Blu-Ray outselling HD-DVD 3 to 1...

Hi gang,
First time poster here just wanting to throw some fuel on the fire.
Hopefully this group will get around to talking about PS3 stuff some
day, LOL.

So here is the link
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...ws/e3i22635e34
795b6681749155f40a55d89d

Some highlights from the article:

"Of the high-definition discs bought by consumers in the first
quarter, 70% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD,
according to sales figures provided by Home Media Magazine's market
research department.

Blu-ray took the lead in February, and its percentage of total sales
accelerated to the point where it accounted for nearly three out of
every four high-definition discs sold in March.

What's more, when given the choice, consumers are going with Blu-
ray. Warner Home Video released "The Departed" the same day, Feb.
13, in both formats. Between then and March 31, consumers bought
53,640 copies of the film on Blu-ray Disc and 31,590 on HD DVD,
according to Home Media Magazine's market research, based on studio
estimates and Nielsen VideoScan point-of-sale data.

Research also shows that eight of the 10 top-selling high-definition
titles in the first quarter were on Blu-ray Disc. At the top of the
list is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Casino Royale," which
sold through to consumers an estimated 59,680 units in the first
quarter. The Blu-ray Disc edition of "Departed" finished second,
while the HD DVD version of that Oscar-winning film placed third.

From Jan. 1-March 31, consumers bought almost 1.2 million high-
definition discs -- 832,530 Blu-ray units and 359,300 HD DVDs --
according to Home Media Magazine. In March, consumers bought 335,980
Blu-ray Discs and 119,570 HD DVDs.

Advertisement

Since the high-def format's inception -- HD DVD launched in April
2006, while Blu-ray got rolling two months later -- more than 2.14
million discs have been purchased by consumers: 1.2 million Blu-ray
Discs and about 937,500 HD DVDs."



Hope you all enjoy!!!

-Yukon


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"yukoncornel" <noneya@business.com> wrote in message
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> Hi gang,
> First time poster here just wanting to throw some fuel on the fire.
> Hopefully this group will get around to talking about PS3 stuff some
> day, LOL.
>
> So here is the link
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...ws/e3i22635e34
> 795b6681749155f40a55d89d
>
> Some highlights from the article:

> Advertisement

Well, that sure makes it credible, doesn't it?

My bad, at the place in the article that says "advertisemnt", their
was an actual ad for toyota or something. When I cut and pasted the
text from the article, the word "advertisement" showed up where the
link to the ad was.

Anyway, go to the link and if the article is still posted it's
somewhat interesting. I'm sure someone will gripe that the sources
mentioned for the sales figures are bogus, don't include amazon (and
the AVS "buy an HD-DVD today" clan) etc. LOL.


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On Apr 23, 4:38 pm, yukoncornel (non...@business.com) wrote:
> Hi gang,
> First time poster here just wanting to throw some fuel on the fire.
> Hopefully this group will get around to talking about PS3 stuff some
> day, LOL.
>
> So here is the linkhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i22635e34
> 795b6681749155f40a55d89d
>
> Some highlights from the article:
>
> "Of the high-definition discs bought by consumers in the first
> quarter, 70% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 30% were HD DVD,
> according to sales figures provided by Home Media Magazine's market
> research department.
>
> Blu-ray took the lead in February, and its percentage of total sales
> accelerated to the point where it accounted for nearly three out of
> every four high-definition discs sold in March.
>
> What's more, when given the choice, consumers are going with Blu-
> ray. Warner Home Video released "The Departed" the same day, Feb.
> 13, in both formats. Between then and March 31, consumers bought
> 53,640 copies of the film on Blu-ray Disc and 31,590 on HD DVD,
> according to Home Media Magazine's market research, based on studio
> estimates and Nielsen VideoScan point-of-sale data.


Out of more than 3 million "The Departed" DVD sales, the HD market
only consists of 2.8% of the total sales.

The future of the high definition DVD market will be determined in
large part by the pricing of the players, as is true for the market of
all durable goods. This doesn't bode well for Blu-ray since it's costs
are much higher to produce. And the latest HD-DVD disks have caught up
to the Blu-ray disks in storage capacity.

Already there are HD-DVD players under $400 and the cheapest Blu-ray
is still over $600. Price point is everything. Then there's the
combination players that will accept both formats to consider. And to
complicate matters further, HD-DVDs are including both standard DVD
and HD-DVD movies on the same disks for future adopters of the high
definition standard. You can buy an HD-DVD, play it in your current
DVD player and still have an HD-DVD for when you upgrade. Blu-ray
can't do that because of the way the disks are burned.

