 Blu Ray vs HD-DVD |
| Blu Ray vs HD-DVD |
 Aug 7 2007, 09:30 AM
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I know we've had this question before, but it's been quite a while. Just curious what you guys think. There's a lot of stuff to consider, from cost to manufactur to cost of the players, etc.
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Aug 15 2007, 03:27 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
the markup isn't much. i worked in an electronics store before. they make all their money by selling you cables and speakers and car audio stuff. best buy's markup on large electronics like TVs, computers, etc is 5%. their markup on the 8' monster HDMI cable they insist you need with that TV is about 3000%.
but i'm not really sure how markup fits into this... what matters is the price to the consumer. the bottom line is that people will not pay 20% more for a BD player. |
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Aug 15 2007, 09:52 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Aug 15 2007, 04:27 PM)  the markup isn't much. i worked in an electronics store before. they make all their money by selling you cables and speakers and car audio stuff. best buy's markup on large electronics like TVs, computers, etc is 5%. their markup on the 8' monster HDMI cable they insist you need with that TV is about 3000%. but i'm not really sure how markup fits into this... what matters is the price to the consumer. the bottom line is that people will not pay 20% more for a BD player. The markup on an HD television is over 30% at CompUSA. And from what I'm told by people that have worked at Best Buy and Circuit City, it's pretty much the same at both of those places. We have one HD television at CompUSA that has a $100 spiff. And the HE department at Circuit City is the only department that still gets commission. HD televisions are very lucrative and that's why a lot of the major retailers focus on them so much. (Yes, you are right though. Computers do have a very small markup as do digital cameras. Upgrades have decent markup and networking equipment is the highest markup there is other than cables and televisions) EDIT: Here's the same TV at CompUSA and Best Buy. Same price. And I can guarantee you that the markup on this TV is about $900 at CompUSA. This post has been edited by pebkac: Aug 15 2007, 09:55 PM -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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impala454 Blu Ray vs HD-DVD Aug 7 2007, 09:30 AM
pebkac I'd go with blu-ray.
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