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Best Buy Drops Toshiba HD DVD Player to $99; Supplies Very Limited

In the immortal words of Crazy Eddie, Best Buy is now offering Toshiba's entry-level HD-A2 HD DVD at a price so low they're practically giving it away.

Coming only a week after retailers almost universally dropped prices for the 1080i player below the $200 mark, Best Buy has lowered its price on the player to just $99. This latest price drop from Best Buy follows this morning's news that Wal-Mart would offer the same player for just $98 as part of a special in-store one day sale this Friday.

There is a hitch, however. Although Best Buy's website listed the HD-A2 at its new low price earlier today, it also stated that the player was sold out. Some consumers have had better luck finding it at the chain's physical locations, but there too, many have reported that the player is out of stock.

At press time there was no word on whether new allotments of the player would be offered by Best Buy.

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The WildAttorney6019d ago

I just called Best Buy and they said that model is sold out in all of their stores in my area.

sanderFVCKINcohen6019d ago

Just came back from Best Buys 2hrs ago to check it out, and couldnt find none of it. So how the hell is there going to be 1 day sale, if they dont have none in stock?

jackdoe6019d ago

That is an interesting point. Maybe they'll sell rain checks?

AllanWakker6019d ago (Edited 6019d ago )

HD-A2:

Weight - 12.4 pounds
1080p Support - No
BluRay Support - No
Usable As A Doorstop - Yes
Price - 99 bucks, one day only

12.4 Pound Rock:

Weight - 12.4 pounds
1080p Support - No
BluRay Support - No
Usable As A Doorstop - Yes
Price - Free

Rock > Dead HD-DVD Format Player

UnblessedSoul6019d ago

Hd-Dvd is so shlT they are practically giving it away aha

Lightning Mr Bubbles6019d ago

Isn't this like the third time I've heard this today? I just know that this didn't strike me as shocking news just right now.

joevfx6019d ago

ewww its only a 1080i player. bah.

lawman11086019d ago

So please stop saying it is not "true HD" at best most people have 1080i and those tv's are still wayyyy $$$$ If you were in a room with a gun to your head you could not tell what tv was 1080i or 1080p so knock it off.

Bloodmask6018d ago

you are correct. Not to mention that newer HDTV's can convert the interlaced signal to a non-interlaced one which will result in a 1080P image with minimal drop in quality.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.