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thunderhawk · 02-03-2007, 12:37 PM

Blu-ray beating HD-DVD in sales 2 to 1

Culver City (CA) - According to figures released by Nielsen VideoScan, recent Blu-Ray sales are trouncing HD-DVD by a 2 to 1 margin. The figures add up sales from retail registers, along with some websites, and cover the second week of January 2007. According to Nielsen, Blu-Ray has also closed the gap in total sales since inception from 14% to 7%. If the trend continues, Blu-Ray should overtake HD-DVD in less than a month.

The most popular Blu-Ray disc during the reporting perod was Crank with Black Hawk Down as a distant second. Batman Returns was the most bought HD-DVD disc with Mission Impossible III following behind.

One easy explanation for Blu-Ray's rise is the included player inside of all Sony PlayStation 3 consoles. Millions of consoles have been sold and most include a voucher for money back on a Blu-Ray disc purchase.

http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/02/01/bl...hddvd_nielsen/

Dave · 02-03-2007, 12:50 PM

Its that way all January

This is posted almost everywhere now!

And it was about time.

Scorxpion · 02-03-2007, 12:56 PM

Congratulations i know this is going to happened now or later.All it is a matter of time when they are going to conclude blu-ray has a complete dominance over HD-DVD.

this happened Because of PS3,Blu-ray players released lately by Sony and Pioneer,A bonus Plus to panasonic players and the titles and upcoming titles BD which are better much better and superior in PQ And SQ according to many website reviewers and the end user.

Congratulations to All

JTK · 02-03-2007, 01:24 PM

Thank you Thunderhawk!

Finally we're starting to see paidgeek's unoffical tip off out of the Insider's thread a week ago get the "official" confirmation I was hoping for.

thunderhawk · 02-04-2007, 12:24 PM

Indeed.

Well, we've been predicting it since 2003...

ra1024 · 02-04-2007, 04:17 PM

I just saw someone post a link to a post where they're saying HD beat out BR in the latest numbers.

http://hometheatertalk.com/httalk/vi...2503&start=180

Can you shed some light on this as I'm not familiar with the various sales figures and what they're really counting.

Dave · 02-04-2007, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderhawk

Indeed.

Well, we've been predicting it since 2003...

LOL, i am with Blu-ray since 2000-2001 or even earlier! When i first heard about it.

Blu-ray all the way!

hyperdine · 02-04-2007, 04:30 PM

What's interesting about this, among other things, is how there are both new releases and launch releases in the Top 5 for BD.

I think Chad V. mentioned this before, but I take that as a sign that the BD user base is experiencing solid growth, because the early adopters already purchased the launch titles. People buying "Underworld: Evolution" now are folks that are just starting to join the party.

Meanwhile, there are no brand new releases on the HD-DVD Top 5...

02-03-2007, 12:37 PM	#1
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	Blu-ray beating HD-DVD in sales 2 to 1 Blu-ray beating HD-DVD in sales 2 to 1 Culver City (CA) - According to figures released by Nielsen VideoScan, recent Blu-Ray sales are trouncing HD-DVD by a 2 to 1 margin. The figures add up sales from retail registers, along with some websites, and cover the second week of January 2007. According to Nielsen, Blu-Ray has also closed the gap in total sales since inception from 14% to 7%. If the trend continues, Blu-Ray should overtake HD-DVD in less than a month. The most popular Blu-Ray disc during the reporting perod was Crank with Black Hawk Down as a distant second. Batman Returns was the most bought HD-DVD disc with Mission Impossible III following behind. One easy explanation for Blu-Ray's rise is the included player inside of all Sony PlayStation 3 consoles. Millions of consoles have been sold and most include a voucher for money back on a Blu-Ray disc purchase. http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/02/01/bl...hddvd_nielsen/

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02-03-2007, 12:50 PM	#2
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	Its that way all January This is posted almost everywhere now! And it was about time.

02-03-2007, 12:56 PM	#3
Scorxpion Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Middle East,Lebanon Blu-ray collection:57	Congratulations i know this is going to happened now or later.All it is a matter of time when they are going to conclude blu-ray has a complete dominance over HD-DVD. this happened Because of PS3,Blu-ray players released lately by Sony and Pioneer,A bonus Plus to panasonic players and the titles and upcoming titles BD which are better much better and superior in PQ And SQ according to many website reviewers and the end user. Congratulations to All

02-03-2007, 01:24 PM	#4
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Thank you Thunderhawk! Finally we're starting to see paidgeek's unoffical tip off out of the Insider's thread a week ago get the "official" confirmation I was hoping for.

02-04-2007, 12:24 PM	#5
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	Indeed. Well, we've been predicting it since 2003...

02-04-2007, 04:17 PM	#6
ra1024 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	I just saw someone post a link to a post where they're saying HD beat out BR in the latest numbers. http://hometheatertalk.com/httalk/vi...2503&start=180 Can you shed some light on this as I'm not familiar with the various sales figures and what they're really counting.

02-04-2007, 04:30 PM	#8
hyperdine Senior Member Member since:Sep 2006	What's interesting about this, among other things, is how there are both new releases and launch releases in the Top 5 for BD. I think Chad V. mentioned this before, but I take that as a sign that the BD user base is experiencing solid growth, because the early adopters already purchased the launch titles. People buying "Underworld: Evolution" now are folks that are just starting to join the party. Meanwhile, there are no brand new releases on the HD-DVD Top 5...

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