Are DVD's going out of style now that Blu-Ray is around?

Sally Cat

I went to ebay to sell some of my old DVD's now that I have Blu-Ray and plan to upgrade some of them. However, I see DVD's as good as Spiderman and Inception selling for as low as $1 on ebay! For $1 I might as well just give it to a friend of mine lol.

So I'm going to assume DVD's are going downhill big time? If so, why are the retail prices still high for DVD's? I work at Kmart and someone purchased a DVD movie for $25.

Answer
Yes, DVDs are becoming the way of the past. Based upon how quickly the U.S. switched from cassette to CD, and from VHS to DVD, Blu-ray should become the primary media of home theater by about 2018. People don't think about it, but DVD's are already on their way out. When you walk into a retail store the shelf space that used to be entirely DVD movies and DVD players, is now being slower replaced by Blu-ray discs and players.

Also, not all movies have been re-released on Blu-ray yet, as as such the retail stores still charge premium pricing on these rather than the lower pricing that we generally see when both the Blu-ray and DVD versions are readily available.

Do people line up for KMART Thanksgiving Day sale that starts at 7am?

tweetys_01

I am wanting to get the Sony Blu Ray DVD player that is on sale for $180 and I was wondering if people wait outside for the store to open on Thanksgiving Day like on Black Friday. If they do what time should I get there? Thanks in advance.

Answer
You better believe it! I like to go to the day after Thanksgiving sales too. A group of us ladies gets up at 4:30 a.m. and goes to another ladies house for coffee and rolls and we look thru the ads and schedule where we will go when depending on when different stores open and we have a large vehicle we fill up a couple of times and have to have one ladies husband come and unload it and take it home so we can keep shopping without having to return home. We spend about 16 or 17 hours on the road between our town and several towns close to us.

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Maybe its just my area but no one is buying PS3....?

DiMooch

they're in stock in stores (Wii is not) and no one seems to want it. Its pricey, graphics aren't that much better than 360, and no one has blu-ray discs to play on its blu-ray player

Answer
Yeah, all of our local stores walmart, kmart, target, best buy all have these in stock now. I think the main reason they arent moving as well as they were at first is b/c they are really pricey! Plus, they are new, and they still have bugs that need to be worked out of them! The true gamer will always be the first in line for these high tech systems and make the craze, but for the rest of us, I'm sure we have other things to "waste" our money on other than a new gaming system!

HDMI cables: is there really a difference between the $40 at KMart and the $300 Monster?

Justin H

I realize in side by side tests with the best of the best there might be a noticeable difference between an expensive Monster cable and a cheaper cable. But for the average home installation, is there really a need to pay that much more?

For what it's worth, I have a 32" Samsung LCD (720p, 7000:1 contrast ratio) . I don't currently have any equipment that used an HDMI cable, but I ordered a Samsung Upconvert DVD player which can use HDMI or Component.
Thanks for your answers. They pretty much tell me what I expected. I'm not sure who to pick at this point, but the first three answers were very good.

Answer
Here is what you need to know.

The need for high quality HDMI will depend largely on the application.
If you are connecting an upconverting DVD player to the TV directly the low grade cable is fine. This is likely to be a short run (HDMI looses signal strength faster that other cables) you are only transmitting a 720p image at best (this is the native resolution of the TV so no need to go higher.)

As you start adding Distance, Connections or signal you will need to get better cables. Here is what I mean.

If you are transmitting a 1080P image instead of a 720P you need greater data transfer speed because the bitrate is faster.
If you add uncompressed audio like Dolby TrueHD or dts-HD you need even more speed.
Throw in other things like X.V. Color, Bonus View on Blu-Ray, 120Hz refresh rates (yes I know that it happens in the TVs but that may change) and now you need a pretty darn good cable.
Put a receiver in the signal path (Blu-Ray to Receiver to TV) and the quality of the cables becomes more important.
Stick the cable in the wall to a flat panel TV and you had better have a good HDMI cable.
Cable over 10', 15', 25' 50'? You will need progressively better cables.
All of these things add up.
So, no you don't need a high quality cable for what you are using it for right now. But if you trade up or add components you may.

