Who's outselling who, Blu Ray or HD players? - Blu-ray Forum

Audio5oh · 11-28-2007, 04:57 PM

I have not purchased a Blu ray player yet, however, I am a huge Sony fan. Although I've sold most of my old Sony products, I currently only have the Sony STRDG1000 receiver which I am trying to sell. I want to make room for a new Sony receiver, particulaly the top of the line ES model that decodes the new surround sound formats for Blu Ray discs. In addition, I am keeping my eye on the Sony BDP-S500 blu ray players. Basically, I'm waiting for prices to go down, but I fear the day when consumers are given the bad news that HD DVD players will be the only format available and blu ray movies will become obsolete. Heh, heh,...

GregBlu5 · 11-28-2007, 05:00 PM

Take two Blu's, drink plenty of fluids, have a good night's rest, and don't worry. Blu will not lose to those others. It is they who will have to worry about *obsolete* equipment and software.

-Greg

sj001 · 11-28-2007, 05:05 PM

Blu is dominating, you will be helping the cause AND making the right choice by buying into it.

Bullseye · 11-28-2007, 05:38 PM

For your first BD player I would buy the Panasonic Profile 1 player or the Sony Playstation which can be updated to Profile 2.0

Audio5oh · 11-29-2007, 01:42 AM

Trust me I've made up my mind with Blu Ray, but I'm waiting for prices to drop or maybe next month they go on sale. I've seen other Blu Ray players from other brands such as Panasonic and Samsung, they look great too. I know this is a dumb question but, does anyone know of where I can find updated news on the Blu Ray/HD DVD wars?

richard lichtenfelt · 11-29-2007, 01:46 AM

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/index.cfm
An interesting history lesson: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/0...vs-hd-dvd-war/
Some tasty pie charts showing blu-rays movie advantage: http://blog.pixelperfectproductions.com/?p=71
The movie sales ratio for hd media from the industry standard Nielsen Report: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=8608
It is movie sales which will drive studios and retailers alike to choose sides.
Stores would much rather sell blu-ray players as they make a much larger commision from the hardware sales of blu, and because they are selling twice as many movies which equals far greater present and future profit.

tru_to_blu · 11-29-2007, 02:10 PM

I am sure that Blu-ray is winning the war.

32" lcd VIZIO 720p/1080i
80gb PS3/ Blu-ray player
3 PS3 games
4 Blu-ray discs / soon to own 10 more

Go Blu · 11-29-2007, 02:12 PM

Small battles have made up this war.
Blu-ray has won every one so far.

CptGreedle · 11-29-2007, 02:12 PM

Just hang around here. If you read enough posts and news articles, you will get all the info you need about the war. The prices will drop, but not until after Christmas I suspect.
I bet they will drop for the annual red january... when everyone is put of money from christmas....

Audio5oh · 11-30-2007, 12:00 AM

Thanks everyone. I'll be checking back with this website more frequently.

Kairav · 11-30-2007, 12:02 AM

I HAVE FEVER........BLU FEVER.......

Dude, chill. Just visit this site for info. We have new posts about weekly/monthly sales almost everyday.

mystiksuicide · 11-30-2007, 12:14 AM

That thread title actually craked me up, a blind man can see who is kicking who in the a--

tru_to_blu · 12-06-2007, 04:57 AM

Blu-ray is winning the format war by along shot.

32" VIZIO 720p/1080i
80gb PS3 / Blu-ray player
4 PS3 games / 4 Blu-ray discs soon to own more

Marcusarilius · 12-06-2007, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tru_to_blu

Blu-ray is winning the format war by along shot.

32" VIZIO 720p/1080i
80gb PS3 / Blu-ray player
4 PS3 games / 4 Blu-ray discs soon to own more

95% blu reported from Australia today.

Kayne314 · 12-06-2007, 10:54 AM

Its only a matter of time. By this time next year the war will probably be over, and Blu-rays will be everywhere.

I'll keep my HD-A20 as an upconverter. No need to wear-out my PS3 on everything.

Lord_Stewie · 12-06-2007, 11:32 AM

HDDVD claims that they are outselling BD players, but common sense would say more players = more disks sales. BD is outselling HD 2:1.

