Wal-Mart stores across the U.S. held a special promotional HD DVD player sale this week, offering Toshiba’s HD-A2 DVD player for a mere $98.87. The sale was part of Wal-Mart’s Secret In-Store Specials promotion designed to jump-start the holiday buying season. Wal-Mart’s promotional materials noted that the specially priced unit wasn’t available in all stores in all states, but a Wal-Mart in northern Idaho serving a community of less than 80,000 people sold out its 25 units in less than an hour Friday morning.
HD DVD Takes Holiday Jab at Blu-ray With Sub-$100 Players
Posted by: Chris Maxcer November 2, 2007 11:33 AMWal-Mart stores across the U.S. held a special promotional HD DVD player sale this week, offering Toshiba’s HD-A2 DVD player for a mere $98.87. The sale was part of Wal-Mart’s Secret In-Store Specials promotion designed to jump-start the holiday buying season. Wal-Mart’s promotional materials noted that the specially priced unit wasn’t available in all stores in all states, but a Wal-Mart in northern Idaho serving a community of less than 80,000 people sold out its 25 units in less than an hour Friday morning.