• Microsoft briefly sold an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 gaming console before Blu-ray became the standard for high definition DVDs. Because HD DVDs are no longer made, they can only be purchased used and can often be found for a fraction of their original price. If you're reluctant to upgrade to a Blu-ray player but enjoy high quality videos, buying cheap HD DVDs is an economical way to add to your collection of HD movies.
  
  

Garage Sales

• Garage sales can be some of the cheapest places to find HD DVDs. You may find individual discs, or a bundled collection for an even better price. Local garage sales are often advertised in newspapers, community bulletin boards and classifieds websites. To save time, all the individuals hosting the garage sale ahead of time and ask if they have any HD DVDs for sale.
  
  

Online

• Many websites allow individuals to sell unwanted HD DVDs. Online auction websites, such as eBay, are a good source of HD DVD lots, which are bundles of two or more HD DVDs being sold together. Classified websites can be used to find local sellers, though you often have to pick up your purchase in person.
  
  

Video Stores

• Video rental stores continually cycle old DVDs out with new ones; this ensures that the in-store stock remains in good condition. Some video stores purchased HD DVDs to meet customer demand but no longer had a market for them after Blu-ray became the standard. In an attempt to recuperate losses, many video stores have a "buy-it-now" price tag on their old HD DVD rentals.