The Weekly RoundUp
The Features
–Lucille Ball & Theresa Tirelli in “Lucy’s Italian Movie”(I Love Lucy: Season 5 – 1956)
–Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers as Josh & Dinah Barkley (The Barkleys of Broadway – 1949)
–Jessica Alba & Nick Stahl (Sin City – 2005)
–Homer Simpson as Homer the Clown (The Simpsons: Season 6 – 1995)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlien Planet$10.46$12.99$15.99--The Andy Griffith Show: S3$27.29$29.99$32.99$29.99-Astaire & Rogers Signature Coll. V1$41.94$69.99$49.99--The Ballad of Jack and Rose$18.87$24.99$19.99$16.99-The Barkleys of Broadway$14.98$14.99$15.99--Breakin’ Collection$24.46$29.99$24.99--The Brown Bunny: SuperBit$17.47$22.99---Dave Chappelle: For What Its Worth$13.96$14.99$12.99$12.99-The Deal$18.72$22.99$24.97--Follow the Fleet$14.98$14.99$15.99--The Glass Shield SE$17.99$14.99$17.99--I Love Lucy: Season 5$38.49$39.99$55.98$39.99$37.99Jamboree$14.98$14.99$15.99--Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection$69.97$99.99$99.99--Little Britain: Complete 1st Series$20.99$23.99$24.99--Mambo Kings$13.98$14.99$15.99--The Man Who Copied$18.74$19.99$19.99--My Left Foot SE$13.99$14.99$17.99--My Neighbors the Yamadas$20.99$19.99$19.99--The Office: Season 1$20.99$19.99$24.99$19.99-Phil of the Future: Vol. 1$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Pom Poko$20.99$19.99$19.99--Saved/Bell-New Class: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99--Shall We Dance$14.98$14.99$15.99--The Simpsons: Season 6$32.49$29.99$32.99$29.99-Sin City$15.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Swing Time$13.98$14.99$15.99--That’s So Raven: Volume 2$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Top Hat$13.98$14.99$15.99--Undeclared: Complete Series$34.99$33.99---Walt Disney’s Timeless Tales Vol. 1$13.99$14.99$17.99--Walt Disney’s Timeless Tales Vol. 2$13.99$14.99$17.99--**The Wedding Date$17.98$19.99$19.99$16.99$18.99Will & Grace: Season 4$31.49$33.99$32.99$34.99-
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
The Astaire/Rogers Signature Collection – Vol. 1: The Barkleys of Broadway, Follow the Fleet, Shall We Dance, Swing Time, and Top Hat.
Breakin’ Collection: Breakin’, Breakin’ 2, Beat Street & bonus disc.
The Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection: The Scar, Camera Buff, No End, Blind Chance, A Short Film About Killing, A Short Film About Love.
Walt Disney Timeless Tales Vol. 1: The Prince and the Pauper, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare.
Walt Disney Timeless Tales Vol. 2: The Ugly Duckling, The Wind and the Willows, The Country Cousin.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!
$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I only include the titles I feel like including (or the ones Dave tells me he's looking for ;o)). In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. So, please don't complain. If there is a title not included in the Roundup that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone...like Dave & I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! The Wedding Date is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy is promoting a FREE Comic Book with its copies of Frank Miller’s Sin City (either DVD or UMD for PSP gaming system). Minimum 100 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City says you can save $10 when you buy The Simpsons: Season 6 AND any other season. In-Store only. Purchases must be on same receipt.
--Circuit City’s got a FREE lithograph set with its copies of Frank Miller’s Sin City. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 45 per store.
--Target is offering a FREE $5 gift card with the purchase of Will & Grace: Season 4 at their store. Gift card automatically given at register; no rain checks.
The Appeal
Any visitor to the Weekly RoundUp should be sure to check out the new Main Portal Page of the Home Theater Forum….FOR TWO VERY GOOD REASONS!
First: Parker & Ron have re-formatted the Portal Page to include exclusive HT industry news you won’t find in any place on the HTF! Second: You will help support the Home Theater Forum and keep it up and running.
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. THIS IS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO HELP…AND IT’S FREE OF CHARGE…AND INFORMATIVE, TOO!
