Best Buy: Top Spin Bundle $399, HD DVD player $149
by Dustin Burg 
{ Aug 1st 2007 at 12:00PM }
Best Buy also went discount crazy on the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive this morning, slashing the price to $149.99 and even including the five free HD DVDs (pdf). But sadly, the HD DVD player stock has sold out online. Though, we advise checking with your local Best Buy, because we confirmed with our store and they too have dropped the price to $149 and it includes the King Kong movie and the five free HD DVD offer. We've got some shopping to do!
[Thanks santini]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
refinedsugar @ Aug 1st 2007 12:29PM
... and now we play the waiting game to see if anything of this translates over to us in Canada.
fruit_bat @ Aug 1st 2007 12:46PM
Does any one know more about the 5 free hd dvd offer? If its limited to to certain movies , etc.?
Dustin Burg @ Aug 1st 2007 12:51PM
@ fruit_bat
Check out the PDF link in the post, it links to the offer details and the movie selections.
Tony @ Aug 1st 2007 12:59PM
From what I understood, you pick from a list and it's in tiers. So you can only pick 1 HD-DVD from each tier.
MYPS3KilledMy360 @ Aug 1st 2007 1:01PM
why didnt MS just build the damn thing in the elite. stop beating around the bush it give hd dvds the push it needs b4 its too late. O because it would just be too expensive! yeah right! 360fanboys would of bought anyway.
LilTmac2003 @ Aug 1st 2007 1:13PM
I got a really quick question... Well since Best Buy is sold out of their HD-DVD players, but Circuit City matches... Is their a specific ad that I can show Circuit City, because online it says it's 179.99 [on Best Buy's website]... or a receipt of some type?
JBurnaBTNH @ Aug 1st 2007 1:27PM
Strange - wonder if the Best Buy discount was a screw-up. Looks like they changed the price back on the website to 179. I bought mine today at my local Best Buy and they still had the price point at 200, but I got it for 150 after showing them the online price.
VOS @ Aug 1st 2007 1:26PM
The price changed on the HD player, site now says $179.
Benjamin09 @ Aug 1st 2007 1:26PM
In my opinion these are better choices then the 5 free blu-ray movies you get to choose from when buying a Blu Ray or PS3. I wish the x had not gotten me this player.
@5 Its amazing the features HD has over Blu Ray movies. If you look at the movie 300, which is on blu or HD. Take a look at the back of the movie and you will see that HD has many more features then the Blu version. I have a PS3 also but theres nothing to play (games)until Lair comes out, but I will always buy the HD versions of movies before Blu-Ray
@6 yes, they will match online prices, I would print it off and go to your local Circuit city. Inform them of the fact that it is online for 149.99. I would only pull out the printed copy if they ask for it. Because when I bought my PS3 I said that online it stated that I would get an extra controller for free and they never checked anything.
LilTmac2003 @ Aug 1st 2007 2:11PM
@8
Do you have the page printed out at 149.99... Because as I mentioned before, the website says it's 179.99...
Benjamin09 @ Aug 1st 2007 2:34PM
LilTmac2003, I would still go and ask. Saying it is 149.99 on Best Buy website and see what they say. Worst thing they can say is no.Just dont mention that it is 179.99 now.
Milosz @ Aug 1st 2007 2:51PM
I noticed on dealcatcher.com that it was selling at bb online for $150, so I ordered it for an in store pickup in the morning and picked it up a lunch.
Too bad best buy didn't have any 300 hd dvds in stock (sold out).
VOS @ Aug 1st 2007 2:44PM
Just called, its $179. The $149 price was on the site for a short while and now everytime I check, its $19.
Bryan @ Aug 1st 2007 3:36PM
Called my local BestBuy this morning, they told me that it was $149.99 and they had 4 in stock. So I rushed over there, the tag in front of the unit again said $149.99 and they actually had 5 in stock. I get to the register and they tried to charge me $179.99. After calling the department, and confirming that it was supposed to be $179.99, the clerk gave it to me for $149.99. Woo! So, just check out your local BestBuy
brock_samson @ Aug 2nd 2007 3:07AM
They did the same thing to me. Tried to play dumb saying it was 179. I dragged their sorry asses to the display area with the 149 tag.
They all gave this look like I was stealing from their kids.
alindy @ Aug 2nd 2007 3:05PM
I picked up the last unit today at my BB, and the price tag was $149 and the register said $179. After being escorted to the price tag by an attractive cashier, I happily left the store with my package for $149.