HMV Grafton Street Reopening (Live music/Competitions/Discounts)

Doublelime · 18-04-2014 10:10pm

If there are only 10 PS4s no point going

jimd2 · 18-04-2014 10:27pm

I also still prefer buy getting albums on CD or listening to my old vinyl albums. That said, I prefer to watch films on Netflix or streamed through my android box. Maybe it is because albums have been an obsession for me over many years and I have bought many vinyl albums in second hand shops and received many CD's as presents that i never made the switch.

I do listen to a lot of radio programmes and record quite a few and get to hear newer music that way.

That said, i would agree with those suggesting that HMV will have a lot of difficulty surviving, hopefully they have negotiated v favorable rents and can manage to be flexible enough in their product offerings to keep the business viable.

Tinie · 18-04-2014 10:32pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

To those of you dissing physical copies, try listening to a cd on a good system; then listen to the same album in mp3 format via iPod or computer on the same system. There is a significant difference. Like I posted previously I haven't invested heavily in my system to negate it's performance completely by passing mp3 files through it!

Sure, if you're only going to listen to music on your phone/iPod via headphones then you're prob ok with downloads, but there is another audio level out there, and you don't have to be an audiophile or a snob to appreciate that.......it prob helps though!

That argument is invalid. I can download music off various different music suppliers online in flac format which is the highest quality available and listen to that on iTunes, winamp etc. I'm an audiophile, but think CDs are obsolete.

hfallada · 18-04-2014 10:34pm

Does anyone know if anyone is queuing outside of the store now?

ButtersSuki · 18-04-2014 10:47pm

Tinie wrote: »

That argument is invalid. I can download music off various different music suppliers online in flac format which is the highest quality available and listen to that on iTunes, winamp etc. I'm an audiophile, but think CDs are obsolete.

Way to miss the point. If you're listening on iTunes you're already behind.

RobbingBandit · 18-04-2014 10:49pm

hfallada wrote: »

Does anyone know if anyone is queuing outside of the store now?

Until about 4 am then I will call in the bomb scare and jump that mutha ****ing queue and get me a PS4, all seriousness I heard from the staff in Henry Street around 6pm tonight tht people had been queuing all-day today, crazy bastards if you ask me.

MagicMarker · 18-04-2014 10:54pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

sad bastards if you ask me.

FYP

hfallada · 18-04-2014 10:57pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Until about 4 am then I will call in the bomb scare and jump that mutha ****ing queue and get me a PS4, all seriousness I heard from the staff in Henry Street around 6pm tonight tht people had been queuing all-day today, crazy bastards if you ask me.

Not really. If you get a cheap PS4, you can double your money in 24 hours by just sitting on your arse.

SureYWouldntYa · 18-04-2014 10:57pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

FYP

queuing for a ps4 isnt sad. it's worth €400. one night outside in the cold is worth that me thinks

MagicMarker · 18-04-2014 11:03pm

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

queuing for a ps4 isnt sad. it's worth €400. one night outside in the cold is worth that me thinks

It's really not.

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 12:04am

Half thinking of queuing at 6am but good chance the ps4s will be gone by then. Might call down at 8 and hope for a blu-ray player at least.

Shorty11857 · 19-04-2014 7:03am

Just to give people a headsup queue seems to be over 60 people so probably not worth popping around

dmcg90 · 19-04-2014 7:06am

Got here at 6am and I was 31st in the queue.

Seems to be a lot of kids/couples in the queue so I still hold out hope of a PS4...

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 7:45am

Queue isn't too bad, got here just now, maybe 60 in queue. There may be a few already inside. The cheap PS4s are probably gone but hopefully the blu-ray players are still there and some other opening deals.

dmcg90 · 19-04-2014 7:46am

10 ps4 consoles in stock. 11th person asking for one.

God damn.

