HDTV News Poster
06-19-2008, 07:21 AM
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Given that $100 at Wal-mart is essentially as good as cash, we can only imagine how titillating this offer may seem for Blu-ray holdouts. Announced today, the mega-retailer will be offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray player from June 8th through 14th -- and yes, Sony's PlayStation 3 is included. In case this wasn't enough to maybe-possibly get the general public to actually <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/03/new-blu-ray-research-says-more-of-the-same/">pay attention</a> to the format, Wally World will also sell "select" BD titles for $15 starting on the 8th. Since the format war ended earlier this year, we've seen report after report <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/14/more-research-asserts-that-blu-ray-adoption-isnt-apt-to-surge/">proclaiming</a> that Blu-ray adoption <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/03/new-research-looks-at-blu-ray-awareness-across-the-globe/">just wasn't taking off</a> here in America, but with a theoretical net price <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/12/funais-nb500-blu-ray-player-sliding-into-wal-mart-for-298/">now close to $200</a> (albeit for a few days only), we can certainly see the masses taking notice at long last.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0337087820080603>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/wal-mart-throws-in-100-gift-card-with-blu-ray-player-purchase/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1214775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/wal-mart-throws-in-100-gift-card-with-blu-ray-player-purchase/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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Given that $100 at Wal-mart is essentially as good as cash, we can only imagine how titillating this offer may seem for Blu-ray holdouts. Announced today, the mega-retailer will be offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray player from June 8th through 14th -- and yes, Sony's PlayStation 3 is included. In case this wasn't enough to maybe-possibly get the general public to actually <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/03/new-blu-ray-research-says-more-of-the-same/">pay attention</a> to the format, Wally World will also sell "select" BD titles for $15 starting on the 8th. Since the format war ended earlier this year, we've seen report after report <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/14/more-research-asserts-that-blu-ray-adoption-isnt-apt-to-surge/">proclaiming</a> that Blu-ray adoption <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/03/new-research-looks-at-blu-ray-awareness-across-the-globe/">just wasn't taking off</a> here in America, but with a theoretical net price <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/12/funais-nb500-blu-ray-player-sliding-into-wal-mart-for-298/">now close to $200</a> (albeit for a few days only), we can certainly see the masses taking notice at long last.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0337087820080603>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/wal-mart-throws-in-100-gift-card-with-blu-ray-player-purchase/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1214775/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/03/wal-mart-throws-in-100-gift-card-with-blu-ray-player-purchase/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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