40 million projected player/recorders will be Blu-ray by 2011

[Tekman]

http://www.hollywoodinhidef.com/blog_detail.php?id=89

"So, I'm writing a story today for another publication about the high-def market.
Moments after I note a chart that was just e-mailed to me from globally-respected research firm Understanding & Solutions saying that the overall high-def optical disc player/recorder market will grow from 700,000 units in the U.S. this year to 42.6 million in 2011, I get an e-mail about the HD DVD Promotions Group in Europe announcing that HD DVD players are outselling stand-alone Blu-ray Disc players 3-to-1 in the UK, France, Germany and Italy.
I looked back at the chart from Understanding & Solutions, which shows that about 40 million of the U&S projected 42.6 million player/recorders will be Blu-ray Disc, with only 2 mil. - 3 mil. HD DVD.
Hmmm.
Of course, the Toshiba-backed HD DVD Promotion Group does not include sales of PS3 players in their boast of a 74% market-share.
But then, neither did U&S include PS3 in their market projections of high-def player/recorders. When PS3 is added into the U&S projections, the U.S Blu-ray Disc market rises to more than 60 million units by 2011, compared to the same 2-3 million for HD DVD.
Could European sales prove to be 180-degrees opposite of the U.S market? Could U&S projections be that far off? Neither is likely, especially when you consider that high-def software sales in Europe mirror the U.S. almost exactly at about 70% for Blu-ray and 30% for HD DVD"



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