Situation in Estonia - Blu-ray Forum

rezpekt · 12-14-2007, 12:10 PM

I will start with the fact that HDM market is very very very extremely small in Estonia, BUT:

I've visited some stores lately and I have seen:

Some stores have started selling Blu-Ray movies. Selection was quite small (Die Hards, Eragon, X-Men, The Simpsons Movie, Speed, etc.). Didn't see any HD DVD movies, 'tho some of my mates have seen them.
Some stores have started selling music Blu-Rays. Selection was quite small (Elton John, NIN, Incubus John Legend, ABBA, etc.). Saw only one HD DVD - NIN.

Some stores have started selling standalone Blu-Ray players (BDPS300, etc.). I have not seen any standalone HDDVD player here.

Some stores have started selling Blu-Ray devices/burners and blank discs for PC's. I have not seen anything like that for HD DVD and only player I have seen is addon for X360.

And: Sony has put estonian subtitles for some of the UK releases lately. Also some other European releases have estonian subtitles. I have not seen any HD DVD with those.

So if you ask me, Estonian retailers prefer Blu-Ray over HD DVD.

Azumi · 12-14-2007, 12:21 PM

Estonia may be a small market, but it's a very hi-tech country and the economy is skyrocketing. So this market can generate comparatively strong sales.

Skype was born in your homeland, wasn't it?

Estonia is definitely one of the countries I'm planning to visit.

lokus · 12-14-2007, 12:36 PM

Estonia also has to make sure that hackers don't take down their network infrastructure again

. Go Blu in Estonia!

yspkrk · 12-14-2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezpekt

Some stores have started selling Blu-Ray movies. Selection was quite small (Die Hards, Eragon, X-Men, The Simpsons Movie, Speed, etc.). Didn't see any HD DVD movies, 'tho some of my mates have seen them.
Some stores have started selling music Blu-Rays. Selection was quite small (Elton John, NIN, Incubus John Legend, ABBA, etc.). Saw only one HD DVD - NIN.

Sounds good!
Btw, I want get ABBA blu-ray. Why not here in U.S.?

Looks like selection is larger in music titles in Estonia or Europe (Isn't Estonia in Europe?).

rezpekt · 12-19-2007, 02:55 PM

As a late answer to your questions:
Yes, Estonia is country in North-East Europe.

Skype was developed by Swedish/Danish company but some of the main developers of it were Estonians and Skype has two offices in Estonia.

And something about the prices:
All those Blu-Ray movies I saw had very reasonable price tag's. They were only 290.- EEK, thats about £14 GBP or $27 USD or €19 EUR. I'm not sure if it was a mistake or christmas sale but I think it is quite cheap.

rezpekt · 04-09-2008, 06:20 AM

UPDATE!

Selection of available releases is growing. Most of them are UK releases (no estonian releases, yet) but still with cheap price tag about $29USD.

There's an good offer at the moment: buy Samsung 1080p LCD TV and get Samsung Blu-ray player for free. Don't know the exact models.

And one local DVD pressing factory is getting ready to start producing Blu-ray soon!

Marcusarilius · 04-09-2008, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rezpekt

As a late answer to your questions:
Yes, Estonia is country in North-East Europe.

Skype was developed by Swedish/Danish company but some of the main developers of it were Estonians and Skype has two offices in Estonia.

And something about the prices:
All those Blu-Ray movies I saw had very reasonable price tag's. They were only 290.- EEK, thats about £14 GBP or $27 USD or €19 EUR. I'm not sure if it was a mistake or christmas sale but I think it is quite cheap.

Wasn't Grouch Marx the president of Estonia in animal crackers?

Petra_Kalbrain · 04-09-2008, 07:11 AM

I always thought that Estonia was a fictional country that they made up to explain the origins of Link the exchange student!!! It really exists???

Mermen79 · 04-09-2008, 08:18 AM

Estonia, the lovely country wedged between Finland and Russia. What is the culture like? Slavic or Scandinavian?

rezpekt · 04-09-2008, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djepic112

Estonia, the lovely country wedged between Finland and Russia. What is the culture like? Slavic or Scandinavian?