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HDMI cables: is there really a difference between the $40 at KMart and the $300 Monster?

Justin H

I realize in side by side tests with the best of the best there might be a noticeable difference between an expensive Monster cable and a cheaper cable. But for the average home installation, is there really a need to pay that much more?

For what it's worth, I have a 32" Samsung LCD (720p, 7000:1 contrast ratio) . I don't currently have any equipment that used an HDMI cable, but I ordered a Samsung Upconvert DVD player which can use HDMI or Component.
Thanks for your answers. They pretty much tell me what I expected. I'm not sure who to pick at this point, but the first three answers were very good.

Answer
Here is what you need to know.

The need for high quality HDMI will depend largely on the application.
If you are connecting an upconverting DVD player to the TV directly the low grade cable is fine. This is likely to be a short run (HDMI looses signal strength faster that other cables) you are only transmitting a 720p image at best (this is the native resolution of the TV so no need to go higher.)

As you start adding Distance, Connections or signal you will need to get better cables. Here is what I mean.

If you are transmitting a 1080P image instead of a 720P you need greater data transfer speed because the bitrate is faster.
If you add uncompressed audio like Dolby TrueHD or dts-HD you need even more speed.
Throw in other things like X.V. Color, Bonus View on Blu-Ray, 120Hz refresh rates (yes I know that it happens in the TVs but that may change) and now you need a pretty darn good cable.
Put a receiver in the signal path (Blu-Ray to Receiver to TV) and the quality of the cables becomes more important.
Stick the cable in the wall to a flat panel TV and you had better have a good HDMI cable.
Cable over 10', 15', 25' 50'? You will need progressively better cables.
All of these things add up.
So, no you don't need a high quality cable for what you are using it for right now. But if you trade up or add components you may.

Have any of you been black Friday shopping?

Forever

I just went Black Friday shopping because Walmart and Kmart began their Black Friday deals at 8:00 tonight. It was the first time we ever went Black Friday shopping and, allow me to just say, I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN!!! People were getting pushed, shoved, hit and knocked over. One girl was threatened that if she took the last one of a certain toy she would be killed. It was absolutely crazy. My husband told me that people die over this kind of thing but I laughed it off, I truly thought he was messing around. And moving through the stores was like trying to drive a semi through rush hour traffic in Chicago. You couldn't get anywhere!

So, do any of you plan on venturing out into the world of Black Friday demons, psycho's and general crazies?

Answer
A man who looked like Al Roker strongly shoved my friend at Walmart (they make lines down the aisles now to get TVs and big electronics) sending her face into one of the poles as he screamed "move b*tches" to ensure he got that Blu Ray player. He broke her jaw and she got trampled. Bad thing was she was 15 weeks pregnant. Other women said move and kicked at her to get a chance at that blu ray player. Walmart mgmt and the cops saw it and grinned and even told us we couldn't have the info about the guy when we saw he wrote a check at the checkout lane when we were at customer service filing a claim against the store and the mgr saying its not our fault because he connoted assault but we can't give out his info because of privacy laws.

I went tonight and walmart says you can't unopen the shrinkwrap pallets with the special items before 8:00 but people were doing it at 6pm but the real chaos broke out at 7:30. People realized the ratio was 100 customers to 1 clerk so they were like let's do this and by 8:00 all the special stuff was cleaned out. I got a beauty rest mattress pad for my new bed and was sly enough to get in there and get out. However, I had one lady try to punch my crotch and another lady try to punch me crying "this is bullshit!!!" As she wanted the item after I got out of the crowd. She was probably 8 rows of people back when the chaos broke out and didn't get a mattress pad at all.

