Hammer Horror at Target

[Count_Zirock]

I miss Media Play. Used to get some great collectible figures there, too.

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[Dr. Blasko]

I hated MediaPlay. $30 - $40 for movies you can get for $15 - $20 elsewhere? No thanks! The only thing they would occasionally have decent prices on were video games and Pokemon cards (ah to grow up in the 90s ). Still, Best Buy has now gotten to that point too in many ways.

[Mord]

Best Buy has a horrible selection of movies. They mostly have stacks of the big hits and little or no classics or cult films. Barnes & Noble are one of the few places that carry obscure titles (but you have to wait for a sale to afford them).

[horrorhunter]

I hated MediaPlay. $30 - $40 for movies you can get for $15 - $20 elsewhere? No thanks! The only thing they would occasionally have decent prices on were video games and Pokemon cards (ah to grow up in the 90s ). Still, Best Buy has now gotten to that point too in many ways.

Yeah, Mediaplay was overpriced on most things. We had a Mediaplay years before we got a BestBuy. Before I had access to eBay I would occasionally buy something from Mediaplay just because I could find it nowhere else. Still, I did a lot more looking than buying. I mostly bought Diamond and Alpha DVDs which were cheap at any store which carried them. And Mediaplay would occasionally have bargain bins of DVDs which actually were good buys. When BestBuy finally moved in up the road is when Mediaplay started the downward spiral towards oblivion. BestBuy was cheaper on nearly everything, and had a better selection. Now, the roles have shifted, and BestBuy can't compete with Amazon and eBay, and Walmart for bargain DVDs. At least that's been my experience.

[Monster Bob]

Best Buy has a horrible selection of movies. They mostly have stacks of the big hits and little or no classics or cult films. Barnes & Noble are one of the few places that carry obscure titles (but you have to wait for a sale to afford them).

The Best Buy near me just reset the front half of the store this last week, and they are down to a measly couple of racks for DVDs now. Half what they had a month ago!

[zombiehorror]

So much of the lack of physical media in stores has to do with the internet sales, the younger set can't be bothered with going into a store!  According to Bestbuy.com they have  DVD (91583)/Blu-ray Disc (10022).  Walmart.com has DVD (65979)/Blu-ray Disc (7984).  Target.com has DVD (63621)/Blu-ray (7937).

Now in comparison Amazon.com lists DVD (765,417)/Blu-ray (42,359) and then there are sites like Deep Discount, Oldies.com, Borders.com (which actually still carries a nice instore selection....but for how long?!), etc. and a lot of companies you can just go straight to them and buy titles nowadays!

I still don't think digital download is going to become the norm but buying your physical media online is probably going to be inevitable!

[Illoman]

We had a Borders here for a while, but they sold everything at full retail!! Why buy it there when you can get it from Amazon or DeepDiscount for much less? I agree Borders had a great selection, but I have to watch every penny it seems.

[Dr. Blasko]

So much of the lack of physical media in stores has to do with the internet sales, the younger set can't be bothered with going into a store!  According to Bestbuy.com they have  DVD (91583)/Blu-ray Disc (10022).  Walmart.com has DVD (65979)/Blu-ray Disc (7984).  Target.com has DVD (63621)/Blu-ray (7937).

Now in comparison Amazon.com lists DVD (765,417)/Blu-ray (42,359) and then there are sites like Deep Discount, Oldies.com, Borders.com (which actually still carries a nice instore selection....but for how long?!), etc. and a lot of companies you can just go straight to them and buy titles nowadays!

I still don't think digital download is going to become the norm but buying your physical media online is probably going to be inevitable!

Its a little difficult to compare Amazon's quantity to Best Buy's because Amazon counts a lot of third parties separately and also has items that are out of print sold by third party retailers as well.

Regardless, online is the way to go, especially with BBY's horrible customer service as of late. Upgrade & Save was a nightmare to deal with.

[zombiehorror]

Its a little difficult to compare Amazon's quantity to Best Buy's because Amazon counts a lot of third parties separately and also has items that are out of print sold by third party retailers as well.

That's exactly my point!  There is no point in Best Buy, Target, Walmart, etc. trying to compete with these online retailers and if they can't beat them, they'll just join them!

Regardless, online is the way to go, especially with BBY's horrible customer service as of late. Upgrade & Save was a nightmare to deal with.

I must have got lucky, I read/heard of some folks having issues but I didn't have any and hope they do it again in the fall!

[Mord]

 Also, a lot of young people don't even bother with dvds or Blu-rays, they just download what they need. Vhs tapes used to have ads for the amazing dvd revolution. Dvd ads told us our dvds are crap and we must switch to Blu-ray. Now Blu-rays have ads telling us that Ultraviolet is the future. How many formats do with have to buy our movies in. I'm keeping my dvds with a sprinkle of new Blu-rays.

[zombiehorror]

Also, a lot of young people don't even bother with dvds or Blu-rays, they just download what they need. Vhs tapes used to have ads for the amazing dvd revolution. Dvd ads told us our dvds are crap and we must switch to Blu-ray. Now Blu-rays have ads telling us that Ultraviolet is the future. How many formats do with have to buy our movies in. I'm keeping my dvds with a sprinkle of new Blu-rays.

In the long term the folks buying these digital download don't really own anything!  If you store them on any electronic device and that device craps out then your movies crap out as well!  Ultraviolet or any other cloud storage is the same thing, you don't really own anything.  If you can't afford or somehow lose internet access you get nothing.  What if these cloud storage get hacked?  What if they all get erased?  I'll take physical media any day, the day they quit making it is definitely the day I quit owning movies/tv shows!

[Mord]

Absolutely, it's like buying into a time-share scam (besides, I like the cover art and occasional booklet).

[Paul L]

Mord, Zombiehorror, you spoke my mind.

[horrorhunter]

I'll take physical media any day, the day they quit making it is definitely the day I quit owning movies/tv shows!

Physical media is the only way to go for the long haul. If they do quit making it we still have our DVD collections. DVDs don't wear out the way VHS does. Unless you lose them to theft or fire, you will have your movie collection for the rest of your life. All you need is a TV, DVD player, and electricity.

[Dr. Blasko]

While I like digital downloads on the road, if I want to own a movie, physical copy is the only way to go. Its a bit of a moot point though, since basically every blu-ray now includes a digital copy for the most part.

And zombiehorror, I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I was not referring to competition, but rather comparing the amount of stock Amazon has compared to other places. When looking at the wide numbers, its a free for all of third party sellers who expect to get collector prices for everything, in addition to warehouse overstock, plus of course what Amazon actually sells. If you narrow it down to just Amazon (and what they make a majority of profits on), then their numbers are much closer to Best Buy.

As far as "joining" Amazon, it will never happen. Amazon being online with their own online service is direct competition to Best Buy and Walmart's own online video services. If that were not the case, perhaps it could happen as Best Buy focuses more on cell phones and TV's (and there is still the possibility if Best Buy does indeed end up going through major financial troubles, which they are at risk of doing), but unless Walmart suddenly does a complete 180 sales wise, they will stay on their own. The only outlyer is Target, who has no digital video service. Regardless, I don't think any of them would join with Amazon unless as a last minute, last ditch effort, as that would mean sharing profits, which none of those big corporations wish to do.