It's definitely more Scandinavic than Slavic. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Estonia

IMind · 04-09-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

Wasn't Grouch Marx the president of Estonia in animal crackers?

That was "Freedonia" completely fictional... and it was Duck Soup not Animal Crackers.

Blu n Gold · 04-09-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

I always thought that Estonia was a fictional country that they made up to explain the origins of Link the exchange student!!! It really exists???

For the record, it was a Canadian who said this.

BillCable · 04-09-2008, 02:49 PM

I'm loving that Kerli track on Burnout:Paradise.

Petra_Kalbrain · 04-09-2008, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu n Gold

For the record, it was a Canadian who said this.

Yes... well... it was also a Canadian who was MAKING A JOKE!

rezpekt · 04-09-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillCable

I'm loving that Kerli track on Burnout:Paradise.

Yeah, she's got album coming soon under Universal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZMJDx-Qp_c

12-14-2007, 12:10 PM	#1
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Situation in Estonia I will start with the fact that HDM market is very very very extremely small in Estonia, BUT: I've visited some stores lately and I have seen: Some stores have started selling Blu-Ray movies. Selection was quite small (Die Hards, Eragon, X-Men, The Simpsons Movie, Speed, etc.). Didn't see any HD DVD movies, 'tho some of my mates have seen them. Some stores have started selling music Blu-Rays. Selection was quite small (Elton John, NIN, Incubus John Legend, ABBA, etc.). Saw only one HD DVD - NIN. Some stores have started selling standalone Blu-Ray players (BDPS300, etc.). I have not seen any standalone HDDVD player here. Some stores have started selling Blu-Ray devices/burners and blank discs for PC's. I have not seen anything like that for HD DVD and only player I have seen is addon for X360. And: Sony has put estonian subtitles for some of the UK releases lately. Also some other European releases have estonian subtitles. I have not seen any HD DVD with those. So if you ask me, Estonian retailers prefer Blu-Ray over HD DVD.

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12-14-2007, 12:21 PM	#2
Azumi Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:France	Estonia may be a small market, but it's a very hi-tech country and the economy is skyrocketing. So this market can generate comparatively strong sales. Skype was born in your homeland, wasn't it? Estonia is definitely one of the countries I'm planning to visit.

12-14-2007, 12:36 PM	#3
lokus Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Marlton, NJ Blu-ray collection:72	Estonia also has to make sure that hackers don't take down their network infrastructure again . Go Blu in Estonia!

12-19-2007, 02:55 PM	#5
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	As a late answer to your questions: Yes, Estonia is country in North-East Europe. Skype was developed by Swedish/Danish company but some of the main developers of it were Estonians and Skype has two offices in Estonia. And something about the prices: All those Blu-Ray movies I saw had very reasonable price tag's. They were only 290.- EEK, thats about £14 GBP or $27 USD or €19 EUR. I'm not sure if it was a mistake or christmas sale but I think it is quite cheap.

04-09-2008, 06:20 AM	#6
rezpekt Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Estonia 4K collection:450 Blu-ray collection:1889 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	UPDATE! Selection of available releases is growing. Most of them are UK releases (no estonian releases, yet) but still with cheap price tag about $29USD. There's an good offer at the moment: buy Samsung 1080p LCD TV and get Samsung Blu-ray player for free. Don't know the exact models. And one local DVD pressing factory is getting ready to start producing Blu-ray soon!

04-09-2008, 07:11 AM	#8
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	I always thought that Estonia was a fictional country that they made up to explain the origins of Link the exchange student!!! It really exists???

04-09-2008, 08:18 AM	#9
Mermen79 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:3	Estonia, the lovely country wedged between Finland and Russia. What is the culture like? Slavic or Scandinavian?

04-09-2008, 02:49 PM	#13
BillCable Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	I'm loving that Kerli track on Burnout:Paradise.

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