Overall I try to avoid them (I will not do the electronics and stay away from best buy and target where nutcases line up for 72 hrs before) because of the crap. I bought some stuff over the past week when target had basically the same deals overall except you didn't get a free giftcard with it like you would tonight but I felt that it really wasn't worth it to risk the psychos for a $40 gift card. I got an ipad 4, otter box for it, an ottoman bench, and a clock on amazing deals and didn't have to fight as I took my time and had fun. Also I'm 29 and have my PHD so I don't try to do Walmart because honestly they get the lowest class people there (sorry it's elitest yet true) and best buy has too many 18-25 yr old stoner Taco Bell employee types that will assault you in a heartbeat to get an Xbox

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Are DVD's going out of style now that Blu-Ray is around?

Sally Cat

I went to ebay to sell some of my old DVD's now that I have Blu-Ray and plan to upgrade some of them. However, I see DVD's as good as Spiderman and Inception selling for as low as $1 on ebay! For $1 I might as well just give it to a friend of mine lol.

So I'm going to assume DVD's are going downhill big time? If so, why are the retail prices still high for DVD's? I work at Kmart and someone purchased a DVD movie for $25.

Answer
Yes, DVDs are becoming the way of the past. Based upon how quickly the U.S. switched from cassette to CD, and from VHS to DVD, Blu-ray should become the primary media of home theater by about 2018. People don't think about it, but DVD's are already on their way out. When you walk into a retail store the shelf space that used to be entirely DVD movies and DVD players, is now being slower replaced by Blu-ray discs and players.

Also, not all movies have been re-released on Blu-ray yet, as as such the retail stores still charge premium pricing on these rather than the lower pricing that we generally see when both the Blu-ray and DVD versions are readily available.

Do people line up for KMART Thanksgiving Day sale that starts at 7am?

tweetys_01

I am wanting to get the Sony Blu Ray DVD player that is on sale for $180 and I was wondering if people wait outside for the store to open on Thanksgiving Day like on Black Friday. If they do what time should I get there? Thanks in advance.

Answer
You better believe it! I like to go to the day after Thanksgiving sales too. A group of us ladies gets up at 4:30 a.m. and goes to another ladies house for coffee and rolls and we look thru the ads and schedule where we will go when depending on when different stores open and we have a large vehicle we fill up a couple of times and have to have one ladies husband come and unload it and take it home so we can keep shopping without having to return home. We spend about 16 or 17 hours on the road between our town and several towns close to us.

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What tv should I get?

blu ray player kmart image

Senior2010

I am getting a lcd tv for my bedroom. I've never had a tv in my room before so I don't know what size would be best. My room is rectangula/square shaped...it' s not to small but not big either. The placement of where I would put the tv is about 6 feet away from where I would be viewing it. I was thinking of a 26 or 32 inch tv.

samsung
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8742818&type=product&id=1202648987833

sony bravia
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8783578&type=product&id=1205246214589

toshiba
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034733&type=product&id=1218010846690

vizio
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623472


Which one should I get? Also are the prices reasonable? My parents will be buying it for me.. My dad recently bought himself the newest model of the samsung 26 lcd tv for his own room. Also should I purchase an hd upconvert dvd player? I can't afford a blu ray player but do blu ray dvd's play on an hd upconvert dvd player?
ALso I must telly you that i have a treadmill in the same room where I will have the tv! Will this pose a problem? I'm afraid that the tv will fall over or something when the treadmill is in use because I don't know whether it will shake or not?

Answer
Well I would get none of those because they aren't any good all of them has 720p and that is not the best TV to have,you need a 42 inch TV that has 1080p and is priced good,and I have just the TV for you click here
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8753716&type=product&id=1202649765380
and here
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_018W016045110001P?vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Televisions&sName=Flat+Panel

I am looking into getting a flat screen hdtv.?

dkizl

I dont know too much about what is better(plasma,lcd e.c.t)I am looking to spend around $1,200.I would like the biggest size for a decent price.what brand is the best?and what is 1080 & 780?please HELP!!!

