray Profile 1.1, not the latest 2.0, and can't do
multimedia streaming from services like Netflix and Pandora.

And the kind of garbage that shops at Wal-Mart* are supposed to know the
difference between BD Profile 1.1 and 2.0 or even know what streaming is?

* To see an example of the kind of garbage that shops at Wal-Mart, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/user/berrygirl1964

"Curtis Brown" wrote in message
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And the kind of garbage that shops at Wal-Mart* are supposed to know the
difference between BD Profile 1.1 and 2.0 or even know what streaming is?

* To see an example of the kind of garbage that shops at Wal-Mart, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/user/berrygirl1964



Leave Deborah alone you retarded loser.

Curtis Brown wrote:

They'll likely be Blu-ray Profile 1.1, not the latest 2.0, and can't do
multimedia streaming from services like Netflix and Pandora.

And the kind of garbage that shops at Wal-Mart* are supposed to know the
difference between BD Profile 1.1 and 2.0 or even know what streaming is?

Generalize much? I have a neighbor who has a PhD in Philosophy. He got his
HDTV at Wal-Mart. I assume if he entered the Blu-ray market, he would be
able to comprehend the difference between Profile 1.1 and 2.0. He already
knows what streaming is. All types shop at Wal-mart, particularly in this
economy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BD-Live#Player_profiles

See, now even *you* know the difference.

"UCLAN" wrote in message
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Curtis Brown wrote:

Generalize much?

I generalize too much.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

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