Shorty11857 · 19-04-2014 7:50am

PS4 sold they can't seem to sell the xbox ones though

Well suddenly my vinyl budget exploded

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 7:53am

2 Xbox ones left for 400 euro. Over 100 in the queue. Says a lot for the demand for the XBox One.

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 8:29am

Got my blu-ray player, I was number 96, quite happy with that. Some left but not for long I'd say. A lot of people buying PS4 at full price.

Something that wasn't advertised, 50 Off 2DS consoles. But I think its still only down to 110 which is only a bit cheaper than GameStop.

Not much other than that. A lot of people hogging the vinyl section.

RobbingBandit · 19-04-2014 8:38am

I'll pop up later myself, that 2ds offer is good hope there are still some left.

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 8:49am

RobbingBandit wrote: »

I'll pop up later myself, that 2ds offer is good hope there are still some left.

Oh I would think so, hasn't been advertised much at all. Its more like 20 euro off but still good if you're in the market for one.

Tinie · 19-04-2014 8:53am

I wonder who got the second free ps4 and why.

Sam Mac · 19-04-2014 9:25am

what's their blu-ray section like lads?

s8n · 19-04-2014 11:32am

Sam Mac wrote: »

what's their blu-ray section like lads?

full of blu rays

dmcg90 · 19-04-2014 11:36am

Tinie wrote: »

I wonder who got the second free ps4 and why.

They're doing a competition in store for that I think.

Got a PS4 for €299 in the end. They 'found' ten more. Pure luck I was at the counter at the right time.

Doublelime · 19-04-2014 11:49am

I got the last €300 euro PS4 at exactly 8:29. HMV then said to 3 of my friends that they were all "gone" and only €400 PS4s were left. In the ad they said PS4s were €300 while stocks last. So doesn't that mean all PS4s should be €300?

RobbingBandit · 19-04-2014 11:50am

Anyone else get told gift cards can not be used

Shorty11857 · 19-04-2014 11:54am

dmcg90 wrote: »

They're doing a competition in store for that I think.

Got a PS4 for €299 in the end. They 'found' ten more. Pure luck I was at the counter at the right time.

Crap probably should have gone to the game section oh well not like there's any games I really wanted to play.

Spent the money on vinyl anyway

corcaigh07 · 19-04-2014 11:57am

Doublelime wrote: »

I got the last €300 euro PS4 at exactly 8:29. HMV then said to 3 of my friends that they were all "gone" and only €400 PS4s were left. In the ad they said PS4s were €300 while stocks last. So doesn't that mean all PS4s should be €300?

Ah jeez, I asked as well. Told they were gone. I got in the door at 8, might have got one if I queued.

Glad you got yours DMG, you deserved the luck.

erkifino · 19-04-2014 12:33pm

hfallada wrote: »

Not really. If you get a cheap PS4, you can double your money in 24 hours by just sitting on your arse.

Double your money? Tell me more!

The Wild Bunch · 19-04-2014 12:36pm

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dmcg90 · 19-04-2014 1:00pm

corcaigh07 wrote: »

Ah jeez, I asked as well. Told they were gone. I got in the door at 8, might have got one if I queued.

Glad you got yours DMG, you deserved the luck.

Cheers! Was honestly surprised.

I feel bad for the people that left the queue after they were told they couldn't get a PS4 and then another 10 mysteriously turn up.

ButtersSuki · 19-04-2014 2:04pm

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Anyone else get told gift cards can not be used

Went to the till with over a hundred euro worth of stuff to buy after spending the guts of an hour browsing vinyl, cd and blu ready/DVD section only to find the gift card weren't being accepted. Just left there now with €150 of unused gift cards in my arse pocket because they couldn't fix their tills. So annoying....you'd think they could sort basic stuff like that out today of all days?

Selection wise, the vinyl section was good though I hope it's that full constantly and not just for today. Blu Ray was meh and only browsed some specialist DVD but they were ok.