Unless manufacturers can lower the cost of producing the Blu-ray
players as quickly as HD-DVD can, their lead won't hold. The current
Blu-ray lead is fueled by the PS3, and sales of the PS3 are tanking.
This is the Betamax-VCR battle all over again.



> Research also shows that eight of the 10 top-selling high-definition
> titles in the first quarter were on Blu-ray Disc. At the top of the
> list is Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's "Casino Royale," which
> sold through to consumers an estimated 59,680 units in the first
> quarter. The Blu-ray Disc edition of "Departed" finished second,
> while the HD DVD version of that Oscar-winning film placed third.
>
> From Jan. 1-March 31, consumers bought almost 1.2 million high-
> definition discs -- 832,530 Blu-ray units and 359,300 HD DVDs --
> according to Home Media Magazine. In March, consumers bought 335,980
> Blu-ray Discs and 119,570 HD DVDs.
>
> Advertisement
>
> Since the high-def format's inception -- HD DVD launched in April
> 2006, while Blu-ray got rolling two months later -- more than 2.14
> million discs have been purchased by consumers: 1.2 million Blu-ray
> Discs and about 937,500 HD DVDs."
>
> Hope you all enjoy!!!
>
> -Yukon
>
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There's nothing to dispute. Blu-ray is dominating.

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On Apr 24, 10:30 am, Bill Cable <billca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There's nothing to dispute. Blu-ray is dominating.

Dominating what? IMO, you have blips that look significant only
because the HD disc market is so small. At the end of the day, Sony's
arrogance will produce yet another failed format, and HD-DVD may or
may not go on to "win". I think there is just as likely a chance as
people will settle for "HD" downloads using devices such as the PS3,
360, and Apple TV.

That said, I eagerly await my HD-DVD Matrix box set in a month.

On Apr 26, 8:31 am, Rich <rtpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 10:30 am, Bill Cable <billca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There's nothing to dispute. Blu-ray is dominating.
>
> Dominating what? IMO, you have blips that look significant only
> because the HD disc market is so small.

Outselling the competition by a 3-1 margin consistently for more than
three months is not a "blip." A "blip" was when the AVS forum guys
all got together and decided to purchase HD-DVDs from Amazon on the
same day to get an eproductwars.com win.

> That said, I eagerly await my HD-DVD Matrix box set in a month.

I see your taste in movies is as bad as your taste in next-gen
media. ;-)

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Bill Cable - Steelers Fan & Star Wars Collector
http://CreatureCantina.com <----- funny!
cable@creaturecantina.com

"Bill Cable" <billcable@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 26, 8:31 am, Rich <rtpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 24, 10:30 am, Bill Cable <billca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > There's nothing to dispute. Blu-ray is dominating.
>>
>> Dominating what? IMO, you have blips that look significant only
>> because the HD disc market is so small.
>
> Outselling the competition by a 3-1 margin consistently for more than
> three months is not a "blip." A "blip" was when the AVS forum guys
> all got together and decided to purchase HD-DVDs from Amazon on the
> same day to get an eproductwars.com win.
>
>> That said, I eagerly await my HD-DVD Matrix box set in a month.
>
> I see your taste in movies is as bad as your taste in next-gen
> media. ;-)
>
> --
> Bill Cable - Steelers Fan & Star Wars Collector
> http://CreatureCantina.com <----- funny!
> cable@creaturecantina.com
>

Three months in no way sets a trend. It is indeed an idicator of possible
preference, but way too early to say. I have an XBOX 360 and an HD-DVD drive
only because it cost $200 (actually got it for $150). I have viewed movies
in both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD and see no significant difference between the two
on my Sony 60" SXRD HDTV. So I will go with the cheaper (significantly at
that) of the two, which most others would do as well. I find it hard to
believe that people would look at a $500 HD-DVD player against a $1000
Blu-ray player and say "Hey, why not get the one that costs twice as much."

There are several movies that are Blu-Ray exclusive that I'd love to own in
an HD format, but again, due to cost, it isn't that important to me. I'm
sure that the PS3 has something to do with the increase in Blu-Ray sales as
it is the cheapest Blu-ray on the market, plus a game console too.