Best Buy offering $50 gift cards to HD DVD owners
Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:23AM EDT
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Did you get your soon-to-be-obsolete HD DVD deck from Best Buy? If so, the retailer wants to give you a $50 gift card for your trouble.
Those who bought a player over the Best Buy Web site, joined the retailer's "rewards" program, or bought an extended warranty should receive a card automatically; everyone else will need to cough up a receipt.
It's the latest move by retailers to make up for the death of the HD DVD format; just a couple of weeks ago, Circuit City announced (quietly) that it would extend its trade-in policy for HD DVD players to 90 days, two months longer than the standard 30-day rule.
Best Buy also announced that it'll buy back HD DVD players through its trade-in site, it's not clear how much credit you'll get in return. (It's worth noting that HD DVD decks are currently going for just $50 or so on eBay, so I wouldn't count on a big payoff.)
Related:
HD DVD Owners, Some Stores Want to Make Amends [NYT's Bits blog]
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1 Posted by dubyac99 on Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:52PM EDT Report Abuse
Amazon is selling these full price at $50 for new. I know third party sellers are probably selling it higher than that, but Amazone the actual site is selling at just $50, no tax for many states and free shipping offered.