Betamax to HD-DVD Converter from ThinkGeek

[statefairshows]

Wasn't expecting that one.

[SouthwesternEagle]

The joke is obviously that it's a box that converts one useless format into another useless format.

[6zero9skateco]

that's funny n all, but i really wanna see how it works..

[awesomedude1110]

Finally, a device where you can convert Betamax to HD-DVD. When I'm done, I gotta show this to--

What the heck is this? I just got RickRoll'd. What? April Fools? Aw ThinkGeek. You guys are silly gooses.

[jjovereats]

My "convergent device" would be an S-VHS/Blu-ray recorder.

[PokerChingling]

Well played thinkgeek, well played...

[thomaslover135]

I've BEEN RICKROLL'D I'VE LOST THE DAMN GAME! S**T!

[out6of6my6mind]

....son of a bitch...

[TheSecondEvolution]

Funny thing is that Beta is a sony product. This could never happen. lol

[embed000]

i never get tired of being rickroll'd

[guitarbandit90]

LOL.

[hellterminator]

Ok I did not expect that :D Good job :D

[skudave]

that's bullshit

[mittROMNEY666]

do you trim ur fingernails with ur teeth or use a nail clipper?

[ueberRegenbogen]

Rarely do i find rick-rolls actually funny. (Most of them are uncreative and just stupid. [Makes stroking gesture.]). But i'm amused by the way this one kept me watching, thinking it was just example '80s content to go with the product—not even knowing when it was posted. I didn't see it coming, even after it had come. Well played, indeed! Touché!

Meanwhile, the product association doubles the supreme irony that Rick Astley generally dislikes music videos (for being too repetitive).

[ueberRegenbogen]

Oh, and i'd buy it if it could write DVD—or, better yet, UMS. I have a shitpile of late '80s chat show interviews on Beta, and a deck with rotten rubber. :(

[mig189189189]

Nice video. Keep on with that good work!

[brothadave]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[SomeGuyFromCrowd]

Epic pwnage again, ThinkGeek.

:D

[DarM331]

Oh shit

[Wijjyu]

i got rickrolled again... damn

[fatszenji89]

Oh no, its Rick again!!!!

[fartknockerfartknock]

omg think geek you just lost your best customer................... jk i still need some stuff like your infered goggles and mana potions and many others

[maxheadroom1987]

did he die?

[ehurtley]

DAMMIT! Hadn't been caught by one of these since it very first started. I was expecting a 'serious' TG-style product video, and was wondering what seriousness they had thought up for this 'product'.

CURSE YOU, AQUASCUM!!! er...

[trow16]

wow...while i just KNEW from the beginning it was an April fools product, i HAD to see what kind of crap video they put together. and then that happened. it was like being hit by a freight train. well played sirs, well played

[venomireland]

Betamax was good, lost because of porn. Blu-Ray won, won because of PS3 support, along with many major film and tv companies. It also costs around the same to manufacture but can't hold as much data.

[ddoodm]

Haha! Nice one ThinkGeek!

[tpemail]

The comptetion between BD and HD had NOTHING to do with Betamax and VHS. They're completely different histories and they're nothing similar at all. Those who consider HD "the 2nd Betamax" actually ignores what users really want.

[tpemail]

STUPIDEST JOKE EVER

[deaker123]

i dident expect that from think geak

[megidoflare]

wow! a rick-roll!!!

[blackhawk0992]

lmao seriously didnt see it coming

[nippletease]

.. once again.... mutha fucking nerds

[idtyger]

one single question: ARE YOU IDIOT??? DAMN! maybe some people really need to know how to convert hd to dvd...you Fucking idiot!

[buggyBY]

This is not about converting HD to DVD. This is about converting from the loser of one format war (betamax) to the loser of another (HD-DVD). At no point is DVD even mentioned. As such, I award you no points, and may Cod have mercy on your sole.

[brickguy64]

shit

[HectareaTelevision]

Esto ya perdió la gracia pardillo!

[hTk4life]

FUCK U!!!!

[goonbots]

Haha totally rick rolled pwned.!!!!

[lukeraf21]

WAT IS RICK ROLLED

[MzrtLegacy]

DAHHH! WTF?????

Too classic of a format. I used to think this song was okay...before I discovered YouTube.

Now I can't believe how many people waste space just to Rick Roll me

Bastards!