Answer
OK, now that your confused by that long answer some good information though. lets make it a little easier.

I was in the same boat a few months ago. I researched these TVS for about 6 months.

Findings: 1080p vs. 720P:
On a 42"-46" Your eyes cannot tell the difference unless you are sitting within 5.5 feet or closer of the TV. On 50" and up it is around 8.6 ft. But still not enough difference to warrant an extra $1000. Also nothing is being broadcast in 1080p and probably wont be for years, some Blu-ray's are in 1080p but no HD channels yet. By that time people will want the new OLED's anyway.

Plasma Vs. LCD:
Plasmas have a faster refresh rate than LCD. Even a Plasma @60Hz is still faster than an LCD @ 120Hz.
Meaning Plasmas have no "lag" so if you like sports or action films plasma screens will keep up with the motion.

Plasmas have a higher contrast ratio. Darker blacker and whiter whites. The myths of plasmas are a thing of the past. "Screen Burn-In" is no longer a problem because of the new technology(pixel shift, etc.) Life spans are about equal or even higher then LCD now. Some Samsung boasting a 100,000 hr life.

Power usage and weight:
LCD's are lighter and more energy efficient.
Plasmas are heaver and use more power.

I did the research and glad I did I saved At least a thousand dollars. All because I diddnt get swept up in the hype. I found my 42" Plasma 720P at Kmart for only $699.99.

Compared to the 40" Samsung T.O.C. 1080p 120Hz LCD, the tv I originally wanted, on sale @ Best Buy for $1699.99.

My refresh rate is faster and Is still faster. Picture for picture I would put my $699 tv up against ANY of them. Flawless pic and sound. I am VERY hard to please I will find a flaw in antthing, but this TV has to be close to perfect. When I say "close" I mean :1.)The remote could be nicer, and 2.) Could use one more input but I hook up toooo many things.

Whatever you do stay with SAMSUNG. I recommend a Plasma 720p.
If your looking for bigger I would say go with the same model in a 50".
and save your money to use on a blu-ray player.

Model I bought was the PN42A400 check it out, the specs. etc. and see if you like it. The PN50A450 newer 50" version is $999.99 at Best Buy. The PN50A510 is the 1080p version for $1299.99 Check all the customer reviews.

Good luck hop it helped , let me know if you have any more questions.

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where can i get a remote for my blu ray player...?

blu ray player kmart image

Heather D

My boyfriend just brought home a bluray player (Element EDBCO11) with no remote... where can i get a remote for it, because we cant get it to play the movies without it. Please help!

Answer
wal-mart,kmart,bestbuy has universal remotes that you have to program for your bluray
with a code that is in the remote book.

720p TV playing HDMI Blu-ray at 480p?

CheezyYumY

I got this TV http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_012W804958930001P?keyword=012w804958930001&sLevel=0&aff=Y&sid=KAx20061023x272xTier3 and hooked up a Blu-ray disc player via a HDMI cable. When i press input to view the HDMI input, or any input for that matter it displays the Input name in the upper right corner with "480p SD" under it. None of the inputs display as 720p even on HDMIï¼

Answer
You need to go into the blu ray's set up menu, and be sure the output is set to 720p. As for your other items, are they HD or SD things. If they are HD things, again, be sure that their outputs are set to 720p in each of their set up menus.

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720p TV playing HDMI Blu-ray at 480p?

blu ray player kmart image

CheezyYumY

I got this TV http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_012W804958930001P?keyword=012w804958930001&sLevel=0&aff=Y&sid=KAx20061023x272xTier3 and hooked up a Blu-ray disc player via a HDMI cable. When i press input to view the HDMI input, or any input for that matter it displays the Input name in the upper right corner with "480p SD" under it. None of the inputs display as 720p even on HDMIï¼

Answer
You need to go into the blu ray's set up menu, and be sure the output is set to 720p. As for your other items, are they HD or SD things. If they are HD things, again, be sure that their outputs are set to 720p in each of their set up menus.