Pricing wise, some good and in line or even slightly cheaper than online, some way out of kilter......Gama Of thrones 1-3 blu Ray €89.99, approx €67 via amazon etc. Have it so wasn't looking per se but it did jump out at me.

No blu Ray audio section which I did think they might try and tap into, but seems not.

hfallada · 19-04-2014 3:42pm

erkifino wrote: »

Double your money? Tell me more!

Rumours were that they was going to be 10 PS4s at €100 each

the groutch · 19-04-2014 5:34pm

Are those giftcards ones from recently, or from just before they originally shut their doors?
It's a different company running the show now, so they don't have to take the old ones.

ButtersSuki · 19-04-2014 6:20pm

the groutch wrote: »

Are those giftcards ones from recently, or from just before they originally shut their doors?
It's a different company running the show now, so they don't have to take the old ones.

New/recent - didn't think I'd have to explain that one!! They didn't have their tills set up to scan them today. Daft.

Plus, iirc, the new company promised to honour old ones anyway.

RobbingBandit · 19-04-2014 7:14pm

If you ask me that was a stunt with the no gift cards, today was all about getting in as much cash as possible, absolute shambles that the store has internally been active for the best part of a week and upon opening customers with gift cards are again screwed over. Very bad business practise.

the groutch · 19-04-2014 8:56pm

yeah, that's pretty crappy alright, you'd think they'd have covered all their bases before re-opening.
it's not like the infrastructure isnt there with the Xtravisions and the Henry Street, Dundrum, etc stores back up and running.

Hugh Cream · 19-04-2014 9:26pm

Dublinstiofán wrote: »

Thats just not true. And im so emphatic about it heres a price check for ya on the last few items i bought in HMV.

HMV

Best of Keane €10.99
Villagers €10.99
Girl €12.99
Now 86 €19.99
Fleetwood Mac €8.00
We need Medicine €9.99

Amazon

Best of Keane €12.15
Villagers €13.34
Girl €12.15
Now 86 €14.94 (Bought on Amazon)
Fleetwood Mac €9.72
We need Medicine €9.72

So my HMV total is €52.87 and my Amazon total is €57.08 (Excluding Shipping which was mandatory on some items
as they didn't qualify for free delivery. A few years ago they would have been worlds apart but not anymore!

Photo so you know i'm not bull****ting

I also priced a PS3 game in one of the new Xtravision/HMW stores, which traditionally used to be very expensive
as Xtravision only. The game was €4 cheaper in the store than it was on Amazon.

I know that golden discs and Tower exist however i prefer using a HMV store as just browsing around they have
a huge selection and your likely to hit on something you like. There is no other store in Dublin you can do that
with the same impact. I've walked into Tower on one or two occasions way back looking for 24 boxsets and they
were a ridiculous €64.99 when they were €29.99 in HMV.

tbf tower are worse than hmv for prices, youd be crazy to buy anything off them.
wouldnt for a minute think you were bull ****ting, but personally i wouldnt bother with hmv, if i could find a smaller cheaper or similarly priced shop to what id find online id shop there.
dont feel like i need to pay over the odds for items, from people who unless its on the computer in front of them in many cases have no clue about release dates and such.

for what its worth i done a few searches on amazon and found a few of those items cheaper than what you did.

Hugh Cream · 19-04-2014 9:36pm

thegift06 wrote: »

no joke there is actually one person already queing to win the ps4, I walked past it there an hour ago

there only had to be one person though, wasnt it the first person in the line won it, why the fuk would anyone bother getting in line after that.

Hugh Cream · 19-04-2014 9:41pm

oh and buying a blu ray player in 2014 makes no sense at all, no matter how cheap it is..

ButtersSuki · 19-04-2014 10:00pm

Hugh Cream wrote: »

oh and buying a blu ray player in 2014 makes no sense at all, no matter how cheap it is..

Oh dear.....

Go on, explain...this should be good. Let me put some popcorn on first....