11-28-2007, 04:57 PM	#1
Audio5oh Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Texas	Who's outselling who, Blu Ray or HD players? I have not purchased a Blu ray player yet, however, I am a huge Sony fan. Although I've sold most of my old Sony products, I currently only have the Sony STRDG1000 receiver which I am trying to sell. I want to make room for a new Sony receiver, particulaly the top of the line ES model that decodes the new surround sound formats for Blu Ray discs. In addition, I am keeping my eye on the Sony BDP-S500 blu ray players. Basically, I'm waiting for prices to go down, but I fear the day when consumers are given the bad news that HD DVD players will be the only format available and blu ray movies will become obsolete. Heh, heh,...

11-29-2007, 01:46 AM	#6
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/index.cfm An interesting history lesson: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/0...vs-hd-dvd-war/ Some tasty pie charts showing blu-rays movie advantage: http://blog.pixelperfectproductions.com/?p=71 The movie sales ratio for hd media from the industry standard Nielsen Report: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=8608 It is movie sales which will drive studios and retailers alike to choose sides. Stores would much rather sell blu-ray players as they make a much larger commision from the hardware sales of blu, and because they are selling twice as many movies which equals far greater present and future profit. Last edited by richard lichtenfelt; 11-29-2007 at 02:00 AM.

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11-28-2007, 05:00 PM	#2
GregBlu5 Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indio, CA 4K collection:794 Blu-ray collection:3954 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	Take two Blu's, drink plenty of fluids, have a good night's rest, and don't worry. Blu will not lose to those others. It is they who will have to worry about obsolete equipment and software. -Greg

11-28-2007, 05:05 PM	#3
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Blu is dominating, you will be helping the cause AND making the right choice by buying into it.

11-28-2007, 05:38 PM	#4
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	For your first BD player I would buy the Panasonic Profile 1 player or the Sony Playstation which can be updated to Profile 2.0

11-29-2007, 01:42 AM	#5
Audio5oh Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Texas	Trust me I've made up my mind with Blu Ray, but I'm waiting for prices to drop or maybe next month they go on sale. I've seen other Blu Ray players from other brands such as Panasonic and Samsung, they look great too. I know this is a dumb question but, does anyone know of where I can find updated news on the Blu Ray/HD DVD wars?

11-29-2007, 02:10 PM	#7
tru_to_blu Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Kentucky 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:1167 Trading Score:62	I am sure that Blu-ray is winning the war. 32" lcd VIZIO 720p/1080i 80gb PS3/ Blu-ray player 3 PS3 games 4 Blu-ray discs / soon to own 10 more

11-29-2007, 02:12 PM	#8
Go Blu Special Member Member since:Feb 2007	Small battles have made up this war. Blu-ray has won every one so far.

11-29-2007, 02:12 PM	#9
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Just hang around here. If you read enough posts and news articles, you will get all the info you need about the war. The prices will drop, but not until after Christmas I suspect. I bet they will drop for the annual red january... when everyone is put of money from christmas....

11-30-2007, 12:00 AM	#10
Audio5oh Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Texas	Thanks everyone. I'll be checking back with this website more frequently.

11-30-2007, 12:02 AM	#11
Kairav Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Atlanta Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:5	I HAVE FEVER........BLU FEVER....... Dude, chill. Just visit this site for info. We have new posts about weekly/monthly sales almost everyday.

11-30-2007, 12:14 AM	#12
mystiksuicide Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Miami Blu-ray collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:27	That thread title actually craked me up, a blind man can see who is kicking who in the a--

12-06-2007, 04:57 AM	#13
tru_to_blu Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Kentucky 4K collection:280 Blu-ray collection:1167 Trading Score:62	Blu-ray is winning the format war by along shot. 32" VIZIO 720p/1080i 80gb PS3 / Blu-ray player 4 PS3 games / 4 Blu-ray discs soon to own more

12-06-2007, 10:54 AM	#15
Kayne314 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Blu-ray reviews:1	Its only a matter of time. By this time next year the war will probably be over, and Blu-rays will be everywhere. I'll keep my HD-A20 as an upconverter. No need to wear-out my PS3 on everything.

12-06-2007, 11:32 AM	#16
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	HDDVD claims that they are outselling BD players, but common sense would say more players = more disks sales. BD is outselling HD 2:1.

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