If you simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone wILL bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please take an extra second of your time and land first on the HTF Portal Page. You’ll see the new Industry News sections AND help out financially. THANKS!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: August 16, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
SONY/Columbia-TriStar
Fear of a Black Hat ... $14.94
The Features
–Lucille Ball & Theresa Tirelli in “Lucy’s Italian Movie”(I Love Lucy: Season 5 – 1956)
–Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers as Josh & Dinah Barkley (The Barkleys of Broadway – 1949)
–Jessica Alba & Nick Stahl (Sin City – 2005)
–Homer Simpson as Homer the Clown (The Simpsons: Season 6 – 1995)
The Prices
TITLEAmazonBestBuyCrcCityTargetCostcoAlien Planet$10.46$12.99$15.99--The Andy Griffith Show: S3$27.29$29.99$32.99$29.99-Astaire & Rogers Signature Coll. V1$41.94$69.99$49.99--The Ballad of Jack and Rose$18.87$24.99$19.99$16.99-The Barkleys of Broadway$14.98$14.99$15.99--Breakin’ Collection$24.46$29.99$24.99--The Brown Bunny: SuperBit$17.47$22.99---Dave Chappelle: For What Its Worth$13.96$14.99$12.99$12.99-The Deal$18.72$22.99$24.97--Follow the Fleet$14.98$14.99$15.99--The Glass Shield SE$17.99$14.99$17.99--I Love Lucy: Season 5$38.49$39.99$55.98$39.99$37.99Jamboree$14.98$14.99$15.99--Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection$69.97$99.99$99.99--Little Britain: Complete 1st Series$20.99$23.99$24.99--Mambo Kings$13.98$14.99$15.99--The Man Who Copied$18.74$19.99$19.99--My Left Foot SE$13.99$14.99$17.99--My Neighbors the Yamadas$20.99$19.99$19.99--The Office: Season 1$20.99$19.99$24.99$19.99-Phil of the Future: Vol. 1$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Pom Poko$20.99$19.99$19.99--Saved/Bell-New Class: Season 4$27.99$34.99$34.99--Shall We Dance$14.98$14.99$15.99--The Simpsons: Season 6$32.49$29.99$32.99$29.99-Sin City$15.98$16.99$14.99$16.99$18.99Swing Time$13.98$14.99$15.99--That’s So Raven: Volume 2$13.99$14.99$15.99$14.99-Top Hat$13.98$14.99$15.99--Undeclared: Complete Series$34.99$33.99---Walt Disney’s Timeless Tales Vol. 1$13.99$14.99$17.99--Walt Disney’s Timeless Tales Vol. 2$13.99$14.99$17.99--**The Wedding Date$17.98$19.99$19.99$16.99$18.99Will & Grace: Season 4$31.49$33.99$32.99$34.99-
Individual Titles included in Collections listed above:
The Astaire/Rogers Signature Collection – Vol. 1: The Barkleys of Broadway, Follow the Fleet, Shall We Dance, Swing Time, and Top Hat.
Breakin’ Collection: Breakin’, Breakin’ 2, Beat Street & bonus disc.
The Krzysztof Kieslowski Collection: The Scar, Camera Buff, No End, Blind Chance, A Short Film About Killing, A Short Film About Love.
Walt Disney Timeless Tales Vol. 1: The Prince and the Pauper, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare.
Walt Disney Timeless Tales Vol. 2: The Ugly Duckling, The Wind and the Willows, The Country Cousin.
The Disclaimer
Standard disclaimer: All prices are taken from the websites of each chain, or from their printed advertisements, the Sunday of the week of release (so as to catch any week-of-release sale prices). All prices are subject to change by each chain. Prices and inventory in-store may or may not match the website price. If a price is marked "$_N/A_" in the grid, it means that this title is not shown as available on that chain's website or perhaps in their ads...but it COULD still be in-stores!
$_"LP" means the advertisement says "Low Price", and $_"HP" means the advertisement says "Hot Price". Use of either of these in the Roundup grid indicates that I could not locate a definite price for the item, and the ad is all I have to go on. Retailers use these phrases in advertisements so that they do not violate MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) agreements with the studios. Doing so can cost them thousands or even millions of dollars in co-op advertising funds.
I only include the titles I feel like including (or the ones Dave tells me he's looking for ;o)). In fact, the titles are pretty much the ones I'm personally interested in, with few exceptions. I don't get paid for this, and I don't have time to devote to doing every DVD. So, please don't complain. If there is a title not included in the Roundup that you want to see, just look it up yourself, and be nice enough to post and share the results with everyone...like Dave & I do!
Note that Circuit City does not guarantee their sale prices in Hawaii. Also note that I cannot include Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices in the standard Roundup: they set prices at individual stores based on nearby competition, so there is not a way I can say here what price you'll find at YOUR local Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club location. When it comes to Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club prices mentioned at all, just remember that "Your Mileage May Vary".
The Specials
**BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! The Wedding Date is available in both OAR and MAR versions...get the correct one!
--Best Buy is promoting a FREE Comic Book with its copies of Frank Miller’s Sin City (either DVD or UMD for PSP gaming system). Minimum 100 per store. No rainchecks.
--Circuit City says you can save $10 when you buy The Simpsons: Season 6 AND any other season. In-Store only. Purchases must be on same receipt.
--Circuit City’s got a FREE lithograph set with its copies of Frank Miller’s Sin City. In-store only. While supplies last. Minimum 45 per store.
--Target is offering a FREE $5 gift card with the purchase of Will & Grace: Season 4 at their store. Gift card automatically given at register; no rain checks.
The Appeal
Any visitor to the Weekly RoundUp should be sure to check out the new Main Portal Page of the Home Theater Forum….FOR TWO VERY GOOD REASONS!
First: Parker & Ron have re-formatted the Portal Page to include exclusive HT industry news you won’t find in any place on the HTF! Second: You will help support the Home Theater Forum and keep it up and running.
Operating the HTF is not free for Parker and Ron. That is why there is advertising throughout the forum and there has been the occasional membership fund drive. THIS IS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO HELP…AND IT’S FREE OF CHARGE…AND INFORMATIVE, TOO!
If you simply link to the Portal Page when you start your visits to the HTF, that act alone wILL bring revenue to the forum. While it would also be nice if you wanted to click on some of the advertisers’ links and check out their deals and sales (that form of “window shopping” would bring even more revenue to the forum), the simple act of landing on the Portal Page registers a “hit” or “impression” that creates revenue for the HTF.
So, if you’ve been “sneaking in” to the HTF through links to your favorite thread or forum, please take an extra second of your time and land first on the HTF Portal Page. You’ll see the new Industry News sections AND help out financially. THANKS!
The Markdowns
The latest markdowns according to DavisDVD:
EFFECTIVE: August 16, 2005 (Studio/Titles/New SRP)
SONY/Columbia-TriStar
Fear of a Black Hat ... $14.94