Tinie · 19-04-2014 10:09pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Oh dear.....

Go on, explain...this should be good. Let me put some popcorn on first....

Ever since I found out about Plex I have no need for Any dvds or blu rays. It costs about €20 in total to get a box to run Plex and assuming you have a laptop or android phone or Xbox or whatever, your all set. Its possibly the easiest and cheapest way to view films and the user interface is amazing for an open source program. Not to mention that bluerays are damn expensive to buy.

Obviously a ten euro blue rah player is a bargain for non techie folk but if you have any tech experience then you probably already know about and are running Plex on some device.

ButtersSuki · 19-04-2014 10:14pm

Tinie wrote: »

Ever since I found out about Plex I have no need for Any dvds or blu rays. It costs about €20 in total to get a box to run Plex and assuming you have a laptop or android phone or Xbox or whatever, your all set. Its possibly the easiest and cheapest way to view films and the user interface is amazing for an open source program. Not to mention that bluerays are damn expensive to buy.

Obviously a ten euro blue rah player is a bargain for non techie folk but if you have any tech experience then you probably already know about and are running Plex on some device.

Ok......

Well what if you want to watch something in 9.2, 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound?

What if you want HD?

What if you don't want to be waiting for something to buffer?

What if you have a top notch tv and don't want to watch stuff in your laptop?

What if you already have an extensive DVD and BR collection and want to watch those?

Tinie · 19-04-2014 10:19pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Ok......

Well what if you want to watch something in 9.2, 7.1 or 5.1 surround sound?

What if you want HD?

What if you don't want to be waiting for something to buffer?

What if you have a top notch tv and don't want to watch stuff in your laptop?

What if you already have an extensive DVD and BR collection and want to watch those?

Plex can play files in true surround sound. Plex can play 1080p files. You hook up your Plex box to the TV via hdmi like a blue ray player. There's in no buffering if its on a home network. I have an big enough collection of DVDs but am in the process of shifting them to the parents gaff. No need for them anymore.

The Wild Bunch · 20-04-2014 8:48am

Gonna pop in tomorrow and have a butchers

Metroid diorteM · 20-04-2014 10:06am

Tinie wrote: »

Plex can play files in true surround sound. Plex can play 1080p files. You hook up your Plex box to the TV via hdmi like a blue ray player. There's in no buffering if its on a home network. I have an big enough collection of DVDs but am in the process of shifting them to the parents gaff. No need for them anymore.

I had a look and plex seems better setup for pirates than consumers tbh?

I've no respect for people who would buy media until stealing becomes an option.

I pay for digital media, but physical protects the consumer as well as the artist. Cloud media can disappear at the flick of a switch and sharing apps screw artists over.

So don't slag Blu ray buyers please. We pay for the content pirates leech.

Hugh Cream · 20-04-2014 5:19pm

The days of hoarding physical copies, weather it be CD, DVD or Blu Ray are gone.
Streaming is the way ahead, weather it be on plex or through apple.

But hey if you want to support little old hmv, the shop that ripped us off for years, and continue to do so, who am I to argue.

The Wild Bunch · 20-04-2014 5:31pm

Hugh Cream wrote: »

The days of hoarding physical copies, weather it be CD, DVD or Blu Ray are gone.
Streaming is the way ahead, weather it be on plex or through apple.

But hey if you want to support little old hmv, the shop that ripped us off for years, and continue to do so, who am I to argue.

Stop talking ****e

Jumboman · 20-04-2014 5:44pm

What deal are they doing on blu rays ?

RobbingBandit · 20-04-2014 6:04pm

It's not the same company, Hilco bought out both Xtravision and HMV last year and have redone them both as a hybrid store, this is not the old HMV and if I have to say that again I will appear out of your home screen and Grimm Reaper you, whom ever you may be.

HMV Grafton Street Reopening (Live music/Competitions/Discounts)

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