[ninjafrank1337]

Epic. Didn't even see it coming.

[popartpill]

XD

You fucking got me

[funnycookie]

GRRR rick rolled again!

[DatNarutoBoy]

lol wtf ive been RICK ROLLED!

[cblasterx]

YOU GOT RICKROLLED NOW YOU WILL DIE!!!!!!!!

wait, I got rickrolled, damn

[guimbadriver]

hey where i find this recorder???

[Sean2122dd]

not again!!!

[horsegon1]

me too!!!

[holycow113229]

Me to!!!

[alchemistmuffin]

I'VE BEEN RICK ROLLED...

NOOOOOOOOOO! (BOOM, my head explodes!)

[exis85]

rickroll'd

[scarmullet]

Wow, that was cool. Is there a way to get Beta to Blu-Ray?

[nintendolad]

No.

[TweeterMan287]

So like, do I send my Betamax to Rick, and then he sends it back to me on an HD-DVD?

[KEEPINITRIL]

pretty cool, I got to get one of those

[EvolutionStratus]

Fascinating.

[scrubby1966]

If you had a brain you'd be dangerous

[Joninexamgraduate]

Both formats are obsolete anyways.

[ps3MadCow]

....and there lies the joke.

[wingman123]

errr another rick roll video? yaaaawn

[ripmeganmeier]

hey, your the one who watched it.

[wingman123]

Yeah thinking it was something worth watching, yet you're one of the 4channer's that has only been going to the site within the past year correct? Thus you're the cancer killing /b/.

[KlayMan2007]

Correction: ThinkGeek is the cancer that is killing /b/.

[wingman123]

WRONG

/b/ sucks, hard.

[KlayMan2007]

Eh, you're right.

[wingman123]

lol, I knew you would see it my way.

[blackbeltste]

whats rick astley got to do with betamax conversion again?

[djomdog]

I'd like to hear more about the converter.

[puttike82]

omg i just got RickRoll'd!!

[JediAnnSolo]

Wow. I got April Fool'd and RickRoll'd at the same time. The SHAME.

[simplecrs13]

Damn It Not Again!!!!!

[rockotto727]

Dang...I had my credit card ready. Too bad!

XP

[Nantoz]

Wow. My first RickRoll.

Thank you, stumbleupon.

[tallaussiebloke]

AND "Quantity: 1"!

[tallaussiebloke]

That and "Buy this and earn *extinct* Geek Points!"

[tallaussiebloke]

You know what we all missed? On the page, the AVAILABILITY says "80's", not 80! They left a clue to avoid Rolling!

[chiliconcarne2006]

why does this happen to me so much

[Fr0sht3d]

I hate you

[thkbrew89]

LMFAO. I don't think I've ever been RickRoll'd that good. Oh ThinkGeek - you hurt so good.

[marcandrer]

omg .. i've been rickroll'd once again :)

[angrypills]

Lol, two format war losers.

[kenet112]

NOOO not again !

[GLeNss]

I rick roll myself all night long

[hhggllrr]

I'm not even mad, that's hilarious.

[CapitaoRojao]

quotation from "Anchorman". Kudos to you.

[hhggllrr]

Thanks man =D

[chudei]

WTF lol Rick!!1

[mikeprath]

Damn Ive been had

[JonnyJE]

lol

[dannimarc]

not again =p

[legenz3]

Damn son! not again. thats the third time gimme a break.

[Joshe99cents]

Rick Rolled ... oh man

[axeel2006]

jeje

[nutmaniv]

Why would you convert betamax to HD DVD? Theres already an HD betamax format. It does 720p i believe.

[Birdtrooper]

AW son of a bitch, I just got Rick Rolled :(

[ToEjaMxD]

Betamax / Sony to HD-DVD / Toshiba..

this is like Microsoft would give Apple a blowjob ^^

[blastmaster571]

why the hell would you need one of these things

[santana6616]

they were both the losers in the format wars.

[cubitme]

bastard

[Bradbssargdons]

28 seconds in.. LMAO the arm waving

[jerezanozac]

i fall again with the same gay song

hahahah

[1dala]

haha I always get rickrolled

[McMaster]

WERE NO STRANGERS TO LOVE!!!!

[odysseybmx88]

oh shi-

[TenOverSixFilms]

epic win

[charlesyarr]

The best things about april fool are the web!!! Thank you internet!

