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

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    #32
    s8n
    Registered Users Posts: 3,832 ✭✭✭s8n


    why would someone buy the best of keane ?


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    #33
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    IMO I don't no how they will survive.
    Who is going to buy a film/CD when you can buy them on iTunes without the risk of a scratched disk or even download for free. You can even stream your films. The market for hard copies of such items will be wiped out soon enough.


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    #34
    Digitalism
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Digitalism


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    IMO I don't no how they will survive.
    Who is going to buy a film/CD when you can buy them on iTunes without the risk of a scratched disk or even download for free. You can even stream your films. The market for hard copies of such items will be wiped out soon enough.

    Even services like Google play have made iTunes obsolete as its so easy to add your "freely obtained" music onto googles free service to be streamed from anything with an internet connection.

    But this post will no doubt be replied to with some rabble about liking to have the physical disc and booklet. Or something like that


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    #35
    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    Digitalism wrote: »
    Even services like Google play have made iTunes obsolete as its so easy to add your "freely obtained" music onto googles free service to be streamed from anything with an internet connection.

    But this post will no doubt be replied to with some rabble about liking to have the physical disc and booklet. Or something like that

    Your right, many people would prefair the hard copy but I would say that's the older generation. 30+
    I'm 18 and my man loves her DVD,Cd collection. She use to buy us loads at Christmas but I can't remember the last time I bought a hard copy of anything.
    You can buy your games, I have Netflix itube ect. It's a dying market IMO


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    #36
    Rael
    Registered Users Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Rael


    Speaking to a staff member on the way home from work.

    There'll be 10 PS4s and XBox Ones at €100 off. I'm not sure if that's 10 or each or 5 of both.


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    #37
    Dublinstiofán
    Registered Users Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Dublinstiofán


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Now sure how you did your math, but your HMV total is €72.95 and your Amazon total is €72.02, so Amazon is cheaper, excluding P&P.

    The same stuff on Itunes is only €60 and even less on Google Play (although it doesn't have Now86, but why anyone would buy that shíte is beyond me).

    I excluded Now 86 on both counts because i bought it on Amazon and everything else in HMV. Suppose i shouldn't have.

    I like having the hard copy CD incase my computer dies. And Now 86 wasn't for me but i bought it.


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    #38
    thegift06
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭thegift06


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


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    #39
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    thegift06 wrote: »
    no joke there is actually one person already queing to win the ps4, I walked past it there an hour ago

    if i was in Dublin i'd have been there Tuesday


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    #40
    colly_06
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭colly_06


    That bird camping outside HMV is 15 judging by her twitter. Not very safe to be staying in town all night, by herself I presume


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    #41
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    colly_06 wrote: »
    That bird camping outside HMV is 15 judging by her twitter. Not very safe to be staying in town all night, by herself I presume

    How do you know what her twitter is? :confused:


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    #42
    colly_06
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭colly_06


    Tinie wrote: »
    How do you know what her twitter is? :confused:

    I saw it on Hmv's twitter feed


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    #43
    Eire Go Brach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭Eire Go Brach


    flynner13 wrote: »
    HMV are Xtra-Vision, who also ripped off Xbox One gamers at launch by making them purchase a game with their Xbox which they had already bought and paid for.

    http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/row-erupts-between-xtravision-and-customers-over-xbox-one-sales-29782872.html

    They refused to apologise and would only offer refunds if you had not opened the game that they forced you to buy.

    The company as a whole has not learned any lessons, HMV closed down and Xtravision have closed multiple outlets, please don't support this bullsh1t or companies will never learn.

    I agree with you totally. Sure Hilco own both now. So I have no interest in supporting Xtra vision. Smyths an Irish company for my games.


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    #44
    crayon80
    Registered Users Posts: 810 ✭✭✭crayon80


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    I would say that's the older generation. 30+

    Oh sweet Jesus....... :eek:


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    #45
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,449 ✭✭✭blastman


    Hollister11 wrote: »
    Your right, many people would prefair the hard copy but I would say that's the older generation. 30+
    I'm 18 and my man loves her DVD,Cd collection. She use to buy us loads at Christmas but I can't remember the last time I bought a hard copy of anything.
    You can buy your games, I have Netflix itube ect. It's a dying market IMO

    It's been a dying market longer than you've been around....


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    #46
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    Used to be a CD hoarder until I found out about Google music. Seriously have no use for physical CD's anymore. The format is dead as is the mass market for physical media.


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    #47
    Dublinstiofán
    Registered Users Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Dublinstiofán


    Lamposts wrote: »
    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. You still buy CD's... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

    Yep I'm oldskool. I'd rather pay for artists to keep producing good music
    Than steal it like you ;)


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    #48
    Lamposts
    Registered Users Posts: 2,343 ✭✭✭Lamposts


    Dublinstiofán wrote: »
    Yep I'm oldskool. I'd rather pay for artists to keep producing good music
    Than steal it like you ;)

    OBJECTION. SPECULATING! :)


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    #49
    noname123
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭noname123


    Rael wrote: »
    Speaking to a staff member on the way home from work.

    There'll be 10 PS4s and XBox Ones at €100 off. I'm not sure if that's 10 or each or 5 of both.

    Did they mention how many Blue-Ray players they would have? Thinking of going into tomorrow to pick one up :)


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    #50
    Shane732
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 4,991 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shane732


    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

    303753.JPG


    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.

    Christ that's what a CD looks like - I'd forgotten.

    Can't believe people still buy CDs.


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    #51
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    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! ;)


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    #52
    Doublelime
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 165 ✭✭Doublelime


    If there are only 10 PS4s no point going


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    #53
    jimd2
    Registered Users Posts: 789 ✭✭✭jimd2


    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.


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    #54
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    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.


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    #55
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


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


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    #56
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    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.


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    #57
    RobbingBandit
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    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.


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    #58
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    RobbingBandit wrote: »
    sad bastards if you ask me.

    FYP


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    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    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.


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    #60
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,724 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    FYP

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


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    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.


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