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Future Shop in Canada issues press release


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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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October 2007
This may indeed be good for us Canadians since finally some domestic good deals may be had for those of us looking for cheap backup players. Also, a friend of mine at work and also some Internet sources have rumored that both Future Shop and Best Buy Canada will be holding a 75% off sale on HD DVD movies soon!

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Future Shop Moves to Blu-ray High-Definition (HD) Products and Exits HD-DVD

(Burnaby, BC) February 19, 2008 - - Future Shop, Canada’s largest consumer electronics retailer and e-tailer, announces that it will move to Blu-ray as the format for next generation high-definition (HD) home theatre and entertainment technology. Future Shop will offer the largest selection of Blu-ray hardware and software in Canada.

Future Shop is exiting the HD-DVD market. Future Shop will liquidate its inventory and offer great deals on HD-DVD players for customers looking for quality branded DVD players.

“Future Shop recognizes that recent changes in the industry have placed Blu-ray as the next generation high-definition format. As a result Future Shop is now recommending Blu-ray software and hardware products to customers. This decision is great news for our customers as it now allows Future Shop to focus on Blu-ray technology exclusively, said Eric Stockner, Director of Home
Theatre Merchandising, Future Shop.”
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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November 2007
Yeah but what I worry about is the movies that are about to be released that are currently HD DVD exclusive. Does this mean I have to hunt for a store that will sell them, or even worse wait until they finally come out on Blu?

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