[TwiztedDezign]

Good one fuckers. Shit.

[mobester]

unbelievable...officially RicRolled!!!!!! ahhhhhh...........

[cfcatherine]

dammit

[rockeranimefreak]

Oh now I get it lulz. They both FAIL at format war.

[GuruPyro]

rickrolled

[rockeranimefreak]

lol shouldn't it be betamax to blu-ray though? :P

[SgtBauer22]

You dont get the joke do you?

[stignasty]

I thought the beta->dvd HD thing was funny all on its own... but the Rick Roll puts it over the top.

[50centonweed]

Haha, yeah.

[beez1717]

am I the only one who likes being rickrolled?

[jaychristie909]

Sorry, beez, you're not alone. I love being rickrolled :D

[MindlessPhilosophy]

Did think geek just rick roll me?

[randymanhugger]

A joke is not complete with a red haired man with a deep ass voice!!!

[STMUN]

lmao...best April fools video I've seen so far

[sandcrest]

Is there a limit to how many times a person can be Rickrolled in one day? Maybe I should stay off Youtube till tomorrow...

[suzbailey23]

HAHAHAHAHAHA..... We ALL got Rickrolled!!!!

[rebeccaproductions]

DAMN I GOT RICKROLLED!

[unixpython]

OMG RICKROLLED

[OverlapFilms]

Aaaaaahhhhh Nooooooo!!!! lol. I was thinking the same thing as the comment below and thought, is this an april fool? Then there it was. lol.

[Madiac]

Damnit! Why do you have to be so genius?

[imkeller]

lol i love this

[jmshl92]

i was thinking to myself...

"why would any1 wanna convert betamax to HDDVD... both are dead media"

then Boom!~ rikroll'd

you guise shood have had some mudkips though.

[swedeminator]

I have now officially been rickrolled one too many times today...

[DpNo1]

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS ALL!! :P

[AgentofCreed]

HDDVD is like so dead bro. All about Blu-Ray. Its a fact. Google it.

[jellypeanutbutter666]

He knows, this is a J O K E

[brianGosh1]

ya ill never subscribe now

no its not a joke

[zorinlynx]

Wow, this is awesome.

What I really need, though, is a 9-track tape to TK50 converter. That would really make my day go by easier.

I wonder if Thinkgeek will ever sell such a useful device.

[himynamesronnie]

Lol Thats clever

[nitrox255]

NOT AGIAN

[bossyman15]

lol i thought this product were fishy then i relized the joke!

BEATMAX ARE DEAD! AND they want you to convert it to already DEAD HD-DVD FORMAT!

lol!

[rburst]

AW, man! It's a Rick Roll!

[bmecoli]

hahahaha, win.

[burky79]

best ever! TG rulez!

[goodspeed1]

Oh man! that's the 5th rick roll today :))

[crazydave303]

I thought this years April's fool product was a little weak, it was if they did not even try. Heck I fell for the caffeine inhalers because it was so good.

[ieatbrains]

aww man i got rickrolled by thinkgeek, damn yous

[RetepNamenots]

FFS!!!

[task2k]

Almost expected this xD

[OtakuZombie]

AHHHHH YA got meh!

Rickroll FTW

[Letsplaythreadssuck]

There is a reason fad rhymes with fag, I thought you guys were more clever than this.

[pccbassbone]

Um... Fad doesn't rhyme with fag.

Learn English.

[Letsplaythreadssuck]

Just like how this video isn't funny.

Thanks for the English lesson you nerdy fatass.

[DarkReign95]

LMFAO

[Yeti22]

Wow, rickrolled by my favorite website.

That has to earn me some geekpoints or something!

[weirdguy0101]

The worst part is I never even expected this. I thought it was going to be some fake ad or something.

We will see who has the last laugh...

[Codexx]

Very nice, ThinkGeek. Well played.

I wonder how many would buy this, should it be an actual product? Oh right, nobody. Except those that chose the wrong format twice.

Thanks for the late night laugh.

[marks47]

Oh you bastards... The emails every single year are bad enough, and now THIS?

[blade831]

Dude this Product ROCKS!!! Now all my HD-DVD's arnt crap!

[geoff8]

i can't believe i just got rickrolled by ThinkGeek

[wmt9]

exactly what went through my mind