Maybe its just my area but no one is buying PS3....?

DiMooch

they're in stock in stores (Wii is not) and no one seems to want it. Its pricey, graphics aren't that much better than 360, and no one has blu-ray discs to play on its blu-ray player

Answer
Yeah, all of our local stores walmart, kmart, target, best buy all have these in stock now. I think the main reason they arent moving as well as they were at first is b/c they are really pricey! Plus, they are new, and they still have bugs that need to be worked out of them! The true gamer will always be the first in line for these high tech systems and make the craze, but for the rest of us, I'm sure we have other things to "waste" our money on other than a new gaming system!

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720p TV playing HDMI Blu-ray at 480p?

blu ray player kmart image

CheezyYumY

I got this TV http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_012W804958930001P?keyword=012w804958930001&sLevel=0&aff=Y&sid=KAx20061023x272xTier3 and hooked up a Blu-ray disc player via a HDMI cable. When i press input to view the HDMI input, or any input for that matter it displays the Input name in the upper right corner with "480p SD" under it. None of the inputs display as 720p even on HDMIï¼

Answer
You need to go into the blu ray's set up menu, and be sure the output is set to 720p. As for your other items, are they HD or SD things. If they are HD things, again, be sure that their outputs are set to 720p in each of their set up menus.

Maybe its just my area but no one is buying PS3....?

DiMooch

they're in stock in stores (Wii is not) and no one seems to want it. Its pricey, graphics aren't that much better than 360, and no one has blu-ray discs to play on its blu-ray player

Answer
Yeah, all of our local stores walmart, kmart, target, best buy all have these in stock now. I think the main reason they arent moving as well as they were at first is b/c they are really pricey! Plus, they are new, and they still have bugs that need to be worked out of them! The true gamer will always be the first in line for these high tech systems and make the craze, but for the rest of us, I'm sure we have other things to "waste" our money on other than a new gaming system!

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What tv should I get?

blu ray player kmart image

Senior2010

I am getting a lcd tv for my bedroom. I've never had a tv in my room before so I don't know what size would be best. My room is rectangula/square shaped...it' s not to small but not big either. The placement of where I would put the tv is about 6 feet away from where I would be viewing it. I was thinking of a 26 or 32 inch tv.

samsung
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8742818&type=product&id=1202648987833

sony bravia
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8783578&type=product&id=1205246214589

toshiba
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034733&type=product&id=1218010846690

vizio
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623472


Which one should I get? Also are the prices reasonable? My parents will be buying it for me.. My dad recently bought himself the newest model of the samsung 26 lcd tv for his own room. Also should I purchase an hd upconvert dvd player? I can't afford a blu ray player but do blu ray dvd's play on an hd upconvert dvd player?
ALso I must telly you that i have a treadmill in the same room where I will have the tv! Will this pose a problem? I'm afraid that the tv will fall over or something when the treadmill is in use because I don't know whether it will shake or not?

Answer
Well I would get none of those because they aren't any good all of them has 720p and that is not the best TV to have,you need a 42 inch TV that has 1080p and is priced good,and I have just the TV for you click here
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8753716&type=product&id=1202649765380
and here
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_018W016045110001P?vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Televisions&sName=Flat+Panel

I am looking into getting a flat screen hdtv.?

dkizl

I dont know too much about what is better(plasma,lcd e.c.t)I am looking to spend around $1,200.I would like the biggest size for a decent price.what brand is the best?and what is 1080 & 780?please HELP!!!

Answer
OK, now that your confused by that long answer some good information though. lets make it a little easier.

I was in the same boat a few months ago. I researched these TVS for about 6 months.

Findings: 1080p vs. 720P:
On a 42"-46" Your eyes cannot tell the difference unless you are sitting within 5.5 feet or closer of the TV. On 50" and up it is around 8.6 ft. But still not enough difference to warrant an extra $1000. Also nothing is being broadcast in 1080p and probably wont be for years, some Blu-ray's are in 1080p but no HD channels yet. By that time people will want the new OLED's anyway.

Plasma Vs. LCD:
Plasmas have a faster refresh rate than LCD. Even a Plasma @60Hz is still faster than an LCD @ 120Hz.
Meaning Plasmas have no "lag" so if you like sports or action films plasma screens will keep up with the motion.

Plasmas have a higher contrast ratio. Darker blacker and whiter whites. The myths of plasmas are a thing of the past. "Screen Burn-In" is no longer a problem because of the new technology(pixel shift, etc.) Life spans are about equal or even higher then LCD now. Some Samsung boasting a 100,000 hr life.

Power usage and weight:
LCD's are lighter and more energy efficient.
Plasmas are heaver and use more power.

I did the research and glad I did I saved At least a thousand dollars. All because I diddnt get swept up in the hype. I found my 42" Plasma 720P at Kmart for only $699.99.

Compared to the 40" Samsung T.O.C. 1080p 120Hz LCD, the tv I originally wanted, on sale @ Best Buy for $1699.99.

My refresh rate is faster and Is still faster. Picture for picture I would put my $699 tv up against ANY of them. Flawless pic and sound. I am VERY hard to please I will find a flaw in antthing, but this TV has to be close to perfect. When I say "close" I mean :1.)The remote could be nicer, and 2.) Could use one more input but I hook up toooo many things.

Whatever you do stay with SAMSUNG. I recommend a Plasma 720p.
If your looking for bigger I would say go with the same model in a 50".
and save your money to use on a blu-ray player.

Model I bought was the PN42A400 check it out, the specs. etc. and see if you like it. The PN50A450 newer 50" version is $999.99 at Best Buy. The PN50A510 is the 1080p version for $1299.99 Check all the customer reviews.

Good luck hop it helped , let me know if you have any more questions.

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Maybe its just my area but no one is buying PS3....?

blu ray player kmart image

DiMooch

they're in stock in stores (Wii is not) and no one seems to want it. Its pricey, graphics aren't that much better than 360, and no one has blu-ray discs to play on its blu-ray player

Answer
Yeah, all of our local stores walmart, kmart, target, best buy all have these in stock now. I think the main reason they arent moving as well as they were at first is b/c they are really pricey! Plus, they are new, and they still have bugs that need to be worked out of them! The true gamer will always be the first in line for these high tech systems and make the craze, but for the rest of us, I'm sure we have other things to "waste" our money on other than a new gaming system!

What tv should I get?

Senior2010

I am getting a lcd tv for my bedroom. I've never had a tv in my room before so I don't know what size would be best. My room is rectangula/square shaped...it' s not to small but not big either. The placement of where I would put the tv is about 6 feet away from where I would be viewing it. I was thinking of a 26 or 32 inch tv.

samsung
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8742818&type=product&id=1202648987833

sony bravia
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8783578&type=product&id=1205246214589

toshiba
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9034733&type=product&id=1218010846690

vizio
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5623472


Which one should I get? Also are the prices reasonable? My parents will be buying it for me.. My dad recently bought himself the newest model of the samsung 26 lcd tv for his own room. Also should I purchase an hd upconvert dvd player? I can't afford a blu ray player but do blu ray dvd's play on an hd upconvert dvd player?
ALso I must telly you that i have a treadmill in the same room where I will have the tv! Will this pose a problem? I'm afraid that the tv will fall over or something when the treadmill is in use because I don't know whether it will shake or not?

Answer
Well I would get none of those because they aren't any good all of them has 720p and that is not the best TV to have,you need a 42 inch TV that has 1080p and is priced good,and I have just the TV for you click here
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8753716&type=product&id=1202649765380
and here
http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_018W016045110001P?vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Televisions&sName=Flat+Panel

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